Legendary artist S H Raza laid to rest in native village

Legendary painter and son of the soil, S H Raza was on Sunday laid to rest at Binjhiya village in Mandla amid the guard of honour by Madhya Pradesh Police. The acclaimed painter, who depicted......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Gaitonde to Raza: The 10 costliest Indian paintings

The 'Artery Top 500 Works' list features the most expensive Indian works of art that have been sold since modern Indian artwork was first included in a mainstream international auction in the mid......

'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

Tyeb Mehta canvas fetches Rs 17.54 cr at Christie's auction

Christie's second art auction in the country saw 78 works by Indian artists fetching a total of Rs 75.27 crore (Rs 752 million), including a whopping Rs 17.54 crore (Rs 175 million) paid for a......

He enriched the world with his magical voice

His songs were the anchor, the substratum, if you will, upon which life unfolded day after day, decade after decade -- across villages, towns, cities, and regions.Siva Sankar pays a tribute to S P......

Ten 2018 Films I didn't like

Why these movies didn't impress Sreehari Nair... One or many of the films on this list would have made it to another critic's list of the Best Hindi Films of 2018. But I think we are living in too......

Watch out for Manav Kaul, folks!

'My mother has one complaint -- I die in all of my films. She has told me to stop dying now.' Actor Manav Kaul on his ascent to the big league. One of Bollywood's most spoken about talents these......