'Patriotism is a sentiment, a feeling of belonging to a place.' 'Nationalism is an ideology, and like all ideologies, it is absolute and restrictive in nature,' Ashis Nandy, arguably India's leading social thinker, tells Geetanjali Krishna.
Vijay Sethupathi's Rummy -- directed by debutant Balakrishnan -- is an engaging village-based dark romantic thriller set in the 1980s.
An extra point to them for performing the daunting task of sharing screen space with the formidable superstar!
Israel and India are likely to finalise a free trade agreement next year
Here are some simple and important ways to control your blood sugar and live healthier.
Jackie Chan enthralls his audience in Mumbai.
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Three interesting films gear up to release on this festive occasion.
Long before she became a political legend, there was Jayalalitha, the actress.
The Tamil film is well-written script, has some good dialogues, great music and excellent all-round performances.
Will the Aam Aadmi Party repeat its magic or are Delhi voters going to reprimand it for party chief Arvind Kejriwal's maverick 49-day chief ministership in the upcoming state assembly elections? Search for the answer led me to party ideologue Yogendra Yadav, who appears to have some justification and back-of-the-envelope calculations to suggest that his party stands a chance, despite rival Bharatiya Janata Party's surge in other recent state polls.
In a career spanning nearly three decades, Floyd Cardoz has always drawn on food memories to create a new culinary language.
The stark simplicity of the dialogues, the well-etched characters, the intriguing plot, the captivating music, the cinematography, but most of all the brilliant twist at the end makes Director Balaji K Kumar's Vidiyum Munn a must watch, says S Saraswathi
'Do you think Indian voters are so immature that they can be impressed or won over by such freebies before the elections?' Election Commissioner Sunil Arora asks A K Bhattacharya.
Rediff reader Reshma Aslam shows us how to celebrate the power of womanhood by indulging in homemade delicacies.
There are no two views on which way the 'hawa' is blowing. It's Akhilesh Yadav -- with or without his father. Akhilesh, with or without the Congress Party.
'For women, it's about, 'See idiot, this is what we go through.' For that, they will get their men.' 'When he comes, he will understand women's problems and say, "You are special" and she will get that 10 minutes ka bhaav. But it's very important.'
People from all walks of life and political inclinations, budding and aspiring poets and lyricists, looked at Vaali for inspiration, writes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Local businesses are fretting over reform setbacks.
This Dhanush starrer is a must-watch!
'When I least expect it, I start to find traces of India in foreign lands.'
Why order Chicken 65 from a restaurant when you can make it at home?
There is also an interesting name OLX gave the idle stuff lying in our homes: brown money. Over lunch, OLX CEO Amarjit Singh Batra tells Uttran Das Gupta how the company is weaning Indians away from their "irrational emotional attachment to things."
Superstar Rajinikanth needs a box-office hit after two successive flops in Kochchadaiyaan and Lingaa, both 2014. Yet, Kabali is being projected as if the fans need the film, and the Tamil film industry needs it even more, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Find out by answering (honestly) if you are eating more salt than you should
Rediff reader Reshma Aslam shares five delicious non-veg gravy recipes to indulge in the holy month of Ramzan.
Do we really need to wait for a special day to be reminded of our country's rich heritage and culture, asks author and management guru Virender Kapoor.
Mini Ribeiro gets top chefs to share the best chutney recipes.
"Everyone knows me because of that terrible tragedy. My memories of Mosul only bring me sadness. How can I be proud about my fame? I lost everything there," Harjit Masih told Rediff.com's Swarupa Dutt over the phone.
Piramals are the largest investors in the Indian real estate sector after HDFC, with investments worth $3 billion already.
'The beautiful valleys dotted by standing trees, white rocks and gushing streams were an instant respite for our sleep-deprived eyes.'
Vice-President Hamid Ansari embarks on an important Latin American visit, heralding that resource-rich continent's importance to India.
Scriptwriter of Baar Baar Dekho Sri Rao gets candid about his film and Bollywood.
Who said vegetarian food was hard to find in Iran?
There is a political vacuum emerging in Tamil Nadu, but can the Superstar, the state's biggest phenomenon since the late MGR, take advantage of it? Does he have what it takes to enter politics, or is he merely ensuring headlines ahead of his film's release, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.
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