There is more to Goa than night-long beach parties, adrenaline-filled sports activities, and coconut-tree-lined winding roads. To truly capture its essence, one must dig deeper into its food and bite by bite, savour its history, evolution and culture — this is our takeaway from a weekend trip to the city that has aptly been nicknamed […]
Continue ReadingThe rain tree on Veli Ground in Fort Kochi decorated with Santa Claus figurines and babubles | Photo Credit: VIBHU H They say you have not seen Christmas in Kerala, if you have not been to the one in Fort Kochi. The streets that lead up to Fort Kochi are decorated with buntings and everything […]
Continue ReadingThe rain tree on Veli Ground in Fort Kochi decorated with Santa Claus figurines and babubles | Photo Credit: VIBHU H They say you have not seen Christmas in Kerala, if you have not been to the one in Fort Kochi. The streets that lead up to Fort Kochi are decorated with buntings and everything […]
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Kia Motors has once again made waves in the automotive world with the soft launch of their newest compact SUV, the Kia Syros. Positioned between the Kia Sonet and the Seltos, the Syros promises to carve its niche in the fiercely competitive compact SUV segment. Although pricing details remain under wraps, the unveiling has provided […]
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A large Ladakhi house typically has two kitchens. Yarkhang, the summer kitchen, is a basic functional unit located on a higher floor, while the winter kitchen, chansa, is marked by its lateral sprawl, brass and copper cookware, and a thap (hearth) around which family, guests and visitors gather. It is the fluid potential of the kitchen — transcending its […]
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If you are a skincare enthusiast, chances are that K-beauty has caught your attention, given its sustained rise in popularity in India. This has ensured easier access to several K-beauty brands now, with dedicated marketplaces for these products. At Kosmos — a celebration of Korean culture, lifestyle, food and beauty earlier this month in Delhi […]
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Crushed potatoes with chilli and saffron aioli | Photo Credit: Karoline Jönsson and Norstedts Move over, turkey and ham; increasingly Christmas in the West is also about nut roasts, lentil loaves, and Brussels sprouts. Across the pond in the U.K., U.S. and Australia, festive tables are getting a plant-based glow-up with cookbooks such as Happy Vegan […]
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It is a calm day for a boat ride, the breeze is a gentle caress. Conditions are ideal on the almost-winter-like day. The waters of the Periyar around Kadamakkudy are still, glass-like. At a distance one can see poles that make up Chinese fishing nets as they mark the outline of the river. The silence […]
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A cake baked in a borma (a traditional coconut shell-fired oven) is the stuff of nostalgia. People from a generation or two ago, when cakes were not as widespread, fondly remember them. Bakeries were few and far between, and those primarily baked bread. Kochi-based baker Tsarina Abrao Vacha’s great-great-grandfather, Ignatius Rozario, is said to have […]
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Architect Geoffrey Bawa is one of Asia’s strongest luminaries — with his nod to modernism, distinctive approach to create spaces suffused with light, and use of indigenous materials. His legacy is also the story of Sri Lanka. For a nation that has continually braved political and economic crises, responses to solving a problem had to […]
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