All stories by Divya Nair
Meet the Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Rediff.com8 Nov 2016Nayan Khanolkar, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016, tells Rediff.com's Divya Nair his story.
Bigg Boss 10: Mona Lisa, the ultimate temptress
Rediff.com8 Nov 2016Nitibha wins the Immunity Medallion and Bigg Boss puts relationships at test in the new nomination task, discovers Divya Nair.
Bigg Boss 10: Bikini babes Lopa, Mona turn up the heat
Rediff.com4 Nov 2016The discomfort between Bani and Lopa becomes more obvious.
Bigg Boss 10: Was Mona's kiss deliberate?
Rediff.com2 Nov 2016Over the weekend, Akanksha was evicted. Good riddance.
Bigg Boss 10: How did this man earn Rs 1 crore?
Rediff.com28 Oct 2016Navin and Lokesh get down and dirty to win the immunity task!
Bigg Boss 10: A 100-crore moviestar in the house!
Rediff.com26 Oct 2016More drama unfolds on Bigg Boss 10!
Bigg Boss 10: Priyanka pees on national TV, gets evicted!
Rediff.com24 Oct 2016Manu, Gaurav and Mona Lisa are declared safe!
Bigg Boss 10: Bhoot-pret, bad acting and more secrets
Rediff.com20 Oct 2016Here's what happened in the third episode of Bigg Boss 10!
Bigg Boss 10: A secret is revealed... and things get ugly
Rediff.com19 Oct 2016The action unfolds on Bigg Boss 10.
Dear men: Don't expect your wives to be nice to your parents
Rediff.com17 Oct 2016''Dear men, don't expect your wives to naturally play the role of maid, cleaner, babysitter, a working professional and be nice to your parents.' 'It's her choice, and if she chooses not to, she may have her reasons too; that doesn't make her bad or less 'pious' as the Supreme Court pointed.' 'If you are looking for a full-time, unpaid maid or caretaker in your life partner, you do not understand marriage at all,' says Divya Nair.
He wants to make India read
Rediff.com13 Oct 2016'Young Indians are reading, but the wrong stuff.' 'They are reading and sharing Pappu jokes, Alia Bhatt memes and all the irrelevant material online.' 'My aim is to get them interested in books.'
Abhishek's dad is a NREGA worker. He's now in IIT
Rediff.com4 Oct 2016'Whenever I felt like giving up, I'd think about my father.' 'I think about all the hardships he'd undergone to put me in a good school and give me the best of coaching.'
The 24 year old who wants to feed India
Rediff.com29 Sep 2016Ankit Kawatra's Feeding India has already fed more than 1 million people.
Why did Facebook gift this student Rs 21 lakh?
Rediff.com21 Sep 2016Engineering student Arun Suresh Kumar reported two significant security-related bugs to Facebook.
He begged once. Now this engineer needs your help!
Rediff.com16 Sep 2016Jayavel was rescued from begging and through his hard work and determination has now won a scholarship to complete his engineering in Italy.
Meet the new-age devotees
Rediff.com29 Aug 2016'Errant bikers wearing branded t-shirts sponsored by local political parties raced through traffic, almost taking our breath away. Young kids stood at the edge of the roads, clicking selfies amid playing 'catch up' with their buddies, least bothered about the festival or its relevance.'
India's Pride@Rio: Fighters all the way
Rediff.com23 Aug 2016They shut up the naysers with sheer success.
The restroom diaries
Rediff.com22 Aug 2016'Every time I resist using a public loo, I remember my mother warning me how I would develop a kidney problem.' 'Now, I tell her I'd rather not have a skin infection or some other disease brought by using one,' says Divya Nair.
He turned his disability into his greatest gift
Rediff.com22 Aug 2016Nitesh Sonawane did not let his disability come in the way of his musical dream. In fact, he made it his strength.
5 lessons from Dipa Karmakar, India's golden girl
Rediff.com19 Aug 2016Dipa Karmakar's achievement, says Divya Nair, has lessons for us all.