Usher in the Parsi New Year with delicious dishes, says Mini Ribeiro.
Reshma Aslam fishes these two recipes out of (what we imagine) must be her very thick recipe book! :-)
But it's a journey of a lifetime.
'The main meal consisted of one soup, a salad, 2 or 3 vegetarian dishes (including at least 1 green vegetable), a variety of rice, freshly prepared Rotis or Phulkas, Dal, and yogurt.'
Patanjali Ayurved's rise has prompted most other babas to go back to the drawing board. Most of them are either scripting or re-jigging their business plans, says Arvind Singhal.
The Grand Old Lady of Yoga V Nanammal was the oldest recipient of the Padma Shri on Republic Day this year. Archana Masih met the nearly 100 year old yoga guru who does not wear glasses, has never been to a doctor and can do age defying twists, hauls and bends.
The Michelin Star chef and host of MasterChef India, who penned his first work of fiction, shares stories from his life.
Say hello to these delightful foodies from Kolkata!
Making healthy alterations to your diet will help starve cancer cells, suggests oncologist Dr Rakesh Bhade.
From food to skin, allergies in India are rapidly on the rise, says Nikita Puri.
Genslin Vinodh shares some special recipes from her hometown.
Master Chef Vikas Khanna conceived a seven-course, 26 dish, menu for Prime Minister Narendra Modi' Fortune 500 dinner in New York. His recipes, exclusively on Rediff.com
'I am buried under a mountain of debt. Wheat at Rs 2 and rice at Rs 3 is killing farmers.' 'We are tired of telling the government to help. Now what you want me to do? Commit suicide?'
Last September on the eve of the release of Gurmeet Ram Rahim's MSG: The Warrior Lion Heart, Rediff.com's Patcy N and Afsar Dayatar attended a huge concert in Sirsa, Haryana, to promote the film.
The malnourished children whose condition has attracted the attention of India's apex court.
Sharmila had claimed that the family has been unable to contact her husband for last three days.
It was the year 'anti-national' became the 'it' gaali, and our humble haldi-doodh became the toast of the West's wellness brigade as 'Tumeric Latte.' It was the year 'cash' became unholy and 'fake news' became real. Shuma Raha looks back.
The BSF took cognisance of the video and tweeted that an inquiry has been ordered.
We bring you traditional Bengali preparations to help celebrate Durga Puja.
Satvik food is de rigueur this time of the year in most Western and Northern Indian homes, say chefs and food historians Arundhuti Dasgupta and Shally Seth Mohile.
Patcy N shares her mom Amey Fernandes' Pork Roast recipe.
Rediff reader Charu shares these quick and easy snacks recipes to enjoy this Diwali!
In a career spanning nearly three decades, Floyd Cardoz has always drawn on food memories to create a new culinary language.
Pragya Singh Thakur remained at the back of the courtroom during Tuesday's framing of the charges, her face serene, quite different from the fiery person one read about or saw on television. But once the day's proceedings were over and she was wheeled out, the sadhvi decided she actually was very keen to meet the media and headed right out into the melee, says Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and several Indian cricketers are expected to fly to Rajkot to attend the reception.
Here are four easy-to-make recipes that Rediff reader Reshma Aslam shared with us.
'It was the first document he had seen that asked him about his past in such detail; it was the only interest this country (America) had shown in his origins, and it was most inconvenient. To get ahead, he had to find out where he had come from.'
Dettol came to India in 1932.
Have you tasted Besan ke ladoo cookies?
Mini Ribeiro brings you recipes of ideal tea-time snacks.
Ginger and tulsi flavoured tea is passe. Exotic ingredients are now finding their way into the kettle.
Giants like Pepsi and Coke are fast losing shelf-space to healthier, functional options.
What is Christmas without some traditional food?
Married women pray to Goddess Gauri for marital bliss and the long life of their husbands. Unmarried girls worship her in order to get virtuous husbands.
Mini Ribeiro lists down 10 of her favourite comfort monsoon foods.
Celebrity chef Saransh Goila tells you how to treat your sweetheart.
Baba Ramdev may be controversy's child, yet he has a fan following not just in India, but almost all over the world. Sanjeev Nayyar recounts why he is fida about Patanjali products.
Today Aashirvaad, ITC says, has 75 per cent of the market.
