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Anil Dharker passes into the ages

Columnist and editor Anil Dharker passed away in Mumbai on Friday. Photograph: Kind courtesy @anildharker/Twitter Dharker, 74, was the founder and director of the Mumbai International......

Anil Dharker: Editor, bon vivant, mentor to many

Everywhere Anil Dharker went, he assembled teams of talented people, gave them opportunities, then got out of the way and allowed them to flourish.Meenakshi Shedde remembers a very special......

Censorship? Chomsky, Prashad's talk at fest called off

Celebrated linguist and activist Noam Chomsky, and journalist Vijay Prashad have expressed regret at the "abrupt cancellation" of their discussion at the online Tata Literature Live festival,......

'Hindutva has nothing to do with Hinduism'

'No civilised nation can thrive if it is possessed with the spirit of Hindutva.'Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from Day One of the Tata Literature Festival. IMAGE: From left to right, Tata......

When I met the Queen of England

Dancer-choreographer Astad Deboo met Queen Elizabeth, William and Kate at Buckingham Palace on Monday at the launch of India-UK year of Culture. He tells Archana Masih/Rediff.com that the Queen......

How COVID is changing the game plan for booksellers, publishers

In the future, publishers will need to think of digital immersive marketing just like marketing a movie or show on Netflix is an immersive experience. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com After......

As Sebi rule kicks in, India Inc old brigade marches out

Starting April 1, a non-executive director of 75 years or more can be appointed or re-appointed only by way of a special resolution, which requires 75 per cent ‘for’ votes.......

New foreign trade policy to enhance tea exports

Tea exporters in Siliguri in West Bengal are upbeat thanks to the new provision bringing the tea industry under the Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana or the VKUY scheme in the new foreign......

India major hub for cybercrime

India is fast emerging as a major hub of cybercrime as recession is driving computer-literate criminals to electronic scams, claimed a study by researchers at the University of Brighton. Titled......

How to succeed in a downturn

Starting a business during a recession is a lot like batting first on a green pitch under an overcast sky. The going is tough and one can't afford to make errors. An ailing economy, repressed......

SEE: Why Sridevi refused to work with Amitabh

'Sridevi was known as this elusive movie star, but there was a ticking brain there that I don't think she got enough credit for.'Videos: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Photograph: Kind courtesy......

'Jennifer's death destroyed Shashi Kapoor'

'With Jennifer gone, Shashi struggled, but couldn't find himself.''That vast area of his personality that was Jennifer -- now it lay empty.'The death of his beloved wife was a blow Shashi Kapoor......

'Shashi Kapoor didn't need to pretend'

A beloved actor and filmmaker, a generous promoter of theatre, a family man... the late Shashi Kapoor was all this and more. In Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, The Star, Aseem Chhabra gives us......

Ayesha Dharker, star of Broadway!

The first of thereviews are out forBombay Dreams, the superhit London musical helmed by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, directed by Steven Pimlott, with the music scored by A R Rahman,thatreleased on......

Ayesha Dharker loves wearing provocative costumes!

Bollywood was not a viable option for Ayesha Dharker, 26, as she did not think it to have real characters and stories.Yet, in the musical extravaganza Bombay Dreams, she plays a flashy Bollywood......

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