Savarkar believed Swarajya is more than the mere geographical independence of a stretch of earth called India. There was no point in fighting and sacrificing one's life for a Swarajya (mere territorial independence) at the cost of our Svatva (self-existence) or Hindutva itself! A revealing excerpt from Uday Mahurkar and Chirayu Pandit's Veer Savarkar: The Man Who Could Have Prevented Partition.
'I knew that since I would be designing for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film, the aesthetics would have to be correct.' 'He doesn't show poverty in his films.' 'He won't show someone standing on the streets in phate hue kapde.'
There's no doubt that now Captain Singh has no choice: A succession plan has been forced on him. He can sulk, or he can fight back. But the playing field is no longer as level as it was.
As part of this self help initiative with Rediff.com, Mental Health Coach Anu Krishna helps readers talk about their problems and offers advice.
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
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What do you do when you've lost your job during the lockdown and are unable to get another one? Get expert advice from HR Guru Mayank Rautela.
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
The Sikhs love a good fight, and that's what the Modi government has given them.
Tell yourself that nothing is worth losing sleep over and every opportunity leads to growth and learning.
There is a sudden realisation in party circles that prolonged court cases could damage its standing, both among the cadres and voters, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Mayank Rautela distils his 20-odd years of experience in human resources management to tell you how you can ace in your career.
Reading books will make you curious, build your imagination and nourish your brain into an organic super power.
'People are already talking about what my character will do in Mirzapur season three.'
Tamil film Kaaviya Thalaivan is a thoroughly enjoyable experience, says S Saraswathi.
How do you decide if you should take up a new job in these difficult times? HR guru Mayank Rautela has some tips that could help you decide.
'Tamhane's densely composed shots achieve what a vacuously whizzing camera seldom does.' 'Like those Renaissance Paintings in which a bewitching lady is shown posing for a portrait, and daily life plays out in a corner unruffled, Tamhane's static frames have a hundred interesting things happening within them,' observes Sreehari Nair.
Mind coach and NLP practitioner Anu Krishna guides readers on how to prioritise mental health and take control of one's life.
HR guru Mayank Rautela has some suggestions.
Mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
'Fear of the Other stalks our lives as it did in ancient times and the mobs are just as easy to incite as it was then,' says Arundhuti Dasgupta.
In a corner of Kolkata lived a man who made Latin American music cool before urban India became hip to salsa. Sumit Bhattacharya remembers Monojit Datta, ace percussionist, guru and unknown legend
Air Commodore Nitin Sathe discovers how the IAF trained Pakistani air force pilots, during the 1971 War, which led to the birth of the Bangladesh air force.
You struggle because, first you 'try' and second, you, 'talk', says mind coach, NLP trainer and Zen Lifestyle Expert Anu Krishna.
'If you don't have children, that's also a problem.' 'There's no right way to live because everybody has an opinion about your personal life, and how you should live.' 'You have to listen to them, unless you can pick a fight with everyone.'
'Guide will always have a special place in my heart.'
In her weekly QnA with Rediff readers, life coach and mental health guru Anu Krishna addresses issues relating to mental health and offers solutions.
Will retirement bedim the sparkle of Captain Cool, asks ad guru Sandeep Goyal?
'We will ensure that every child is protected,' says Priyank Kanoongo, chairperson, NCPCR.
Sukanya Verma lists her favourite frames from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.
Bengaluru based Dinesh Malhotra, 54, an ex-Army officer who is working as a human resource professional in a construction firm shares some survival tips.
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.
In her weekly column, mental health guru Anu Krishna offers advice on how to take charge of your life.
LFW model Aradhana Buragohain details the pressure she is under to look good.
Microsoft top boss Satya Nadella feels the increase in productivity has come at the price of burning the 'social capital' built up by companies over very many years, observes ad guru Sandeep Goyal.
'His last journey was like putting out the lamps one by one in a temple at night.' 'It was like the soul slowly walking away from the body; it was so pure and peaceful...'
S Bhaskaran is the first bodybuilder to be presented the Arjuna Award in 20 years.
When the filmmaker took Rediff.com on a tour of his lavish New York estate.
The ongoing violence in the valley is driving students to excel, but it is also making them angry, discovers Ritwik Sharma.
International education consultant NNS Chandra shares advice on how to pick the right international education.
