Chef Tala Bashmi and the sweet taste of hard-won success

[ad_1] “Most people don’t know this, but I was a professional footballer when I was younger, playing with the national team for seven years. I think it’s important to show that I did not fit the norms of what a woman should do or how our profession should shape up,” says Bahraini chef Tala Bashmi. […]

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Artist Trupti Joshi pays tribute to her husband Vishal Joshi through Signs of Commitment, an art showcase in Hyderabad

[ad_1] Chandelier by Vishal Joshi, on view at Kalakriti art gallery in Hyderabad | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The spiral form is a signature motif in Vishal Joshi’s artworks that are on view at Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad. The exhibition, titled Signs of Commitment, is a tribute to the late artist by his wife and […]

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Tiruchi cloud kitchen K Noms gives people food for thought with tasty diet menu

[ad_1] K-Noms Foods founder Abirami S Shakthivel with her team at the cloud kitchen’s premises in Tiruchi. | Photo Credit: M MOORTHY Abirami S Shakthivel has an intimate relationship with food. As a former weightlifter and now a mother, she has experienced first-hand the effect of diet on one’s overall well-being. And she is determined […]

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Tiruchi cloud kitchen K Noms gives people food for thought with tasty diet menu

[ad_1] K-Noms Foods founder Abirami S Shakthivel with her team at the cloud kitchen’s premises in Tiruchi. | Photo Credit: M MOORTHY Abirami S Shakthivel has an intimate relationship with food. As a former weightlifter and now a mother, she has experienced first-hand the effect of diet on one’s overall well-being. And she is determined […]

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Thota Tharani’s unique installation to Ankon Mitra’s origami art, a multi- ‘Hued’ showcase in Hyderabad

[ad_1] Hue, by EkChitra and South Bay, showcases nearly 100 artworks by 33 artists | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The beauty of art lies in its unpredictability and immense possibilities. The large installation of Ganesha by artist and production designer Thota Tharani, on view at the Spirit building, beside Ramanaidu Studios in Hyderabad, as part […]

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Crocodile foot to gazpacho encased in chocolate | Five dining experiences to try in Singapore

[ad_1] It has been over a decade since I last visited Singapore, though it never takes me long to get reacquainted with its 19th-century, pastel-painted shophouses, 21st-century retail and art scene, open-air hawker centres and street food markets. But what is predictable about Singapore is how unpredictable it often is. Most recently, the city-state launched […]

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From Gulmarg to Padum, here’s your guide to skiing in India. We tell you how to start

[ad_1] Skiers take the chairlift in Gulmarg | Photo Credit: Sajad Hameed/Getty Images In the cold winter mornings, when most of Gulmarg is fast asleep under layers of thick, cosy blankets, Amit Kapoor slips into his skiing gear and zips down the powdery slopes of the Apharwat Peak. The temperature, -2 degrees Celsius — hardly deters him. […]

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