Beyond the display case | What should India’s new museums include?

Beyond the display case | What should India’s new museums include?

Did you know that the city of Basel, Switzerland with a population of around 1,75,000 people has 37 museums? A similar city division in India, such as Bandra East, Mumbai has that many people. Upmarket Bandra however has no museums and the city, barely a handful. India has a slew of mega museums on the […]

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KTM 390 Enduro R Debuts in India: Purpose-Built for Dual Terrain Bike

KTM 390 Enduro R Debuts in India: Purpose-Built for Dual Terrain Bike

The motorcycle is powered by a new 399cc single-cylinder LC4c engine. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement KTM has officially launched the 390 Enduro R in India, introducing its Enduro category to the market for the first time. Designed as a dual-sport motorcycle, the 390 Enduro R combines off-road readiness with on-road functionality. The motorcycle is […]

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Experimental curators and the rise of immersive story museums

Experimental curators and the rise of immersive story museums

Across the globe, storytelling is being reimagined. The lines defining who gets to create art and tell a compelling story are also blurring. Museums, especially, are figuring out how to better tell the stories of their land. In Australia, Melbourne’s Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre sensitively portrays the history and traditions of the Aboriginal communities through […]

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How your immune system reacts through anaphylactic shocks to protect you from the “invaders”

How your immune system reacts through anaphylactic shocks to protect you from the “invaders”

Imagine you are eating takeout, and suddenly you feel like you are getting breathless and it’s getting difficult for you to swallow the food. You also feel itchiness in several parts of your body. These might be symptoms of an allergic reaction or anaphylaxis. When you are allergic to a certain food item or object, […]

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Kodakara’s nod to the arts | How PhotoMuse and the Art Museum of Love are creating access and awareness

Kodakara’s nod to the arts | How PhotoMuse and the Art Museum of Love are creating access and awareness

On the map, Kodakara is a small, nondescript town in Kerala’s Thrissur district. At best, the famous Athirappilly waterfalls is located about 30 minutes from it. My interest, however, is piqued when I learn — through lens-based artist and writer S. Hariharan’s social media posts — about the existence of two art museums in close […]

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Swiss watchmakers embrace high jewellery and vibrant dials at Watches and Wonders 2025

Swiss watchmakers embrace high jewellery and vibrant dials at Watches and Wonders 2025

The luxury watch industry is on a sticky wicket. After two years of stupendous global sales growth backed by post-COVID revenge shopping, the industry fell back a bit last year — approximately 3% by sales revenue and almost 10% by units sold. Clearly, brands are selling more expensive products and increasing prices. Watch prices over […]

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Recreational shooting sport laser tag arrives in Thiruvananthapuram

Recreational shooting sport laser tag arrives in Thiruvananthapuram

Laser tag at Sector7 Games | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT “Do you want to try this again?” asks Govind Ajayakumar — co-owner of Sector7 Games located in Kazhakuttam, Thiruvananthapuram— a few minutes after I sat down to catch my breath, playing hyper grid — a game, which requires the players to move on a 12*24 […]

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Is Visesham, Chennai’s newest entrant in the South Indian culinary landscape, good?

Is Visesham, Chennai’s newest entrant in the South Indian culinary landscape, good?

Late in the 1990s, luxury hotels in Chennai realised that there was a slight inflection in the tides. Although exotic and understandably enticing, au gratins and paneer butter masala bowls were no longer making the cut. Tourists who were visiting the city wanted to taste authentic South Indian fare — the parotta and salna kind. […]

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BMW Z4 M40i Pure Impulse Edition Debuts in India

BMW Z4 M40i Pure Impulse Edition Debuts in India

Powering the Z4 M40i is a 3.0-litre straight-six petrol engine, producing 340 hp and 500 Nm of torque. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Aimed at purists who crave a more visceral connection with the machine, the Pure Impulse Edition places an unmistakable focus on driving dynamics. The manual gearbox has been specially developed for the […]

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