Savera R Someshwar

Managing Editor Savera R Someshwar has covered politics for over 25 years. You can read her recent work at http://www.rediff.com/news/savera-someshwar.html You can e-mail the author at saveras@rediff.co.in

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The Rediff Podcast: Divya Dutta, Like You've Never Heard Her Before
Rediff.com20 Apr 2026

In a career that has spanned over 30 years and 200 films, if there is one thing that...

Asha Bhosle: 'I've Sung Many Songs, But Some Songs Have Been A Challenge'
Rediff.com16 Apr 2026

'Today's girls are freer than the earlier generation. They perform more freely.'

Asha Bhosle: 'Dum Maro Dum Was Banned By The Government'
Rediff.com15 Apr 2026

'Today, if 50 songs are composed, one or two work. In the 1970s, all 50 would work.'

Asha Bhosle: 'I Am Unable To Trust Anyone'
Rediff.com14 Apr 2026

'When you reach a good point in your life, you should never forget the struggle that...

Exclusive! She Helped Aishwarya, Sushmita, Priyanka Win
Rediff.com5 Mar 2026

Sathya Saran, the woman behind many of India's international pageant wins, reveal why...

Assi Review: The Message Is Very Strong
Rediff.com16 Feb 2026

There are moments in Assi when you will get scared, when you will get angry, when you...

Chauthi At The Someshwars
Rediff.com26 Aug 2025

Bewitching fragrances and a symphony of sounds would herald the arrival of Chauthi in...

'I'd Like To Think I'm The Cool Dad'
Rediff.com15 Jun 2025

Today, says Ajit Menon, CEO, PGIM India Mutual Fund, he's pretty much cruising on the...

Shobhaa De: 'Nari Hira Was A Superstar'
Rediff.com3 Sep 2024

Shobhaa De pays tribute to another legend who passed into the ages on August 23,...

'My children call her Gullu Aunty'
Rediff.com1 Nov 2023

'Whenever she joined any of our family functions, she was so good, so simple.'

'If not PM, Mr Modi Will Be President'
Rediff.com22 May 2023

But the presidency of India then won't be the same, says author and columnist Shobhaa...

'Mothers are not goddesses'
Rediff.com14 May 2023

'Children have to remember that we come with all our failings,' says best-selling...

Sheena Bora Trial: Is Rahul afraid of Indrani?
Rediff.com24 Jun 2022

'She seems to have disappeared off the face of the planet after telling different...

Sheena Bora Trial: More Questions Than Answers
Rediff.com24 Jun 2022

The living will do anything to save their lives. The dead can't defend themselves. Will...

Sheena Bora Trial: 'There's something fishy going on'
Rediff.com23 Jun 2022

When Sheena got down from his car on the evening of April 24, 2012, Rahul says she told...

Your Response: Summer Joy!
Rediff.com25 May 2022

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'Aamir stood beside me through the journey'
Rediff.com25 Aug 2021

'It was one of the greatest learnings in my life to see someone like the great Amitabh...

Where would you 'Holiday in your Head'?
Rediff.com1 Jul 2021

Share your favourite travel destination with us.

'Bad behaviour will surface, it will show'
Rediff.com30 Apr 2021

'The biggest advantage a company has in today's day and age is its reputation.' 'When...

'Abrasive behaviour is like cancer'
Rediff.com19 Apr 2021

'They are acutely aware of how they can use their power as a means to either continue...