Is BJP serious about Bharat Ratna for Savarkar?

'If they were really serious (about conferring the Bharat Ratna on Savarkar) what were they doing for the last five years?''Why do they have to take so long?''Gandhi himself never got the Bharat......

Sheena Bora Trial: Will the real Mekhail Bora please stand up?

'Who is the right Mekhail? Mekhail I or Mekhail II?'Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora trial.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It has been over 550 days since I started......

All ye sheep: Beware the Facebook Wolf

'The thing we fondly call FB has come a long way from the cute baby dimples it had in 2006.''Today the dimples are long gone and FB looms over us as Mr Hyde, designing the news we see with......

Why the battle for Sanskrit needs to be joined

'It is a great misfortune that the Nehruvian Stalinists of India have colluded with the grand project of demeaning and destroying Sanskrit.' 'Today, the number of Sanskritists in India is low, and......

When Kishore Kumar was accompanied by an invisible boy!

Kishore Kumar gave us unforgettable songs and performances in his long career in Bollywood. The icon, who would have turned 90 on August 4, will always be remembered for his contribution to cinema.......

Review: Azhar is a bland, badly-set souffl of Bollywood tropes without a soul

Who was Mohammad Azharuddin? More crucially, *what* was he? Those are precisely the questions that, as the end credits roll after 132 minutes of run-time, remain unanswered, feels......

Review: Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola is absurdly great

Raja Sen feels Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola has enough substance to warrant repeated viewings.Without warning, there is an accident. Then, a flashback: to ten minutes earlier. A flashback which......

Mahesh Bhatt's Ten WORST Writing Jobs!

Mahesh Bhatt's creativity seems to work like the classic tale of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. How else do you justify that the man behind poignant creations like Arth, Saaransh and Zakhm is also......

'Mary Kom' packs a punch in Assam's mobile theatre arena

Abahan Theatre's marquee play this year is based on the Olympic bronze medallist. Written by Abhijit Bhattacharya, popular Assamese actor Prastuti Parashar portrays the role of the champion boxer......

The doosra: A high five for champions Australia

The trans-Tasman cricket World Cup final may have failed to live up to expectations, but the Australians were deserving winners. The result re-establishes the country's status as the best in the......

The doosra: Team India is more about hype, less on substance!

Team India, despite all the hype and expectations, failed to beat Australia even once on their just-ended tour Down Under. On the contrary, the co-hosts, having already got the measure of Mahendra......

The doosra: Score at the Sydney Cricket Ground - Australia 13, India 1

Seven wins in a row made Team India firm favourites in the World Cup semi-final against Australia. However, despite all the favorable factors, records indicated Team India has a woeful record at......

The doosra: Dhawan can help Team India reach the Shikhar

With seven wins in a row, Team India had it relatively easy in making it to the last four at t he World Cup. The defending champions are up against hosts Australia next. Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com,......