All stories by VAIHAYASI PANDE DANIEL, RAJESH KARKERA
'Yeh Patthar Nahin Todegi'
Rediff.com24 Oct 2024There was a memorable meeting with a 'tall, elegant, beautiful girl', who had recently finished her 12th in the strongly tribal Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. 'I was shocked. In this whole sea of villages, I knew for sure there was no other 12th pass girl. I said I want to meet your father.' 'She brought her father, a daily-wage labourer. I asked him: "How come you decided to educate your girl till the 12th standard? You break stones for a living and you don't have a lot of money".' 'He just said one line and in that one line he said everything.'
She Helps Girls Get Education
Rediff.com23 Oct 2024What are the reasons why a girl's education falls by the wayside? Why was Safeena a casualty too? Maybe because the education system doesn't give youngsters enough options? Or there are societal issues or pressures?
'Online dating is so much work'
Rediff.com11 Mar 2024She's a popular, cute-looking vlogger who's written a book about breakups. But what does Shenaz Treasury think about romance? The modern version of right swipe-left swipe love? And a world in which the rule of ishq have changed?
'Nothing shocks me about Indian relationships'
Rediff.com11 Mar 2024'Nobody really talks about the middle of relationships or the mundane parts... (When the end comes) we think, "Wow, this is the worst time of my life. This is horrible. It's never been worse". But actually, I feel the endings are what makes us who we are.'
'All Good Things Start With Ghee'
Rediff.com15 Feb 2024'I always say you really cannot own a recipe.' 'In India, where, we have been cooking for thousands of years, how can you put a finger and say, 'This is mine'?'
Sharvari Khot, 16. 26/11 Survivor
Rediff.com26 Nov 2017'In a fraction of a second everything started...'