20-F/A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F/A

(Amendment No. 1)

¨ Registration statement pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

x Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

¨ SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report                     

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File Number 000-30735

REDIFF.COM INDIA LIMITED

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Not Applicable

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

Republic of India

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Mahalaxmi Engineering Estate

1st Floor, L. J. First Cross Road

Mahim (West)

Mumbai - 400016, India

+91-22-6182-0000

(Address of principal executive offices)

Swasti Bhowmick

Tel No - +91-22-6182-0000 ext 390 Facsimile - +91-22- 2445-5346

(Name, telephone, e-mail and/or facsimile number of company contact person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each Class	Name of each exchange on which registered
American Depositary Shares, each represented by one-half of one equity share, par value ₹5 per share	NASDAQ Global Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

Not Applicable

(Title of Class)

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report: 13,795,178 Equity Shares.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.    Yes  ¨    No  x

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.    Yes  ¨    No   x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  ¨            Accelerated filer  ¨            Non-accelerated filer  x

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

U.S. GAAP  x International Financial Reporting Standards as issued
by the International Accounting Standards Board  ¨ Other  ¨

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.    Item 17  ¨    Item 18  ¨

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The purpose of this Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to Rediff.com India Limited’s annual report on Form 20-F for the period ended March 31, 2015, originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2015 (the “Form 20-F”), is solely to furnish Exhibit 101 to the Form 20-F in accordance with Rule 405 of Regulation S-T.

No other changes have been made in this Amendment to the Form 20-F. This Amendment speaks as of the original date of the Form 20-F, does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to the original filing date and does not modify or update in any way disclosures made in the original Form 20-F.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description of Document
101	The following financial information from the Rediff.com India Limited Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2015 is formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this report on its behalf.

REDIFF.COM INDIA LIMITED
By:	/s/ Ajit Balakrishnan
	Name:	Ajit Balakrishnan
	Title:	Chairman and Managing Director (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: August 14, 2015

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this report on its behalf.

REDIFF.COM INDIA LIMITED
By:	/s/ Swasti Bhowmick
	Name:	Swasti Bhowmick
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

Date: August 14, 2015

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Intangible assets, net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the carrying amount of intangible assets:

	As of March 31, 2014
	Gross carrying		Accumulated		Impairment		Net carrying
	value		amortization		loss		value
	US$		US$		US$		US$
Customer contracts		12,383		12,383		-		-
Intellectual property		2,605,644		1,254,274		1,351,370		-
Total intangible assets, net		2,618,027		1,266,657		1,351,370		-

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization expense	$ 1,719,327	$ 2,688,989	$ 3,249,417
Asset Impairment Charges	3,200,089	1,590,371	$ 0
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of		39,380
Computer Equipment [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges	$ 3,200,089	$ 199,621

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Allowance for doubtful trade accounts receivables (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Receivables [Abstract]

Allowance for Doubtful Trade Accounts Receivables [Table Text Block]

	Balance at						Effect of		Balance at
	Beginning  of		Expense /		Bad debts		exchange rate		end
Description	year		(Reversal)		written off		changes		of year
	US$		US$		US$		US$		US$
Fiscal 2015		618,054		41,509		(11,172)		(22,474)		625,917
Fiscal 2014		876,300		190,493		(420,018)		(28,721)		618,054
Fiscal 2013		3,200,434		(48,580)		(2,106,011)		(169,543)		876,300

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Retirement Benefits (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Change in benefit obligation
Benefit obligation at the beginning of the year	$ 511,506	$ 527,512	$ 446,146
Actuarial (gain) loss	27,963	(60,402)	14,941
Service cost	69,402	75,405	75,039
Interest cost	52,790	46,086	44,025
Benefits paid	(70,427)	(27,314)	(26,382)
Effect of exchange rate changes	(22,184)	(49,781)	(26,257)
Benefit obligation at the end of the year	569,050	511,506	527,512
Current - (included in other employee payables)	37,961	45,226	47,713
Non-current - (included in retirement benefits)	$ 531,089	$ 466,280	$ 479,799

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Investments (Details)	Oct. 08, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2010
Tachyon Technology Private Limited [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percent of ownership of equity shares		26.00%
Imere Technology Private Limited [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percent of ownership of equity shares	44.00%
Bigslick Infotech Private Limited [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percent of ownership of equity shares			37.00%

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Income Taxes (Details 3) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Balance as at beginning of the year	$ 13,916,927	$ 12,673,121
Valuation allowance recognized during the year	4,875,019	1,998,669
Increase (reduction) in deferred tax asset and corresponding valuation allowance pertaining to earlier years	691,218	(41,757)
Effect of currency translation	(513,366)	(713,106)
Balance as at end of the year	$ 18,969,798	$ 13,916,927

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Stock-based compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Fair Value of Options, Black-Scholes Model Assumptions [Table Text Block]

The fair value of each option is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions:

	Years ended March 31,
	2013		2014			2015
Dividend yield		—		0	%		0	%
Expected term		—		5.5 – 7 years			5.5 – 7 years
Risk free interest rates		—		0.71% - 1.14	%		1.41% - 2.10	%
Expected volatility		—		81.27% - 86.68	%		79.72%% - 83.64	%

Compensation Cost Allocated to Cost of Revenues and Operating Expenses[Table Text Block]

The compensation cost has been allocated to cost of revenues and operating expenses as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2013		2014		2015
	US$		US$		US$
Cost of revenues		50,151		17,425		466
Sales and marketing		122,316		119,653		80,793
Product development		321,473		207,400		175,616
General and administrative		262,150		137,085		169,830

Stock Option Plan 2002

Summary of Option Activity[Table Text Block]

A summary of option activity under the 2002 ESOP plan as of March 31, 2015, and changes during the year then ended is presented below:

					Weighted
			Weighted		average
			average		remaining	Aggregate
	Number of Options		exercise		contractual	intrinsic
Options	(in terms of shares)		price		term (year)	value
			US$			US$
Outstanding as at April 1, 2014		11,750		18.88
Expired		3,500		11.37
Outstanding as at March 31, 2015		8,250		22.06	6.3		—
Exercisable as at March 31, 2015		6,375		22.06	6.3		—

Stock Option Plan 2004

Summary of Option Activity[Table Text Block]

A summary of option activity under the 2004 ESOP plan as of March 31, 2015, and changes during the year then ended is presented below:

					Weighted
			Weighted		average
	Number of		average		remaining		Aggregate
	options (in  terms		exercise		contractual		intrinsic
Options	of shares)		price		term (year)		value
			US$				US$
Outstanding as at April 1, 2014		131,237		11.59
Granted		22,750		3.74
Expired		55,112		10.97
Forfeited		1,500		3.74
Outstanding as at March 31, 2015		97,375		10.22		4.4		2,125
Exercisable as at March 31, 2015		76,125		12.03		3.0		—

Stock Option Plan 2006

Summary of Option Activity[Table Text Block]

A summary of option activity under the 2006 ESOP plan as of March 31, 2015, and changes during the year then ended is presented below:

					Weighted
			Weighted		average
	Number of		average		remaining
	options (in		exercise		contractual		Aggregate
Options	terms of shares)		price		term (year)		intrinsic  value
			US$				US$
Outstanding as at April 1, 2014		490,563		8.54
Forfeited		1,250		0.16
Outstanding as at March 31, 2015		489,313		8.54		3.8		288,898
Exercisable as at March 31, 2015		477,313		8.47		3.8		288,898

Stock Option Plan 2015

Summary of Option Activity[Table Text Block]

A summary of option activity under the 2015 ESOP plan as of March 31, 2015, and changes during the year then ended is presented below:

					Weighted
			Weighted		average
	Number of		average		remaining		Aggregate
	options (in  terms		exercise		contractual		intrinsic
Options	of shares)		price		term (year)		value
			US$				US$
Granted		36,800		3.74
Outstanding as at March 31, 2015		36,800		3.74		9.8		3,680
Exercisable as at March 31, 2015		—		—		—		—

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Significant accounting policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis Of Accounting Policy Policy [Policy Text Block]

(a) Basis of preparation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).

In the year ended March 31, 2015, the Company incurred a net loss of US$ 13,812,570, had an accumulated deficit of US$108,990,112, and net cash outflows of US$8,395,105. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.

The Company has carried out a review of its cash flow forecast for a period of twelve months from the date of these financial statements considering historical cash requirements and has taken the assumption that there will not be any significant decline in advertising revenues and an increase in e-commerce marketplace fees. As described in Note 26, the Company has entered into an arrangement with an investor in accordance with which the Company, at its option, has the right to obtain financing subject to certain conditions, in exchange for issuance of ADS.

On the basis of the factors stated in the preceding paragraph, the Company believes it will have sufficient resources to meets its obligations as they become due within one year from the date of these financial statements

Consolidation Policy [Policy Text Block]

(b) Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Rediff and its wholly – owned subsidiaries and variable interest entity (VIE) in which the Company is the primary beneficiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions are eliminated on consolidation.

Equity Method Investments, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(c) Investments in equity method investees

Investments in entities in which the Company can exercise significant influence, but does not own a majority equity interest or otherwise control, are accounted for using the equity method. The Company records its share of the results of these companies in the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss as equity in net earnings (loss) of equity method investees. The Company reviews its investments for other-than-temporary impairment whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the investment may not be fully recoverable. Investments identified as having an indication of impairment are subject to further analysis to determine if the impairment is other-than-temporary and this analysis requires estimating the fair value of the investment. The determination of fair value of the investment involves considering factors such as current economic and market conditions, the operating performance of the companies including current earnings trends and forecasted cash flows, and other company and industry specific information. Measurement of any impairment loss is based on its excess of the carrying value of the investment over its fair value.

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(d) Use of estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent liabilities on the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include allowances for doubtful trade accounts receivables, impairment of goodwill, property, plant and equipment, intangible and investments, useful lives of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, valuation of deferred tax assets, stock based compensation and employee benefits. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition Policy [Policy Text Block]

(e) Revenue recognition

India Online business

India Online business includes revenues from advertising, sponsorship and fee based services. Advertisement and sponsorship income is derived from customers who advertise on our website or from targeted mailers to Rediffmail subscribers. Fee based services include fee we earn from our e-commerce marketplace, subscription fees for our email services and our share of revenues from mobile value added services.

Revenue from display advertisement is recognized as impressions of or clicks on display advertisements are delivered or broadcast. Impressions are delivered when a sold advertisement appears in pages viewed by users. Clicks are delivered when a user clicks on the advertisement. Revenues are also derived from sponsor links placed in specific areas of the Company’s website, which generally provide users with direct links to sponsor websites. Revenue from sponsor link is recognized ratably over the period in which the advertisement is displayed, provided that no significant Company obligations remain and collection of the resulting receivable is probable. Company obligations may include guarantees of a minimum number of impressions, or times, that an advertisement appears in pages viewed by users of the Company’s website. To the extent that minimum guaranteed impressions are not met, the Company defers recognition of the corresponding revenues until the guaranteed impression levels are achieved. The Company also earns revenues from the sending of mail shots to its users on behalf of advertisers and such revenues are recognized on delivery. We report our online advertisement revenues on a gross basis principally because we are the primary obligor to our advertisers.

E-commerce marketplace fee, which is comprised of the commission and shipping revenue is recognized after receipt of confirmation that the online customer has accepted delivery of the goods. The cost of incentives provided to online customers like coupons and promo codes are reduced from revenue and where such incentives exceed the revenue amount, the excess is recognized as cost of revenue.

Subscription service revenue which is comprised of subscription fees for email and related services provided to small and large enterprises is deferred and recognized pro rata over the terms of such subscription.

Mobile value-added services revenues are derived from providing value added short messaging services (“SMS”), ring tones, picture messages, logos, wallpapers and other related services to mobile phone users. The Company contracts with third-party mobile phone operators for sharing revenues from this service. Mobile value- added services revenue is recognized when this service is rendered.

US Publishing business

US Publishing business primarily include advertising and sponsorship revenues and consumer subscription revenues earned from the publication of India Abroad, a weekly newspaper distributed primarily in the United States. It also includes the advertising revenues of Rediff India Abroad, the website catering to the Indian community in the United States.

Advertising revenues are recognized at the time of publication of the related advertisement. Subscription income is deferred and recognized pro rata as fulfilled over the terms of such subscription.

Revenues from banners and sponsorships are recognized over the contractual period of the advertisement, commencing when the advertisement is placed on the website, provided that no significant obligations remain and collection of the resulting receivable is probable. Obligations may include guarantee of a minimum number of impressions, or times that an advertisement appears in pages viewed by users of the Company’s website. To the extent that minimum guaranteed impressions are not met, the Company defers recognition of the corresponding revenues until the guaranteed impression levels are achieved.

Cost Of Sales Policy [Policy Text Block]

(f) Costs and expenses

Costs and expenses have been classified according to their primary functions in the following categories:

Cost of revenues

Cost of revenues primarily include cost of content for the Rediff websites, editorial costs, shipping cost, employee compensation, stock-based compensation, internet communication, data storage, software usage, printing and circulation costs for the India Abroad and India in New York newspapers and fee based services related costs.

Sales and marketing

Sales and marketing expenses primarily include employee compensation for sales and marketing personnel, advertising and promotion expenses, market research costs and stock-based compensation. The costs of advertising are expensed as and when incurred.

Product development

Product development costs primarily include software development expenses, compensation of product development personnel and stock-based compensation. Internal and external costs incurred to develop internal use software during application development stage is capitalized when the Company’s managing director has authorized and committed to funding the development, and it is probable that the software development will be completed and the software will perform the function intended. Upgrades and enhancements are capitalized only when these relate to additional features or result in additional functionality which the existing software is incapable of performing. All costs incurred during the preliminary project and post implementation and operation stages are expensed as incurred.

General and administrative

These costs primarily include employee compensation of administrative and supervisory staff whose time is mainly devoted to strategic and managerial functions, rent, insurance premiums, electricity, telecommunication costs, legal and professional fees, stock-based compensation costs and other general expenses.

Cash And Cash Equivalents Policy [Policy Text Block]

(g) Cash and cash equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity at the date of purchase of three months or less and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash to be cash equivalents.

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, balances in current accounts, deposits with banks which are unrestricted as to withdrawal and use.

Property Plant And Equipment Policy [Policy Text Block]

(h) Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. The Company computes depreciation for all property, plant and equipment using the straight-line method so as to expense the costs over the estimated useful lives of assets. The estimated useful lives of assets are as follows:

Furniture and fixtures	10 years
Computer equipment and software	1 to 3 years
Office equipment	3 to 10 years
Vehicles	8 years
Leasehold improvements	6 years
Website development costs	3 to 5 years

Capital work-in-progress is not depreciated until the construction and installation of the asset is complete, and the asset is available for use.

Research Development And Computer Software Policy [Policy Text Block]

(i) Website development costs

Costs incurred in the operations stage that provides additional functions or features to the Company’s website are capitalized. The estimated useful life is evaluated for each specific project and ranges from three to five years. Maintenance expenses or costs that do not result in significant new features or functions are expensed as product development costs.

