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A GANESH NADAR

A Ganesh Nadar, a journalist for a quarter of a century, is the author of two books. You can e-mail the author at ganeshnadar@rediffmail.com

Stories by A Ganesh Nadar

NGOs step up to play saviour to Chennai's needy

NGOs step up to play saviour to Chennai's needy

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2020

'I am an auto driver, and I am doing my best.'

'This is an unprecedented opportunity to upskill'

'This is an unprecedented opportunity to upskill'

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2020

'What has gained prominence are 'human' skills like creativity, originality and initiative, critical thinking, persuasion, and negotiation, as well as attention to detail, resilience, flexibility and complex problem-solving.'

'After two months it will come down'

'After two months it will come down'

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2020

, tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar, "The strategy of containment is important."

Why govt must scrap its plan to reshape Delhi

Why govt must scrap its plan to reshape Delhi

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2020

'Saving our economy is a priority.' 'We have to save our people and save our country.'

Feeling stressed in lockdown? Here's a free helpline

Feeling stressed in lockdown? Here's a free helpline

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2020

Functioning from 8 am to 8 pm, it deals only with mental stress

'We are cooperating with govt, it should also help us'

'We are cooperating with govt, it should also help us'

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2020

How are Indians faring during the lockdown?

'Rajinikanth has confused people all the more'

'Rajinikanth has confused people all the more'

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2020

'If he goes ahead with his plan, it might work.'

Why SHE rode SOLO from Kashmir to Kanyakumari

Why SHE rode SOLO from Kashmir to Kanyakumari

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2020

Neetu Chopra, who travelled solo across India on a scooter covering 7,600 km in 42 days, tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar why girls should not be scared to dream.

'Did Rajini ask Amit Shah to quit over Delhi riots?'

'Did Rajini ask Amit Shah to quit over Delhi riots?'

Rediff.com   3 Mar 2020

'He just said that those who cannot control the violence should go. He did not name the BJP.'

The women of Chennai's Shaheen Bagh

The women of Chennai's Shaheen Bagh

Rediff.com   25 Feb 2020

'You know the difference between being brought up by a mother and a step-mother?' 'As long as Amma was there we had nothing to fear. Now the step-mother is there and we are on the streets.'

This college trains students to find jobs in Japan

This college trains students to find jobs in Japan

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2020

Sona College of Technology's integrated Japanese course has helped seven engineering graduates find jobs with six-figure salaries in Japan.

How to prevent exam scams

How to prevent exam scams

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2020

It had all the makings of a movie thriller. Students who paid a few lakh rupees were supplied with vanishing ink. Answer papers were intercepted on the way and corrected. No one would have been wiser had the perpetrators of the exam scam not gotten greedy.

'This is a Ghajini government'

'This is a Ghajini government'

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2020

'The prime minister bought spectacles from Germany to see the eclipse, but he cannot see that an eclipse has fallen on the country.'

'What better exposition of Kalyug can there be?'

'What better exposition of Kalyug can there be?'

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2020

'The only loser is the tax payer who doesn't have a clue as to how his money is being used.'

Modi must worry about India's malnutrition crisis

Modi must worry about India's malnutrition crisis

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2020

'With the largest number of malnourished people on the planet, India is poised to be a nation that significantly under-performs as an economy.'

SEE: Why Modi should listen to this rickshaw driver

SEE: Why Modi should listen to this rickshaw driver

Rediff.com   6 Jan 2020

'The government is not doing anything for the people. They don't know that people foremost need jobs. Where there are no jobs available, you see the youth turning to crime,' says Chennai autorickshaw driver, singer and composer Parthasarathy.

Should college students be expelled for drinking?

Should college students be expelled for drinking?

Rediff.com   31 Dec 2019

'There are plenty of videos of boys drinking on social media; I have not heard of any boys being dismissed from college because of this.' 'They have been dismissed just because they are girls.'

United Against Hate

United Against Hate

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2019

United Against Hate started as an on-and-off campaign against lynching; today, with the passing of the Citizen (Amendment) Act, its members are on the street, protesting.

'Police is not concerned about why you are agitating'

'Police is not concerned about why you are agitating'

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2019

'Human trafficking from Bangladesh is a regular phenomenon and those people come here to work or in search of greener pastures. They are all over the country. We are giving them legal recognition and making them citizens so that they don't have to live in fear,' says R Nataraj, AIADMK MLA from Tamil Nadu.

'Lankan Tamils can be added to Citizenship Act later'

'Lankan Tamils can be added to Citizenship Act later'

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2019

'Chief Minister Palaniswami is meeting Modi on December, 19, he may mention Tamil refugees when he talks to him.'