News for 'poem'

Watch out! Verbal sparring ahead of megabout

Watch out! Verbal sparring ahead of megabout

Rediff.com1 May 2015

Trainers engage in a war of words on Thursday.

MUST SEE FILM: Gabhricha Paus

MUST SEE FILM: Gabhricha Paus

Rediff.com23 Dec 2020

At a time when thousands of our farmers are sitting on the roads in bitterly cold December nights, protesting another policy measure that 'tightens the noose around their neck', ironically sold as 'beneficial' for them, it becomes all the more necessary for us to watch Gabhricha Paus to understand their problems better, says Utkarsh Mishra.

'There are people in TMC who are termites'

'There are people in TMC who are termites'

Rediff.com15 Mar 2021

'The TMC forgets that if people don't stand by you, your party will never win.'

Kalpana Chawla, the poet

Kalpana Chawla, the poet

Rediff.com31 Jan 2004

The astronaut also had a poetic side to her.

Not distorting history, Padmavati a fiction: Bhansali tells House panels

Not distorting history, Padmavati a fiction: Bhansali tells House panels

Rediff.com30 Nov 2017

It was perhaps for the first time that any parliamentary panel deliberated on a film before it had been approved by the censor board.

FM quoted Kashmiri verse, Tamil literature in longest Budget speech

FM quoted Kashmiri verse, Tamil literature in longest Budget speech

Rediff.com1 Feb 2020

She recited a Kashmiri verse, which was part of a poem by Sahitya Akademi award winner Pandit Dinanath Koul. She rendered the verse in both Kashmiri and Hindi. Besides, the minister quoted woman Tamil poet Avvaiyar, Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar, a verse from Raghuvamsa by Kalidasa, as well as late finance minister Arun Jaitley while talking about the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

'When dealing with history laws don't matter, emotions do'

'When dealing with history laws don't matter, emotions do'

Rediff.com20 Jan 2018

'No country has a richer history than India. We cannot let someone twist our history.'

Pandit Jasraj has gone, but his music lives on

Pandit Jasraj has gone, but his music lives on

Rediff.com30 Aug 2020

All his disciples across the globe feel he was closest to them. All his friends believe he loved them the most. Just like every gopi in Brijbhoomi felt Krishna was closest to her. Pandit Jasraj didn't have acquaintances; he had friends, recalls his biographer Sunita Budhiraja.

7 reasons why you should NOT watch Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

7 reasons why you should NOT watch Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

Rediff.com3 Nov 2016

If you want Ranbir to get the girl, this film isn't for you.

Satyarthi's autographed chair among memorabilia at Nobel museum

Satyarthi's autographed chair among memorabilia at Nobel museum

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi wrote under a chair at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, thus keeping with the tradition of a unique kind of autograph given by the laureates.

'You'll never know a decision is right until you make it'

'You'll never know a decision is right until you make it'

Rediff.com24 May 2013

His love for the language, his grit to fight the odds, helped Subramani Ramachandran realise his dream of publishing his book on Urdu poems.

'I enjoyed the vastness of the sky'

'I enjoyed the vastness of the sky'

Rediff.com15 May 2020

Schoolteacher Nandini Anandkumar didn't let the lockdown get her down.

'We have become desensitised to shocking news'

'We have become desensitised to shocking news'

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

'The Printing Machine is not an angry outburst; it's an observation on the state of affairs.' Kalki reveals the idea behind turning her poem The Printing Machine into a video.

The strange case of Professor Saibaba

The strange case of Professor Saibaba

Rediff.com25 Dec 2020

Fed up with the treatment at the Nagpur central jail, his advocate has decided he will no longer deliver anything for Professor Saibaba, leaving it to the jail authorities to fulfill their legal responsibility to look after the professor.

'We will not let Atalji die'

'We will not let Atalji die'

Rediff.com17 Aug 2018

'His magical leadership, his fatherly love and his ability to take everyone along, cannot be replaced.'

Will tax havens fall apart?

Will tax havens fall apart?

Rediff.com21 Apr 2013

612 Indians are among those who had parked their money in tax havens around the world.

Prez censures Delhi violence; says govt vigilant amid LAC standoff

Prez censures Delhi violence; says govt vigilant amid LAC standoff

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday strongly defended the three new agri laws saying their benefits have begun reaching 10 crore small farmers instantly, and condemned as 'very unfortunate' the Republic Day violence and 'dishonour' to the tricolour during the tractor parade by the protesting farm unions in New Delhi.

An Indian Dalai Lama

An Indian Dalai Lama

Rediff.com4 Mar 2021

Tawang is very much a part of India, and if the present Dalai Lama decides one day to take rebirth in Tawang, the Indian government will openly welcome him and support him, notes Claude Arpi.

End of an era in Bengali literature

End of an era in Bengali literature

Rediff.com23 Oct 2012

A prolific novelist and storyteller, Gangopadhyay remained a dedicated servant of poetry and declared poetry to be his 'first love'.

