In a short-list bereft of Indian writers, this year's Man Booker prize has gone to British novelist Hilary Mantel for her gripping 16th century tale titled Wolf Hall. Mantel, 57, received 50,000......
The Booker Prize Foundation has announced the 13-author Man Bookerlonglist for the 2009 edition of the 50,000 pound (about Rs 40 lakh) literary prize. However, unlike previous years, no Indian......
Mummy, my super hero!The Veda says, matrudevobhava, pitrudevobhava, acharyadevobhava, atithidevobhava in Sanskrit- mother (matru) always first. Not pita (father), not acharya (teacher), not guru,......
It might be snowing in up north in Kashmir, but Kanyakumari, the southernmost district of mainland India, is sweltering. It is so hot that even the young girl selling seashells by the seashore is......
A word of encouragement for all the entrepreneurs (and every other working stiff, for that matter) scrapping it out in the latest downturn: Recessions--for all the havoc they wreak--can also sow......
Shabana Azmi -- who turns 72 on Sunday, September 18 -- made a splash at the Toronto International Film Festival as she walked the red carpet at the world premiere of her new film What's Love Got......
Sukanya Verma presents the changing faces of Shashi Kapoor. A face as gorgeous as Shashi Kapoor's is what makes us look at cinema as magic and dream. What he made us realise is beauty without soul......
Diehard Tendulkar fan actress Saiyami Kher reviews Sachin A Billion Dreams.A Rediff.com Exclusive! There is an old blanket in my cupboard about to give way any minute. But it's the blanket that was......
'It's ridiculous that it has all dragged on for so long. I blame the match referee and the ICC.' The Board of Control for Cricket in India may be pressing for harsh punishment against James......