'Caste Won't Disappear From India'

'In India those who want change cannot bring about change, and those who can bring about change do not want change.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com No other economist in India is perhaps......

G-23's Shashi Tharoor has a vision for Congress, will others see it?

By filing his nomination as Congress president on Friday, Shashi Tharoor has shown he is no ’quockerwodger' -- a word he introduced into our lexicon which means someone acting on the......

Silence is better, says professor whose hand was chopped off by PFI activists

IMAGE: Professor T J Joseph.Photograph: Rediff.com Archives Professor T J Joseph, whose hand was chopped off by activists of the Popular Front of India for alleged blasphemy 12 years ago, on......

Why did Kerala governor fast against dowry?

'What we see today is bargaining.''The man's family sets a price for him and then they start bargaining.''He is sold to the family that offers the highest price.''In this market, a woman is just a......