Aparna Kalra

Stories by Aparna Kalra

Modi impresses kids but will they become teachers?

Modi impresses kids but will they become teachers?

Rediff.com   6 Sep 2014

Despite the prime minister's speech extolling teaching as a profession, very few would take it up.

How small entrepreneurs are making it big on Flipkart, Amazon

How small entrepreneurs are making it big on Flipkart, Amazon

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2014

The e-commerce story in India has begun to look up.

Silicon Valley start-up Uber may find India ride bumpy

Silicon Valley start-up Uber may find India ride bumpy

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2014

With Uber dipping into its generous war chest to subsidise its service, its pampered clientele should sit back and enjoy the ride.

E-rickshaws legal but aren't regulated

E-rickshaws legal but aren't regulated

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2014

Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari puts them out of the ambit of Motor Vehicles Act; experts say some regulation, licensing and driver training will be necessary

Why is BJP's most vocal leader quiet these days?

Why is BJP's most vocal leader quiet these days?

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2014

Sushma Swaraj has fought battles fearlessly, lost a few, and won many. By rights, according to many, she is the one who should have been declared the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate for this year's general elections. But that didn't happen. Is that why she is so quiet these days?

When a feminist turns right

When a feminist turns right

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2014

Madhu Kishwar, noted activist, has raised eyebrows with her stand on Narendra Modi, another instance of her long insistence on questioning of peer opinion, notes Aparna Kalra.

When a feminist turns right

When a feminist turns right

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2014

Madhu Kishwar, noted activist, has raised eyebrows with her stand on Narendra Modi, another instance of her long insistence on questioning of peer opinion.

Growing corporate frauds should worry regulators

Growing corporate frauds should worry regulators

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2013

The size of corporate fraud in India almost doubled after 2009, and such cases also increased in number, said a report from Thought Arbitrage, a think tank in Delhi.

Labour shortage for India Inc projects

Labour shortage for India Inc projects

Rediff.com   14 May 2013

CEOs point fingers at rural job guarantee and related govt welfare schemes; say mechanisation an increasingly viable option.