All stories by Anjuli Bhargava
Back to the 17th Century
Rediff.com5 Jul 2015An unplanned trip to Hoi An in Vietnam turns out to be more fascinating and historic than the mainstream Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City says Anjuli Bhargava.
Kyoto and its temples
Rediff.com21 Jun 2015The painstakingly created Buddhist temples and gardens of Japan are a work of art, says Anjuli Bhargava.
What keeps GoAir up in the air
Rediff.com4 Jun 2015GoAir is smaller in comparison to its rivals but is still surviving despite financial crisis.
Are private tuitions the bane of Indian education?
Rediff.com12 May 2015Teachers often don't give their best or throw up their hands and assume that the student will figure it out with his tutor anyway. In the process, the entire school system is being made a mockery of.
Low fares might leave airlines stranded in the long run
Rediff.com8 May 2015The sooner the airlines get their act together, the better.
To build a world class university in Noida
Rediff.com29 Apr 2015Shiv Nadar University is pulling out all stops to attract teaching talent from the US, but will it be enough?
Forget smart cities, India must first make existing ones livable
Rediff.com23 Apr 2015The current government must first improve condition in existing citis then take a plunge into making newer cities smart.
Reviving SpiceJet is akin to starting up again
Rediff.com14 Apr 2015Some lessors have even taken the airline to court.
Why AirAsia needs a new flight plan
Rediff.com26 Mar 2015AirAsia's competitors are offering more reliable services.
Dear PM, exam festivals won't solve students' problem
Rediff.com2 Mar 2015Students would enjoy the two weeks of festival time and then brace themselves for the examinations.
Exam festivals aren't the answer
Rediff.com28 Feb 2015If the prime minister wants the tension of examinations to ease up, he may have to look at some more serious reform of India's education system than holding festivals
Legacy issues with Air India and the way ahead
Rediff.com26 Feb 2015Air India needs to up the ante in order to compete with rival carriers.
Screen struck? Don't blame it on the child
Rediff.com19 Jan 2015Small children are regularly coaxed into eating their meals while staring at some screen. You can't then express surprise or shock when s/he asks for this even as s/he grows older. That's precisely what you let him get used to, says Anjuli Bhargava
SpiceJet saga: Lessons to learn for low-cost carrier
Rediff.com15 Jan 2015At the height of its troubles and desperate to mop up cash to fly the next day, SpiceJet was offering ridiculously high deposit incentives to travel agents and online portals -- incentives it could ill afford.
Why air fares in India are bizarrely low or way too high
Rediff.com1 Jan 2015Air fares in India are either too low or very high and this has not gone well with the regulator.
Why is Ajay Singh playing the SpiceJet saviour?
Rediff.com23 Dec 2014Lessors of SpiceJet have in panic taken back some aircraft but if they see fresh investors coming in and taking charge, they are likely to relent and return the planes.
Why Delhi does not need another airport
Rediff.com18 Dec 2014Experts are divides on whether a new international airport should be developed at Greater Noida.
Troubles galore for SpiceJet, with lessons for IndiGo
Rediff.com12 Dec 2014SpiceJet promoter Kalanithi Maran would need to invest at least Rs 1,500 crore (Rs 15 billion) almost immediately to stabilise the airline.
Why SpiceJet flew into bad weather
Rediff.com4 Dec 2014Troubles for SpiceJet seem to have piled up and it remains financially strapped.
Tata-SIA venture: The new airline and its CEO
Rediff.com4 Dec 2014Scholarships, sports and spirit define Phee Teik Yeoh, the new CEO of Vistara in India