In an interview with rediff.com's Shobha Warrier, consumer rights activist S Pushpavanam talks about the spate of rail accidents in the last few days and what the civil society can do about this.
In a tiny corner in Bengaluru, Sister Jacqueline Jean McEwan has been quietly serving poor leprosy patients for 30 years. Shobha Warrier meets the nun the locals call their own Mother Teresa.
In a tiny corner in Bengaluru, Sister Jacqueline Jean McEwan has been quietly serving poor leprosy patients for 30 years. Shobha Warrier meets the nun the locals call their own Mother Teresa.
Aruna Anand on her husband's World Championship triumph in Sofia and the build-up to it.
Shobha Warrier pays tribute to the world renowned cinematographer who passed away on Monday.
The actress talks abotu her first Tamil film, this year's Diwali release 7 Aum Arivu
The director talks about his new film Velayudham which releases this Diwali
The director talks about his new film Velayudham which releases this Diwali
The actor talks about being directed by Prabhu Deva and his plans to become a filmmaker.
Debutante director Vijayapadma talks about the hardships of making such a movie.
Geethu Anna Jose is the first Indian to attend try-outs for the American professional basketball league. Shobha Warrier traces the rise of the25-year-old captain of the Indian women's team.
India's best director on winning his ninth national award.
Former US vice president and Nobel Peace prize winner Al Gore compares the importance of the heart in the human body to that of the Earth in the ecosystem. Shobha Warrier listens in
Campaigns for Kerala polls may have lost a bit of their grandeur, but they are still marked by occasional bursts of red, finds Shobha Warrier
'The prime minister in a way defeated the ill-designs of separatist forces.'
Shobha Warrier analyses why Srirangam, with its large chunk of Vaishnavite Brahmin population, makes perfect sense for All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief J Jayalalitha decision to contest an election from there.
'Today, we have 150,000 orders a month. And a monthly sale of Rs 1 crore.'
'The China opportunity, the digital opportunity and the end of geography opportunity are the three pieces of luck India got due to Covid.'
The actor talks about life after his momentous win.
A child prodigy, Raghunathan's tryst with music started when she was a toddler; her mother, a music teacher, introduced her to it.
Prasanna talks about his upcoming film Nanayam, out this Christmas.
Chennai city has three constituencies -- Chennai South, Chennai Central and Chennai North -- each of them as different from the other as cheese is from chalk.
'I am not in favour of the hijab myself.' 'I personally think it wrong to make women shut themselves out of the world, where there is so much to see.' 'But I can't dictate to others about what they should wear.'
Sheeroy Desai, CEO of PAC, was in India recently. In an interview to rediff.com, he made some interesting observations on the recent recession and its impending recovery.
'All Shatabdis and Rajdhanis should be converted to this type of high-speed train.' 'There should be a sleeper version of the train.' 'Right now, there is only a day version of the train.' 'Unless you develop a sleeper version, it will not be possible to replace the Rajdhani.' 'Work on the sleeper version was stopped for some reason. It should be revived now.'
Cinematographer talks about shooting Priyadarshan's children film which releases this Friday.
'People should realise that what we are fighting for today is actually for tomorrow, for future generations.'
'When they completely surrender to the BJP or the BJP has completely taken over the party, what's the point in the AIADMK surviving and doing business in the state?'
'Yesterday, I was at a seed meeting where we gave outright grants up to Rs 20 lakhs or loans up to Rs 50 lakhs for new start-ups under 2 years.'
Ajmal Amir shares her experienceand the biggest challenges she faced while shooting for Ko
'It did not vote against America, or for Russia.' 'If we had voted for the American motion, it would have spoilt our relationship with Russia without any change in Russia's behaviour.'
Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier keeps up pace with India's oldest election candidate K R Gowri Amma, who has been campaigning vigorously in her 17th election
'Whatever is left of all institutions will also go away.'
'In India, the establishment not only endorses, but many a times instigates anti-Muslim hatred.'
'I don't think Karunanidhi's problem was power sharing. The CBI was closing in on the family. It was reported that the CBI was about to grill Kanimozhi," says political analayst Cho Ramaswamy.
Chennai is now home for Willi Wilson, for whom everything in life has been accidental, finds Shobha Warrier.
'Nobody is talking about the inequality that is going to come.'
Ravi Varman talks about his Tamil directorial debut Moscowin Kaveri.
'Anybody who has seen a photo of Anand playing will see an Indian flag beside him. And, when he wins, the national anthem is played. What more proof do you need about Anand's nationality?'
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