News for 'life-lessons'

Lessons from my internship: An MBA shares her story

Lessons from my internship: An MBA shares her story

Rediff.com20 Dec 2016

Upasana Modi from WeSchool, Mumbai shares her experience.

Guess who turned 80!

Guess who turned 80!

Rediff.com21 Dec 2017

Celebrating the timeless magic of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on its 80th anniversary.

From putting PhD on hold to ending up homeless, this MMA champion has seen it all...

From putting PhD on hold to ending up homeless, this MMA champion has seen it all...

Rediff.com20 Feb 2016

Rebecca 'The Professor' Heintzman knows all about making sacrifices in order to achieve your dreams. From putting her biology PhD from Binghamton University in New York on hold to ending up homeless in Shanghai, she's gone through trials few others have experienced in their lives.

Like the poster of Akira?

Like the poster of Akira?

Rediff.com28 Jun 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

This YouTube star has advice for you all

This YouTube star has advice for you all

Rediff.com9 May 2017

The comedian and vlogger shares some life lessons...

My Aunt Smita Patil

My Aunt Smita Patil

Rediff.com14 Oct 2015

Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special series.

Kapil Sharma: 'Alcohol never solves problems'

Kapil Sharma: 'Alcohol never solves problems'

Rediff.com15 Nov 2017

Life lessons from Kapil Sharma.

The Chinese don't want to fight a war

The Chinese don't want to fight a war

Rediff.com17 Aug 2017

'They know it can embarrass them, as this surely isn't 1962.' 'They also know the moment they fire the first shot, all insecure powers in their front-yard, Australia to Japan and all the way westwards to India, will be brought together overnight, not something the deputy superpower wants,' says Shekhar Gupta.

10 signs you've found the perfect roomie

10 signs you've found the perfect roomie

Rediff.com7 Oct 2016

Pink co-stars Andrea Tariang and Kirti Kulhari reveal the qualities good roommates should have.

'It is the best time to be an entrepreneur. Think big!'

'It is the best time to be an entrepreneur. Think big!'

Rediff.com2 Sep 2016

'The only way to create more jobs is to make sure that we anticipate the skills that will be required in the future and prepare ourselves for those skills.'

'Ma wanted me to be grounded'

'Ma wanted me to be grounded'

Rediff.com6 May 2016

Anita Aikara talks about the life lessons she learnt from her mother.

'I have been able to convince GE to be more aggressive'

'I have been able to convince GE to be more aggressive'

Rediff.com24 Apr 2017

Over lunch with Jyoti Mukul, Banmali Agrawala, president and CEO, GE South Asia, discusses how GE is transforming itself into a digital industrial company.

'I wouldn't want to compete with the hero'

'I wouldn't want to compete with the hero'

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

'If Deepika Padukone grows from a Rs 10 lakh heroine to a Rs 10 crore one, she has risen. Why does she need to compete with Shah Rukh Khan or Aamir Khan? She is Deepika Padukone, and she will carry herself forward.' Wise words from Juhi Chawla.

What can you learn from Ratan Tata's life?

What can you learn from Ratan Tata's life?

Rediff.com10 Nov 2014

A lot if you think of it! For starters, image strategist Avneet Kohli lists out six life lessons.

7 steps to create the life you want

7 steps to create the life you want

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

Here's how to trailblaze your own path...

5 reasons why Jan Gana Mana is NOT pro-British

5 reasons why Jan Gana Mana is NOT pro-British

Rediff.com13 Jul 2015

The recent controversy regarding the national anthem, provoked by Rajasthan's Governor Kalyan Singh, has got many revisiting the lyrics of Rabindranath Tagore's most famous composition.

9 leadership lessons from Shah Rukh Khan

9 leadership lessons from Shah Rukh Khan

Rediff.com15 Dec 2015

The Badshah of Bollywood entertained the houseful audience at IIM Bangalore's first Global Alumni Leadership Summit with his brand of leadership lessons in his trademark style and sense of humour.

From salesman to biz tycoon: A serial entrepreneur's success mantras

From salesman to biz tycoon: A serial entrepreneur's success mantras

Rediff.com5 Nov 2014

Abu Dhabi-based serial entrepreneur BR Shetty walks us through his life and career and shares the imminent lessons he's learned.

Indian Cinema gets its finest love story

Indian Cinema gets its finest love story

Rediff.com19 Jan 2018

And it's written with tears, blood and unspoken lines.

Top 10 books for entrepreneurs

Top 10 books for entrepreneurs

Rediff.com26 Dec 2014

From how to hire the right people for the job to effective ways to upscale your business, these books can guide you to make your start-up dream

Olga Tellis, a true legend of our times

Olga Tellis, a true legend of our times

Rediff.com13 Aug 2015

Olga Tellis, a legend in Indian journalism, completes 50 years as a reporter this year. A no-nonsense journalist whom politicians and officialdom took on at their peril, Ms Tellis has always been known as a hard-as-nails scribe who would ferret out the truth at any cost.