How Tamil Nadu is fighting Covid-19

How Tamil Nadu is fighting Covid-19

Rediff.com13 Apr 2020

The state is following surveillance, containment, increasing testing facilities, and ensuring essentials at people's doorstep, among other strategies, reports T E Narasimhan.

More tributes in Hughes's honour during first Test

More tributes in Hughes's honour during first Test

Rediff.com8 Dec 2014

Late Phillip Hughes named 13th man in Australian squad.

Bachchans' day out

Bachchans' day out

Rediff.com30 Nov 2009

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been upto.

Someone like Shiv Kumar had to be tamed

Someone like Shiv Kumar had to be tamed

Rediff.com1 Mar 2021

'At 23, he has experienced what very few of his age have: Poverty at home, a stint in jail for his student activism.' 'His experience told him that if you want your rights, you have to fight for them.'

'Uber driver was aggressive, language was violent'

'Uber driver was aggressive, language was violent'

Rediff.com7 Feb 2020

Bappadittya Sarkar, who was taken to a Mumbai police station by his cab driver after the latter overheard his phone conservation about an anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protest, said the language symbolises whatever is going on in the country.

Meet The Man Linking Kangna, Ash, Deepika

Meet The Man Linking Kangna, Ash, Deepika

Rediff.com9 Apr 2012

The ace designer has time and again made the leading ladies of Bollywood look stunning.

Diplomat Abhay K releases his new book 'Remains'

Diplomat Abhay K releases his new book 'Remains'

Rediff.com3 Jul 2012

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal released an anthology titled 'Remains', compiled and written by poet, artist and award-winning diplomat Abhay Kumar.

Diplomat Abhay K releases his new book 'Remains'

Diplomat Abhay K releases his new book 'Remains'

Rediff.com3 Jul 2012

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal released an anthology titled 'Remains', compiled and written by poet, artist and award-winning diplomat Abhay Kumar.

The entrepreneur who lost sight but gained vision

The entrepreneur who lost sight but gained vision

Rediff.com18 Jan 2013

The story of a gritty entrepreneur who walked the path of success despite an unexpected setback.

Why 'centre-left thinking' Varun Gandhi is still with BJP

Why 'centre-left thinking' Varun Gandhi is still with BJP

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

Varun Gandhi adds that communists always joke with him and say he is a "communist in the BJP".

V-Day celebrations then and now!

V-Day celebrations then and now!

Rediff.com14 Feb 2017

On Valentine's Day, Rediff.com's Uttam Ghosh tells us how love has changed over the years.

Bolt to star in update to ancient Greek Olympic ode

Bolt to star in update to ancient Greek Olympic ode

Rediff.com22 Jul 2012

London Mayor Boris Johnson will read out an Olympic Ode in ancient Greek composed by an Oxford academic to celebrate the athletes and personalities of the London 2012 Games as part of opening ceremonies.

I have a censor in me now: Tamil writer Perumal Murugan

I have a censor in me now: Tamil writer Perumal Murugan

Rediff.com23 Aug 2016

A censor is seated inside me now. He is testing every word that is born within me. His constant caution that a word may be misunderstood so, says Murugan.

'Had he been his old self, he'd have fought Covid'

'Had he been his old self, he'd have fought Covid'

Rediff.com17 Jul 2020

His family found an old man on a bed soaked through with urine at the J J Hospital. The man whose name drew thousands to public meetings was requesting anyone who cared to listen to change his bedsheets. But there was no one to do so.

Aishwarya Rai's poetic duty

Aishwarya Rai's poetic duty

Rediff.com28 May 2010

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to.

2020 will be the year of the economy, but...

2020 will be the year of the economy, but...

Rediff.com3 Jan 2020

'Neither Modi nor the BJP have lost control over the minds and votes of their original supporters due to their tremendous political ability to play upon baser communal instincts.' 'But this buoyant support will melt away if the economic scenario remains depressing.' 'That makes 2020 an interesting year to watch out for,' notes Sheela Bhatt.

Schoolboy turns author, but after mysterious death

Schoolboy turns author, but after mysterious death

Rediff.com17 Sep 2012

With editing by school teachers and a preface written by eminent author Amitav Ghosh, the dream of a teenager to get his poems published has come true but only few months after he died mysteriously.

Review: Teri Meri Kahaani is charming

Review: Teri Meri Kahaani is charming

Rediff.com22 Jun 2012

Teri Meri Kahaani goes through three love stories in different time zones, and yet, gives them the same finish.

Manikarnika Review: Thank you, Kangana!

Manikarnika Review: Thank you, Kangana!

Rediff.com25 Jan 2019

Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi is one long action scene, notes A Ganesh Nadar.

Notebook review: Wow! visuals, wooden leads!

Notebook review: Wow! visuals, wooden leads!

Rediff.com29 Mar 2019

A little charm from the debuting actors and Notebook would actually be worthy of note.

A geologist comes full circle with poetry

A geologist comes full circle with poetry

Rediff.com26 May 2012

Tamil Nadu-born, Boston-based, Ramaswamy, who is in her mid-thirties, has traversed the world since her teens. And for years she was a geologist researching extreme environments and working for the United States Geological Survey.