All stories by Indulekha Aravind
Why have Bangladesh's Charlie Hebdos gone unsung?
Rediff.com14 May 2015Three bloggers have been murdered in Bangladesh in the last three months, and yet, the international community does not seem to be sufficiently incensed.
Ethnic eats in Bengaluru
Rediff.com13 May 2015With Naga, Korean and Singaporean eateries, Kammanahalli in east Bengaluru offers unconventional dining options.
Inspiring success stories of 3 entrepreneurs
Rediff.com4 May 2015Besides a great idea, it takes pluck, and some luck, to get going.
They tell me Avijit Roy was killed; you are next: Imran H Sarker
Rediff.com5 Apr 2015Interview with head, Blogger and Online Activists Network.
Poor Giriraj Singh, condemned for speaking the ugly truth
Rediff.com4 Apr 2015The Bharatiya Janata Party minister was merely voicing what we already know -- that most Indians are an inherently racist people, says Indulekha Aravind
Discovering the city on a bike
Rediff.com3 Apr 2015Three enthusiasts, who now run cycling ventures in Bengaluru, write about biking trails in and around the city
The man who ranks the world's best whiskies
Rediff.com31 Mar 2015The first Whisky Bible was published in 2004.
Suddala Sudhakar Teja is Telangana's 'vaastu' expert
Rediff.com28 Mar 2015Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao has made no attempts to conceal his obsession with vaastu, the ancient Indian principles of architecture, even telling the assembly, "Why shouldn't someone who works for the state and takes decisions use vaastu and create comfort?
Destination detox
Rediff.com25 Mar 2015Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal undertook a course in naturopathy in Bengaluru recently. We take a look at what the treatment involves.
Meet the successful entrepreneur behind India's hottest start-ups
Rediff.com9 Mar 2015Vani Kola left behind a stellar career as an entrepreneur in the US.
Is your child ADDICTED to the Internet?
Rediff.com12 Jan 2015If your child is spending too much time online, an Internet de-addiction clinic can help him or her use technology in a healthy manner, reports Indulekha Aravind.
'Padma awards never had any value right from the beginning'
Rediff.com12 Jan 2015I think it is best to abolish the Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan -- they dilute the value of the Padma Shri, says RTI activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal in an interview to Indulekha Aravind
Do you really need that test?
Rediff.com5 Jan 2015With attractive health check-up packages and a growing trend of over-investigation, one needs to be cautious while going for such diagnostic tests.
Offbeat holidays: The road less travelled
Rediff.com9 Dec 2014Mongolia on horseback or hiking through Bhutan -- niche travel firms are offering out-of-the-ordinary holiday alternatives
Zoho's success, thanks to college dropouts and high school grads!
Rediff.com3 Dec 2014Zoho founder and CEO Sridhar Vembu noticed that there was not much of a correlation between an employee's academic credentials and his performance at work.
After Mars Mission, what is ISRO planning next?
Rediff.com15 Nov 2014It has already tasted success with the moon mission and Mangalyaan. Is man in space the next frontier for ISRO?
These guys make science fun for rural India
Rediff.com11 Nov 2014Ramji Raghavan is using this principle to help village children from government schools enjoy science and maths. Indulekha Aravind reports
Inspiring story: 'The Ugly Indian' is cleaning up dirty cities
Rediff.com15 Sep 2014'The Ugly Indian' in Bangalore is inspiring people across India to transform the cities they live in, one mile at a time.
In Kerala, the bar is closed
Rediff.com30 Aug 2014While the state's decision to take the road to Prohibition has been given a communal twist, there are several political imperatives of the move
A daily wage labourer who turned multimillionaire
Rediff.com28 Aug 2014The 39-year-old, the fifth child of an illiterate labourer couple and only the second of their eight to be educated, now helms various ventures that bring in a turnover of between Rs 75 crore and Rs 90 crore.