Cost Method Investments, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(j) Investments, at cost

Securities that do not have readily determinable fair market values are recorded at cost, subject to an impairment charge for any other than temporary decline in value. The fair values of these securities are not estimated if there are no events or changes in circumstances that may have a significant effect on the fair value. It is not practicable to estimate the fair value of these securities.

Business Combinations Policy [Policy Text Block]

(k) Business Combination

Acquisitions of subsidiaries and businesses are accounted for using the acquisition method. Acquisition related costs are recognized in statement of comprehensive loss as incurred. The acquiree’s identifiable assets and liabilities are recognized at their fair value at the acquisition date.

Purchase consideration in excess of the identifiable assets and liabilities is recognized as goodwill. Gain resulting from excess of the acquiree’s identifiable assets and liabilities over the purchase consideration is recognized, after reassessment, in the statement of comprehensive loss.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Goodwill, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(l) Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of purchase consideration over the fair values of the aquiree’s identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Goodwill is assessed for impairment on an annual basis on January 1 or earlier when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value.

Goodwill impairment assessment is a two-step test. The first step compares the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit is considered not impaired; however, if the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the second step of the goodwill impairment test is performed to measure the impairment loss amount, if any.

The Company uses an income-based valuation approach to determine the fair value of the reporting unit by estimating the present value of future cash flows after considering current economic conditions and trends, estimated future operating results and growth rates, anticipated future economic and regulatory conditions and availability of necessary technology.

When required to perform the second step, the Company compares the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. If the carrying amount exceeds the implied fair value, an impairment loss equal to that excess amount is recognized, not to exceed the goodwill carrying amount. The Company determines the implied fair value of goodwill for a reporting unit by assigning the fair value of the reporting unit to all of the assets and liabilities of that unit (including any unrecognized intangible assets) as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination. The excess of the fair value of the reporting unit over the amounts assigned to its assets and liabilities is the implied fair value of the goodwill. This assignment process is only for purposes of testing goodwill impairment and the Company does not adjust the carrying amounts of the recognized assets and liabilities (other than goodwill, if appropriate) or recognize previously unrecognized intangible assets in the consolidated balance sheet as a result of this assignment process.

Foreign Currency Transactions And Translations Policy [Policy Text Block]

(m) Foreign currency

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been presented in US dollars as the reporting currency. The functional currency of Rediff is the Indian Rupee (“Rs.” or “Rupee”) while that of its subsidiaries domiciled in the United States is the US dollar and in Canada is the Canadian dollar. Transactions in foreign currency are recorded at the original rates of exchange prevailing at the time of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency are restated using the exchange rates prevailing at the date of the balance sheet. Exchange differences arising on settlement of transactions and restatement of monetary assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date are recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss.

For the purposes of presenting the consolidated financial statements, Rupees have been converted into US dollars for balance sheet accounts using the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date, and for revenue and expense accounts using a monthly weighted-average exchange rate. The gains or losses resulting from such translation are reported as other comprehensive income or loss.

Earnings Per Share Policy [Policy Text Block]

(n) Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share has been computed by dividing the net income (loss) from operations by the weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the period, including equity share equivalents for ADSs issued. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of equity shares including equity share equivalents for ADSs issued and dilutive potential equity shares outstanding during the period, using the treasury stock method for options, except where the results would be anti-dilutive. Dilutive potential equity shares consist of the incremental equity shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options. The Company also reports earnings (loss) per ADS, where two ADSs represent one equity share.

Income Tax Policy [Policy Text Block]

(o) Income taxes

Income taxes consist of current income taxes and the change in the deferred tax balances during the year. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for each entity and taxing jurisdiction for future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and net operating loss carry-forwards, measured using the enacted tax rates expected to apply in the years in which such temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of changes in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. The measurement of deferred tax assets is reduced, if necessary, by a valuation allowance for any tax benefits for which future realization is uncertain.

The Company evaluates each tax positions to determine if it is more likely than not that a tax position is sustainable, based on its technical merits. If a tax position does not meet the more likely than not threshold, a liability is recorded. Additionally, for a position that is determined to, more likely than not, be sustainable, the Company measures the benefit at the highest cumulative probability of greater than 50% of being realized and establish a liability for the remaining portion.

The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. Interest income on repayment of income taxes is presented separately in the statement of comprehensive loss as an element of other income (expense), net.

Impairment Or Disposal Of Long Lived Assets Policy [Policy Text Block]

(p) Impairment or disposal of long-lived assets (excluding goodwill)

The Company evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of long-lived assets may not be recoverable. The Company subjects such long-lived assets to a test of recoverability based on the undiscounted cash flows expected from use or disposition of such assets. Such events or circumstances would include changes in the market, technological obsolescence and adverse changes in profitability or regulation. If the asset is impaired, the Company recognizes an impairment loss as the difference between the estimated fair values determined using discounted cash flows and the carrying value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying value or the fair value less the cost to sell.

Intangible Assets, Finite-Lived, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(q) Intangible assets

Intangible assets consist of customer contracts and intellectual property carried at cost and amortized over their estimated useful lives, generally on a straight-line basis over three and seven years, respectively, that best reflects the economic benefits of the intangible assets.

Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy [Policy Text Block]

(r) Stock-based compensation

The Company measures the cost of services received from employees, associates, retainers and non-employee directors in exchange for share based compensation at the grant date fair value award. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation on a straight line basis over the vesting period.

Receivables, Trade and Other Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(s) Allowances for doubtful trade accounts receivable

The Company establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts on trade accounts receivable after considering the financial condition of the customer, ageing of the accounts receivable, historical experience and the current economic environment. Trade accounts receivable balances are written off against allowances only after all means of collections have been exhausted and potential of recovery is considered remote.

Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(t) Employee benefit

Gratuity

The Company provided for gratuity, a defined benefit retirement plan (the Gratuity Plan) covering eligible employees. The Gratuity Plan provides a lump-sum payment to vested employees at retirement, death, incapacitation or termination of employment, of an amount based on the respective employee’s salary and the tenure of employment. Vesting occurs upon completion of five years of service. The defined benefit liability is determined by actuarial valuation, at each balance sheet date, using the projected unit credit method.

Provident fund

Eligible employees of the Company receive benefits from a provident fund, a defined contribution plan. Both the employee and the Company make monthly contributions to this provident fund plan equal to a specified percentage of the covered employee’s salary. Amounts collected under the provident fund plan are deposited in a government administered provident fund. The Company’s contribution to fund the benefits is expensed as incurred.

Compensated absences

The Company provided the compensated absences liability for the amounts to be paid as a result of employee’s rights to compensated absences in the year in which it is earned.

Comprehensive Income Policy Policy [Policy Text Block]

(u) Comprehensive income (loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) is defined as the change in equity of a company during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances excluding transactions resulting from investments from owners and distributions to owners. Comprehensive income (loss) for the periods presented includes net income (loss) and foreign currency translation adjustments.

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Income Taxes (Details Textual) - Mar. 31, 2015 - USD ($)	Total
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Net operating loss carry forwards	$ 16,942,394
Unabsorbed depreciation	18,642,739
ValuCom [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member]
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Net operating loss carry forwards	3,033,000
RHI [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member]
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Net operating loss carry forwards	$ 6,229,000
Minimum [Member]
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Net operating loss carry forwards, expiration date	Apr. 30, 2015
Minimum [Member] | ValuCom [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member]
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Net operating loss carry forwards, expiration year	2021
Minimum [Member] | RHI [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member]
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Net operating loss carry forwards, expiration year	2020
Maximum [Member]
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Net operating loss carry forwards, expiration date	Mar. 31, 2023
Maximum [Member] | ValuCom [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member]
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Net operating loss carry forwards, expiration year	2031
Maximum [Member] | RHI [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member]
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Net operating loss carry forwards, expiration year	2035

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Retirement Benefits (Details 3)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
2016	$ 37,961
2017	123,838
2018	45,854
2019	62,965
2020	57,837
2021-2025	$ 493,338

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Stock-based compensation (Details 2) - Mar. 31, 2015 - Stock Option Plan 2006 [Member] - USD ($)	Total
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of options Outstanding, Beginning Balance	490,563
Number of options, Forfeited	1,250
Number of options Outstanding, Ending Balance	489,313
Number of Options, Exercisable	477,313
Weighted average exercise price Outstanding, Beginning Balance	$ 8.54
Weighted average exercise prices, Forfeited	0.16
Weighted average exercise price Outstanding, Ending Balance	8.54
Weighted average exercise prices, Exercisable	$ 8.47
Weighted average remaining contractual term, Outstanding	3 years 9 months 18 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term, Exercisable	3 years 9 months 18 days
Aggregate intrinsic value, Outstanding	$ 288,898
Aggregate intrinsic value, Exercisable	$ 288,898

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Investments (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Sale of investment in equity method investee	$ 0	$ 0	$ 1,452,944
Gain on sale of investment in equity method investee	0	0	1,292,168
Investment Owned, Restricted, Cost		4,145,927
Gain on Sale of Investments	0	2,740,940	$ 0
Escrow Deposit		613,992
Amount Recoverable On Sale Of Investments	$ 0	$ 461,545

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Income Taxes (Details 1) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Loss before income taxes and equity in net loss (earning) of equity method investee	$ (13,797,779)	$ (7,624,180)	$ (11,549,781)
Indian statutory income tax rate	34.608%	33.99%	32.445%
Expected income tax expense	$ (4,775,135)	$ (2,591,459)	$ (3,747,327)
Adjustments to reconcile expected income tax expense to reported income tax expense:
Employee stock-based compensation	147,674	163,683	245,313
Valuation allowance recognized during the year	4,875,019	1,998,669	3,060,830
Goodwill Impairment	0	0	648,900
Tax in foreign jurisdictions	(247,558)	262,459	(142,710)
Earnings (loss) of equity method investees	0	0	27,354
Others	14,791	13,874	(125,608)
Income tax expense (benefit)	$ 14,791	$ (152,774)	$ (33,248)

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Concentration of credit risk (Details Textual)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Percentage of accounts receivable derived from revenues earned from customers located in India	85.00%	89.00%

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Segments (Details 1) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Segment result	$ 4,502,259	$ 5,707,733	$ 5,706,820
Operating expenses (including depreciation and amortization)	(19,534,453)	(18,048,045)	(19,571,322)
Other income, net	1,234,415	4,716,132	2,314,721
Loss before income taxes and equity in net loss of equity method investees	$ (13,797,779)	$ (7,624,180)	$ (11,549,781)

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Stock-based compensation (Details) - Mar. 31, 2015 - Stock Option Plan 2002 [Member] - USD ($)	Total
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of options Outstanding, Beginning Balance	11,750
Number of options, Expired	3,500
Number of options Outstanding, Ending Balance	8,250
Number of Options, Exercisable	6,375
Weighted average exercise price Outstanding, Beginning Balance	$ 18.88
Weighted average exercise price, Expired	11.37
Weighted average exercise price Outstanding, Ending Balance	22.06
Weighted average exercise price, Exercisable	$ 22.06
Weighted average remaining contractual term, Outstanding	6 years 3 months 18 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term, Exercisable	6 years 3 months 18 days
Aggregate intrinsic value, Outstanding	$ 0
Aggregate intrinsic value, Exercisable	$ 0

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Income Taxes (Details 2) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Net operating loss carry forwards	$ 10,354,525	$ 7,262,789
Depreciation and amortization	7,530,972	5,573,817
Allowances for doubtful accounts receivables	229,168	218,415
Employee benefits	330,849	320,564
Minimum alternate tax credit	273,526	284,859
Loss of equity method investees	250,758	256,483
Gross deferred tax assets	18,969,798	13,916,927
Valuation allowance	(18,969,798)	(13,916,927)	$ (12,673,121)
Deferred tax assets	$ 0	$ 0

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Retirement Benefits (Details 1) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 69,402	$ 75,405	$ 75,039
Interest cost	52,790	46,086	44,025
Recognized net actuarial (gain) loss	27,963	(60,402)	14,941
Net gratuity cost	$ 150,155	$ 61,089	$ 134,005

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Concentration of credit risk

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Risks And Uncertainties [Abstract]

Concentration Risk Disclosure [Text Block]

19. Concentration of credit risk

Concentrations of credit risk exist when changes in economic or geographic factors affect groups of counter parties whose aggregate credit exposure is material in relation to the Company’s total credit exposure.

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash equivalents and accounts receivable.

The Company maintains the majority of its cash in Indian Rupees with reputed banks in India with high quality credit rating.

The Company performs ongoing evaluations to determine customer credit limit, but no collateral is required. In 2014 and 2015, approximately 89% and 85% of our accounts receivable were derived from revenues earned from customers located in India. The majority of the customers outside India are located in the United States.

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Significant accounting policies (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Furniture and fixtures [Member]
Schedule Of Property Plant And Equipment Estimated Useful Lives of Asset [Line Items]
Property Plant and equipment estimated, useful life	10 years
Computer equipment and software [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Schedule Of Property Plant And Equipment Estimated Useful Lives of Asset [Line Items]
Property Plant and equipment estimated, useful life	1 year
Computer equipment and software [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Schedule Of Property Plant And Equipment Estimated Useful Lives of Asset [Line Items]
Property Plant and equipment estimated, useful life	3 years
Office equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Schedule Of Property Plant And Equipment Estimated Useful Lives of Asset [Line Items]
Property Plant and equipment estimated, useful life	3 years
Office equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Schedule Of Property Plant And Equipment Estimated Useful Lives of Asset [Line Items]
Property Plant and equipment estimated, useful life	10 years
Vehicles [Member]
Schedule Of Property Plant And Equipment Estimated Useful Lives of Asset [Line Items]
Property Plant and equipment estimated, useful life	8 years
Leasehold improvements [Member]
Schedule Of Property Plant And Equipment Estimated Useful Lives of Asset [Line Items]
Property Plant and equipment estimated, useful life	6 years
Website development costs [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Schedule Of Property Plant And Equipment Estimated Useful Lives of Asset [Line Items]
Property Plant and equipment estimated, useful life	3 years
Website development costs [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Schedule Of Property Plant And Equipment Estimated Useful Lives of Asset [Line Items]
Property Plant and equipment estimated, useful life	5 years

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Other non-current liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Other non-current liabilities comprise:

	As of March 31,
	2014		2015
	US$		US$
Unearned revenues		320,977		329,581
Retirement benefits		466,280		531,089
Other liabilities		151,742		143,647
Total		938,999		1,004,317

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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
- Domestic	$ (12,188,901)	$ (9,264,032)	$ (7,177,897)
- Foreign	(1,608,878)	1,639,852	(4,371,884)
Loss before income taxes and equity in net loss (earning) of equity method investee	(13,797,779)	(7,624,180)	(11,549,781)
Current income tax expense (benefit)	$ 14,791	$ (152,774)	$ (33,248)

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Commitments and contingencies (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Operating lease expense	$ 750,656	$ 781,710	$ 831,450
Office premises [Member]
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Operating lease expense	668,676	700,402	726,893
Residential apartments for employees [Member]
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Operating lease expense	$ 81,980	$ 81,308	$ 104,557

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Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Equity Method Investments And Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

The Company’s investments in equity method investees interest were as follows:

	Percent of
	ownership of equity
	shares
Tachyon Technology Private Limited (Impaired in fiscal 2011)		26	%
Imere Technology Private Limited (up to October 8, 2012)		44	%
Bigslick Infotech Private Limited (Impaired in fiscal 2010)		37	%

Equity Method Investments For Financial Information [Table Text Block]

The following table presents financial information for equity method investees:

	For years ended March 31,
	2013#		2014		2015
	US$		US$		US$
Revenues		320,005		—		—
Total costs		72,910		—		—
Profit (loss) from operations		247,095		—		—
Earnings (loss) attributable to Rediff*		84,310		—		—

# Information provided for the period ended October 8, 2012, relates to Imere Technology Private Limited which was sold as on same date.

