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Why Voters Reject India's Left Despite Its Ideas
Rediff.com9 hours ago

A century on, India has adopted the Left's welfare ideas, but not the Left. Why do...

When A Dream Took A 10 Year Break
Rediff.com3 days ago

I spent a sleepless night arguing with myself and losing.I woke up early and decided to...

When Life Changes After A Partner Dies
Rediff.com6 Oct 2026

We joke about our spouses all the time. Nobody jokes about the day the joking partner...

Gujarat Vs Kerala: A Tale Of Two States
Rediff.com26 Sep 2026

Comparing the two states is comparing an apple to an orange. I ate apples for years....

The Untold Migration To Gujarat
Rediff.com22 Sep 2026

Their stories will go unheard, filed somewhere in the banal footnotes of history....

Why I Refuse To Romanticise The 1980s
Rediff.com14 Sep 2026

Some decades are worth remembering exactly as they were, unfiltered, because that's the...

Make HIV Tests Compulsory Before A Wedding
Rediff.com5 Sep 2026

We check horoscopes. We check family background. We check whether the boy has a...

And You Call This A Security Check?
Rediff.com1 Sep 2026

Security in most of India is a facade, discovers Binu Alex.

Do You Know Who Malik Ambar Was?
Rediff.com31 Aug 2026

If that name means nothing to you, you're not alone. It meant nothing to most people we...

Why Nobody Cares About Building Toilets
Rediff.com26 Aug 2026

We raid restaurants for cockroaches but never raid the roadside. Public hygiene runs...

Godhra, Curfew And A Meal To Remember
Rediff.com15 Aug 2026

'Chal bhai, uth.' Get up. He said it to the politicians like they worked for him....

The Film That Cost My Family Its Home
Rediff.com11 Aug 2026

My family produced a Malayalam movie in 1986. It had big actors in it. The songs were...

The Harsh Reality Of Leaving Home Behind
Rediff.com10 Aug 2026

Families don't really break apart in a single moment, they just quietly stop fitting...

Playing The Victim Card Won't Work On Gen Z
Rediff.com3 Aug 2026

Every day, the older men running our politics keep pushing Gen Z voters further away,...

When Rakesh Sharma Met Subrato Roy
Rediff.com1 Aug 2026

The CEO said Saharashree was like a father to them. On his own wedding day, he touched...

Why Failure Matters More Than Success
Rediff.com29 Jul 2026

The Internet only wants to sell you the winning part. The masterclass, the framework,...

When Being Malayali Came With A VIP Pass
Rediff.com25 Jul 2026

As they say some doors open because of who you know, and some, it turns out, open just...

Three Heart Lessons I'll Never Forget
Rediff.com21 Jul 2026

This is the great tragic flaw in how we handle medical emergencies. The golden hour is...

Most Agriculture Ministers Hated Varghese Kurien
Rediff.com18 Jul 2026

At a function in Anand, ministers and the chief minister all in attendance, Varghese...

The Doors That Never Opened
Rediff.com14 Jul 2026

Some doors, it turns out, you can knock on for years and they still won't tell you...