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Living with leopards in Incredible India

A National Geographic feature on leopards in Mumbai has just gone viral on social media. But two years ago, Sumit Bhattacharya/Rediff.com met pioneering wildlife scientist Vidya Athreya, whose......

Modi, magic, and the paradoxes of Varanasi

Rediff.com's Sumit Bhattacharya attends Narendra Modi’s rally in the temple city, and finds a people yearning for change, yet torn between affiliations and ambition At the Jain Ghat in......

When Panditji played, women went weak and the gods sat up

Pandit Ravi Shankar took Indian music global and wrote the rules of the modern Indian classical performance. Sumit Bhattacharya pays personal tribute to the legend. Pandit Ravi Shankar, the man......

What is Manipur's future?

In the northeastern Indian border state of Manipur, there is a lot to despair over. But there is also hope, finds Sumit Bhattacharya. This is the third part of a series. Part 1: Why you haven't......

WB: Shouts of change, whispers of scepticism

Sumit Bhattacharya listens in to conversations in poll-bound Kolkata. "This kind of confrontational reports you write, always remember -- we have given you the right to do so," says an employee......

Modi-I has actually left the economy in good shape

The Modi government has handled inflation far better than any government in the past two decades. Both the stock market and currency indices have begun to show confidence in the economy, despite......

5 things Jaitley should do in a post-demonetisation Budget

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley should not drop the ball on continuing the battle against black money and move towards digital transactions to reduce the preponderance of cash in the economy, says A......

Carlos Santana and the art of altering consciousness

Sumit Bhattacharya attends the Carlos Santana concert in Bangalore, and finds his cynical cells fighting a losing battle to the happy molecules in his brain. "Like a bee might carry pollen, we......

Shillong's Soulmate wows Carlos Santana

Sumit Bhattacharya finds out how Carlos Santana jammed onstage with Shillong-based blues band Soulmate in Delhi. Shillong-based blues band Soulmate -- definitely one of India's best......

Happy birthday, Mr Tambourine Man!

Songwriter, poet, rock star, legend Bob Dylan turns 70 today. Sumit Bhattacharya pays tribute. I was introduced to Bob Dylan on a Kolkata street that could have fit right into one of his......

Laila Majnu: Old wine in new bottle

Instead of being given a puppy love story treatment, Laila Majnu could have been handled as a mature love story, feels Sneha Chakrabarti. Epics do not expire. Every time you think we have had......

Rock On!!: Everything you need to know about the original

Can't remember the first Rock On!! magic? We take you down memory lane. IMAGE: Purab Kohli, Shraddha Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Purab Kohli, Shashank Arora and Arjun Rampal in Rock On......

FIFA World Cup qualifiers: India coach announces list of probables

India’s football coach Stephen Constantine announced his preliminary squad of 38 probables for India's forthcoming back to back 2018 World Cup Preliminary Joint Qualification matches against......

Constantine names 32 probables for FIFA World Cup qualifier

National football coach Stephen Constantine named 32 probables on Wednesday for India's upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup joint qualification Round 1 home and away matches against Nepal. India first......

Special: The untold story of Indian boxing

At a time when Indian boxing is on an unprecedented high, a book captures the history and essence of the sport in the country, finds Sumit Bhattacharya. M C Mary Kom, the five times world champion......

'Sania will be a one-woman industry soon'

Mahesh Bhupathi exudes the confidence of a man who has nine Grand Slam titles: be it flashing a V sign to cameras during the unveiling of the Sunfeast Open or snubbing you with a terse "Don't ask......

'JP Yadav deserved a higher rating'

Readers' views on the Team India ratings.*****************Yuvraj, Dhoni, Nehra, Pathan, are way overrated. Yuvraj is far from consistent. Dilip PurohitLos Angeles*****************I do not agree......

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