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Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets Lineitem [Line Items]
Prepaid expenses	$ 482,149	$ 513,348
Supplier advances	156,828	193,871
Rent deposits	20,125	39,434
Other advances and deposits	28,881	38,122
Loans to employees	50,370	48,927
Amount receivable on sale of investment (See Note 6)	461,545	152,447
Accrued interest	73,117	0
Total	$ 1,273,015	$ 986,149

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Cost of revenues (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Cost of Revenues [Line Items]
Shipping Cost	$ 2,402,700	$ 1,815,301	$ 1,164,812

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Intangible assets, net (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization expense of intangible assets		$ 371,280	$ 414,959
Customer Contracts [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, amortization period	3 years
Intellectual Property [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, amortization period	7 years

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Earnings (loss) per share and ADS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share and ADS [Table Text Block]

For the years ended March 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share and ADS:

	Year ended March 31,
	2013		2014		2015
Net loss (US$)		(11,432,223)		(7,471,406)		(13,812,570)
Weighted average equity shares for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share		13,795,178		13,795,178		13,795,178
Earnings /(loss) per share – basic (US$)		(0.828)		(0.542)		(1.000)
– diluted (US$)		(0.828)		(0.542)		(1.000)
Earnings / (loss) per ADS – basic (US$)		(0.414)		(0.271)		(0.500)
– diluted (US$)		(0.414)		(0.271)		(0.500)

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New Accounting Pronouncements

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Accounting Changes And Error Corrections [Abstract]

Accounting Changes And Error Corrections [Text Block]

3. New Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition” and requires entities to recognize revenue in a way that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The amendments in ASU 2014-09 are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period, with early application not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effects, if any, that the adoption of this guidance will have on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern. The amendments in this ASU provides guidance about managements responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as going concern and to provide related disclosures. In accordance with this guidance, in connection with preparing financial statements, an entity’s management should evaluate whether there are conditions or events considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the financial statements are issued.

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, “Consolidation (Topic 810) - Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis”, which provides guidance for reporting entities that are required to evaluate whether they should consolidate certain legal entities. In accordance with ASU 2015-02, all legal entities are subject to reevaluation under the revised consolidation model. ASU 2015-02 is effective for public business entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2015-02 on its consolidated financial statements.

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Other non-current assets (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Other Assets Noncurrent [Line Items]
Prepaid expenses	$ 129,517	$ 177,659
Rent deposits	731,479	767,616
Loans to employees	32,818	52,029
Amount receivable on sale of investment (See Note - 6)	0	461,545
Total	$ 893,814	$ 1,458,849

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Retirement Benefits (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Accumulated And Projected Benefit Obligations [Table Text Block]

The following tables set out the amounts recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015. The measurement date used is March 31 of the relevant fiscal year.

	2013		2014		2015
	US$		US$		US$
Change in benefit obligation
Benefit obligation at the beginning of the year		446,146		527,512		511,506
Actuarial (gain) loss		14,941		(60,402)		27,963
Service cost		75,039		75,405		69,402
Interest cost		44,025		46,086		52,790
Benefits paid		(26,382)		(27,314)		(70,427)
Effect of exchange rate changes		(26,257)		(49,781)		(22,184)
Benefit obligation at the end of the year		527,512		511,506		569,050
Current – (included in other employee payables)		47,713		45,226		37,961
Non-current – (included in retirement benefits)		479,799		466,280		531,089

Schedule Of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

Net gratuity cost for the years ended March 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 comprise of the following:

	2013		2014		2015
	US$		US$		US$
Service cost		75,039		75,405		69,402
Interest cost		44,025		46,086		52,790
Recognized net actuarial (gain) loss		14,941		(60,402)		27,963
Net gratuity cost		134,005		61,089		150,155

Schedule Of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]

The assumptions used in accounting for gratuity in the years ended March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015 were as follows:

	2013			2014			2015
Discount rate		8.75	%		9.60	%		8.45	%
Rate of increase in compensation		7.00	%		7.00	%		7.00	%

Schedule Of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]

The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future services, as appropriate are expected to be paid

Year ending March 31,	US$
2016		37,961
2017		123,838
2018		45,854
2019		62,965
2020		57,837
2021-2025		493,338

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Allowance for doubtful trade accounts receivables

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Receivables [Abstract]

Loans Notes Trade And Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block]

23. Allowance for doubtful trade accounts receivables

	Balance at						Effect of		Balance at
	Beginning  of		Expense /		Bad debts		exchange rate		end
Description	year		(Reversal)		written off		changes		of year
	US$		US$		US$		US$		US$
Fiscal 2015		618,054		41,509		(11,172)		(22,474)		625,917
Fiscal 2014		876,300		190,493		(420,018)		(28,721)		618,054
Fiscal 2013		3,200,434		(48,580)		(2,106,011)		(169,543)		876,300

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Dividends

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

22. Dividends

Dividends, if any, will be declared and paid in Indian Rupees. Indian law requires that any dividend be declared out of accumulated distributable profits only after the transfer to a general reserve of a specified percentage of net profit computed in accordance with current regulations. The remittance of dividends outside India is governed by Indian law on foreign exchange and is subject to applicable taxes.

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Subsequent event (Details Textual) - Jul. 29, 2015 - Subsequent Event [Member] - American Depositary Shares [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Purchase Agreement Maximum purchase shares	$ 15
Description for maximum shares of single purchase date	but not to exceed US$500,000 on any single purchase date
Description for Purchase Agreement One	purchase price for any ADSs sold pursuant a regular purchase, will be 98% of the lower
Description for Purchase Agreement Two	purchase price for any ADSs sold pursuant to an accelerated purchase, will be 98% of the lower
Description for Purchase Agreement Three	94% of a volume weighted average purchase price on the accelerated purchase date
Percentage for beneficial ownership limitation	4.99%
Minimum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Purchase Agreement Investor purchased shares range	40,000
Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Purchase Agreement Investor purchased shares range	100,000

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Investments (Details 1) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	[1]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 0	$ 0	$ 320,005
Total costs	0	0	72,910
Profit (loss) from operations	0	0	247,095
Earnings (loss) attributable to Rediff	$ 0	$ 0	$ 84,310

[1] Information provided for the period ended October 8, 2012, relates to Imere Technology Private Limited which was sold as on same date.

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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Income Before Income Tax Domestic And Foreign [Table Text Block]

The components of income before income taxes and equity in net earnings of equity method investees are as follows:

	2013		2014		2015
	US$		US$		US$
– Domestic		(7,177,897)		(9,264,032)		(12,188,901)
– Foreign		(4,371,884)		1,639,852		(1,608,878)
Loss before income taxes and equity in net loss (earning) of equity method investee		(11,549,781)		(7,624,180)		(13,797,779)
Current income tax expense (benefit)		(33,248)		(152,774)		14,791

Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The reconciliation of estimated income tax expense at Indian statutory income tax rate to income tax expense reported in the statements of comprehensive loss is as follows:

	2013			2014			2015
	US$			US$			US$
Loss before income taxes and equity in net loss (earning) of equity method investee		(11,549,781)			(7,624,180)			(13,797,779)
Indian statutory income tax rate		32.445	%		33.990	%		34.608	%
Expected income tax expense		(3,747,327)			(2,591,459)			(4,775,135)
Tax effect of:–
Adjustments to reconcile expected income tax expense to reported income tax expense:
Employee stock-based compensation		245,313			163,683			147,674
Valuation allowance recognized during the year		3,060,830			1,998,669			4,875,019
Goodwill impairment		648,900			—			—
Tax in foreign jurisdictions		(142,710)			262,459			(247,558)
Earnings (loss) of equity method investees		27,354			—			—
Others		(125,608)			13,874			14,791
Income tax expense (benefit)		(33,248)			(152,774)			14,791

Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities [Table Text Block]

The tax effects of significant temporary differences that resulted in deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

	As of March 31,
	2014		2015
	US$		US$
Net operating loss carry forwards		7,262,789		10,354,525
Depreciation and amortization		5,573,817		7,530,972
Allowances for doubtful accounts receivables		218,415		229,168
Employee benefits		320,564		330,849
Minimum alternate tax credit		284,859		273,526
Loss of equity method investees		256,483		250,758
Gross deferred tax assets		13,916,927		18,969,798
Valuation allowance		(13,916,927)		(18,969,798)
Deferred tax assets		—		—

Summary Of Valuation Allowance [Table Text Block]

Movements in valuation allowance:

	As of March 31,
	2014		2015
	US$		US$
Balance as at beginning of the year		12,673,121		13,916,927
Valuation allowance recognized during the year		1,998,669		4,875,019
Increase (reduction) in deferred tax asset and corresponding valuation allowance pertaining  to earlier years		(41,757)		691,218
Effect of currency translation		(713,106)		(513,366)
Balance as at end of the year		13,916,927		18,969,798

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Fair value of financial instruments

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]

24. Fair value of financial instruments

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other current assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, approximate their fair values due to the short- term nature of these instruments.

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Commitments and contingencies

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

25. Commitments and contingencies

As of March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company has commitment for purchase of computer equipment and cost to develop internal use software aggregating US$424,517 and US$774,735, respectively.

Commitment relating to operating leases is as below:

The Company leases office premises and residential apartments for employees under various operating leases. Certain of these arrangements have free or escalating rent payment provisions. The Company recognized rent expense under such arrangements on a straight-line basis. Operating lease expense that has been included in the determination of the net income is as follows:

	Years ended March 31,
	2013		2014		2015
	US$		US$		US$
Office premises		726,893		700,402		668,676
Residential apartments for employees		104,557		81,308		81,980
Total operating lease expense		831,450		781,710		750,656

The minimum annual lease commitments under the above operating leases that have initial or remaining terms in excess of one year are as follows:

For the year ending March 31,	US$
2016		492,935
2017		293,624
2018		237,989
2019		40,753
2020		—

Litigation and Other Legal Matters

 

Action Relating to Access to Pornographic Material

On June 21, 2000, Rediff, certain of its current and then directors and others (Ajit Balakrishnan, Arun Nanda, Abhay Havaldar, Sunil Phatarphekar, Charles Robert Kaye and Tony Janz) were named as defendants in a criminal complaint (RCC Complaint Number 76 of 2000) filed by Mr. Abinav Bhatt, who was then a 22 year old student, before the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Pune, India, alleging commission of an offence, under Section 292 of the IPC for distributing, publicly exhibiting and putting into circulation obscene, pornographic and objectionable material. The RCC Complaint alleged that Rediff, through its website “www.rediff.com”, provided a search facility that enabled Internet users to view pornographic, objectionable and obscene material. On November 27, 2000, the Judicial Magistrate passed an order on the Complaint holding that a prima facie case under Section 292 of the IPC had been made out against Rediff and directed commencement of criminal proceedings against all the defendants. A criminal writ petition was filed in the High Court of Mumbai (Sunil N. Phatarphekar & Ors. v. Abhinav Bhatt and Ors., Mumbai High Court, Criminal Writ Petition No. 1754 of 2000) by the aforementioned defendants, seeking among other relief the setting aside of the order of the Judicial Magistrate. The High Court of Mumbai in its order dated December 20, 2000, while granting ad-interim relief to the petitioners in the Writ Petition, stayed the order of Judicial Magistrate pending final disposal of the Writ Petition. The Writ Petition has been admitted by the High Court of Mumbai. While Rediff believes that the lawsuit is without merit, and that it and its directors have a valid defense to the charges, in the event that it is unsuccessful in its defense, Rediff and its directors may face both criminal penalties and monetary fines or damages.

Under Indian law, any person who publishes or transmits or causes to be published in the electronic form, any material which is lascivious or appeals to the prurient interest or if its effect is such as to tend to deprave and corrupt persons who are likely, having regard to all relevant circumstances, to read, see or hear the matter contained or embodied in it, shall be punished (i) for the first conviction, with imprisonment of up to five years and with a fine of up to Rs.100,000 (approximately US$1,700); and (ii) in the event of a second conviction, with imprisonment of up to ten years and with a fine of up to Rs.200,000 (approximately US$3,400).

Actions Relating to Trademark Infringement

In May, 2008, a complaint was filed by The Board of Control of Cricket in India (“BCCI”) against Sandeep Goyal and Rediff alleging that the depiction of images on the online game known as Indian Fantasy League started by Sandeep Goyal has been violative of the Indian Premier League (“IPL”) trademark. BCCI is seeking (a) a permanent injunction restraining defendants from the use of logo “Indian Fantasy League.com”; (b) shutdown of the website Indianfantasyleague.com; (c) to render the accounts of all profits earned by the said website and damages to the tune of Rs.1.0 million (approximately US$17,000). Rediff has filed its response to BCCI Complaint, and among the defenses Rediff has raised are: (a) it is Sandeep Goyal who has infringed the trademark of IPL and not Rediff.com; (b) Rediff.com only provides the domain hosting and web based email solution services which enables the subscriber to set up and manage their website as per the terms and conditions of Rediff business solutions; (c) subscribers such as Sandeep Goyal are required to abide by and comply with the terms and conditions Rediff imposes on its subscribers which provides that the subscriber shall be solely responsible for producing, electronically uploading and maintaining his website and such subscriber shall ensure that all upload material shall be owned and/or properly licensed by the Subscriber and shall not adversely affect any rights of any third party. Although Rediff believes that it has valid defenses to the charges, if Rediff is unsuccessful after exhausting all legal remedies, we could be subject to monetary fines or damages.

In February, 2006, a complaint was filed by Marksman Pvt. Ltd. against various telecom operators and internet service providers and Rediff.com alleging infringement of copyright of Marksman by way of dissemination of information relating to scores, alerts and updates and or other events happenings via Short Message Service (SMS) Technology on wireless and mobile telephones in respect of One Day International Cricket Matches (“ODIs”) during India’s tour of Pakistan Scheduled in February, 2006. The Company has filed its response and among the defenses raised were: (a) Rediff.com along with other telecom operators and service providers have not infringed the copyrights of Marksman; (b) the information relating to scores, alerts and updates and or other events happening via Short Message Service (SMS) Technology on wireless and mobile telephones in respect of ODIs which was being provided to subscribers was sourced from public domain and as such no exclusivity can be claimed since it falls into public domain. The one judge panel, while dismissing a request for an interim order, has directed the defendants to maintain the accounts of the SMS received during the ODIs. Marksman will have to first amend the suit to seek damages before any claim is made against Rediff.com. In 2006, Marksman has sought to amend the suit prayer to include damages. Although the Company believes that it has valid defenses to the charges, if the Company is unsuccessful after exhausting all legal remedies, the Company could be subject to monetary fines or damages.

