In 1980, when writer Murzban F. Shroff was 15, he found himself in a dilemma. British rock band The Police were playing a one-off gig at Rang Bhavan, their only concert in India. Unable to afford a ticket, he scaled the venue’s wall — only to be caught. “Just when things looked bleak, a westerner […]
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The 82-year-old Swedish multinational furniture company and home furnishings retailer, IKEA, had studied Delhi’s diversity and consumer behaviour for the past four years before stepping in with e-commerce from March 1. North India is the country’s largest home furnishing market. “The e-commerce approach first helps us to reach more customers faster and also understand their […]
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BMW Motorrad has officially introduced the latest iteration of its premium mid-size scooter, the BMW C 400 GT, in India. Source link
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To the East India Company and the British Raj that followed it, mapping was an obsession. The empires that came before them, such as the Mughal and the Marathas, did not engage in cartography in quite the same way. The British needed to study the topography of what was to them very foreign territory in […]
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An elephant at the waterhole | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A herd of thirsty elephants, a water source across a human settlement, worried locals and concerned forest department officials, might sound like the perfect template for human-animal conflict. Forest department officials of the Inchathotty Forest Station under the Munnar Forest Division in Kerala, however, flipped […]
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I know how time consuming and exhausting it can be to scroll through endless windows searching for the right outfit at the right price. All those tabs open on the laptop — whether I am on Instagram, Amazon, Net-a-Porter or Ensemble’s website. This is compounded by the fact that what I click on fuels algorithms, […]
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Gopalkrishna Gandhi and Daniil Tolstoy at the Jaipur Literature Festival | Photo Credit: PTI It’s not every day that you bump into a Tolstoy in India. At this year’s Jaipur Literature Festival, as I wait to check into the hotel, a stranger greets me with a warm smile. “Hi, I am Daniil Tolstoy,” he says. […]
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Last year, Himmat Shah had his biggest solo exhibition. I met the artist at Bikaner House in New Delhi, where he greeted me with a strong, warm handshake and a heartfelt smile. There was no inkling that we would lose him soon. Shah passed away in Jaipur on March 2 at the age of 91; […]
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The endurance-testing Backyard Ultra format is coming to Coimbatore — and to South India — for the first time. The inaugural Coimbatore Backyard Ultra is organised by Prem SB and Nithin SS, the founders of the health and fitness startup, Battle Ground. It will take place on March 22, inside the Kumaraguru Institutions campus. With […]
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Ultraviolette is redefining urban mobility with its latest electric vehicles, Tesseract and Shockwave. As sustainable transportation becomes increasingly vital, these innovations showcase the company’s commitment to cutting-edge technology. Featuring radar-based hazard detection, intelligent rider-assist systems and connected TFT displays, Tesseract and Shockwave deliver exceptional performance and safety. With a global outlook, Ultraviolette is poised to […]
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