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The Nobel Laureate who likes cricket

We have a rarity -- a Nobel Laureate we can relate to! For those in the dark, a few answers....Who is Harold Pinter?He is a playwright, commentator, director, actor, cricket enthusiast, and winner......

The V S Naipaul I came to know

Nikhil Lakshman remembers the times he spent with the legendary writer who passed into the ages six days before his 86th birthday. IMAGE: Sir V S Naipaul gives the Nobel lecture at the Old Stock......

The Aussie who took on the British for Rani Laxmibai

John Lang represented Rani Laxmibai in her legal battle against the East India Company to stop the annexation of her kingdom of Jhansi.Rediff.com's Archana Masih profiles the maverick Aussie who......

Why are politicians baying for Srinivasan's blood?

The political class is howling for N Srinivasan's resignation as BCCI president because of what his son-in-law allegedly did. Yet there is a conspiracy of silence, including the BJP, when......

VOTE: Who made the biggest impact in 2015?

The year 2015 witnessed many major events in India. A few people/events were at the forefront, scripting history and dictating opinions. Take a look and don’t forget to make your pick for the......

The secret behind building brands

Faces are important in India, because people connect with people, not concepts, says Madhukar Sabnavis. Nearly four decades ago, the late Tony Greig released his first book, Cricket: The Men and......

Lal Salaam Review: Boring!

Lal Salaam is not a movie A Ganesh Nadar would recommend. The title would make my activist friend Uttam Ghosh very happy. It is the red salute exchanged between people, who still believe in......

Super Filmi Week: Kajol is the boss

Christopher Nolan's next, Gulzar's gussa, Shyam Benegal's Shivaji and RD's Lawrence of Arabia connection, catch all this and more in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week. Monday IMAGE: Christopher......

The Neena Gupta Interview You Must Read!

'I toh don't even understand making crores because I have never done such a commercially hit film in my life.''It's unbelievable for me.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Neena Gupta/Instagram There are......

The brilliance of Sombhu Mitra, who directed Jaagte Raho

Writer-filmmaker Rinki Roy Bhattacharya, daughter of celebrated filmmaker Bimal Roy, met Bengali theatre stalwart Sombhu Mitra and his wife Tripti as a teenager and was hugely impressed by their......

Brook wins top prize at Cricket Writers' Club Awards

IMAGE: England's Harry Brook made a mark in Test cricket with four centuries in just 9 innings and helped the team to the T20 World Cup win last year. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters England's......

'India Will Bounce Back'

'You have to think positive and play positively only then you will get a positive result.' IMAGE: Sandeep Patil and Ravi Shastri. All Photographs and Video: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com ......

Five IPL teams gunning for stake in London Spirit

London Spirit is the Lord's based team participating in England's domestic cricket tournament, The Hundred. IMAGE: In a recent letter by MCC CEO Guy Lavender to the members, said he was seeking......

Veteran cricket writer Rajan Bala passes away

Veteran cricket writer Rajan Bala passed away in Bangalore on Friday following a prolonged illness. Rajan turned 63 two days ago and died in a hospital in the Garden City where he had been......

West Indies win MCC's Spirit of Cricket award

IMAGE: West Indies captain Jason Holder and his teammates take a knee ahead to support the Black Lives Matter movement. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images for ECB West Indies have won this......

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