The Company is also subject to other legal proceedings and claims, which have arisen in the ordinary course of its business. Those actions, when ultimately concluded and determined, will not, in the opinion of management, have a material effect on the results of operations, cash flows or the financial position of the Company.

The Company has not recognized any loss accrual for the litigation disputes as the Company believes that it is probable that it would be successful on resolution of the litigation. The maximum total loss relating to these disputes would be approximately US$20,400 excluding any interest and penalties, which amounts cannot be reasonably estimated at this point of time.

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Significant accounting policies

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

2. Significant accounting policies

(a) Basis of preparation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).

In the year ended March 31, 2015, the Company incurred a net loss of US$ 13,812,570, had an accumulated deficit of US$108,990,112, and net cash outflows of US$8,395,105. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.

The Company has carried out a review of its cash flow forecast for a period of twelve months from the date of these financial statements considering historical cash requirements and has taken the assumption that there will not be any significant decline in advertising revenues and an increase in e-commerce marketplace fees. As described in Note 26, the Company has entered into an arrangement with an investor in accordance with which the Company, at its option, has the right to obtain financing subject to certain conditions, in exchange for issuance of ADS.

On the basis of the factors stated in the preceding paragraph, the Company believes it will have sufficient resources to meets its obligations as they become due within one year from the date of these financial statements

(b) Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Rediff and its wholly – owned subsidiaries and variable interest entity (VIE) in which the Company is the primary beneficiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions are eliminated on consolidation.

(c) Investments in equity method investees

Investments in entities in which the Company can exercise significant influence, but does not own a majority equity interest or otherwise control, are accounted for using the equity method. The Company records its share of the results of these companies in the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss as equity in net earnings (loss) of equity method investees. The Company reviews its investments for other-than-temporary impairment whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the investment may not be fully recoverable. Investments identified as having an indication of impairment are subject to further analysis to determine if the impairment is other-than-temporary and this analysis requires estimating the fair value of the investment. The determination of fair value of the investment involves considering factors such as current economic and market conditions, the operating performance of the companies including current earnings trends and forecasted cash flows, and other company and industry specific information. Measurement of any impairment loss is based on its excess of the carrying value of the investment over its fair value.

(d) Use of estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent liabilities on the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include allowances for doubtful trade accounts receivables, impairment of goodwill, property, plant and equipment, intangible and investments, useful lives of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, valuation of deferred tax assets, stock based compensation and employee benefits. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(e) Revenue recognition

India Online business

India Online business includes revenues from advertising, sponsorship and fee based services. Advertisement and sponsorship income is derived from customers who advertise on our website or from targeted mailers to Rediffmail subscribers. Fee based services include fee we earn from our e-commerce marketplace, subscription fees for our email services and our share of revenues from mobile value added services.

Revenue from display advertisement is recognized as impressions of or clicks on display advertisements are delivered or broadcast. Impressions are delivered when a sold advertisement appears in pages viewed by users. Clicks are delivered when a user clicks on the advertisement. Revenues are also derived from sponsor links placed in specific areas of the Company’s website, which generally provide users with direct links to sponsor websites. Revenue from sponsor link is recognized ratably over the period in which the advertisement is displayed, provided that no significant Company obligations remain and collection of the resulting receivable is probable. Company obligations may include guarantees of a minimum number of impressions, or times, that an advertisement appears in pages viewed by users of the Company’s website. To the extent that minimum guaranteed impressions are not met, the Company defers recognition of the corresponding revenues until the guaranteed impression levels are achieved. The Company also earns revenues from the sending of mail shots to its users on behalf of advertisers and such revenues are recognized on delivery. We report our online advertisement revenues on a gross basis principally because we are the primary obligor to our advertisers.

E-commerce marketplace fee, which is comprised of the commission and shipping revenue is recognized after receipt of confirmation that the online customer has accepted delivery of the goods. The cost of incentives provided to online customers like coupons and promo codes are reduced from revenue and where such incentives exceed the revenue amount, the excess is recognized as cost of revenue.

Subscription service revenue which is comprised of subscription fees for email and related services provided to small and large enterprises is deferred and recognized pro rata over the terms of such subscription.

Mobile value-added services revenues are derived from providing value added short messaging services (“SMS”), ring tones, picture messages, logos, wallpapers and other related services to mobile phone users. The Company contracts with third-party mobile phone operators for sharing revenues from this service. Mobile value- added services revenue is recognized when this service is rendered.

US Publishing business

US Publishing business primarily include advertising and sponsorship revenues and consumer subscription revenues earned from the publication of India Abroad, a weekly newspaper distributed primarily in the United States. It also includes the advertising revenues of Rediff India Abroad, the website catering to the Indian community in the United States.

Advertising revenues are recognized at the time of publication of the related advertisement. Subscription income is deferred and recognized pro rata as fulfilled over the terms of such subscription.

Revenues from banners and sponsorships are recognized over the contractual period of the advertisement, commencing when the advertisement is placed on the website, provided that no significant obligations remain and collection of the resulting receivable is probable. Obligations may include guarantee of a minimum number of impressions, or times that an advertisement appears in pages viewed by users of the Company’s website. To the extent that minimum guaranteed impressions are not met, the Company defers recognition of the corresponding revenues until the guaranteed impression levels are achieved.

(f) Costs and expenses

Costs and expenses have been classified according to their primary functions in the following categories:

Cost of revenues

Cost of revenues primarily include cost of content for the Rediff websites, editorial costs, shipping cost, employee compensation, stock-based compensation, internet communication, data storage, software usage, printing and circulation costs for the India Abroad and India in New York newspapers and fee based services related costs.

Sales and marketing

Sales and marketing expenses primarily include employee compensation for sales and marketing personnel, advertising and promotion expenses, market research costs and stock-based compensation. The costs of advertising are expensed as and when incurred.

Product development

Product development costs primarily include software development expenses, compensation of product development personnel and stock-based compensation. Internal and external costs incurred to develop internal use software during application development stage is capitalized when the Company’s managing director has authorized and committed to funding the development, and it is probable that the software development will be completed and the software will perform the function intended. Upgrades and enhancements are capitalized only when these relate to additional features or result in additional functionality which the existing software is incapable of performing. All costs incurred during the preliminary project and post implementation and operation stages are expensed as incurred.

General and administrative

These costs primarily include employee compensation of administrative and supervisory staff whose time is mainly devoted to strategic and managerial functions, rent, insurance premiums, electricity, telecommunication costs, legal and professional fees, stock-based compensation costs and other general expenses.

(g) Cash and cash equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity at the date of purchase of three months or less and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash to be cash equivalents.

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, balances in current accounts, deposits with banks which are unrestricted as to withdrawal and use.

(h) Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. The Company computes depreciation for all property, plant and equipment using the straight-line method so as to expense the costs over the estimated useful lives of assets. The estimated useful lives of assets are as follows:

Furniture and fixtures	10 years
Computer equipment and software	1 to 3 years
Office equipment	3 to 10 years
Vehicles	8 years
Leasehold improvements	6 years
Website development costs	3 to 5 years

Capital work-in-progress is not depreciated until the construction and installation of the asset is complete, and the asset is available for use.

(i) Website development costs

Costs incurred in the operations stage that provides additional functions or features to the Company’s website are capitalized. The estimated useful life is evaluated for each specific project and ranges from three to five years. Maintenance expenses or costs that do not result in significant new features or functions are expensed as product development costs.

(j) Investments, at cost

Securities that do not have readily determinable fair market values are recorded at cost, subject to an impairment charge for any other than temporary decline in value. The fair values of these securities are not estimated if there are no events or changes in circumstances that may have a significant effect on the fair value. It is not practicable to estimate the fair value of these securities.

(k) Business Combination

Acquisitions of subsidiaries and businesses are accounted for using the acquisition method. Acquisition related costs are recognized in statement of comprehensive loss as incurred. The acquiree’s identifiable assets and liabilities are recognized at their fair value at the acquisition date.

Purchase consideration in excess of the identifiable assets and liabilities is recognized as goodwill. Gain resulting from excess of the acquiree’s identifiable assets and liabilities over the purchase consideration is recognized, after reassessment, in the statement of comprehensive loss.

(l) Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of purchase consideration over the fair values of the aquiree’s identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Goodwill is assessed for impairment on an annual basis on January 1 or earlier when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value.

Goodwill impairment assessment is a two-step test. The first step compares the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit is considered not impaired; however, if the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the second step of the goodwill impairment test is performed to measure the impairment loss amount, if any.

The Company uses an income-based valuation approach to determine the fair value of the reporting unit by estimating the present value of future cash flows after considering current economic conditions and trends, estimated future operating results and growth rates, anticipated future economic and regulatory conditions and availability of necessary technology.

When required to perform the second step, the Company compares the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. If the carrying amount exceeds the implied fair value, an impairment loss equal to that excess amount is recognized, not to exceed the goodwill carrying amount. The Company determines the implied fair value of goodwill for a reporting unit by assigning the fair value of the reporting unit to all of the assets and liabilities of that unit (including any unrecognized intangible assets) as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination. The excess of the fair value of the reporting unit over the amounts assigned to its assets and liabilities is the implied fair value of the goodwill. This assignment process is only for purposes of testing goodwill impairment and the Company does not adjust the carrying amounts of the recognized assets and liabilities (other than goodwill, if appropriate) or recognize previously unrecognized intangible assets in the consolidated balance sheet as a result of this assignment process.

(m) Foreign currency

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been presented in US dollars as the reporting currency. The functional currency of Rediff is the Indian Rupee (“Rs.” or “Rupee”) while that of its subsidiaries domiciled in the United States is the US dollar and in Canada is the Canadian dollar. Transactions in foreign currency are recorded at the original rates of exchange prevailing at the time of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency are restated using the exchange rates prevailing at the date of the balance sheet. Exchange differences arising on settlement of transactions and restatement of monetary assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date are recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss.

For the purposes of presenting the consolidated financial statements, Rupees have been converted into US dollars for balance sheet accounts using the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date, and for revenue and expense accounts using a monthly weighted-average exchange rate. The gains or losses resulting from such translation are reported as other comprehensive income or loss.

(n) Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share has been computed by dividing the net income (loss) from operations by the weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the period, including equity share equivalents for ADSs issued. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of equity shares including equity share equivalents for ADSs issued and dilutive potential equity shares outstanding during the period, using the treasury stock method for options, except where the results would be anti-dilutive. Dilutive potential equity shares consist of the incremental equity shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options. The Company also reports earnings (loss) per ADS, where two ADSs represent one equity share.

(o) Income taxes

Income taxes consist of current income taxes and the change in the deferred tax balances during the year. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for each entity and taxing jurisdiction for future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and net operating loss carry-forwards, measured using the enacted tax rates expected to apply in the years in which such temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of changes in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. The measurement of deferred tax assets is reduced, if necessary, by a valuation allowance for any tax benefits for which future realization is uncertain.

The Company evaluates each tax positions to determine if it is more likely than not that a tax position is sustainable, based on its technical merits. If a tax position does not meet the more likely than not threshold, a liability is recorded. Additionally, for a position that is determined to, more likely than not, be sustainable, the Company measures the benefit at the highest cumulative probability of greater than 50% of being realized and establish a liability for the remaining portion.

The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. Interest income on repayment of income taxes is presented separately in the statement of comprehensive loss as an element of other income (expense), net.

(p) Impairment or disposal of long-lived assets (excluding goodwill)

The Company evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of long-lived assets may not be recoverable. The Company subjects such long-lived assets to a test of recoverability based on the undiscounted cash flows expected from use or disposition of such assets. Such events or circumstances would include changes in the market, technological obsolescence and adverse changes in profitability or regulation. If the asset is impaired, the Company recognizes an impairment loss as the difference between the estimated fair values determined using discounted cash flows and the carrying value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying value or the fair value less the cost to sell.

(q) Intangible assets

Intangible assets consist of customer contracts and intellectual property carried at cost and amortized over their estimated useful lives, generally on a straight-line basis over three and seven years, respectively, that best reflects the economic benefits of the intangible assets.

(r) Stock-based compensation

The Company measures the cost of services received from employees, associates, retainers and non-employee directors in exchange for share based compensation at the grant date fair value award. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation on a straight line basis over the vesting period.

(s) Allowances for doubtful trade accounts receivable

The Company establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts on trade accounts receivable after considering the financial condition of the customer, ageing of the accounts receivable, historical experience and the current economic environment. Trade accounts receivable balances are written off against allowances only after all means of collections have been exhausted and potential of recovery is considered remote.

(t) Employee benefit

Gratuity

The Company provided for gratuity, a defined benefit retirement plan (the Gratuity Plan) covering eligible employees. The Gratuity Plan provides a lump-sum payment to vested employees at retirement, death, incapacitation or termination of employment, of an amount based on the respective employee’s salary and the tenure of employment. Vesting occurs upon completion of five years of service. The defined benefit liability is determined by actuarial valuation, at each balance sheet date, using the projected unit credit method.

Provident fund

Eligible employees of the Company receive benefits from a provident fund, a defined contribution plan. Both the employee and the Company make monthly contributions to this provident fund plan equal to a specified percentage of the covered employee’s salary. Amounts collected under the provident fund plan are deposited in a government administered provident fund. The Company’s contribution to fund the benefits is expensed as incurred.

Compensated absences

The Company provided the compensated absences liability for the amounts to be paid as a result of employee’s rights to compensated absences in the year in which it is earned.

(u) Comprehensive income (loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) is defined as the change in equity of a company during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances excluding transactions resulting from investments from owners and distributions to owners. Comprehensive income (loss) for the periods presented includes net income (loss) and foreign currency translation adjustments.

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Subsequent event

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events [Text Block]

26. Subsequent event

On July 29, 2015, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (“Investor”). The Purchase Agreement provides that the Company has the right to sell to the Investor, and the Investor has the obligation to purchase from the Company, up to an aggregate of US$15 Million of the Company’s American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) over the 36-month term of the Agreement in amount as described in the Purchase Agreement. Upon shareholder approval and upon effectiveness of registration statement covering the resale of ADSs, the Company can elect its discretion to sell ADSs to the investor pursuant to either regular purchase amounts or accelerated purchase amounts. The amounts of ADSs which may be sold to the Investor pursuant to any regular purchase range from 40,000 ADSs to 100,000 ADSs, depending on the then current trading price of the Company’s ADSs on Nasdaq (but not to exceed US$500,000 on any single purchase date). In addition, the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to sell accelerated purchase amounts. The purchase price for any ADSs sold pursuant a regular purchase, will be 98% of the lower of the (a) the lowest sale price of the ADSs on Nasdaq on the regular purchase date or (b) the average of the three lowest closing sale prices over the preceding 10 trading-day period. The purchase price for any ADSs sold pursuant to an accelerated purchase, will be 98% of the lower of (a) the closing sale price of the ADSs on Nasdaq on the accelerated purchase date or (b) 94% of a volume weighted average purchase price on the accelerated purchase date. The Company will file an application with the Nasdaq to list the ADSs to be sold to the Investor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The Company is required to file a registration statement covering the resale of the ADSs, so that such ADSs may be sold by the Investor from time to time pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement entered into between the Company and Investor. Under the Purchase Agreement, the Investor and its affiliates have a beneficial ownership limitation of 4.99% of the then issued and outstanding equity securities of the Company. The issuance of the shares underlying the ADSs must be approved by the Company’s shareholders prior to any purchases under the Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement also contain customary representations, warranties, conditions and indemnification provisions.

