Art historian Yashodhara Dalmia's book on the Sri Lankan artist, who fell so deeply for India that he even claimed Rajput descent, is a momentous publishing event, says Kishore Singh.
'She was either overconfident that nothing will happen to her or she underestimated the gravity of the allegations.'
'We like to tell the rest of the world that we did it better, that we were stronger, that we had larger cities, that we taught them science,' Naman Ahuja tells Anjali Puri. 'This exhibition is an antidote to insularity -- it is saying we have learnt as much from the world as we have given it.'
Mercedes CLA is the more appealing car to look at.
The film falters on many coutns, says Paloma Sharma.
'If you want to live a happy life, you have to help the downtrodden. You have to understand that you have been given a position which is a confluence of your own capability and the grace of God. You must use that position to exemplify to others what has to be followed.'
In cutting interest rates and giving a boost to the government's efforts to revive growth, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan displayed the pragmatism and flexibility familiar to those who work with him.
In the final part of his interview with Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com, journalist Rajdeep Sardesai says the Congress lost the election in 2011, the year of Anna Hazare.
Compromise, constitutionality, pragmatism and self-respect. These were Mandela's leadership virtues. For countries such as India and South Africa, these are the qualities leaders must have, says Mihir S Sharma
Bengali film Asha Jaoar Majhe is a must watch, a once in the lifetime kind of work that should be supported by film lovers and experienced on the big screen, writes Aseem Chhabra.
Sudha Menon, author of the recently released Devi, Diva Or She-Devil: The Smart Career Woman's Survival Guide, tells women how to get their due at work.
Rediff reader Mahesh Hiremath tells us how he met his life partner.
The virus had broken out in the lead-up to the opening ceremony in Pyeongchang last Friday and led to some 1,200 security staff being quarantined. Organisers had to call in military personnel to replace them.
Ajit Balakrishnan on how Indian society and the polity need to be carried along.
'You will have good days and you will have hard days.' 'Go through all of them together.' 'Seek shared experiences with all kinds of people.' 'Build shared hope in the communities you join and the communities you form.' 'And above all, find gratitude for the gift of life itself and the opportunities it provides for meaning, for joy, and for love.'
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's address on the eve of 70th Republic Day of India.
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Rohan Murty was speaking at the 50th anniversary symposium of the computer science department at Cornell University.
Parita Patel, a born and bred Mumbaikar, has found herself returning, again and again, to an unknown -- probably forgotten -- part of Jharkhand to teach girls. This is what compells her do it.
With politicians boosting their social media presence in the poll season using fake online followers, Facebook has started cracking down on fraudulent accounts showing suspicious high number of 'likes'.
'I believe that one thing leads to another. Seenu Ramasamy's Thenmerku Paruvakaatru earned Vijay Sethupati the role in Karthik's Pizza, which was a huge success. You cannot credit just one film to his success, there were a number of films.' Nalan Kumarasamy talks about success, and superstar Vijay Sethupati.
'In Gujarat, for 22 years when the BJP was in power, they sold only dreams, but the delivery was zero.'
Ram V Sutar, 89, has already created more than 200 distinct statues, many of them massive. Now, he is a leading contender for the commission to produce the world's largest statue: A 597-foot tall rendering of Sardar Patel, an independence leader who played a crucial role in uniting India's fractious states.
Many stalled projects are about to get going again, providing potential relief to banks, says T N Ninan.
It's time to upgrade your vocabulary too!
On the actor's 54th birthday on November 2, we write another tome about the boy with big dreams and a regrettable haircut, who defied incredible odds to become one of the most loved actors on the planet.
Top universities should stop taking students from UP and Bihar to make these states act against the rampant mass cheating in school exams, suggests Anjuli Bhargava/Business Standard.
Malini Agarwal reveals how she blogged her way to Bollywood, fame and success.
The spike at private sector lenders like ICICI Bank and Axis Bank follows a push to grab market share from India's dominant state banks.
'The airline business is very dynamic. If you are unable to keep up and lead, you end up last.' 'This is what has happened to Jet.'
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