'Kamal has surfed and navigated a lot of tidal waves, manoeuvring the peaks and troughs, combining rare intelligence and commonly available intuitions to overcome unimaginable crises all his life.' 'There is no looking back at the past, for his only motto has been 'Tomorrow belongs to us'!'

We asked colleagues, present and past, to reflect on a man who has made such a difference to their lives and careers. Here it is then, a rich collection of memories that offer enchanting glimpses of the enigmatic Ajit Balakrishnan.

'If there is an artiste somewhere in India or in the world who wants to express her art, I hoped that this award would inspire them, and add meaning to their journey.'

'You should ask your boyfriend that,' the stranger replied. 'We've never met in person. We've been talking for two years. Met on Words with Friends on Valentine's Day two years ago when you were travelling in Bali, shooting your Instagram videos.' A sobering excerpt about love and relationships from Shenaz Treasury's lively new book, All He Left Me Was a Recipe: Lessons From My Break-Ups.

rediffGURU Kanchan Rai, founder, Let Us Talk, offers advice on how to navigate problems in a relationship.

From the voter-level, traditionally anti-BJP, anti-Hindutva minorities and other secular voters would have an option, especially in the face of the mounting anti-incumbency against the ruling party -- as it happened in the 2001 assembly polls, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

It would be unfair to accommodate Gauri's incredible journey in six episodes, but the makers have done justice by casting Sushmita Sen. She adds a touch of elegance and reform in some of the most challenging scenes, applauds Divya Nair.

Hrishida's Abhimaan captured the real life pair Jaya and Amitabh Bachchan's dazzling chemistry in the many stages of the husband-wife relationship, observes Sukanya Verma.

rediffGURU Anu Krishna , who is a mind/life coach and NLP trainer, wants you to talk about your problems. She will address your concerns and offer expert advice on how you can take control of your life.

You need eight to 10 hours of healthy sleep every night. Otherwise, your life and heart tend to fall apart, alerts Dr Santosh Kumar Dora.

'When I watched KGF, I was like, 'What kind of world are we living in? Who are these people'?'

'I was living in a fools' paradise, thinking I could win over anyone with my good intentions.'

'I'm 79 + now, and I've been doing all this since my late 20s.' 'Sometimes the ideological war extends to the home as well.' 'Many nights I couldn't sleep when someone close to me uttered the smallest insult.' 'It would cause me a lot of pain. But one has to be honest to oneself.'

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

Salman Khan pulls up Shalin for acting all innocent and not realising that he is equally guilty in the situation and for not maintaining distance from Sumbul.

'It's not fair to your husband that you don't love him and before things get worse, like maybe you becoming pregnant, I would suggest you end the marriage soon,' says Love Guru.

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

The simplest rule to follow is to eat at the right time, says Roopashree Sharma.

Relationship problems? Let Love Guru help.

The latest whistle-blower revelations of multiple shenanigans at global ride-hailing app Uber, coming thick and fast after serial exposes of various dodgy practices at Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google in the recent past raises uncomfortable questions about India Inc. If the FAANGs, Twitter and Uber can be guilty of multiple and diverse transgressions what's happening in Indian corporations? It can be nobody's case that India's largely family-owned and - managed private sector is a beacon of transparency or best corporate governance practices, bolstered as it is by an informal omerta among employees, managements and even boards.

Mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

You are not a bad mom if you go out on a few dates, says Megha Vohra who found her partner on a dating app.

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

Relationship problems? Let Love Guru help.

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

Aseem Chhabra brings you the Best of the Berlinale.

Discuss your interests, passion, hobbies etc to help you find things in common with each other.

Taapsee's ready for 2022... Fatima shows off her winter fashion.. What's Ileana guilty of...

Mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take charge of your life.

Mental health and life coach Anu Krishna offers advice on how to take control of your life.

At the end of the six short stories, Feels Like Ishq is uneven yet watchable, feels Sukanya Verma.

Exercise daily. Reduce screen time. Stand often, sit less.

'I'd definitely wish that the audience of Kerala mature. There are a large number of people who welcome sexual scenes or content if it is in a foreign movie but they can't accept this in a regional movie. That attitude of hypocrisy has to change.'

'I've lost count of the number of times I've said no to sex, because I am tired, and how it has led to air punches, banging of doors, muffled expletives by the other half.' 'With time, we've learned to talk it out and have an arrangement that I'd like to believe works for both of us,' notes Radha Yadav, our newest columnist.