Is there no 'normal' background? Sure there is.
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.
Reading books will make you curious, build your imagination and nourish your brain into an organic super power.
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.
Mayank Rautela distils his 20-odd years of experience in human resources management to tell you how you can ace in your career.
'People are already talking about what my character will do in Mirzapur season three.'
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.
Tamil film Kaaviya Thalaivan is a thoroughly enjoyable experience, says S Saraswathi.
Mind coach and NLP practitioner Anu Krishna guides readers on how to prioritise mental health and take control of one's life.
Mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
HR guru Mayank Rautela has some suggestions.
'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.'
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.
'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.
You struggle because, first you 'try' and second, you, 'talk', says mind coach, NLP trainer and Zen Lifestyle Expert Anu Krishna.
In her weekly QnA with Rediff readers, life coach and mental health guru Anu Krishna addresses issues relating to mental health and offers solutions.
'We will ensure that every child is protected,' says Priyank Kanoongo, chairperson, NCPCR.
Will retirement bedim the sparkle of Captain Cool, asks ad guru Sandeep Goyal?
'Guide will always have a special place in my heart.'
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 her weekly column, mental health guru Anu Krishna offers advice on how to take charge of your life.
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.
'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...'
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.
LFW model Aradhana Buragohain details the pressure she is under to look good.
S Bhaskaran is the first bodybuilder to be presented the Arjuna Award in 20 years.
In her weekly column, mental health guru Anu Krishna offers advice on how to take charge of your life.
There are very few people in the world who qualify to be called a living legend. Astad Deboo is one of them.
Train your mind to lead you to the secrets and keep the channel of communication open with it, so you become aware and act on it, says mind coach and mental health expert Anu Krishna.
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.
She was capable of a level of human compassion that is rare today among politicians, recalls Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, who knew the Communist legend K R Gowri, who passed into the ages on May 11, from his childhood.
International education consultant NNS Chandra shares advice on how to pick the right international education.
Meet Krishna Das, a chant master, whose rock 'n' roll kirtans are a growing rage in India and who is performing in three Indian cities this week.
Made In China is puerile, flimsy film-making, sighs Sukanya Verma.
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy is a larger-than-life spectacle that deserves a theatre viewing, feels Karan Sanjay Shah.