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Segments (Details 3) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Segment reporting assets	$ 14,085,982	$ 27,408,402	$ 36,398,084
Investment, at cost	0	0	1,404,987
Rediff.com India Employee trust	46,990	45,137	45,931
Total assets	14,132,972	27,453,539	37,849,002
Operating Segments | India Online Business
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Segment reporting assets	13,204,415	24,960,743	35,577,371
Operating Segments | US Publishing Business
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Segment reporting assets	$ 881,567	$ 2,447,659	$ 820,713

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Other non-current assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Deferred Costs Capitalized Prepaid And Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Other Assets Noncurrent [Table Text Block]

Other non-current assets comprise:

	As of March 31,
	2014		2015
	US$		US$
Prepaid expenses		177,659		129,517
Rent deposits		767,616		731,479
Loans to employees		52,029		32,818
Amount receivable on sale of investment (See Note - 6)		461,545		—
Total		1,458,849		893,814

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment - at cost	$ 18,995,407	$ 23,323,527
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(16,655,463)	(20,160,336)
Property Plant And Equipment Excluding Construction In Progress, Total	2,339,944	3,163,191
Currency translation adjustment	73,606	(1,994)
Capital work-in-progress	786,539	649,026
Property Plant And Equipment Net Before Impairment Total	3,200,089	3,810,223
Less: Impairment loss	(3,200,089)	(239,001)
Property, plant and equipment-net	0	3,571,222
Furniture And Fixtures [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment - at cost	224,163	367,535
Computer Equipment And Software [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment - at cost	13,623,704	17,873,525
Office Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment - at cost	242,401	276,115
Vehicles [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment - at cost	228,976	251,362
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment - at cost	399,271	444,467
Website Development Costs [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment - at cost	$ 4,276,892	$ 4,110,523

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Retirement Benefits (Details 2)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	8.45%	9.60%	8.75%
Rate of increase in compensation	7.00%	7.00%	7.00%

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 8,294,761	$ 17,151,189
Trade accounts receivable (net of allowances of US$618,054 and US$625,917 as of March 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively)	2,475,913	3,137,099
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (See Note 4)	1,273,015	986,149
Total current assets	12,043,689	21,274,437
Property, plant and equipment - net (See Note 5)	0	3,571,222
Recoverable taxes	1,195,469	1,149,031
Other non-current assets (See Note 9)	893,814	1,458,849
Total non-current assets	2,089,283	6,179,102
Total assets	14,132,972	27,453,539
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (See Note 10)	5,200,972	4,783,412
Customer advances and unearned revenues	1,783,414	1,772,273
Total current liabilities	6,984,386	6,555,685
Other non-current liabilities (See Note 11)	1,004,317	938,999
Total liabilities	$ 7,988,703	$ 7,494,684
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 24)
Shareholders' Equity
Equity shares: par value - Rs.5, Authorized: 24,000,000 equity shares as of March 31, 2014 and 2015; Issued: 14,810,178 equity shares as of March 31, 2014 and 2015 and outstanding 13,795,178 equity shares as of March 31, 2014 and 2015	$ 1,756,726	$ 1,756,726
Additional paid-in-capital	132,622,632	132,195,927
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(14,818,372)	(14,389,651)
Accumulated deficit	(108,990,112)	(95,177,542)
Treasury shares, at cost (See Note 12) (1,015,000 equity shares as of March 31, 2014 and 2015)	(4,426,605)	(4,426,605)
Total shareholders' equity	6,144,269	19,958,855
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 14,132,972	$ 27,453,539

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Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Table Text Block]

Following are the segment results and segment assets for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

	2013						2014						2015
	India		US				India		US				India		US
	Online		Publishing				Online		Publishing				Online		Publishing
	Business		Business		Total		Business		Business		Total		Business		Business		Total
	US$		US$		US$		US$		US$		US$		US$		US$		US$
Revenues from external customers:
Advertising		8,485,560		2,872,638		11,358,198		8,161,964		2,534,345		10,696,309		6,583,878		2,085,218		8,669,096
Fee based services		4,041,904		258,602		4,300,506		5,206,078		218,410		5,424,488		6,511,248		157,832		6,669,080
Total revenues		12,527,464		3,131,240		15,658,704		13,368,042		2,752,755		16,120,797		13,095,126		2,243,050		15,338,176
Cost of revenues (excluding depreciation and amortization)		7,470,935		2,480,949		9,951,884		8,330,948		2,082,116		10,413,064		8,854,598		1,981,319		10,835,917
Segment Results		5,056,529		650,291		5,706,820		5,037,094		670,639		5,707,733		4,240,528		261,731		4,502,259
Segment Assets		35,577,371		820,713		36,398,084		24,960,743		2,447,659		27,408,402		13,204,415		881,567		14,085,982
Capital expenditure		2,105,552		2,315		2,107,867		1,469,037		6,325		1,475,362		1,416,692		539		1,417,231
Depreciation/amortization		3,651,816		12,560		3,664,376		3,054,173		6,096		3,060,269		1,713,662		5,665		1,719,327

Reconciliation Of Operating Profit Loss From Segments To Consolidated [Table Text Block]

The following is a reconciliation of the segment results to (loss) income before income taxes of the Company for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

	2013		2014		2015
	US$		US$		US$
Segment result		5,706,820		5,707,733		4,502,259
Operating expenses (including depreciation and amortization)		(19,571,322)		(18,048,045)		(19,534,453)
Other income, net		2,314,721		4,716,132		1,234,415
Net loss before income taxes and equity in net earnings (loss) of equity method investees		(11,549,781)		(7,624,180)		(13,797,779)

Revenue from Fee Based Services [Table Text Block]

Revenues from fee based services are as follows:

	As at March 31,
	2013		2014		2015
	US$		US$		US$
e-commerce marketplace fees		2,147,008		3,249,096		4,255,268
Subscription service		1,894,896		1,956,982		2,255,980
Total		4,041,904		5,206,078		6,511,248

Reconciliation Of Assets From Segment To Consolidated [Table Text Block]

The following is a reconciliation of the segment assets to the total assets as at March 31, 2014 and 2015.

	As at March 31,
	2013		2014		2015
	US$		US$		US$
India Online business		35,577,371		24,960,743		13,204,415
US Publishing business		820,713		2,447,659		881,567
Total segment assets		36,398,084		27,408,402		14,085,982
Investment, at cost		1,404,987		—		—
Rediff.com India Employee trust		45,931		45,137		46,990
Total assets		37,849,002		27,453,539		14,132,972

Revenue From External Customers By Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]

Revenues derived from external customers are as follows:

	Years ended March 31,
	2013		2014		2015
	US$		US$		US$
United States and Canada		3,030,249		3,314,354		2,372,700
India		12,241,845		12,176,561		12,306,537
Rest of the world		386,610		629,882		658,939
Total revenues		15,658,704		16,120,797		15,338,176

Long Lived Assets By Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]

Long-lived assets by location are as follows:

	As of March 31,
	2014		2015
	US$		US$
United States and Canada		5,912		—
India		3,565,310		—
Total		3,571,222		—

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Allowance for doubtful trade accounts receivables (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Balance at Beginning of Period	$ 618,054	$ 876,300	$ 3,200,434
Expense / Reversal	41,509	190,493	(48,580)
Bad debts written off	(11,172)	(420,018)	(2,106,011)
Effect of exchange rate changes	(22,474)	(28,721)	(169,543)
Balance at end of period	$ 625,917	$ 618,054	$ 876,300

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss	$ (13,812,570)	$ (7,471,406)	$ (11,432,223)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash generated from operating activities:
Gain on sale of investment in equity method investee	0	0	(1,292,168)
Goodwill impairment	0	0	2,000,000
Long-lived assets impairment	3,200,089	1,590,371	0
Gain on sale of investment	0	(2,740,940)	0
Equity in net loss (earnings) of equity method investees	0	0	(84,310)	[1]
Depreciation and amortization	1,719,327	3,060,269	3,664,376
Allowances / (write-back) for doubtful trade accounts	41,509	190,493	(48,580)
Promissory note impairment	0	0	1,100,000
Loss (profit) on sale of property, plant and equipment	2,021	(460)	(1,701)
Stock-based compensation expense	426,705	481,563	756,090
Unrealized exchange loss (gain)	90,394	146,784	11,808
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable	463,392	116,034	2,104,717
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(9,252)	9,215	449,452
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities	225,228	(78,956)	1,156,450
Customer advances and unearned revenues	70,361	377,713	(621,397)
Recoverable taxes	175,463	1,531,255	(193,869)
Other non-current assets	68,320	(44,772)	(109,196)
Net cash used in operating activities	(7,339,013)	(2,832,837)	(2,540,551)
Cash flows from investing activities
Payments to acquire property, plant and equipment	(1,211,445)	(1,472,422)	(1,903,229)
Purchase of investment	0	0	(104,987)
Sale of investment in equity method investee	0	0	1,452,944
Sale of investment	152,447	3,531,935	0
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	2,906	7,735	7,594
Net cash generated from / (used in) investing activities	(1,056,092)	2,067,248	(547,678)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issue of shares	0	0	0
Net cash generated from financing activities	0	0	0
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(8,395,105)	(765,589)	(3,088,229)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year	17,151,189	20,024,483	24,545,839
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(461,323)	(2,107,705)	(1,433,127)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year	8,294,761	17,151,189	20,024,483
Supplementary cash flow information:
Income taxes paid	305,768	358,587	448,393
Supplementary disclosure of non-cash investing activity:
Payables for purchase of property, plant and equipment	$ 205,786	$ 2,940	$ 204,638

[1] Information provided for the period ended October 8, 2012, relates to Imere Technology Private Limited which was sold as on same date.

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Earnings (loss) per share and ADS (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Net loss	$ (13,812,570)	$ (7,471,406)	$ (11,432,223)
Weighted average equity shares for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share	13,795,178	13,795,178	13,795,178
Earnings / (loss) per share - basic	$ (1.000)	$ (0.542)	$ (0.828)
Earnings / (loss) per share - diluted	(1.000)	(0.542)	(0.828)
Earnings Per ADS- (where 2 ADSs represent 1 equity share) [Member]
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Earnings / (loss) per share - basic	(0.500)	(0.271)	(0.414)
Earnings / (loss) per share - diluted	$ (0.500)	$ (0.271)	$ (0.414)

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Goodwill (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment	$ 0	$ 0	$ 2,000,000

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Commitments and contingencies (Details Textual)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May. 31, 2008 USD ($)	May. 31, 2008 INR (₨)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 INR (₨)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2006 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Commitment for purchase of computer equipment and cost to develop internal use software			$ 424,517		$ 774,735
Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss due to other litigation disputes						$ 20,400
Trademark Infringements [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Infringement related litigation, claim sought	$ 17,000	₨ 1,000,000
First conviction [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Years of imprisonment if convicted			5 years	5 years
Fine if convicted			$ 1,700	₨ 100,000
Second conviction [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Years of imprisonment if convicted			10 years	10 years
Fine if convicted			$ 3,400	₨ 200,000

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Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Deferred Costs Capitalized Prepaid And Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Other Current Assets [Table Text Block]

Prepaid expenses and other current assets comprise:

	As of March 31,
	2014		2015
	US$		US$
Prepaid expenses		513,348		482,149
Supplier advances		193,871		156,828
Rent deposits		39,434		20,125
Other advances and deposits		38,122		28,881
Loans to employees		48,927		50,370
Amount receivable on sale of investment (See Note 6)		152,447		461,545
Accrued interest		-		73,117
Total		986,149		1,273,015

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Other non-current liabilities (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Line Items]
Unearned revenues	$ 329,581	$ 320,977
Retirement benefits	531,089	466,280
Other liabilities	143,647	151,742
Total	$ 1,004,317	$ 938,999

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Retirement Benefits

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Retirement Benefits [Text Block]

16. Retirement Benefits

Gratuity

The Company provides for gratuity on an actuarial valuation. The Company has an unfunded defined benefit retirement plan covering eligible employees in India. This plan provides for a lump-sum payment to be made to vested employees at retirement, death or termination of employment of an amount equivalent to 15 days basic salary, payable for each completed year of service. These gratuity benefits vest upon an employee’s completion of five years of service.

The following tables set out the amounts recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015. The measurement date used is March 31 of the relevant fiscal year.

	2013		2014		2015
	US$		US$		US$
Change in benefit obligation
Benefit obligation at the beginning of the year		446,146		527,512		511,506
Actuarial (gain) loss		14,941		(60,402)		27,963
Service cost		75,039		75,405		69,402
Interest cost		44,025		46,086		52,790
Benefits paid		(26,382)		(27,314)		(70,427)
Effect of exchange rate changes		(26,257)		(49,781)		(22,184)
Benefit obligation at the end of the year		527,512		511,506		569,050
Current – (included in other employee payables)		47,713		45,226		37,961
Non-current – (included in retirement benefits)		479,799		466,280		531,089

Accumulated benefit obligation was US$292,701 and US$319,026 as of March 31, 2014 and 2015 respectively.

Net gratuity cost for the years ended March 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 comprise of the following:

	2013		2014		2015
	US$		US$		US$
Service cost		75,039		75,405		69,402
Interest cost		44,025		46,086		52,790
Recognized net actuarial (gain) loss		14,941		(60,402)		27,963
Net gratuity cost		134,005		61,089		150,155

The assumptions used in accounting for gratuity in the years ended March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015 were as follows:

	2013			2014			2015
Discount rate		8.75	%		9.60	%		8.45	%
Rate of increase in compensation		7.00	%		7.00	%		7.00	%

The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future services, as appropriate are expected to be paid

Year ending March 31,	US$
2016		37,961
2017		123,838
2018		45,854
2019		62,965
2020		57,837
2021-2025		493,338

The expected benefits are based on the same assumptions used to measure the Company’s benefit obligation as of March 31, 2015.

Provident Fund

Employees based in India and the Company each, contribute at the rate of 12% of salaries to a provident fund maintained by the Government of India for the benefit of such employees. The provident fund is a defined contribution plan. Accordingly, the Company expenses such contributions as incurred. Amounts contributed by the Company to the provident fund, in aggregate, were US$259,684, US$228,075 and US$231,528 for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively.

