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The man who wants Section 377 scrapped

'The reality is that 377 compromises the freedom and affects many of us adversely,' Navtej Singh Johar tells Manavi Kapur.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com What the British were thinking......

The Delhi archbishop who angered the BJP-RSS

Archbishop Anil Couto's instructions, though politically charged, are not unusual or unprecedented, reports Manavi Kapur.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Religion can be a sticky subject in......

The man who fought for his right to be a groom

'Of course, there is fear, but if we want change, then we must be ready to face the consequences.'Manavi Kapur reports.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com For someone who took on the upper......

The first woman who lost her hair overnight

'How can you fight an enemy you can't see?'Manavi Kapur reports. When Monica Kumar went to bed on the night of August 1 in her home in outer Delhi's Chhawla, all she could think about was waking......

What we must know about SUPERBUGS

How can we protect ourselves against superbugs? IMAGE: Klebsiella pneumoniae, the bacterium in which superbug NDM-1 was first identified.Photograph: Kind courtesy Centre for Disease Control and......

Even $1 million can't buy you these items

You might be proud of your millions in the bank, but there are a handful of things that are still beyond your reach - like T-Rex thigh bone casing on an iPad, a 52- carat diamond dog collar and a......

Humans of demonetisation

The currency ban has changed the lives of the people facilitating this move across India. 'My mother now works 12 hours a day' 'Initially, crowd management was a big challenge': Bank manager R......

Naresh Goyal flew too close to the sun

'The airline business is very dynamic. If you are unable to keep up and lead, you end up last.''This is what has happened to Jet.'Manavi Kapur profiles the aviation pioneer who has lost his......

The rot inside Air India

Enormous debt isn't the only thing afflicting Air India.Its work culture is an equal culprit in its downfall, discovers Manavi Kapur. IMAGE: Air India has the poorest and most outdated customer......

The game corporate India plays

How bridge keeps corporate India sharp and quick-witted.Ranjita Ganesan and Manavi Kapur report. As the India managing director of a German steelmaker that describes itself as the 'global leader......

Tashkent Files: Irony does surya namaskars

'This film is a product of a dangerous trend to take just a sprinkling of truth, mix it with free-flowing speculation and present it as historical facts, says Manavi Kapur. IMAGE: Mithun......

Review: Kahaani 2: Not enough thrill

Kahaani 2 could have been a great film, but it isn't, notes Manavi Kapur. When the second installment of a successful and popular film hits the screens, the expectations are bound to be high.......

Have you met Pammi Aunty?

Pammi Aunty's gappe-shappe sessions with Sarla Bahenji have made Ssumier S Pasricha an internet star, says Manavi Kapur. IMAGE: Pammi Aunty, in all her glory. Men dressing up as women for comedy......

Soha Ali Khan is not afraid to mock herself

Soha Ali Khan's first book The Perils Of Being Moderately Famous may seem indulgent but is not, says Manavi Kapur. IMAGE: Soha Ali Khan and her daughter Inaaya bond in The Perils Of Being......

These girls have power

Manavi Kapur goes behind the scenes to find out what it takes to be a successful woman wrestler. IMAGE: Sakshi Malik celebrates defeating Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan in the women's Freestyle......

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