All stories by Manavi Kapur
'No iota of doubt about Shastri's death'
Rediff.com25 May 2019Moni Chadha was with Lal Bahadur Shastri in Tashkent. He counters colourful conspiracy theories with sobering facts.
Naresh Goyal flew too close to the sun
Rediff.com29 Apr 2019'The airline business is very dynamic. If you are unable to keep up and lead, you end up last.' 'This is what has happened to Jet.'
Warning! You might overstay your welcome here
Rediff.com24 Apr 2019Each corner of the interiors has been designed and laboured over by Garg and his team. It took nearly a year to put every little detail together
Tashkent Files: Irony does surya namaskars
Rediff.com20 Apr 2019'This film is a product of a dangerous trend to take just a sprinkling of truth, mix it with free-flowing speculation and present it as historical facts,' says Manavi Kapur.
What Indian diaspora thinks about Narendra Modi varied
Rediff.com22 Jan 2019The PBD this year functions as a political stage for the BJP government at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh. Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi have been wooing the Indian diaspora through widely publicised events across the country. At the PBD, the mood was either largely pro-Modi, and when not, apolitical.
Bezwada Wilson, an Indian hero
Rediff.com11 Nov 2018Between January 1, 2017 and September 18, 2018, one manual scavenger died every five days. He is no caped superhero, but Bezwada Wilson continues to fight the good fight for manual scavengers, says Manavi Kapur.
The lost and now 'found' Saraswati river
Rediff.com8 Nov 2018This Haryana village believes it has 'found' the Saraswati river of the Vedas.
The man who wants Section 377 scrapped
Rediff.com9 Jul 2018'The reality is that 377 compromises the freedom and affects many of us adversely,' Navtej Singh Johar tells Manavi Kapur.
Yoga: The hip new fad in the land of its birth
Rediff.com5 Jul 2018Today, it is modish to be part of a yoga class, to post stories on Instagram while striking an impressively complex asana in a bralette and crop-top paired with neon yoga pants, to bond over green tea and yoga bars after a strenuous session at the studio and have subscriptions to yoga studios, not ashrams, says Manavi Kapur.
The Delhi archbishop who angered the BJP-RSS
Rediff.com8 Jun 2018Archbishop Anil Couto's instructions, though politically charged, are not unusual or unprecedented.
Global Parli brings hope to parched Beed
Rediff.com22 May 2018'We are not promising prosperity to these villagers. Instead, the focus is on self-sufficiency.'
The man who fought for his right to be a groom
Rediff.com26 Apr 2018'Of course, there is fear, but if we want change, then we must be ready to face the consequences.'
Why young India is paying for expensive private colleges
Rediff.com13 Mar 2018Is it just the glamour?
Soha Ali Khan is not afraid to mock herself
Rediff.com5 Mar 2018Soha Ali Khan's look at her self in her debut book, The Perils Of Being Moderately Famous, may seem indulgent but is not, says Manavi Kapur.
How a middle-class Delhi boy powered his way to Forbes 30 Under 30
Rediff.com5 Dec 2017Tirthak Saha is living the American dream, but his work has a typically Indian context.
When it was Kabira's Varanasi...
Rediff.com6 Nov 2017Celebrating the poet-saint's legacy in our times.
The first woman who lost her hair overnight
Rediff.com19 Aug 2017'How can you fight an enemy you can't see?'
'Attack on cattle is attack on country's culture'
Rediff.com31 Jul 2017'If majority of the country's population is sentimental about a certain species, why are we so ashamed to say that we want to give it statutory protection?'
Experienced the magic of a book club?
Rediff.com21 Jul 2017A common interest in literature often leads to new bonds with people you'd never otherwise meet.
The rot inside Air India
Rediff.com6 Jul 2017Enormous debt isn't the only thing afflicting Air India. Its work culture is an equal culprit in its downfall.