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property Plant And Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property, plant and equipment comprise:

	As of March 31,
	2014		2015
	US$		US$
Furniture and fixtures		367,535		224,163
Computer equipment and software		17,873,525		13,623,704
Office equipment		276,115		242,401
Vehicles		251,362		228,976
Leasehold improvements		444,467		399,271
Website development costs		4,110,523		4,276,892
Property, plant and equipment – at cost		23,323,527		18,995,407
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(20,160,336)		(16,655,463)
		3,163,191		2,339,944
Currency translation adjustment		(1,994)		73,606
Capital work-in-progress		649,026		786,539
		3,810,223		3,200,089
Less: Impairment loss		(239,001)		(3,200,089)
Property, plant and equipment – net		3,571,222		—

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Commitments and contingencies (Details 1)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)
2016	$ 492,935
2017	293,624
2018	237,989
2019	40,753
2020	$ 0

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Segments

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

18. Segments

The chief operating decision maker’s (Rediff’s Chairman and Managing Director) allocates resources to and assess the performance of the segments of the Company. The chief operating decision maker evaluates segment performance primarily by results of the segment before operating expenses.

The Company has two operating segments, namely, the India Online business and the U.S. Publishing business.

(i) India Online business, comprised of revenues from online advertising (which includes display, performance and sponsorship formats) and fee-based services (which includes e-commerce marketplace fees and revenues from subscription-based email services and mobile value added services).

(ii) US Publishing business, comprised of revenues from advertising and subscription for India Abroad print and online properties and online advertising revenue from the Rediff India Abroad website.

Following are the segment results and segment assets for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

	2013						2014						2015
	India		US				India		US				India		US
	Online		Publishing				Online		Publishing				Online		Publishing
	Business		Business		Total		Business		Business		Total		Business		Business		Total
	US$		US$		US$		US$		US$		US$		US$		US$		US$
Revenues from external customers:
Advertising		8,485,560		2,872,638		11,358,198		8,161,964		2,534,345		10,696,309		6,583,878		2,085,218		8,669,096
Fee based services		4,041,904		258,602		4,300,506		5,206,078		218,410		5,424,488		6,511,248		157,832		6,669,080
Total revenues		12,527,464		3,131,240		15,658,704		13,368,042		2,752,755		16,120,797		13,095,126		2,243,050		15,338,176
Cost of revenues (excluding depreciation and amortization)		7,470,935		2,480,949		9,951,884		8,330,948		2,082,116		10,413,064		8,854,598		1,981,319		10,835,917
Segment Results		5,056,529		650,291		5,706,820		5,037,094		670,639		5,707,733		4,240,528		261,731		4,502,259
Segment Assets		35,577,371		820,713		36,398,084		24,960,743		2,447,659		27,408,402		13,204,415		881,567		14,085,982
Capital expenditure		2,105,552		2,315		2,107,867		1,469,037		6,325		1,475,362		1,416,692		539		1,417,231
Depreciation/amortization		3,651,816		12,560		3,664,376		3,054,173		6,096		3,060,269		1,713,662		5,665		1,719,327

The following is a reconciliation of the segment results to (loss) income before income taxes of the Company for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

	2013		2014		2015
	US$		US$		US$
Segment result		5,706,820		5,707,733		4,502,259
Operating expenses (including depreciation and amortization)		(19,571,322)		(18,048,045)		(19,534,453)
Other income, net		2,314,721		4,716,132		1,234,415
Net loss before income taxes and equity in net earnings (loss) of equity method investees		(11,549,781)		(7,624,180)		(13,797,779)

Revenues from fee based services are as follows:

	As at March 31,
	2013		2014		2015
	US$		US$		US$
e-commerce marketplace fees		2,147,008		3,249,096		4,255,268
Subscription service		1,894,896		1,956,982		2,255,980
Total		4,041,904		5,206,078		6,511,248

The following is a reconciliation of the segment assets to the total assets as at March 31, 2014 and 2015.

	As at March 31,
	2013		2014		2015
	US$		US$		US$
India Online business		35,577,371		24,960,743		13,204,415
US Publishing business		820,713		2,447,659		881,567
Total segment assets		36,398,084		27,408,402		14,085,982
Investment, at cost		1,404,987		—		—
Rediff.com India Employee trust		45,931		45,137		46,990
Total assets		37,849,002		27,453,539		14,132,972

Revenues are attributed to individual countries according to the location of the customers.

Revenues derived from external customers are as follows:

	Years ended March 31,
	2013		2014		2015
	US$		US$		US$
United States and Canada		3,030,249		3,314,354		2,372,700
India		12,241,845		12,176,561		12,306,537
Rest of the world		386,610		629,882		658,939
Total revenues		15,658,704		16,120,797		15,338,176

No single customer accounted for 10 percent or more of the total revenues for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Long-lived assets by location are as follows:

	As of March 31,
	2014		2015
	US$		US$
United States and Canada		5,912		—
India		3,565,310		—
Total		3,571,222		—

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Sales and marketing (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Other Income And Other Expense Disclosure [Line Items]
Advertising cost	$ 1,579,550	$ 313,336	$ 92,135

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Organization and business

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Nature Of Operations [Text Block]

1. Organization and business

Rediff.com India Limited (“Rediff”) was incorporated as a private limited company in India on January 9, 1996 under the Indian Companies Act, 1956 and was converted to a public limited company on May 29, 1998. Rediff’s American Depository Shares (“ADSs”) are listed on the NASDAQ Global Market.

In February 2001, Rediff established Rediff Holdings, Inc. (“RHI”), a Delaware Corporation, as a wholly-owned subsidiary to be a holding company for certain investments in the United States of America. In March 2001, Rediff acquired Value Communication Corporation (“ValuCom”). On February 27, 2001, RHI acquired thinkindia.com, Inc (“thinkindia”), later renamed Rediff.com Inc. On April 27, 2001, RHI acquired India Abroad Publications, Inc. (“India Abroad”), a print and online news company.

On November 26, 2010, Rediff acquired Vubites India Private Limited (“Vubites”) from the Chairman and Managing Director of Rediff (referred to as “the CMD”) and a principal shareholder in Rediff. Vubites enables small and local businesses to advertise on national TV channels within their city to reach their target audiences.

Rediff with its branch and subsidiaries (“the Company”) is in the business of providing online internet based services, focusing on India and the global Indian community. Its websites consists of channels relevant to Indian interests such as cricket, astrology, matchmaker and movies, content on various matters like news and finance, search facilities, a range of community features such as e-mail, chat, messenger, e-commerce, broadband wireless content and mobile value-added services to mobile phone subscribers in India. The Company also enables its customers to insert localized advertisements on national television channels by providing a platform to create an advertisement and prepare a media plan. Additionally, the Company publishes weekly newspapers ‘India Abroad’ in North America.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current (in dollars)	$ 625,917	$ 618,054
Equity Shares, Par Value (in dollars per share)	$ 5	$ 5
Equity Shares, Authorized	24,000,000	24,000,000
Equity Shares, Issued	14,810,178	14,810,178
Equity Shares, Outstanding	13,795,178	13,795,178
Treasury Shares, Equity Shares	1,015,000	1,015,000

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Other non-current liabilities

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]

11. Other non-current liabilities

Other non-current liabilities comprise:

	As of March 31,
	2014		2015
	US$		US$
Unearned revenues		320,977		329,581
Retirement benefits		466,280		531,089
Other liabilities		151,742		143,647
Total		938,999		1,004,317

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Stock-based compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2004	Jan. 31, 2002	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation cost			$ 426,705	$ 481,563	$ 756,090
Stock Option Plan 2006 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options expiration period			10 years
Shares reserved for future issuance			670,000
Fair Value Of options granted			$ 662,350	$ 967,248	1,542,072
Weighted average grant date fair value of options granted				$ 3.76
Unrecognized option costs			$ 41,726
Weighted average period of recognition for unrecognized option costs			8 months 12 days
Stock Option Plan 2006 [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based payment award vesting percentage On each anniversary			25.00%
Options, exercise price as percentage of fair market value			110.00%
Stock Option Plan 2006 [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based payment award vesting percentage On each anniversary			20.00%
Options, exercise price as percentage of fair market value			50.00%
Stock Option Plan 2002 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options expiration period		10 years
Shares reserved for future issuance		280,000	12,000
Share-based payment award vesting percentage On each anniversary		25.00%
Fair Value Of options granted			$ 56,175	$ 123,585	78,645
Unrecognized option costs			$ 6,718
Weighted average period of recognition for unrecognized option costs			3 months 22 days
Stock Option Plan 2002 [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options, exercise price as percentage of fair market value		110.00%
Stock Option Plan 2002 [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options, exercise price as percentage of fair market value		50.00%
Stock Option Plan 2004 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options expiration period	10 years
Shares reserved for future issuance	358,000		91,000
Share-based payment award vesting percentage On each anniversary	25.00%
Fair Value Of options granted			$ 0	$ 53,126	$ 108,481
Weighted average grant date fair value of options granted			$ 3.02
Unrecognized option costs			$ 48,012
Weighted average period of recognition for unrecognized option costs			3 years 1 month 13 days
Stock Option Plan 2004 [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options, exercise price as percentage of fair market value	110.00%
Stock Option Plan 2004 [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options, exercise price as percentage of fair market value	50.00%
Stock Option Plan 2015 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options expiration period			10 years
Shares reserved for future issuance	91,000	12,000	103,000
Share-based payment award vesting percentage On each anniversary			25.00%
Weighted average grant date fair value of options granted			$ 3.00
Unrecognized option costs			$ 103,440
Weighted average period of recognition for unrecognized option costs			3 years 9 months 18 days
Stock Option Plan 2015 [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options, exercise price as percentage of fair market value			110.00%
Stock Option Plan 2015 [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options, exercise price as percentage of fair market value			50.00%

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Stock-based compensation (Details 4)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Expected term
Risk free interest rates, minimum	1.41%	0.71%
Risk free interest rates, maximum	2.10%	1.14%
Risk free interest rates			0.00%
Expected volatility, minimum	79.72%	81.27%
Expected volatility, maximum	83.64%	86.68%
Expected volatility			0.00%
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected term	5 years 6 months	5 years 6 months
Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected term	7 years	7 years

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Document And Entity Information - Mar. 31, 2015 - shares	Total
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	20-F
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	REDIFF COM INDIA LTD
Entity Central Index Key	0001103783
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	REDF
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	13,795,178

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Shareholders' equity

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Equity [Abstract]

Treasury Stock [Text Block]

12. Shareholders’ equity

Treasury shares

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 the Company formed Rediff.com India Limited Employee Trust (“Trust”). The Trust is controlled and administrated by senior employees of the Company. The Company is the primary beneficiary of the Trust and, accordingly has consolidated the Trust. The Trust acquired 1,015,000 shares for a consideration of US$4,426,605 and reserved these shares for benefit of Company’s employees and directors.

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Segments (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Revenues from external customers:
Advertising	$ 8,669,096	$ 10,696,309	$ 11,358,198
Fee based services	6,669,080	5,424,488	4,300,506
Total revenues	15,338,176	16,120,797	15,658,704
Cost of revenues (excluding depreciation and amortization)	10,835,917	10,413,064	9,951,884
Segment Results	4,502,259	5,707,733	5,706,820
Segment Assets	14,085,982	27,408,402	36,398,084
Capital expenditure	1,417,231	1,475,362	2,107,867
Depreciation/amortization	1,719,327	3,060,269	3,664,376
Operating Segments | India Online Business
Revenues from external customers:
Advertising	6,583,878	8,161,964	8,485,560
Fee based services	6,511,248	5,206,078	4,041,904
Total revenues	13,095,126	13,368,042	12,527,464
Cost of revenues (excluding depreciation and amortization)	8,854,598	8,330,948	7,470,935
Segment Results	4,240,528	5,037,094	5,056,529
Segment Assets	13,204,415	24,960,743	35,577,371
Capital expenditure	1,416,692	1,469,037	2,105,552
Depreciation/amortization	1,713,662	3,054,173	3,651,816
Operating Segments | US Publishing Business
Revenues from external customers:
Advertising	2,085,218	2,534,345	2,872,638
Fee based services	157,832	218,410	258,602
Total revenues	2,243,050	2,752,755	3,131,240
Cost of revenues (excluding depreciation and amortization)	1,981,319	2,082,116	2,480,949
Segment Results	261,731	670,639	650,291
Segment Assets	881,567	2,447,659	820,713
Capital expenditure	539	6,325	2,315
Depreciation/amortization	$ 5,665	$ 6,096	$ 12,560

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Stock-based compensation (Details 3) - Mar. 31, 2015 - Stock Option Plan 2015 [Member] - USD ($)	Total
Number of options, Granted	36,800
Number of options Outstanding	36,800
Number of Options, Exercisable	0
Weighted average exercise price, Granted	$ 3.74
Weighted average exercise prices, Outstanding	3.74
Weighted average exercise prices, Exercisable	$ 0
Weighted average remaining contractual term, Outstanding	9 years 9 months 18 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term, Exercisable
Aggregate intrinsic value, Outstanding	$ 3,680
Aggregate intrinsic value, Exercisable	$ 0

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 15,338,176	$ 16,120,797	$ 15,658,704
Cost of revenues (excluding depreciation and amortization separately disclosed below) (See Note 13)
Total cost of revenues	10,835,917	10,413,064	9,951,884
Operating expenses
Sales and marketing (See Note 14)	5,478,876	3,896,073	3,266,790
Product development	2,323,759	2,287,488	2,920,824
Depreciation and amortization	1,719,327	3,060,269	3,664,376
General and administrative	6,689,128	7,239,847	7,615,588
Goodwill Impairment (See Note 7)	0	0	2,000,000
Long-lived assets impairment (See Note 5 and 8)	3,200,089	1,590,371	0
Foreign exchange loss (gain), net	123,274	(26,003)	103,744
Total operating expenses	19,534,453	18,048,045	19,571,322
Operating loss	(15,032,194)	(12,340,312)	(13,864,502)
Other income (expense), net
Interest income	923,692	1,334,610	1,952,345
Interest income on income tax refunds	77,764	613,698	44,529
Promissory note impairment (See Note 9)	0	0	(1,100,000)
Gain on sale of investment (See Note 6)	0	2,740,940	0
Gain on sale of equity method investee (See Note 6)	0	0	1,292,168
Miscellaneous income	232,959	26,884	125,679
Total other income, net	1,234,415	4,716,132	2,314,721
Loss before income taxes and equity in net loss of equity method investees	(13,797,779)	(7,624,180)	(11,549,781)
Income tax benefit (expense) (See Note 17)	(14,791)	152,774	33,248
Equity in net earnings (loss) of equity method investees	0	0	84,310	[1]
Net loss	$ (13,812,570)	$ (7,471,406)	$ (11,432,223)
(Loss) earnings per share - basic (in dollars per share)	$ (1.000)	$ (0.542)	$ (0.828)
(Loss) earnings per share - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (1.000)	$ (0.542)	$ (0.828)
Weighted average number of equity shares - basic (in shares)	13,795,178	13,795,178	13,795,178
Weighted average number of equity shares - diluted (in shares)	13,795,178	13,795,178	13,795,178
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustment and total other comprehensive income (loss)	$ (428,721)	$ (2,857,261)	$ (2,254,312)
Comprehensive loss attributable to shareholders	(14,241,291)	(10,328,667)	(13,686,535)
India Online Business [Member]
Revenues
Service Revenue	13,095,126	13,368,042	12,527,464
Cost of revenues (excluding depreciation and amortization separately disclosed below) (See Note 13)
Cost of service revenue	8,854,598	8,330,948	7,470,935
Us Publishing Business [Member]
Revenues
Service Revenue	2,243,050	2,752,755	3,131,240
Cost of revenues (excluding depreciation and amortization separately disclosed below) (See Note 13)
Cost of service revenue	$ 1,981,319	$ 2,082,116	$ 2,480,949
American Depositary Shares [Member]
Other income (expense), net
(Loss) earnings per share - basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.500)	$ (0.271)	$ (0.414)
(Loss) earnings per share - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.500)	$ (0.271)	$ (0.414)

[1] Information provided for the period ended October 8, 2012, relates to Imere Technology Private Limited which was sold as on same date.

