Cyrus Broacha’s guide to voting in South Mumbai

Cyrus Broacha’s guide to voting in South Mumbai

Satheesh Vellinezhi | Photo Credit: Satheesh Vellinezhi I think, the time has come to reveal the true potential of this column. When I think back to my original conversation with the editor, her first question to me still rings true. “Who are you”, she had inquired. It’s a question I often ask myself, especially when […]

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Bhutan has been open to tourists for 50 years. What has changed?

Bhutan has been open to tourists for 50 years. What has changed?

Whitewashed monasteries, pine forests and glacial rivers, Bhutan is the last Shangri La. A small country of 8 lakh people, economic progress here is measured in terms of happiness. For centuries, it remained in self-imposed isolation and today it offers a beguiling cocktail of Nature, adventure and culture. Carissa Nimah At Six Senses Thimphu, on […]

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Here is everything you need to know about the India debut of Audi’s new luxury SUV Q7

Here is everything you need to know about the India debut of Audi’s new luxury SUV Q7

Mr Balbir Singh Dhillon, head of Audi India, with the new Audi Q7 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Audi Q7 has been a cornerstone of Audi’s success in India, shaping the brand’s identity in the luxury SUV segment. Since its introduction, it has become a defining model for the German automaker. Audi India crossed […]

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Kathakali maestro Kalamandalam Gopi and artist Mopasang Valath collaborate on a series of paintings for the Cochin International Airport

Kathakali maestro Kalamandalam Gopi and artist Mopasang Valath collaborate on a series of paintings for the Cochin International Airport

The paintings of Kalamandalam Gopi by Mopasang Valath | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT When, in early 2024, Kathakali maestro Kalamandalam Gopi or Gopi Ashan, as he is fondly called, was approached for a project for the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) that would showcase him, the 87-year-old was enthusiastic about it. The project entailed capturing, […]

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Bangkok Art Biennale 2024 | Anish Kapoor at the mall

Bangkok Art Biennale 2024 | Anish Kapoor at the mall

A large coral-coloured resin horn, Good Like Gaia by Italian artist Lello Esposito, curves to the sky in the gardens at the Wat Prayoon temple complex. Eyeballs pop up at the most unexpected places across Bangkok: British artist Bruce Asbestos’s wobbly, green Eye of Newt at Museum Siam, inspired by frogspawn and the idea of change, and the late […]

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The gallery that Husain named | Gallery Espace turns 35

The gallery that Husain named | Gallery Espace turns 35

Renu Modi learnt all about scale, light, shadows and angles from M.F. Husain. In fact, it was the legendary artist who encouraged her to open her own art gallery in Delhi 35 years ago. Husain named it Gallery Espace, designed its logo with his distinctive horse, and ensured the first exhibition in 1989 was of […]

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Mumbai’s 2025 art face-off | Art Mumbai and IAF Contemporary set to compete next November

Mumbai’s 2025 art face-off | Art Mumbai and IAF Contemporary set to compete next November

No riding boots were to be found at Mumbai’s Mahalaxmi Race Course in the middle of November. On a Saturday afternoon, braving traffic, an unseasonal temperature spike and the risk of whiplash, well-heeled visitors to Art Mumbai walked into a veritable garden of curiosities at the race track. The question was, which to stop at […]

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British Council exhibition in New Delhi showcases sustainable practices in fashion

British Council exhibition in New Delhi showcases sustainable practices in fashion

A handwoven fabric by Circular Khadi | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sequins crafted from algae and cellulose, fabric recycled from textile waste, and garments mended the traditional way are some of the climate positive initiatives showcased at an exhibition, Making Matters India and the UK, on at the British Council in New Delhi.   With […]

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Three books of author Sreekumari Ramachandran to be released in Kochi

Three books of author Sreekumari Ramachandran to be released in Kochi

Author Sreekumari Ramachandran | Photo Credit: Sreekumari Ramachandran Author Sreekumari Ramachandran is celebrating a milestone in her 30-year writing career. Three publishers have brought out three of her books — The Evergreen Legends of Kerala, Ramayana for Young Readers, and Shakthan Thampuran The Lion of Kochi — in a row. “I am filled with childlike […]

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Want to soothe your frayed nerves? Sign up for a pottery workshop in Kochi

Want to soothe your frayed nerves? Sign up for a pottery workshop in Kochi

A pottery session at the Terracrafts Pottery School, Tripunithura | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Enjoying the earthy and invigorating ambience of Terracrafts Pottery School, in Tripunithura, a bunch of beginners are getting their hands muddy. There is a slight drizzle, a steady breeze and the sounds from the Kadambrayar river flowing by — a dreamy […]

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