As we move through the sharp, precise details of Anita Desai's Clear Light Of Day, we pass through the boundaries between what is real and what is imagined. It is the greatest gift a novelist can give us, says Kamila Shamsie.
Rediff.com guest columnist Yogesh K Upadhyaya talks with Prof M S Ananth to get his views on wide-ranging academic issues and also on the Pan-IIT 2008 meet, which is going to be held at the IIT Madras between December 19 and December 21.
The 1960 epic continues to enthrall unlike any Indian film ever
Being caught up in a travel scam is enough to ruin a trip. We identify nine travel scams that you should avoid, from hidden resort fees to counterfeit merchandise to identity theft.
The idea behind this was simple: the new Fiat 500 was all about innocence and about re-birth, in many ways
'This is because earlier we didn't have any ministry. People came, spoke and went away. There was no follow-up. But the two PBDs have focussed on the problems,' says Jagdish Tytler.
This is clearly the worst financial problem we've had since the Great Depression," as Joseph Stiglitz told a radio show in New Zealand on Wednesday morning.
It is not clear exactly what Obama is going to change. Obama may be able to beat Clinton based on all this, but McCain may not be quite so easy.
An interview with former foreign secretary and India's ex-ambassador to Russia Kanwal Sibal
Forget everything you think you know about India. This is Kochi, the southern coast's sybaritic retreat. Tad Friend explores lush backwaters, dabbles in local cooking, and expands his mind through the ayurvedic treatment sirodhara.
Lata Khubchandani spoke to Sunil Dutt in what is his final interview.
'At crucial times, it was this country that consistently stood by us in international forums on vital issues like Kashmir.'
City looked absolutely futuristic and needed no plastic surgery whatsoever for the next five-odd years.\n
Sooraj Barjatya chats with Readers Readers.
As a common citizen, I am concerned about the lowering of interest rate on bank deposits since most people who do not want to speculate are dependent only on the interest income, says Nalini Chidambaram.
Readers wish one of India's bowling greats, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, on his 60th brithday.
Rediff.com readers wish the India batting maestro on his 53rd birthday.
'I am not saying we will get $10 billion from overseas Indians at the end of the Pravasi Diwas conference. We will get just a trickle but the interest will be generated,' says FICCI Secretary-General Amit Mitra.
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