Modi and his ministers need a thick skin

A wise politician would disarm his critics, try to take them along, co-opt them, or, at least, take the criticism in his stride.Developing a thick skin ought to be an essential part of any......

At 97, yoga guru is India's oldest Padma Shri

V Nanammal -- The Grand Old Lady of Yoga -- is the oldest recipient of the Padma Shri this year.Rediff.com's Archana Masih met the nearly 100-year-old yoga guru who does not wear glasses, has never......

Why is the South doing well?

The four southern states -- Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu -- now lead the country in a number of indices, including education. It is telling that the four traditional......

What Indian diaspora thinks about Narendra Modi varied

The PBD this year fun­c­tions as a political stage for the BJP government at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh. Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi have been......

How these Indian brands attained the cult status

The live in a fluid world of shifting paradigms. Not so long ago, there were companies selling goods directly to consumers using tools like mailers, catalogues, flyers, postcards, brochures etc......

Sachs's initiative to end poverty

The fight to end poverty sometimes looks like an industry that depends on the poor's impoverished state for its own survival. Jeffrey Sachs's (noted US economist and Director of the Earth Institute......

How Mohit Gujral changed India's skyline

Mohit Gujral, recently turned 46, has lost some weight. His hair is a silver mane that would do an actor proud. And the slight hint of a stammer is now history. The 21st century has been kind to......

'Chamkila wouldn't have been possible without Diljit'

IMAGE: Parineeti Chopra and Diljit Dosanjh in Amar Singh Chamkila. Photograph: Kind courtesy Diljit Dosanjh/Instagram Imtiaz Ali is on a high. His new film, Amar Singh Chamkila, has been received......

What Makes Kantara And Brahmastra The 'Chosen Ones'

As much as we enjoy and write reams and reams about our amazement at the Kantara climax, 30 years on from now, will we remember these portions more fondly or the ones where Shiva is simply hanging......

RRR And KGF: When Money Gives You Roots

'I believe it's not the success of RRR or KGF that we must actually investigate, but what makes these two films our marquee events,' argues Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: NTR Jr as Komaram Bheem and Ram......

Review: Bioscopewala is a sweet film

'A movie to bring back memories of your innocent, carefree, childhood,' says Prasanna Zore. Debutant director Deb Medhekar's Bioscopewala, a contemporary adaptation of Tagore's Kabuliwala, is a......

The Golden Thrower

Someone who confessed he would have been beating buffaloes with sticks had it not been for the javelin went on to win India's first Olympic gold medal in athletics. IMAGE: India's gold medallist......