Rediff.com's Arthur J Pais passes away

Rediff.com regrets to inform you that our dear colleague Arthur J Pais passed away in New Jersey on Friday. Arthur, an Editor at Rediff.com and India Abroad -- the Indian-American newsweekly owned......

'Arthur could tell Hrithik, Kajol they made him feel old...'

'...because he had interviewed their grandparents in their heyday.' P Rajendran looks back on the 11 plus years he worked with Arthur J Pais, the India Abroad and Rediff.com editor, who passed into......

'In death, Arthur's own story was the most life affirming'

Arthur J Pais charmed her and exasperated her. But, says Vaihayasi Pande Daniel as she bids him goodbye, it is the 'irrevocability' of death that 'stingingly puts into focus what you never realised......

'Netaji had a romantic, deeply emotional side to him'

While a lot has been said about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's 1941 escape from British India and his perilous 90-day submarine voyage, his marriage continues to remain a secret. In the second part......

'Rajat Gupta's conviction does not mean the end of the Indian story in America'

‘When the news of Gupta tipping Rajaratnam broke, the Establishment, which he had so carefully cultivated during his 40 years in America, quickly moved to distance itself from him. This is......

This book junks some of innovation's most toxic myths

Arthur J Pais analyses How Stella Saved the Farm, a book that many organisations are talking about at the moment Written by Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble, How Stella Saved the Farm is a......

Rediff's Oscars 2014 Predictions

With the 86th Annual Academy Awards just a few days away, Rediff's critics -- Raja Sen, Aseem Chhabra, Sukanya Verma and Arthur J Pais -- are making their Oscar predictions! Agree with them? Here's......

'We are a close-knit Indian family'

Chitra Amritraj had an arranged marriage, unlike her parents, and her American journey has included challenges very different from what her husband Ashok encountered, discovers Arthur J Pais.......

Ashok Amritraj: The Madras Mogul

Movie producer Ashok Amritraj maps out his American Journey in this conversation with Arthur J Pais. Maggie Amritraj encouraged her sons Anand, Vijay and Ashok to set their goals very high, and......

'Om Puri deserves to be nominated for an Oscar'

Author Richard C Morais tells Arthur J Pais/Rediff.com he is amazed how Om Puri and Helen Mirren have brought his characters to life in the film The Hundred Foot Journey. An American born in......