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Shirish Patel, Renaissance Man

There is and will be plenty written about Shirish Patel's achievements, his awards, his writing, his talks, the mark he left on this city he knew and understood so well. I know much of that,......

Uddhav meets 'Renaissance Man' Pawar, NCP says game on

The new-found bonhomie between the Nationalist Congress Party and the Shiv Sena was on display on Sunday after Uddhav Thackeray met Sharad Pawar at a Mumbai luxury hotel where NCP MLAs were lodged......

'A Fearless Man Devoted To Truth, Justice'

'Every report I filed for Rediff.com on the professor's incarceration, would leave me wondering for days, at the depth of the State's malevolence towards this disabled professor, and his equally......

'Sharada Prasad was a renaissance man'

H Y Sharada Prasad, freedom fighter, columnist and the speech writer of three Prime Ministers of India, passed away in New Delhi on Tuesday. Dr Sanjaya Baru, former media advisor to Prime Minister......

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

Farewell, AVR

One of the finest minds on foreign exchange management, monetary and fiscal policies, on debt and currency markets, on bank management and governance, and indeed on almost every aspect of modern......

What Was The Secret Of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's Success?

His advice was to always start with small positions because we are bound to make mistakes; and remain humble because the markets can be merciless, remembers Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic......

Money tips from history's richest man

Jacob Fugger could always add value for his customers. He made himself indispensable. That kept him in the game Warren Buffett and Bill Gates have nothing on Jakob Fugger, a German financier during......

Happy and happening: Seenagers rock!

They have everything they wanted as a teenager -- only they seem to have got it all 50 years later, says ad guru Sandeep Goyal.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Seenagers -- 'Senior......

'Don't delay punishment for Satyam fraudsters'

The Securities and Exchange Board of India chairman C B Bhave said punishment should be quick for the perpetrators of fraud at IT firm Satyam Computer. Bhave said that the Satyam issue had been......

'I Wanted Waheeda Rehman For Ankur'

'I don't think Waheeda had the confidence that I could pull it off, so she said no.' IMAGE: Shabana Azmi in Ankur. Shyam Benegal started his film career with the brilliant Ankur. The 1974 film not......

'I Feel Like I Have Lost My Father Again'

'After Om's untimely demise, he would call us every Sunday for the next two years to ask, "How are you doing my dear? How's the young fella?"' IMAGE: Shyam Benegal with Om Puri on his son Ishaan's......

'My mom didn't let me watch a lot of Hindi films'

'Something which is just entertaining you continuously is not giving you a moment to pause, reflect or think.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Konkona Sensharma/Instagram Do you know which directors......

What is Priyanka missing?

SRK on KKR... Madhuri on SRK... Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka Chopra/Instagram Priyanka Chopra posts a throwback pic with Nick Jonas and gushes, 'Miss you so much my love'. ......

What Soumitra Chatterjee taught me

Yuvraj Mehta remembers the time he, a first year college student, called on Soumitra Chatterjee at the legendary actor's home. IMAGE: Soumitra Chatterjee in Shaka Proshaka. Growing up in Kolkata......

'Wadekar was renaissance man of Indian cricket'

IMAGE: Former India captain Ajit Wadekar passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday. Photograph: PTI/File The BCCI on Thursday condoled the demise of former captain Ajit Wadekar, calling him the......

World No 1 Sinner leads Italy's tennis renaissance

Andrea Binaghi, who has headed the Italian tennis federation (FITP) since 2001, pointed to reforms over the last 10-15 years to decentralise the coaching system and offer more financial, technical......

France's predicted starting XI for World Cup Final

IMAGE: France players pose for a team group photo before the match. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters Didier Deschamps is likely to keep his usual starting XI for France's World Cup final......

Painful knee hampers Kyrgios bid for Wimbledon glory

IMAGE: For Nck Kyrgios, his burning desire to win Wimbledon comes from a yearning to prove his worth to a tennis establishment he feels has never accepted him. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty......

The man who turned Italy from rock bottom to Euro champions

IMAGE: Italy manager Roberto Mancini poses with the trophy after his side edged England on penalties in the Euro 2020 final in London on Sunday. Photograph: Claudio Villa/Getty Images Italy......

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