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Investments

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Equity Method Investments And Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Equity Method Investments Disclosure [Text Block]

6. Investments

Investment, cost method

During the fiscal year ended March 31 2014, the Company sold its investment in Runa Inc. for a total consideration of US$4,145,927 and recognized a gain of US$2,740,940. An amount of US$ 613,992 of the total consideration has been held in escrow for certain representations and warranties contained in the sale agreement. These representations and warranties have been assessed as accurate and the fair value of any obligation resulting from these representations and warranties is insignificant. Of the total amount held in escrow US$ 461,545 which were recoverable by April, 2015 has been subsequently received by the Company.

Investments in equity interest

The Company’s investments in equity method investees interest were as follows:

	Percent of
	ownership of equity
	shares
Tachyon Technology Private Limited (Impaired in fiscal 2011)		26	%
Imere Technology Private Limited (up to October 8, 2012)		44	%
Bigslick Infotech Private Limited (Impaired in fiscal 2010)		37	%

The following table presents financial information for equity method investees:

	For years ended March 31,
	2013#		2014		2015
	US$		US$		US$
Revenues		320,005		—		—
Total costs		72,910		—		—
Profit (loss) from operations		247,095		—		—
Earnings (loss) attributable to Rediff*		84,310		—		—

# Information provided for the period ended October 8, 2012, relates to Imere Technology Private Limited which was sold as on same date.

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, the Company sold its investment in Imere Technology Private Limited for a consideration of US$1,452,944 and recorded a gain of US$1,292,168 and included as “Gain on sale of equity method investee” in consolidated statement of comprehensive loss.

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Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property Plant And Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

5. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment comprise:

	As of March 31,
	2014		2015
	US$		US$
Furniture and fixtures		367,535		224,163
Computer equipment and software		17,873,525		13,623,704
Office equipment		276,115		242,401
Vehicles		251,362		228,976
Leasehold improvements		444,467		399,271
Website development costs		4,110,523		4,276,892
Property, plant and equipment – at cost		23,323,527		18,995,407
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(20,160,336)		(16,655,463)
		3,163,191		2,339,944
Currency translation adjustment		(1,994)		73,606
Capital work-in-progress		649,026		786,539
		3,810,223		3,200,089
Less: Impairment loss		(239,001)		(3,200,089)
Property, plant and equipment – net		3,571,222		—

In fiscal 2015, the Company has recognized an impairment loss of US$ 3,200,089 on its Property, plant and equipment relating to its India Online business. India Online business includes revenue from advertising and fee based services. The impairment was on account of significant decline in advertisement revenue as there has been a continued reduction in spends by customers which is consistent with industry trends. As a consequence the Company has been experiencing a decline in its display advertisement revenue, and incurring net operating cash losses. The fair value of the India Online business asset group is insignificant.

In fiscal 2014, the Company had recognized an impairment loss of US$199,621 mainly in respect of computer equipment relating to its subsidiary Vubites (see note 8). Additionally, in fiscal 2014, the Company abandoned an application related project included in ‘Capital work-in-progress’ and as a result impaired an amount of US$39,380.

In the fiscal years 2013, 2014 and 2015, the Company incurred depreciation and amortization expense of US$3,249,417, US$2,688,989 and US$1,719,327 respectively.

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Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

17. Income Taxes

The components of income before income taxes and equity in net earnings of equity method investees are as follows:

	2013		2014		2015
	US$		US$		US$
– Domestic		(7,177,897)		(9,264,032)		(12,188,901)
– Foreign		(4,371,884)		1,639,852		(1,608,878)
Loss before income taxes and equity in net loss (earning) of equity method investee		(11,549,781)		(7,624,180)		(13,797,779)
Current income tax expense (benefit)		(33,248)		(152,774)		14,791

The reconciliation of estimated income tax expense at Indian statutory income tax rate to income tax expense reported in the statements of comprehensive loss is as follows:

	2013			2014			2015
	US$			US$			US$
Loss before income taxes and equity in net loss (earning) of equity method investee		(11,549,781)			(7,624,180)			(13,797,779)
Indian statutory income tax rate		32.445	%		33.990	%		34.608	%
Expected income tax expense		(3,747,327)			(2,591,459)			(4,775,135)
Tax effect of:–
Adjustments to reconcile expected income tax expense to reported income tax expense:
Employee stock-based compensation		245,313			163,683			147,674
Valuation allowance recognized during the year		3,060,830			1,998,669			4,875,019
Goodwill impairment		648,900			—			—
Tax in foreign jurisdictions		(142,710)			262,459			(247,558)
Earnings (loss) of equity method investees		27,354			—			—
Others		(125,608)			13,874			14,791
Income tax expense (benefit)		(33,248)			(152,774)			14,791

The tax effects of significant temporary differences that resulted in deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

	As of March 31,
	2014		2015
	US$		US$
Net operating loss carry forwards		7,262,789		10,354,525
Depreciation and amortization		5,573,817		7,530,972
Allowances for doubtful accounts receivables		218,415		229,168
Employee benefits		320,564		330,849
Minimum alternate tax credit		284,859		273,526
Loss of equity method investees		256,483		250,758
Gross deferred tax assets		13,916,927		18,969,798
Valuation allowance		(13,916,927)		(18,969,798)
Deferred tax assets		—		—

Movements in valuation allowance:

	As of March 31,
	2014		2015
	US$		US$
Balance as at beginning of the year		12,673,121		13,916,927
Valuation allowance recognized during the year		1,998,669		4,875,019
Increase (reduction) in deferred tax asset and corresponding valuation allowance pertaining  to earlier years		(41,757)		691,218
Effect of currency translation		(713,106)		(513,366)
Balance as at end of the year		13,916,927		18,969,798

Rediff India’s (including Vubites) net operating loss carry forwards aggregating approximately US$16,942,394 as of March 31, 2015 will expire between April 2015 and March 2023.

As of March 31, 2015, ValuCom has net operating loss carry forwards available to offset future federal taxable income of US$3,033,000, which expire in years 2021 through 2031.

As of March 31, 2015, Rediff Holdings, Inc. has net operating loss carry forwards of approximately US$6,229,000 for federal income tax purposes, which expire in years 2020 through 2035.

Rediff’s unabsorbed depreciation of US$18,642,739 can be indefinitely carried forward.

Realization of the future tax benefits related to the deferred tax asset is dependent on many factors, including the Company’s ability to generate taxable income within the net operating loss carry forward period. Management has considered these factors and believes that a valuation allowance is required for each of the periods presented.

Recoverable taxes mainly consist of withholding tax on income from advertising services and interest income, which the Company claimed as refund.

There were no unrecognised tax benefit as at fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

The Company’s two major tax jurisdictions are India and the U.S. In India, tax returns from fiscal year 2010 are subject to examination by the direct taxing authority. The assessments for fiscal year 2000 onwards are subject matters of appeals with the direct taxing authorities. The Company’s U.S. federal and state tax returns pertaining to fiscal year 2012 onwards remains subject to examination in accordance with the statute of limitation prescribed by the relevant authorities.

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Cost of revenues

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Cost Of Revenue [Abstract]

Cost Of Revenue [Text Block]

13. Cost of revenues

Cost of revenues includes shipping cost of US$1,164,812, US$1,815,301 and US$2,402,700 for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively.

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Segments (Details 4) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 15,338,176	$ 16,120,797	$ 15,658,704
Operating Segments | United States and Canada
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Total revenues	2,372,700	3,314,354	3,030,249
Operating Segments | Rest of the world
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Total revenues	658,939	629,882	386,610
Operating Segments | INDIA
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 12,306,537	$ 12,176,561	$ 12,241,845

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Other non-current assets

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Deferred Costs Capitalized Prepaid And Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

9. Other non-current assets

Other non-current assets comprise:

	As of March 31,
	2014		2015
	US$		US$
Prepaid expenses		177,659		129,517
Rent deposits		767,616		731,479
Loans to employees		52,029		32,818
Amount receivable on sale of investment (See Note - 6)		461,545		—
Total		1,458,849		893,814

The Company had subscribed to convertible promissory notes (referred to as the “notes”) issued by Examville.com LLC, for total cash consideration of US$1,100,000. During the year ended March 31, 2013, the Company recorded other than temporary impairment loss of US$1,100,000 because the Company did not expect to recover the carrying amount.

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Intangible assets, net (Details) - Mar. 31, 2014 - USD ($)	Total
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying value	$ 2,618,027
Accumulated amortization	1,266,657
Impairment loss	1,351,370
Net carrying value	0
Customer Contracts [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying value	12,383
Accumulated amortization	12,383
Impairment loss	0
Net carrying value	0
Intellectual Property [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying value	2,605,644
Accumulated amortization	1,254,274
Impairment loss	1,351,370
Net carrying value	$ 0

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Goodwill

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill Disclosure [Text Block]

7. Goodwill

The Company’s goodwill is in respect of its acquisition of India Abroad. The goodwill has been allocated to the US Publishing business, reporting unit.

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and 2015 were as follows:

	For the year ended March 31,
	2014						2015
			Accumulated						Accumulated
	Gross		impairment		Net		Gross		impairment		Net
	US$		US$		US$		US$		US$		US$
As at beginning of the year		10,515,168		10,515,168		—		10,515,168		10,515,168		—
As at end of the year		10,515,168		10,515,168		—		10,515,168		10,515,168		—

In fiscal year 2013, the Company recognized a goodwill impairment loss of US$2,000,000. The impairment was on account of the weakness in the publishing industry which resulted in reduction of the US publishing business’s projected operating results and estimated future cash flows. The Company used an income-based valuation approach to determine the fair value of the reporting unit by estimating the present value of future cash flows after considering current economic conditions and trends, estimated future operating results and growth rates.

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Intangible assets, net

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible assets, net [Text Block]

8. Intangible assets, net

The following table summarizes the carrying amount of intangible assets:

	As of March 31, 2014
	Gross carrying		Accumulated		Impairment		Net carrying
	value		amortization		loss		value
	US$		US$		US$		US$
Customer contracts		12,383		12,383		-		-
Intellectual property		2,605,644		1,254,274		1,351,370		-
Total intangible assets, net		2,618,027		1,266,657		1,351,370		-

Customer contracts and intellectual property are amortized on a straight line basis over a period of three and seven years, respectively. The Company recognized amortization expense of intangible assets of US$414,959 and US$371,280 in fiscal 2013 and 2014, respectively.

The impairment loss relates to the Company’s subsidiary Vubites which enables businesses to advertise locally (targeted advertising in local and specific cities in India) on national television channels. Vubites offers web based tools for small businesses to create low cost advertisement for television broadcast. This business is dependent on effective splicing and sale to local businesses in different cities of broadcasting spots purchased from national television channels. The impairment resulted from similar targeted advertising services now being offered directly by the television channels and on account of aggressive sales and marketing strategy launched by competitors which have provided them with deeper market access. The fair value of the reporting unit is insignificant.

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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Payables And Accruals [Abstract]

Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]

10. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities comprise:

	As of March 31,
	2014		2015
	US$		US$
Accounts payable		1,637,008		2,200,219
Accrued expenses		1,500,002		1,428,089
Taxes payable		369,314		412,667
Employee incentive payable		155,281		117,424
Other employee payables		1,056,857		976,749
Other current liabilities		64,950		65,824
Total		4,783,412		5,200,972

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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Accounts payable	$ 2,200,219	$ 1,637,008
Accrued expenses	1,428,089	1,500,002
Taxes payable	412,667	369,314
Employee incentive payable	117,424	155,281
Other employee payables	976,749	1,056,857
Other current liabilities	65,824	64,950
Total	$ 5,200,972	$ 4,783,412

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Segments (Details 5) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	$ 0	$ 3,571,222
Operating Segments | United States and Canada
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	0	5,912
Operating Segments | INDIA
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	$ 0	$ 3,565,310

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Shareholders' equity (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Repurchase of equity shares for treasury (in shares)	1,015,000	1,015,000
Repurchase of equity shares for treasury	$ 4,426,605	$ 4,426,605

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Other non-current assets (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2015
Other Assets Noncurrent [Line Items]
Other than temporary impairment loss	$ 1,100,000
Examville.com LLC [Member]
Other Assets Noncurrent [Line Items]
Promissory notes		$ 1,100,000

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Stock-based compensation (Details 5) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Cost of revenues [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation cost	$ 466	$ 17,425	$ 50,151
Sales and marketing [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation cost	80,793	119,653	122,316
Product development [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation cost	175,616	207,400	321,473
General and administrative [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation cost	$ 169,830	$ 137,085	$ 262,150

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Significant accounting policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule Of Property Plant And Equipment Estimated Useful Lives Table [Table Text Block]

The estimated useful lives of assets are as follows:

Furniture and fixtures	10 years
Computer equipment and software	1 to 3 years
Office equipment	3 to 10 years
Vehicles	8 years
Leasehold improvements	6 years
Website development costs	3 to 5 years

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Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Net loss	$ 13,812,570	$ 7,471,406	$ 11,432,223
Accumulated Deficit	108,990,112	95,177,542
Net cash outflows	$ 8,395,105	$ 765,589	$ 3,088,229
Minimum percentage of tax position sustainability threshold percentage	50.00%

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Related party transactions

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related party transactions [Text Block]

15. Related party transactions

The Company’s principal related parties are its founder shareholders, directors and companies that the founder shareholders and directors control. The Company enters into transactions with such related parties in the normal course of business. Related party transactions and balances are as follows:

Product Development Expenses

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, the Company incurred product development expenses (including amount capitalized) of US$95,395on account of services rendered by Tachyon Technologies Private Ltd, an equity method investee.

Trade account receivables write off

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, the Company wrote off US$206,974 trade account receivables from Edelweiss Capital Services Ltd, in which a director of Rediff is shareholder and director, against the recorded allowance. The allowance for trade account receivables was recorded in the year ended March 31, 2012.

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Stock-based compensation

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments [Text Block]

20. Stock-based compensation

2002 Stock Option Plan

In January 2002 the Company’s Board of Directors approved the 2002 Stock Option Plan (“2002 plan”), which provides for the grant of stock options to the Company’s employees. Unless terminated sooner, a grant under this plan will terminate automatically after expiry of 10 years from the date of issue of such grant. A total of 280,000 of the Company’s equity shares were reserved pursuant to 2002 plan. Of which 12,000 equity shares were reserved under 2015 Stock Option Plan.

