Coffee shops support a huge and growing workforce that cannot or will not be tethered to that piece of real estate that we all recognise as a formal office.
Some of Bollywood's amazing women shared some amazing words on Women's Day.
Author Deborah Baker discusses her new book on Allen Ginsberg with Arthur J Pais.
Popular Non Resident India poetess Sujata Bhatt and five others were short-listed on Friday for Britain's most valuable poetry prize. The 52-year-old Ahmedabad born writer has been chosen for the 10,000-pound Forward Prize for her collection Pure Lizard.
Lyricist Prasoon Joshi wrote a poem to express his feelings of pain and anger over the Mumbai terror attacks.
Schools across the country observed a two-minute silence on Wednesday in a show of solidarity with Pakistan following an appeal from Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the dastardly terror attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar.
Arthur J Pais writes on a fascinating book that limns Beat poet Allen Ginsberg's attempt to find, in Indian mysticism, an antidote to Western materialism
With Bharatiya Janata Party set to accomplish its Mission 25 of winning all seats in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Vasundhra Raje on Friday said 'good days' have arrived as the country is now 'free' from Congress.
Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh stoked a controversy by saying that the word 'adhinayaka' in the national anthem should be replaced with 'mangal' as it praises British rule.
The Aam Aadmi Party reflects anger, which is among the people of India, said film star Irrfan Khan at the Jaipur Literature Festival, which kicked off on Friday.
This excerpt, from her recently released Mouth Full Of Blood (February 19, 2019), reflects what is happening in many countries across the world today.
Beowulf is not meant for kids. But it's a film watch the watch.
'Why isn't the story of the valiant 13th Kumaon a part of every child's textbooks?' 'Why have we let these brave men die unwept, unmourned, and unsung?' asks Rajeev Srinivasan.
'The Saudis are in the driving seat in navigating the relations with India; they set its compass and calibrate its pace,' points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Boosted by a Madras high court judgement that dismissed an attempt to bring criminal charges against Perumal Murugan whose writings on caste angered Hindu groups, the Tamil novelist has said he will "get up" and resume writing.
In the website, the boy dubbed the 'Crown Prince of Terror', called for an acceleration in the destruction of America, Britain, France and Denmark, the latter singled out for the publishing by its largest selling broadsheet of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.Hamza Bin Ladan, 16, the youngest of the Saudi-born warlord's 18 sons, is claimed to be the author of a poem featured on an extremist website to mark the third anniversary of the July 7 London bombings.
Pace sensation S Sreesanth reveals what makes him the aggressive cricketer he is.
In a candid interview, 74-year-old Soumitra Chatterjee spoke about his tryst with the National Award, a partisan jury, film industry, his aspirations and regrets.
The flowers are a national symbol of Japan, and the annual display draws huge crowds -- and the attention of social media users.
Despite drawing a blank in Tamil Nadu, its leaders in the state claimed they should strike roots without using a crutch at this "most opportune" time, reports Radhika Ramaseshan.
'Amitabh practised Rang Barse well; the singing, movements, everything. And he got the inflections perfectly.'
In an offline chat, mind/life coach, NLP trainer and Mental Health Guru Anu Krishna encourages Rediff.com readers to talk about their problems and offers solutions.
Even as these intra party skirmishes go on, at a wider level, Rajnath Singh and L K Advani are moving in a parallel fashion, towards the attainment of the same goal, like Vajpayee and Advani, for all their rivalries, did in the past. Both played to different galleries, one to the moderate opinion, and the other to the Hindutva spectrum.
'The colloquial language forced a turn to the recent past and I thought about the hangings of men like Afzal Guru and Yakub Memon.' 'Whatever their deeds, proven or still in doubt, did their deaths not deserve to be mourned by a sister, wife, or child?' A fascinating excerpt from Amitava Kumar's Writing Badly Is Easy.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attributed the impressive show by his party to the "alert voters" who he said rejected the 'mahagathbandhan' (grand alliance) of opposition parties.
'I don't get attached to my success,' Ayushmann Khurrana tells Kavita Chowdhury.
Hindi is being already taught at Tel Aviv University and Hebrew University in Israel. Haifa University recently announced its plans to start a course in Hindi as well.
Ace batsman Sachin Tendulkar was seen in a new role when he recited his late father and renowned Marathi poet Ramesh Tendulkar's poem at a function in Mumbai.
Fix India's real estate sector. Fix India's public sector banks, advises Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
They may not have been born in the U.S., but they still shape American business, culture and politics.
A roundup of what's happening down South.
A hundred dancers perform the Isai Vani Natyanjali to songs sung by the legendary singer, the late M S Subbulakshmi.
Here's what our reader, Sreesha Belakvaadi thinks of the film.
Abhishek, Ajay, Alia, Anushka, Karan, Karthik, Ranveer, Richa, SRK, Shilpa, Sonakshi, Sonam, Varun... celebrate Independence Day.
The emperor has no political power, yet he enjoys a unique place in Japanese society, notes Dr Rajaram Panda.
There is something about Anurag Kashyap that puts the cinema watchdogs on alert, says Veenu Sandhu.
A replica of the Olympic torch was unveiled in New York in honour of Indian spiritual leader Chinmoy Kumar Ghose. The giant 25-foot tall torch, considered the world's largest, was unveiled by Ashrita Furman, 59, who holds numerous Guinness Book World records.
JP was a People's Hero unmatched in Independent India. Archana Masih goes to Jayaprakash Narayan's village looking for Bihar's greatest son as the claimants of his legacy go to war in what is being called the Election of Elections.
Ever wondered what financial advice would the Sarabhais of Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai churn out? Read on to know!
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