So who gets to remember old wounds?

'Muslims and Dalits must erase the way they remember their past, or carry out their performances in private,' says Jyoti Punwani, as Maharashtra's Censor Board denies permission to a play Jai......

What Modi and the BJP can learn from America

'You can fight to win leadership of a party, yet join party rivals to win a general election in the US. The fact that dissent is not rebellion is not really appreciated in India, where we are used......

Here all in silence, let them sleep their sleep

Right in the midst of bustling Kolkata lies what might be the most prominent population of Britons in India.Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com walks through the South Park Street Cemetery. IMAGE:......

The uncommon creator of that Common Man

Eminent cartoonist R K Laxman has died at a Pune hospital at the age of 94. Back in 1997, we had carried an excerpt from Past Forward, an autobiographical book which carried anecdotes of eminent......

Mira Nair rejects Harry Potter film

Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Mira Nair has rejected the offer to direct the fifth Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix simply because she did not find it creative......

This bhenji is here to stay!

Mira Nair (Salaam Bombay!, Monsoon Wedding) has tied up with Venky's Chicken to produce a film every year till 2007. The company will be called the International Bhenji Brigade (IBB). Under IBB,......

Mira Nair to direct Rani

For those who wondered where Rani Mukerji would go after filming Black with ace director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, here's the answer in two words: Mira Nair.This is not the first timethe duchess of......

Reese's weapon: her baby

We heard Reese Witherspoon asked for her pregnancy to be woven into the script of Mira Nair's latest film, Vanity Fair.Now, People magazine says Witherspoon's secret weapon during production was......