People from all over Maharashtra come to watch the Shivgarjana dhol-tasha band in action. Paloma Sharma/Rediff.com find out why. As is habitual of fireworks during the festival season, one suddenly......
Mahim, a central suburb of Mumbai, is a place of many religions. The sarvajanik (community) Ganpati celebrations (catch our coverage here) serve a special purpose in the multi-community......
On August 29, Mumbai welcomed its favourite God, the Elephant-headed Ganesha (catch our coverage here). Installed with love, pomp and ceremony in home and pandals, the cheerful God will reside with......
It's that time of the year again, when the homes in Mumbai turn into temples. As Lord Ganesha comes to visit his devotees, homes are scrubbed clean and a special, beautifully decorated area is......
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has reiterated the need to improve the efficiency and the credibility of the organization for which the member States and the secretariat......
Brands in India are finding newer, more innovative ways to engage with a wider audience during festivals. But they still have a long way to go before they match global campaigns. T E Narasimhan and......
Six years after running down the low-cost model, Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines are betting on it to keep running. On August 25, 2003, Gorur Ramaswamy Gopinath, an ex-Army officer who ran......
'Shashiji was a terrific co-star' IMAGE: Shashi Kapoor in Jab Jab Phool Khile. Shashi Kapoor's five favourite leading ladies speak on his 84th birth anniversary to Subhash K Jha: Shabana Azmi:......
Photograph: Kind courtesy Urmila Matondkar/Instagram Urmila Matondkar has a unique experience every Ganesh Chaturthi. "We don't get Ganapati at home in Mumbai," she tells Subhash K Jha. "We......
Bollywood stars celebrate the auspicious festival of Ganesh Chaturthi at their homes with their loved ones. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sara Ali Khan/Instagram Sara Ali Khan and her mum, Amrita......
'We will never really lose him because in death, his spirit, trapped in a frail body, has been set free and will surround us like the air we breathe.'Shabana Azmi, Asha Parekh, Zeenat Aman,......
Ventilator is a simple Marathi family film which you can enjoy this weekend with your parents, uncles, aunties, cousins..., writes Hemant Waje. Marathi film Ventilator, which marks the acting......