These athletes come from modest backgrounds, but their talent and hard work helped them win big (and earn bigger) on the sports stage. A look at how that prize money changed their lives

A new generation of viewers rediscovers classics of arthouse cinema, on DVD.

Stuff you can’t resist, from brands you’ve never heard of – New Zealand is definitely the place to answer the call of the mall.

Vikas Khanna, a celebrity chef and author talks to us about his love for food, music and dishes that he can't ever make.

A Facebook discussion (no, read: Debate; on second thought, read: War) about which is India’s best mango sparked off this little survey. We took our own opinion poll in the office and just about prevented homicidal violence.

Summer is here with its sweltering heat, dry wind and dehydration. But nature provides its own cure to counter it.

Ashok Banker, synonymous with the retelling of the epics, recounts how it all began – and how difficult it was to get his first mythology series (the Ramayana) published. Poonam Saxena finds out more.

Stress makes the headlines every day. But it’s often misunderstood. Different people react to it differently, and what may make one person anxious, pressured or stressed may barely ruffle the feathers of another.

A pre-quarter finalist who got punched on a reality show thinks more of himself than you do, says Neeti. Well, you might be decent and respectable – but he’s famous!

What happens when the 2020 Revolutionist runs into the original Midnight’s Child at an airport one night? Sorabh Pant imagines the war of words.

Rahul Roushan pretends to be Poonam Pandey (who? the one who wanted to strip for cricket) and dispenses advice on how to make it big on Twitter. (It’s the only place she’s making it big).

Mallika Sherawat is a Hollywood hotshot (huh?). Freida Pinto is a scared newbie on the block (um, sure!). Gursimran Khamba conjures up a few good tips from Mallika to Freida.

Could this question be addressed to anyone better than Saif? Well, we didn’t get him, but we got the next best thing, Tanmay (!), to answer relationship queries on his behalf.

Evidence suggests that poor mental health is correlated with celebrity worship. So, fans, get a life of your own, says Papa CJ.

Doing what Bollywood does best, we didn’t think twice about ripping off The Avengers to make up for the lack of locally awesome superheroes. Kunal writes the ‘original’ script.