All stories by A Ganesh Nadar
'AIADMK is vomiting all the poison out'
Rediff.com23 Aug 2017'When someone gives you one kilo of gold you have some obligations to them'
Why the Rohingyas feel safe in India
Rediff.com17 Aug 2017A Ganesh Nadar meets a community of Rohingya refugees on the outskirts of Chennai who are happy to have found a place where their lives are not in danger.
IT workers union: 'We will never go on strike'
Rediff.com9 Aug 2017'We know that if the IT industry goes on strike even for a day or two, the repercussions will be international, and we will suffer as a country.' 'We don't want that to happen.'
92. 148. Why these figures are important
Rediff.com7 Aug 2017One police officer's initiative has led to reuniting 92 people with their families.
'Indian men don't have sex'
Rediff.com3 Aug 2017'We are the largest film industry in the world.' 'We employ millions and entertain billions.' 'We generate the highest amount of sales tax.' 'Our stars pay the highest amount of income tax.' 'All I would say is: Don't f*** it up!'
Modi struck the right notes in Tamil Nadu
Rediff.com28 Jul 2017'I am sure Amma's soul is watching over Tamil Nadu and blessing it," Modi said, and was met with a thunderous applause.
Why are TN police so keen to jail anti-nuke activist?
Rediff.com20 Jul 2017'All this for only one reason -- that I oppose the government's nuclear power policy.' 'They will not break my resolve.' 'I will stand by my principle, which is to point out that nuclear energy is not safe.'
Helping lost children to return home
Rediff.com14 Jul 2017When they returned to Chennai from the US, their plan was to set up a successful business. Which they did. Then, something tugged at their heartstrings.
Why Kishore Kumar refused to sing Khaike Paan Banarasiwala
Rediff.com12 Jul 2017'Khaike Paan Banarasiwala doesn't sound like a Hindi song,' Kishore Kumar said. 'I don't think I can sing this song.' We pleaded with him. Finally, he relented on one condition...
Rains! Lights! Camera! Action!
Rediff.com12 Jul 2017What happens when you shoot at night, under pouring rain, as electrical wires snake around and your eyes turn gritty due to lack of sleep?
Jeenees: Changing the way we Indians gift
Rediff.com12 Jul 2017'In India, we have a strange affinity towards recycling gifts.' But Jeenees is changing that.
Top cop who has become an anti-trafficking hero
Rediff.com5 Jul 2017Fighting sex trafficking and forced labour became Police Commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat's life mission. The winner of the US State Department's 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report Heroes Award speaks to Rediff.com
Aditi Mammen Gupta: The heiress who chose to be an entrepreneur
Rediff.com19 Jun 2017Aditi Mammen Gupta, who hails from the family that started Malayala Manorama, MRF Tyres & Funskool, tells us about her start-up.
Why Sunetra Choudhury wrote a book on VIPs in jail
Rediff.com13 Jun 2017'I met someone who came out of jail and started telling me wild things that they did inside.' 'I couldn't believe it and then my curiousity led me to do some more digging.'
'This is a warning to the media'
Rediff.com10 Jun 2017'Fall in line or you will be in the line of fire.'
'My objective was to resurrect Kasturba, not to demolish Gandhi'
Rediff.com10 Jun 2017'This book is really the story of the woman whose destiny takes her onto the path of an inordinately iconic man whom the world reveres as God!' 'It is the day-to-day demolition of her dreams that are at stark variance with those who view him as a trail blazer on the holy path to redemption, while he wrecks the peace of those whom he loves the most; his family.'
Ever tried to get a PIN for your ATM card?
Rediff.com6 Jun 2017'Oh, this is printed material which is sent to everyone along with the ATM card,' the bank manager told me. 'It won't work because the system has changed.' A Ganesh Nadar encounters the Indian banking system.
Rajinikanth's Kaala Karikalan: Whose story is it anyway?
Rediff.com6 Jun 2017As superstar Rajinikanth begins shooting his newest film Kaala Karikalan in Mumbai, there is much speculation about which Tamilian ganglord the Thalaivar is bringing to life.
Review: Avoid Baywatch if you are looking for logic!
Rediff.com3 Jun 2017The story line of Baywatch is like a Hindi movie!
'I will treasure memories of acting with Reema Lagoo'
Rediff.com18 May 2017'What makes it shocking is that it was so sudden. It's not that she was ill for a long time. I heard from friends that she was working every day. She was in a lot of television series and movies.'