All stories by Sandeep Goyal
Which Would You Choose: Gelephu or Neom?
Rediff.com6 Dec 2024Live on one of Gelephu's inhabitable bridges where elephants will saunter past, be it day or night; or be homed in a never-ending building with flying cars and robot maids? asks ambivalent Sandeep Goyal.
What Our Netas Can Borrow From Trump
Rediff.com14 Nov 2024Our politicians need to take a leaf out of Mr Trump's personalised merchandise sale: It keeps his image in the public eye, continuing to engage him differently and innovatively with his supporters, points out Sandeep Goyal.
Indians Dominate TIME 100 AI Titans List
Rediff.com23 Sep 2024The TIME 100 AI list is an interesting assortment of titans. Indians make up about 20 per cent of the coveted list, which is pretty commendable, notes Sandeep Goyal.
Know What Sadfishing Is?
Rediff.com18 Jul 2024It is 'when someone uses their emotional problems to hook an audience on the Internet.'
It essentially amounts to 'performing sadness online for sympathy and/or attention,' explains Sandeep Goyal.
Will Kangana Make A Good Politician?
Rediff.com27 Mar 2024Entertainers can be good politicians if they treat the citizens as the audience, and treat their job like a live show, and work hard to make sure the audience likes them, asserts Sandeep Goyal.
When Was Butter Chicken Created?
Rediff.com19 Feb 2024The genesis of India's most-loved dish may go to canny cooks in the Mughal era, notes Sandeep Goyal.
Shah Rukh Khan Is A Lifelong Learner
Rediff.com18 Dec 2023From the pinnacle of Veer Zara's teary romance, the transition to Pathaan and Jawan must have entailed a lot of resetting, rewiring, and recalibration in the mind. But SRK has done it. And done it well, notes Sandeep Goyal.
The World's Most Expensive Handbag
Rediff.com6 Dec 2023Want to buy the Millionaire Speedy? Well, you probably can't, because it's MTO -- meaning 'made-to-order' and is specifically for extraordinarily special VIP LV clients, says Sandeep Goyal.
What You Must Know About Animall App
Rediff.com14 Aug 2023Neetu Yadav and Kirti Jangra teamed up to create an app that is possibly the platinum standard for apps targeted at Bharat.
Have You Experienced Coke Studio Bharat?
Rediff.com28 Feb 2023Coke Studio Bharat needs to succeed -- because of its music, nothing else, asserts Sandeep Goyal.
How Much Did Messi, Ronaldo Charge?
Rediff.com3 Jan 2023How expensive was this 'picture of the century'?
The Risks of Juniorisation
Rediff.com24 Nov 2022You finally end up with an army of midgets led by midgets, notes Sandeep Goyal.
Pushpa Effect Makes Allu Arjun Brand Star
Rediff.com13 Sep 2022A little bird in the know of things tells me that Allu Arjun will most likely become the face of a global cola brand very soon. And he has jacked his brand endorsement price to an unheard of Rs 7.5 crore per day, leaving the likes of Virat Kohli and Ranveer Singh trailing by quite a margin, reveals Sandeep Goyal.
Issey Miyake Was Nothing Short Of Genius
Rediff.com31 Aug 2022'Known for his innovative styles and perfumes, Issey Miyake built a global fashion brand, which included designing Steve Jobs' famous black turtle neck jumpers.'
The Floating Lanterns Of Hiroshima
Rediff.com20 Aug 2022The Hiroshima event is not just about the 10,000-odd lanterns that float down a river. It is about remembrance. It is about dignity. It is about respect. It is about love, observes Sandeep Goyal.
Start-ups, IPL auctions & the Veblen Effect
Rediff.com11 Mar 2022India added three unicorns per month in 2021 to nearly double the overall number to about 85 at last count. And there are many gazelles and cheetahs in the pipeline. All gunning to be unicorns (and then decacorns) soon thereafter, notes Sandeep Goyal.
Virat Kohli Is In Self-Denial
Rediff.com4 Feb 2022He is not seeing what perhaps everyone else around him is seeing: An over-commercialised player who is really an under-performing batsman, observes Sandeep Goyal.
Why '83 Failed At The Box Office
Rediff.com17 Jan 2022The film didn't offer the unfettered entertainment which everyone sought -- it was out-and-out a docu-drama, not a masala movie, notes Sandeep Goyal.
Harnaaz, Leena or Gita: Who's Your Icon?
Rediff.com10 Jan 2022Is winning a glamour contest, a beauty parade, a bigger achievement than getting to run one of the world's best known luxury brands or the IMF? asks Sandeep Goyal.
Have You Eaten A 32-Inch Parantha?
Rediff.com28 Dec 2021Gastronomic tourism is the act of travelling for a taste of the place, in order to get a sense of the place.