All stories by SHOBHA WARRIER
An interview students MUST read
Rediff.com6 Nov 2017'Adaptability is what is needed right now and students have to continuously learn the new tools to remain relevant in the career they choose.'
'My daughter Gauri was like my mother'
Rediff.com2 Nov 2017'She hasn't done anything wrong; she fought against the bad, she fought for justice.' 'So, I know she will get justice one day.'
The Dalit priest who made history
Rediff.com31 Oct 2017'When I applied for the job of santhi, I applied as a person who was eligible.' 'When I joined the temple at the age of 21, it was because I got the 4th rank in the list.' 'Now, everybody is talking only about my caste. I am above all that; it doesn't matter to me and to the people with whom I am associated with.'
'You are a Brahmin by karma, not by birth'
Rediff.com25 Oct 2017'The appointment of 60 priests from the Dalit community is a historic moment.' 'Imagine this is happening in Kerala when Dalits are not even allowed to enter temples in some states even today.'
'No difference between UPA1, UPA2 and this govt'
Rediff.com16 Oct 2017'Karna is the greatest warrior in the Mahabharata -- in fact, Arjuna is a nobody in front of Karna.' 'But Arjuna had a better advisor in Krishna than Karna.' 'Karna failed because he listened to the wrong advice given by Salya.' 'It just shows wrong advisors can land even the mighty in trouble.'
'Economy will be normal in 2-3 quarters'
Rediff.com12 Oct 2017'I feel that since they know the problems, in the next 2 to 3 quarters, these problems could be resolved.' 'But they should realise that things are not working well right now.'demonetisation did not have a huge negative impact on the economy. But when it comes to GST, those who are looking for loopholes find it difficult to adapt.
The extraordinary story of Radha Daga and Triguni Food
Rediff.com12 Oct 2017One's dreams never end. If you don't dream, you don't exist. You need to dream to look forward to in life, Radha Daga, who went from a textile exporter to food entrepreneur at 60 years of age, shares her incredible journey with Shobha Warrier.
'Babudom has successfully checkmated Modi'
Rediff.com4 Oct 2017M R Venkatesh, chartered accountant turned political commentator tells Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com that Modi's war is not against the opposition parties or the Congress but against the bureaucracy and the establishment.
'What kind of growth is it when 90% of population is out of it?'
Rediff.com3 Oct 2017Dr Ashwani Mahajan, all India co-convenor of the Swadesh Jaagran Manch and an associate professor at the Delhi University, discusses the state of the Indian economy in an interview with Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier.
'BJP is sitting pretty in Tamil Nadu'
Rediff.com25 Sep 2017'The BJP doesn't have to do anything except nudge the AIADMK in one direction.'
'BJP without a single MLA is ruling Tamil Nadu'
Rediff.com22 Sep 2017'What we see here is puppetry. The string is with the BJP.' 'All the puppets here are dancing to the direction the BJP pulls the strings.'
SCARY! 59,000 farmer suicides linked to climate change
Rediff.com18 Sep 2017'The number of deaths attributable to warming is likely to rise in the future.'
'The bullet train can be Modi's legacy'
Rediff.com14 Sep 2017'The politician in him saw to it that the foundation stone was laid in Ahmedabad in the run-up to the assembly election in Gujarat in 2017.' 'But the statesman in him also wants it to be his legacy.'
'Identifying with a godman enhances your status'
Rediff.com11 Sep 2017'As long as there is misery, as long as people let themselves be exploited by rogues, this will continue.'
Why India's engineering grads should worry
Rediff.com6 Sep 2017'Lakhs of engineers graduate every year in India and the IT industry used to be the primary recruiter. That is going to end.'
'There will not be a messiah'
Rediff.com1 Sep 2017'There will only be an institutional solution between the board and the founders to take Infosys forward.'
'No founder will retire and walk out'
Rediff.com1 Sep 2017'After some time, they all want to know what is happening in their companies.' 'It is better they remain board members rather than talk outside.'
We have forgotten those who fought for freedom
Rediff.com15 Aug 2017'Those days, none of the leaders thought of amassing wealth.' 'All of them wanted to sacrifice their all for the country.' 'There are many who didn't have any money, but sacrificed their lives for the country.' 'There are many who spent their own money and worked for the country.' 'There are many more about whom we do not even know what they had done; they did everything so silently and selflessly.'
'By 2025, we will be corruption free'
Rediff.com14 Aug 2017'I feel now we have a leader who is non-corruptible.' 'But he needs time as corruption is deep-rooted in our society, and people have no shame about being corrupt.' 'It will take at least 7 years to make some changes.'
'Nation building can't be done by people on sabbatical'
Rediff.com7 Aug 2017'We do not want people who are air dropped and who fly out once the job is done.' 'Ever since liberalisation started, we keep on hearing that it's going to be jobless growth.' 'This speaks of the failure of the foreign returned policy makers.' 'When questions are raised, answers should be given and not a resignation.'