[ad_1] The new vistadome coaches in Kashmir’s sky trains | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad The autumn sun lights up the 40-seater vistadome coaches introduced this month on trains plying in the Kashmir valley. The glass roofs give you a glimpse of the sky, which will soon be filled with swirling snowflakes as winter approaches, making […]
Continue Reading
[ad_1] When Shruti Haasan talks about her music, she is candid, and introspective. “It is very personal,” she says. “I like playing in the shadows, the darkness people avoid. That’s where I found my solace and peace… as a musician, human being, and a woman.” We meet the the actor, singer, and composer at a […]
Continue Reading
[ad_1] The palm winnow clocks made by the women of Porunai Eco Crafters collective | Photo Credit: Special arrangement What if the winnow becomes a thing of the past? It is this question that made Ananda Perumal look at the hand-woven contraption with renewed interest. The Tirunelveli-based artisan, who crafts intricate works of art with […]
Continue Reading
[ad_1] The Srope Kadheshe choir with His Grace Geevarghese Mar Philoxenos. To the right, in black, is Vinod Simon, conductor. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The history of the Malankara Orthodox Church in Chennai is pinned in place with its first home on Stringer Street in Broadway. Here, in a garrison church in 1916 that […]
Continue Reading
[ad_1] Traditional Lambadi hand embroidery consists of a repertoire of 42 embroidery stitches | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement If you have longed to own the exquisite embroidered apparel and accessories crafted by Lambadi artisans at Porgai Artisans Association, here is your chance to get your hands on them. Just in time for Deepavali, Porgai (meaning […]
Continue Reading
[ad_1] At Bandra Born, the dishes on the menu have quirky names Less is more, reads a slogan on the inside door of the now-shut Salt Water Café in Bandra. For Chef Gresham Fernandes, Culinary Director at Impresario Entertainment & Hospitality, those are not just mere words but a philosophy he is trying to live […]
Continue Reading
[ad_1] At Bandra Born, the dishes on the menu have quirky names Less is more, reads a slogan on the inside door of the now-shut Salt Water Café in Bandra. For Chef Gresham Fernandes, Culinary Director at Impresario Entertainment & Hospitality, those are not just mere words but a philosophy he is trying to live […]
Continue Reading
[ad_1] At Bandra Born, the dishes on the menu have quirky names Less is more, reads a slogan on the inside door of the now-shut Salt Water Café in Bandra. For Chef Gresham Fernandes, Culinary Director at Impresario Entertainment & Hospitality, those are not just mere words but a philosophy he is trying to live […]
Continue Reading
[ad_1] It might be the year of the millet, but many Indian brands and individuals have been religious consumers of the super grain years before it became ‘cool’. This festive season, we look at four brands crafting traditional sweets and savouries using ragi, foxtail millet, and other variants. GudFudBox, Chennai The brand that started in […]
Continue Reading
[ad_1] How many kinds of dolls do you have in your display? This season, you can add to your collection with a wide range of dolls from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Rajasthan. Grameena Angadi has over 250 varieties of dolls — in terra cota, wood, marble, grain, papier mache and fabric — […]
Continue Reading