A Day That Ustad Zakir Hussain Gifted Me

The eulogies will pour for Ustad Zakir Hussain.There will be those who recount his genius, his enterprise, his achievements, his grace, and his charm.I have no selfies or autographs to remember him......

Voting For Trump Will Only Hurt America

'To everyone voting for Trump, I have only this simple question: Would you let him have lunch with your daughter or sister or wife or mother?''Then why would you let him have our lunch (and so much......

Mr Hira Was One Of A Kind

They don't make leaders like him anymore, says former Savvy editor Usha Radhakrishnan, paying tribute to publishing pioneer Nari Hira who passed into the ages on Friday. August 23, 2024.......

The Formidable Editor, Vimla Patil

Vimla Patil always stressed the importance of proving wrong the perception that women were women's worst enemies. And it is a lesson I carried forward with me all through my career, learning......

Devika Bulchandani has shattered the glass ceiling for good

IMAGE: Devika Bulchandani, Global CEO Ogilvy. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Ogilvy, one of the world's leading advertising agencies, will for the first time have an Indian-origin......

Jobs: PepsiCo, Citi best for multicultural women

With their employee-friendly and innovative initiatives, two American corporate giants PepsiCo and Citigroup -- led by India-born chief executives have made into a list of best employers for......

Umesh Sachdev among Time magazine's 10 millennials changing the world

Umesh Sachdev's startup produces software allows people to interact with their phones and access services such as online banking by communicating in their native languages. Image: Umesh......

Shah Rukh Khan: I Will Leave Films If...

Gauri wasn't very happy about living the Bombay life.With no friends in the city, she wanted her husband's films to flop so they could go back home, to Delhi.A unique slice of Shah Rukh Khan's......

'When Durga Died, We All Felt The Loss'

'I often wondered while watching the film/trilogy, what if Durga had lived.'' What if Ray made The Durga Trilogy.'Sandip Roy looks back at Pather Panchali's Durga and the woman who brought her......

'I Smiled Each Time Amitabh Slipped'

Rajesh Khanna: 'When I saw Namak Haram, I knew my time was up.''I told Hrishida, "Here is the superstar of tomorrow".' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna in Anand. Amitabh Bachchan and......

'While Others Experimented With Drugs, I Was In Love'

'When you are in love, you are preoccupied just with that.''Nothing else registers. It's like being drugged.' IMAGE: Rekha in Sheshnaag. The youthful Rekha turned 70 on Thursday, October 10. The......

Tokyo Games: Who will Light The Flame?

IMAGE: Naomi Osaka will be a heavy favourite to triumph on the hardcourts in Tokyo. Photograph: Maja Hitij/Getty Images Battered by scandal on the eve of the opening ceremony, Tokyo 2020......

My Dada Sunil Gavaskar

To watch Dada standing on the steps of the airplane ladder with a glittering trophy in hand was exhilarating, recalls Hemant Kenkre. IMAGE: Sunil Gavaskar bats during the second Test against......

On this Day: Azhar-led India won fourth Asia Cup title

IMAGE: Indian fans look at the posters of Sachin Tendulkar and Mohammad Azharuddin at a roadside stall in Kolkata, on May 19, 1999. Photograph: Reuters It was exactly 25 years when Mohammad......