SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    Form 6-K

                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
                    PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
                      THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                         For the month of October 2004
                       Commission File Number: 000-30735

                            Rediff.com India Limited
                (Translation of registrant's name into English)

        1st Floor, Mahalaxmi Engineering Estate, L.J. Road #1, Mahim (W)
                    (Address of principal executive office)




(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

                          Form 20-F |X|     Form 40-F |_|

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.)

                          Yes |_|           No |X|

(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-    .)




                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                            Rediff.com India Limited
                                            (Registrant)
Date: October 6, 2004

                                          By: /s/ Joy Basu
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Name:  Joy Basu
                                             Title: Chief Financial Officer



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         Rediff.Com India Limited
         1st floor, Mahalaxmi Engineering Estate, L.J. Road # 1, Mahim (W),
         Mumbai - 400 016. Tel: (022) 2444 9144, Fax: (022) 2445 5346.
         Web site: www.rediff.com


                                  News Release
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        Rediff.Com Appoints Financial Expert As New Independent Director

Mumbai, India, September 29, 2004
Rediff.com India Limited (Nasdaq: REDF), one of the premier worldwide online
providers of news, information, communication, entertainment and shopping
services announced the appointment of Sridar A. Iyengar as an Independent
Director to its Board. Mr. Iyengar will also head the Board's Audit Committee.

Mr. Iyengar is currently the President of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) in
Silicon Valley and a member of their global Board of Trustees. He also serves
on the Board of Infosys Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: INFY) as an Independent
Director and serves on their Audit committee. He is also on the board of
Progeon and the American India Foundation. He advises many early stage
technology companies in the US and India.

He retired as the Partner-in-Charge of KPMG's Emerging Business Practice. He
has had a number of leadership roles during his 34-year stay within KPMG's
global organization. He has the unique distinction of having worked as a
partner in all three of KPMG's regions - Europe, America and Asia Pacific -- as
well as in all four of KPMG's functional disciplines -- assurance, tax,
consulting and financial advisory services. He was Chairman and CEO of KPMG's
India operations between 1997 and 2000 and during that period was a member of
the Executive Board of KPMG's Asia Pacific practice. Prior to that, he headed
up the International Services practice in the West Coast. On his return from
India in 2000 he was asked to lead a major effort of KPMG focused on delivering
audit and advisory services to early stage companies. He served as a member of
the Audit Strategy group of KPMG LLP. He was with KPMG from 1968 until his
retirement in March 2002.

Mr. Ajit Balakrishnan, Chairman of the Board at Rediff.com India Limited said,
"The Board welcomes Mr. Iyengar and looks forward to benefit from his wisdom
and guidance."

Sridar A. Iyengar is the Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in
England and Wales, holds Bachelor Degree in Commerce (Honors) from University
of Calcutta and has attended the Executive Education course at Stanford.

About Rediff.com
Rediff.com (Nasdaq REDF) is one of the premier worldwide online provider of
news, information, communication, entertainment and shopping services for
Indians.

Known for being one of the first with news and providing accurate and
trustworthy information, Rediff.com provides an ideal platform for Indians
worldwide to connect with one another online fast. Rediff.com is committed to
offering a personalized and a secure surfing and shopping environment.

Rediff.com additionally offers the Indian American community one of the oldest
and largest Indian weekly newspapers, India Abroad.

Founded in 1996, Rediff.com is headquartered in Mumbai, India with offices in
New Delhi and New York, USA.

Safe Harbour
Except for historical information and discussions contained herein, statements
included in this release may constitute "forward-looking statements." These
statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those that may be
projected by these forward looking statements. These risks and uncertainties
include but are not limited to the slowdown in the US and Indian economies and
in the sectors in which our clients are based, the slowdown in the internet and
IT sectors world-wide, competition, success of our past and future
acquisitions, attracting, recruiting and retaining highly skilled employees,
technology, legal and regulatory policy, managing risks associated with
customer products, the wide spread acceptance of the internet as well as other
risks detailed in the reports filed by Rediff.com India Limited with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission. Rediff.com India Limited and it's
subsidiaries may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward
looking statements, including statements contained in the Company's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders.
Rediff.com India Limited does not undertake to update any forward-looking
statement that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.

For further details contact:

Debasis Ghosh
Rediff.com India Limited
Tel.: 91-22-24449144. Extn.: 266.
E-mail: investor@rediff.co.in