'Do what your heart says and never look back'

'Do what your heart says and never look back'

Rediff.com15 Dec 2014

Amit Singhal, the Indian who leads Google Search, is in love with what he does. Here are lessons he learnt from his career.

The Indian teen scaling the world's highest peaks

The Indian teen scaling the world's highest peaks

Rediff.com30 Jun 2016

Jaahnavi Sriperambuduru wants to be the youngest person to scale the seven summits of the world.

'I have lived on the edge for too long'

'I have lived on the edge for too long'

Rediff.com13 Sep 2017

'The stereotype of an actress is that she's dumb, somebody who will sit on your lap, giggle on stupid jokes, come to the van when she's being called, receive a call at 3am and come over to your house. So when a girl comes along and challenges this, people get uncomfortable.'

Udaipur: A day with potters and puppeteers

Udaipur: A day with potters and puppeteers

Rediff.com12 Feb 2015

A tourist's leisurely experience of this popular Rajasthan city is enriched by a hands-on interaction with its craftspeople

Haraamkhor: The pervert wants you to hold your ears

Haraamkhor: The pervert wants you to hold your ears

Rediff.com17 Jan 2017

Sreehari Nair explains why Haraamkhor may just be the most liberating Hindi movie made since Hazaaron Khwaishen Aisi.

Asia's first woman to drive a diesel train is an Indian

Asia's first woman to drive a diesel train is an Indian

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

Mumtaz Kazi recounts her life's journey in her own words.

The game corporate India plays

The game corporate India plays

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

How bridge keeps corporate India sharp and quick-witted.

'In our country, we treat parents almost like Gods'

'In our country, we treat parents almost like Gods'

Rediff.com1 Dec 2016

'You have to be very equipped to even want to have children.' 'There are entrance exams for even MBAs ...and this is a life we're talking about.'

What I learnt from interning with a start-up

What I learnt from interning with a start-up

Rediff.com19 May 2016

The internship, with all its highs and lows, changed the way that I deal with life now.

Are YOU your own worst enemy?

Are YOU your own worst enemy?

Rediff.com24 Nov 2015

Ask yourself these six questions -- perhaps the answers hold the key to your success.

Sudha Murty: We are not an equal society

Sudha Murty: We are not an equal society

Rediff.com15 Feb 2017

Sudha Murty has various roles -- philanthropist, author, teacher, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt -- and she revels in each one of them, discovers Savera R Someshwar.

India's billionaires' success mantras

India's billionaires' success mantras

Rediff.com24 Mar 2017

Three businessmen disclose their success mantras: One belongs to an old Marwari family, another is a second generation industrialist whose father scripted an amazing rags-to-riches story and the third was a professional till one day he succumbed to the charms of entrepreneurship.

6 rules to manage your boss

6 rules to manage your boss

Rediff.com10 Sep 2014

If you want to move up the corporate ladder, you must first understand that there are no short cuts.

From the Indian Army to the fashion ramp

From the Indian Army to the fashion ramp

Rediff.com26 Aug 2015

Nikita Sahay was a captain in the Indian Army when she decided to quit her job and pursue her childhood dream. After a lot of failed attempts, Sahay, now 26, is finally living her dream and is happy at that.

The blind CEO who built a 50 crore company

The blind CEO who built a 50 crore company

Rediff.com22 Dec 2015

Visually impaired Srikanth Bolla is the CEO of Hyderabad-based Bollant Industries, an organisation that employs uneducated disabled employees to manufacture eco-friendly, disposable consumer packaging solutions.

Vote for Shah Rukh Khan's BEST film!

Vote for Shah Rukh Khan's BEST film!

Rediff.com26 Oct 2015

Bollywood's Badshah turns 50 on November 2, and it's time to celebrate his life and his movies.

He donated EVERY rupee he earned to the poor

He donated EVERY rupee he earned to the poor

Rediff.com23 Mar 2016

What began as a challenge ended up a way of life for 'Paalam' Kalyanasundaram, whom the United Nations adjudged one of the most outstanding people of the 20th century.

'The film industry needs to focus on talent not looks'

'The film industry needs to focus on talent not looks'

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

Theatre professional Ira Dubey discusses the current situation of the Indian theatre industry and what it means to be a woman in this profession.

For this IIT grad, even a newspaper was a luxury

For this IIT grad, even a newspaper was a luxury

Rediff.com6 Aug 2015

Shubham Kumar Gautam, son of a farmer and a Super 30 student, recounts how, in a journey laced with perseverance, grit and determination, he achieved what seemed impossible.