Finding Aaron: A Lost-And-Found Miracle

John and Tamilarasi had their newborn stolen eight years ago, and lost all hope of ever finding him.Now they have got him back, though not fully. Not yet.A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com narrates their......

Eleanor Catton wins Man Booker Prize for The Luminaries

New Zealand author Eleanor Catton has become the youngest Man Booker winner in the prize's history for her novel The Luminaries. The 28-year-old Catton is just the second New Zealander to win the......

Will Jhumpa Lahiri bag the Booker?

The £50,000 Man Booker Prize will be announced on Tuesday. The Indian-American author is in the fray for her new book ‘The Lowland’, but what are her chances?   A mere......

Jhumpa Lahiri's 'The Lowland' in Man Booker shortlist

Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri has made it to this year's Man Booker Prize shortlist for her new book The Lowland, an intimate portrayal of two brothers set in Kolkata of the 1960s. Her tale,......

Now showing: When Jesus came to India

A new play looks at how Jesus might have spent his adolescent years backpacking in India, writes Arthur J Pais. Playwright Lloyd Suh has read and heard a lot of stories about the missing years in......

Bollywood's Parsi power!

And no, says Sukanya Verma, the list doesn't start and stop with Boman Irani! Often caricatured on celluloid, there's more to the small but solid Parsi community than quirks and accent. Quite a few......

Spider-Man 2: A must-watch!

The thing about spiders is that we don't like them. Either creepily hairy or disconcertingly spindly, they refuse us even the common decency of being stealthy, commonly wallowing in discomfort as......

These Awesome Ladies Inspire Me Daily

Through their triumphs and struggles, these athletes have not only rewritten the narrative of women in sports but have also ignited a flame of empowerment and inspiration, asserts Laxmi Negi.......

World C'ships: Nikhat, Nitu punch their way into finals

IMAGE: Nikhat Zareen in action during her match-winning bout against Ingrit Valencia on Thursday. Photograph: IBA On a delightful day for Indian boxers, the quartet of Nikhat Zareen (50kg),......

Nikhat Zareen boxing her way to glory one title at a time

IMAGE: Nikhat Zareen became only the second boxer after Mary Kom to win two World titles. Photograph: Kind courtesy BFI MC Mary Kom had once angrily asked, "Who Nikhat Zareen?" Having......

India's boxers hit jackpot but job not done yet

India won four gold at the IBA Women’s World Championships in a depleted field. To put things in perspective, five of the boycotting nations -- USA, Ireland, Canada, Poland and Netherlands --......

Year Ender 2022: Nikhat emerges as the brightest star of Indian boxing

IMAGE: Nikhat Zareen is the fifth Indian woman to win a gold medal at the IBA women's World Boxing Championships. Photograph: Nikhat Zareen/Instagram In Nikhat Zareen, a new star emerged on the......