[ad_1] Shefalee Vasudev, 55, thinks people have different temperaments: that of a guitar player, footballer, or perhaps a carpenter. She herself has the temperament to listen and engage with the complexities of the human mind. A veteran journalist and editor-in-chief of digital magazine The Voice of Fashion, Vasudev’s shelves in her New Delhi home are […]
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[ad_1] This is a big year for the Asian bar industry. For the first time ever, the World’s 50 Best Bars finale will be hosted in Asia, scheduled for Singapore this October. Another first was just marked, however, with the first-ever hosting in Hong Kong of Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023, that I attended a […]
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[ad_1] Bhumi Pednekar’s connection with Goa runs deeper than her scenic Instagram posts. The Afwaah actor’s paternal side of the family belongs to Pedne (or Pernem) in North Goa, so she makes annual trips to the Mauli temple set is in the compound of her ancestral home there. “My grandfather shifted to Bombay when he […]
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[ad_1] When the Mughals ruled Delhi, they laid out broad avenues linking the Red Fort to other monuments of grandeur. Four centuries ago, silvery moonlight glinted on the waters of a canal running through the open spaces that fronted the ramparts of the fort, lending Chandni Chowk its name. Today, it is a rabbit’s warren […]
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[ad_1] Unless you live under a rock, you’ve heard of the upcoming Barbie movie. Even if you do live under a rock, you’ve heard of the upcoming Barbie movie. The first-ever, live-action adaptation of Mattel, Inc.’s iconic doll, Greta Gerwig’s upcoming movie is expected to be a satirical take on the conventional interpretation of Barbie. Barbie’s […]
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[ad_1] For many, food is the highlight of any holiday. Butter-crusted naans in the bylanes of Amritsar, mildly spiced stews with appams in Kerala, and fragrant biryani in Chennai. The list of culinary memories linked to our travels are endless. Not surprisingly, more travellers are now creating itineraries that revolve around food. So, if you […]
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[ad_1] An elderly woman from Ambalamedu tops a parcel with a pappadum. | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat From the small pond within the premises of his home in Ambalamedu, Kerala, Basil nets around 20 fish, retains a few for his family, and distributes the rest to his neighbours. The next morning, his mother Leela Varghese […]
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[ad_1] Charlie Watts performing | Photo Credit: Andrew Timms Charlie Watts (1941-2021), the English musician best known for being the drummer of the Rolling Stones, was a man of wide-ranging tastes and a passionate, lifelong collector — of books, vintage cars, jazz records and so on. Recently, auction house Christie’s announced Charlie Watts: Gentleman, Collector, […]
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[ad_1] Usha Venkatraman narrating a story at Santhanam Vidhyalaya school in Tiruchi. | Photo Credit: M. Moorthy In an era saturated with creative content, all vying for the same audience, the age-old tradition of oral narrative storytelling still survives. The reason, says, Usha Venkatraman, founder of the Mumbai Storytellers Society, is because “stories will never […]
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[ad_1] Mount Kailash, the celebrated north face, at Dirapuk in the remote south-western part of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China From September this year, devotees will be able to visit Mount Kailash, believed to be the abode of Lord Shiva, from the Indian territory. Officials said that the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has started […]
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