Under the terms of the 2002 plan, the board or a committee or a sub-committee of the board will determine and authorize the grant of options to eligible employees. Such options vest at the rate of 25% on each successive anniversary of the grant date, until fully vested. Each option grant carries with it the right to purchase Company’s one ADS at the exercise price during the exercise period, which expires ten years from the date of grant. The exercise price is determined by the board (or a committee or a sub-committee of the board) and shall be no more than 110% of the fair market value of ADS and no less than 50% of the fair market value of ADS on the date of the grant.

A summary of option activity under the 2002 ESOP plan as of March 31, 2015, and changes during the year then ended is presented below:

					Weighted
			Weighted		average
			average		remaining	Aggregate
	Number of Options		exercise		contractual	intrinsic
Options	(in terms of shares)		price		term (year)	value
			US$			US$
Outstanding as at April 1, 2014		11,750		18.88
Expired		3,500		11.37
Outstanding as at March 31, 2015		8,250		22.06	6.3		—
Exercisable as at March 31, 2015		6,375		22.06	6.3		—

The total grant date fair value of stock options vested during the year ended March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015 were US$78,645, US$123,585 and US$56,175.

There were no options granted during the years ended March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015. There were no options exercised during the years ended March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

As of March 31, 2015, there was US$6,718 of total unrecognized option cost related to non-vested stock options granted under the plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.31 year. To the extent the forfeiture rate is different from what we have anticipated stock-based compensation related to these awards will be different from our expectations.

2004 Stock Option Plan

In June 2004, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the 2004 Stock Option Plan (“2004 plan”), which provide for the grant of stock options to the Company’s employees. Unless terminated sooner, the grant under this plan will terminate automatically after expiry of 10 years from the date of issue of such grant. A total of 358,000 of the Company’s equity shares were reserved pursuant to 2004 plan. Of which 91,000 equity shares were reserved under 2015 Stock Option Plan.

Under the terms of the 2004 plan, the board or a committee or a sub-committee of the board will determine and authorize the grant of options to eligible employees. Such options vest at the rate of 25% on each successive anniversary of the grant date, until fully vested. Each option grant carries with it the right to purchase Company’s one ADS at the exercise price during the exercise period, which expires ten years from the date of grant. The exercise price is determined by the board (or a committee or a sub-committee of the board) and shall be no more than 110% of the fair market value of ADS and no less than 50% of the fair market value of ADS on the date of the grant.

A summary of option activity under the 2004 ESOP plan as of March 31, 2015, and changes during the year then ended is presented below:

					Weighted
			Weighted		average
	Number of		average		remaining		Aggregate
	options (in  terms		exercise		contractual		intrinsic
Options	of shares)		price		term (year)		value
			US$				US$
Outstanding as at April 1, 2014		131,237		11.59
Granted		22,750		3.74
Expired		55,112		10.97
Forfeited		1,500		3.74
Outstanding as at March 31, 2015		97,375		10.22		4.4		2,125
Exercisable as at March 31, 2015		76,125		12.03		3.0		—

The total grant date fair value of stock options vested during the year ended March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015 was US$108,481, US$53,126 and US$Nil, respectively.

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the year ended March 31, 2015, was US$3.02 each option.There were no options granted during the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2014. There were no options exercised during the years ended March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

As of March 31, 2015, there was US$48,012 of total unrecognized option cost related to non-vested stock options granted under the plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.12 years. To the extent the forfeiture rate is different from what we have anticipated stock-based compensation related to these awards will be different from our expectations.

2006 Stock Option Plan

The 2006 Stock Option Plan (“2006 ESOP”) consists of two plans, namely the ADR Linked Employee Stock Option Plan-2006 and Employee Stock Option Plan-2006 which is linked to the shares of the Company. These plans were adopted and approved by the Compensation committee on June 20, 2006 in accordance with the approval granted by shareholders on March 31, 2006. Unless terminated sooner, the grant under this plan will terminate automatically after expiry of 10 years from the date of issue of such grant. A total of 670,000 equity shares were approved for issuance under both the plans.

Under the terms of the 2006 plans, the board or a committee or a sub-committee of the board will determine and authorize the grant of options to eligible employees. Such options vest at the rate of 20% - 25% on each successive anniversary of the grant date, until fully vested. Each option grant carries with it the right to purchase Company’s one equity share / ADS depending on the plan to which the option relates at the exercise price during the exercise period, which expires ten years from the date of grant. The exercise price for the ADR Linked Employee Stock Option Plan-2006 is determined by the board (or a committee or a sub-committee of the board) and shall be no more than 110% of the fair market value of ADS and no less than 50% of the fair market value of ADS on the date of the grant. The exercise price for the Employee Stock Option Plan-2006 is also determined by the board (or a committee or a sub-committee of the board) and shall not be less than the face value of equity shares.

A summary of option activity under the 2006 ESOP plan as of March 31, 2015, and changes during the year then ended is presented below:

					Weighted
			Weighted		average
	Number of		average		remaining
	options (in		exercise		contractual		Aggregate
Options	terms of shares)		price		term (year)		intrinsic  value
			US$				US$
Outstanding as at April 1, 2014		490,563		8.54
Forfeited		1,250		0.16
Outstanding as at March 31, 2015		489,313		8.54		3.8		288,898
Exercisable as at March 31, 2015		477,313		8.47		3.8		288,898

The total grant date fair value of stock options vested during the year ended March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015 was US$1,542,072, US$967,248 and US$662,350 respectively.

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the year ended March 31, 2014 was US$3.76. There were no new grants during the year ended March 31, 2013 and 2015. There were no stock options exercised during the years ended March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

As of March 31, 2015, there was US$41,726 of total unrecognized option cost related to non-vested stock options granted under the plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.7 years. To the extent the forfeiture rate is different from what we have anticipated stock-based compensation related to these awards will be different from our expectations.

2015 Stock Option Plan

The compensation committee authorized the 2015 stock option plan in their meeting held on January 27, 2015. Under the plan 103,000 equity shares (comprising of 12,000 equity shares from 2002 Stock Option Plan and 91,000 equity shares from 2004 Stock Option Plan) were reserved. Unless terminated sooner, the grant under this plan will terminate automatically after expiry of 10 years from the date of grant.

Under the terms of the 2015 plan, the board or a committee or a sub-committee of the board will determine and authorize the grant of options to eligible employees. Such options vest at the rate of 25% on each successive anniversary of the grant date, until fully vested. Each option grant carries with it the right to purchase Company’s one ADS at the exercise price during the exercise period, which expires ten years from the date of grant. The exercise price for the ADR Linked Employee Stock Option Plan-2015 is determined by the board (or a committee or a sub-committee of the board) and shall be no more than 110% of the fair market value of ADS and no less than 50% of the fair market value of ADS on the date of the grant.

A summary of option activity under the 2015 ESOP plan as of March 31, 2015, and changes during the year then ended is presented below:

					Weighted
			Weighted		average
	Number of		average		remaining		Aggregate
	options (in  terms		exercise		contractual		intrinsic
Options	of shares)		price		term (year)		value
			US$				US$
Granted		36,800		3.74
Outstanding as at March 31, 2015		36,800		3.74		9.8		3,680
Exercisable as at March 31, 2015		—		—		—		—

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the year ended March 31, 2015, was US$3.00 per equity share.

As of March 31, 2015, there was US$103,440 of total unrecognized option cost related to non-vested stock options granted under the plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.8 years. To the extent the forfeiture rate is different from what we have anticipated stock-based compensation related to these awards will be different from our expectations.

The fair value of each option is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions:

	Years ended March 31,
	2013		2014			2015
Dividend yield		—		0	%		0	%
Expected term		—		5.5 – 7 years			5.5 – 7 years
Risk free interest rates		—		0.71% - 1.14	%		1.41% - 2.10	%
Expected volatility		—		81.27% - 86.68	%		79.72%% - 83.64	%

Expected volatilities are based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock. The expected term of stock options granted under the Plans is based on historical exercise patterns, which the Company believes are representative of future behavior. The risk-free rate for periods within the expected term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

Total stock-based compensation cost recognized under the various employee stock option plans were US$756,090, US$481,563 and US$426,705 for the year ended March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively. The compensation cost has been allocated to cost of revenues and operating expenses as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2013		2014		2015
	US$		US$		US$
Cost of revenues		50,151		17,425		466
Sales and marketing		122,316		119,653		80,793
Product development		321,473		207,400		175,616
General and administrative		262,150		137,085		169,830

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Earnings (loss) per share and ADS (Details Textual) - shares	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earning per share	209,599	124,214	140,247

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Commitments and contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Operating Lease Expenses Included in Determination of Net Income [Table Text Block]

Operating lease expense that has been included in the determination of the net income is as follows:

	Years ended March 31,
	2013		2014		2015
	US$		US$		US$
Office premises		726,893		700,402		668,676
Residential apartments for employees		104,557		81,308		81,980
Total operating lease expense		831,450		781,710		750,656

Schedule Of Future Minimum Rental Payments For Operating Leases [Table Text Block]

The minimum annual lease commitments under the above operating leases that have initial or remaining terms in excess of one year are as follows:

For the year ending March 31,	US$
2016		492,935
2017		293,624
2018		237,989
2019		40,753
2020		—

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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Payables And Accruals [Abstract]

Schedule Of Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities comprise:

	As of March 31,
	2014		2015
	US$		US$
Accounts payable		1,637,008		2,200,219
Accrued expenses		1,500,002		1,428,089
Taxes payable		369,314		412,667
Employee incentive payable		155,281		117,424
Other employee payables		1,056,857		976,749
Other current liabilities		64,950		65,824
Total		4,783,412		5,200,972

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($)	Total	Equity Shares [Member]	Additional Paid In Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Accumulated deficit [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]
Balance at Mar. 31, 2012	$ 42,736,404	$ 1,756,726	$ 130,958,274	$ (9,278,078)	$ (76,273,913)	$ (4,426,605)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2012		14,810,178				(1,015,000)
Stock-based compensation	756,090		756,090
Net loss	(11,432,223)				(11,432,223)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(2,254,312)			(2,254,312)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2013	29,805,959	$ 1,756,726	131,714,364	(11,532,390)	(87,706,136)	$ (4,426,605)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2013		14,810,178				(1,015,000)
Stock-based compensation	481,563		481,563
Net loss	(7,471,406)				(7,471,406)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(2,857,261)			(2,857,261)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2014	19,958,855	$ 1,756,726	132,195,927	(14,389,651)	(95,177,542)	$ (4,426,605)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2014		14,810,178				(1,015,000)
Stock-based compensation	426,705		426,705
Net loss	(13,812,570)				(13,812,570)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(428,721)			(428,721)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2015	$ 6,144,269	$ 1,756,726	$ 132,622,632	$ (14,818,372)	$ (108,990,112)	$ (4,426,605)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2015		14,810,178				(1,015,000)

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Stock-based compensation (Details 1) - Mar. 31, 2015 - Stock Option Plan 2004 [Member] - USD ($)	Total
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of options Outstanding, Beginning Balance	131,237
Number of options, Granted	22,750
Number of options, Expired	55,112
Number of options, Forfeited	1,500
Number of options Outstanding, Ending Balance	97,375
Number of Options, Exercisable	76,125
Weighted average exercise price Outstanding, Beginning Balance	$ 11.59
Weighted average exercise price, Granted	3.74
Weighted average exercise price, Expired	10.97
Weighted average exercise price, Forfeited	3.74
Weighted average exercise price Outstanding, Ending Balance	10.22
Weighted average exercise price, Exercisable	$ 12.03
Weighted average remaining contractual term, Outstanding	4 years 4 months 24 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term, Exercisable	3 years
Aggregate intrinsic value, Outstanding	$ 2,125
Aggregate intrinsic value, Exercisable	$ 0

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Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Deferred Costs Capitalized Prepaid And Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Current Assets [Text Block]

4. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid expenses and other current assets comprise:

	As of March 31,
	2014		2015
	US$		US$
Prepaid expenses		513,348		482,149
Supplier advances		193,871		156,828
Rent deposits		39,434		20,125
Other advances and deposits		38,122		28,881
Loans to employees		48,927		50,370
Amount receivable on sale of investment (See Note 6)		152,447		461,545
Accrued interest		-		73,117
Total		986,149		1,273,015

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Goodwill (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill gross	$ 10,515,168	$ 10,515,168
Goodwill accumulated impairment	10,515,168	10,515,168
Goodwill net	$ 0	$ 0

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Segments (Details 2) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Schedule Of Revenues From Fee Based Service [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions	$ 6,669,080	$ 5,424,488	$ 4,300,506
e-commerce marketplace fees [Member]
Schedule Of Revenues From Fee Based Service [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions	4,255,268	3,249,096	2,147,008
Subscription service [Member]
Schedule Of Revenues From Fee Based Service [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions	2,255,980	1,956,982	1,894,896
Total [Member]
Schedule Of Revenues From Fee Based Service [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions	$ 6,511,248	$ 5,206,078	$ 4,041,904

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Related party transactions (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Product development expenses	$ 2,323,759	$ 2,287,488	$ 2,920,824
Trade account receivables write off	$ 11,172	$ 420,018	2,106,011
Edelweiss Capital Services Ltd [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Trade account receivables write off			206,974
Equity Method Investee [Member] | Tachyon Technology Private Limited [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Product development expenses			$ 95,395

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Earnings (loss) per share and ADS

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

21. Earnings (loss) per share and ADS

For the years ended March 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share and ADS:

	Year ended March 31,
	2013		2014		2015
Net loss (US$)		(11,432,223)		(7,471,406)		(13,812,570)
Weighted average equity shares for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share		13,795,178		13,795,178		13,795,178
Earnings /(loss) per share – basic (US$)		(0.828)		(0.542)		(1.000)
– diluted (US$)		(0.828)		(0.542)		(1.000)
Earnings / (loss) per ADS – basic (US$)		(0.414)		(0.271)		(0.500)
– diluted (US$)		(0.414)		(0.271)		(0.500)

Potentially dilutive shares relating to outstanding employee stock option aggregating 140,247, 124,214 and 209,599 as at March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for these periods as their effect was anti-dilutive.

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Retirement Benefits (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Term of equivalent salary payable	15 days
Number of years of service for gratuity benefits to vest	5 years
Accumulated benefit obligation	$ 319,026	$ 292,701
Employee contribution percentage	12.00%
Employer contribution amount	$ 231,528	$ 228,075	$ 259,684

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Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and 2015 were as follows:

	For the year ended March 31,
	2014						2015
			Accumulated						Accumulated
	Gross		impairment		Net		Gross		impairment		Net
	US$		US$		US$		US$		US$		US$
As at beginning of the year		10,515,168		10,515,168		—		10,515,168		10,515,168		—
As at end of the year		10,515,168		10,515,168		—		10,515,168		10,515,168		—

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Sales and marketing

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Other Income And Expenses [Abstract]

Other Income And Other Expense Disclosure [Text Block]

14. Sales and marketing

Sales and marketing expense includes advertising cost of US$92,135, US$313,336 and US$1,579,550 for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively.