Former US president Bill Clinton on Monday expressed his doubt over the realisation of Gandhi's dream of India given the continued internal differences in the country, particularly between Hindus......
Carter was in politics, but not a politician, certainly not a transactional politician. Carter bears not a small resemblance to another leader of another large country, who was also in politics but......
After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......
At a time when none in Kerala's Left politics questioned the chief minister's authority, MLA P V Anvar hurled a series of accusations against Pinarayi Vijayan's government, notes Shyam G Menon.......
...Is a cultural swaraj under way, wonders Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The man looked at me with a puzzled face when I greeted him. He and I have known each......
The icons from two different eras had an intuitive sense of what it took to strike a chord with the masses. In their book The Hero and the Outlaw, Carol Pearson and Margaret Mark define the......
Most economists were of the view that the NSSO should release the data, as any move to withhold it will dent the image of country’s statistical system. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......
The interest it has generated among designers who are helping create new styles and uses for the product is likely to leave a lasting imprint on the future of khadi, reports TE Narasimhan. IMAGE:......
Documents accessed by Business Standard show owners of suspected Hong Kong-based shell companies are spread across the globe. Documents accessed by Business Standard show some of the Hong......
'Kids like something when it is interesting, focused, and offers scope for self-exploration.''We teach them how to learn, not force them,' Byju Raveendran tells Bibhu Ranjan Mishra.Illustration:......
'Had these leaders known that Jinnah was dying...' IMAGE: Arif Zakaria plays Muhammad Ali Jinnah with Chirag Vora who plays Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in Freedom At Midnight. Photograph: Kind......
'The world needs Gandhi now more than any other time in history.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pratik Gandhi/Instagram Nothing succeeds like success. Ask Pratik Gandhi whose career received a boost......
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's biopic Main Atal Hoon reveals the pitfalls of making films on political figures: The maker has to be careful not to offend any followers. It often results in bland......
'The pride of the devoted Seinfeld fan is that he happens to love a show that doesn't take his love for granted, so that even on repeat viewings he is never really sure what directions an episode......
IMAGE: Historian Ramachandra Guha, centre, with actor Pratik Gandhi, right, and Applause Entertainment CEO Sameer Nair, left. Gandhi Before India and Gandhi -- The Years That Changed The World,......
From cricket icons to badminton stars, our sporting heroes took to Twitter to mark Gandhi Jayanti, paying their respects to the Father of the Nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, on the Mahatma's......
Sania Mirza teamed up with Canadian Daniel Nestor to outplay Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan and Ashley Fisher of Australia 6-3, 6-1 in the first round of the mixed doubles. Sania, who couldn't......