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The Film That Cost My Family Its Home
Rediff.com9 hours ago

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.com1 days ago

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...

Gujarat, And Its Strange, Thirsty Prohibition
Rediff.com11 Jul 2026

Prohibition never stopped anyone from drinking in Gujarat. It only made the stories...

Why Disasters Like Wayanad Matter
Rediff.com10 Jul 2026

Cyril Radcliffe drew India's border without ever visiting it. Turns out our...

The Baramati Meeting I Never Forgot
Rediff.com7 Jul 2026

I had gone to Baramati to ask about loans. I came back having done a small, accidental...

When Raakh Reminded Me Of Horrific College Memory
Rediff.com29 Jun 2026

Ramesh is not in our class group photo. He had already vanished from school by the time...

Why Make Yoga Day A Ritual
Rediff.com22 Jun 2026

We have Yoga Day. We have Hindi Day. We have, I am fairly certain, so many days, though...

The Women Who Shaped My Life
Rediff.com18 Jun 2026

The men in my family left early. The women stayed. And somewhere in between, they made...

Major Jojy Joseph: A Hero Remembered Every June
Rediff.com12 Jun 2026

Major Jojy Joseph led from the front. Laid down his life. In the service of the nation.

A Complaint Against Mammootty-Mohanlal's Patriot
Rediff.com10 Jun 2026

'A film that puts a Malayali collector, a Malayali general, and a Malayali gangster all...

The Flight Had Landed. Where Had My Mother Gone?
Rediff.com30 May 2026

A few frantic calls later, the answer emerged: She had missed her connecting flight in...