Document And Entity Information	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	REDIFF COM INDIA LTD
Entity Central Index Key	0001103783
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	REDF
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	13,795,178
Document Type	20-F
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes