When Love's Magic touched the Ghazal!

Beauty is woven into the ghazal with such deep feelings of love that the focus is always on seeking oneness with the other, notes Gopi Chand Narang.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com  ......

'Army chief is talking like a politician, it is sad'

'An army general is not supposed to speak on political issues.''He should be keeping away from politics.' Army chief General Bipin Rawat's comments about the rise of the All India United......

'Muslims only fear Allah, not Narendra Modi'

Muslim voters in the Old City in Lucknow know the decisive value of their votes, but are wary that their votes are divided, and that, they fear, will only help Narendra Modi. Syed Firdaus......

Nida Fazli, the last of the great Urdu poets

For generations to come it will be difficult for any other Urdu poet to attain such high standards as Nida Fazli, who passed into the ages on Monday, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com. When the......

Mira Nair falls, has shoulder surgery

  IMAGE: Ishan Khatter -- who is, by all accounts, outstanding -- in Mira Nair's series A Suitable Boy, with his 'Miradi'. Photograph:   Mira Nair is currently not feeling on top of the......

Dhadak Trailer Review: Janhvi and Ishaan are FABULOUS

The Dhadak trailer makes you believe that the film will redefine love in Bollywood, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf. A love story in Bollywood that redefines cinema happens only once in a while, and you......

The 25 Moods of Lata Mangeshkar

For more than half a century, the beautiful quality of Lata Mangeshkar's singing has regaled generations of listeners. The fact that it's not merely tough but impossible for anybody to name just......

Watch! When Khayyam spoke about his favourite song

Khayyam, the legendary composer, passed into the ages in a Mumbai hospital on August 19.Two years ago, on February 18, 2017, he spoke to Rediff.com's Patcy N on the occasion of his 91st......