'Omission Of Darwin's Theory of Evolution Is A Serious Error Of Judgment'

'We will bring up students with an imperfect understanding of their own history and a superficial understanding of science.''This is not what we should be doing to future generations.'......

A Colossus says Goodbye

Naresh Chandra -- distinguished civil servant and diplomat -- passed into the ages on Sunday, July 9.Ambassador T P Sreenivasan salutes a patriot like none other. IMAGE: Naresh Chandra, presents......

Remembering Kalam: 'When a problem arises, become the captain of the problem and defeat it!'

  Dr Abdul Kalam passed away on July 27, last year while delivering a lecture at the IIM-Shillong in Meghalaya Rediff.com remembers a great and wonderful Indian with this interview in which......

'Amit Shah said we have to rule Kerala'

IMAGE: Kummanam Rajasekharan launches his Vimochana Yatra.   'What authority has a secular government to administer Hindu temples? When Hindu temples are ruled by secular governments, what......

Lessons from India's 'brightest investment minds'

'Indians are great savers, but they are lousy investors.'Excerpts from Anuj Shah's Brightest Investment Minds: Their Journeys, Their Insights. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com How many of......

'Entrepreneurs not only shape but create the future'

Five inspiring women who travelled thousands of miles to Hyderabad recently to grow their business and skills share their tales of global entrepreneurship. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel listened in. The......

Dilip Shanghvi's X factor shows up in different ways

If you look at Mr Shanghvi and his business, you may find several things wrong. Unlike industry doyens Parvinder Singh of Ranbaxy, Anji Reddy of Dr Reddy’s Laboratories and Yusuf Hamied......

The intricate route from Yojana to NITI

The NITI Aayog ought to concentrate on interventions cutting across states There once was a time when the belief prevailed that the economy was some intricate Rube Goldberg contraption of connected......

Hope Aur Hum Review: A winsome slice of family life

Hope Aur Hum never strays into complicated territory and sticks to its gentle celebration of everyday highs and lows, says Sukanya Verma. There's a crack, a crack in everything.That's how the......

'A woman of her times and yet someone belonging to Gandhiji's era'

'Asked which Dilip Kumar films were among her favourites, she said she had seen not a single movie of his until that time. This became a sensational issue. She did not mean to offend Dilip Kumar.'......