Sara Ali Khan turns wellness coach with this Airbnb Experience

Sara Ali Khan turns wellness coach with this Airbnb Experience

Sara Ali Khan | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sara Ali Khan could be your wellness instructor. And no, we are not kidding. With Airbnb Experiences, the actor is curating and hosting a wellness retreat in Goa. “Goa has always been a place of calm and serenity — a haven where I can unwind, practise yoga, […]

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The Lab in Goa spotlights cocktails with stories and local culture

The Lab in Goa spotlights cocktails with stories and local culture

Grandmom’s Curry. Miso. Apple Pie. Tomato Tomato. Key Lime Pie. No, we are not playing a word game revolving around food. These are all names of cocktails at South Goa’s newest bar, The Lab. Each cocktail’s name is interlaced with a meaningful story, typically indicating the ingredients, provenance or the ethos of the drink inside […]

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Conscious shopper? Head over to Bengaluru’s Paper Boat Collective

Conscious shopper? Head over to Bengaluru’s Paper Boat Collective

Love Me Twice’s second store was opened at Bengaluru recently | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “You feel good when you shop,” says Mridula Pai, the founder of the thrift label Love Me Twice, the first branch of which opened in Kolkata in 2020. She has recently opened Love Me Twice’s second shop in Bengaluru at the […]

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Goa’s Echoes of Earth festival pays an ode to the Western Ghats 

Goa’s Echoes of Earth festival pays an ode to the Western Ghats 

Nestled amidst a lush forest at Chopdem Morjim in Goa, a line-up of over 40 international artistes perform live music on four uniquely-designed stages at sunset. The three-day Echoes of Earth festival celebrates the magic of music and the beauty of nature with focus on sustainability. The stages include a dramatic ‘Big Beak’ modelled after […]

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Jane DSouza’s Mangaluru-Catholic recipes have distinct Portuguese roots

Jane DSouza’s Mangaluru-Catholic recipes have distinct Portuguese roots

Author and cook Jane DSouza. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K. The 477th recipe in Jane DSouza’s Cook Book contains a rather innovative formula — Maggi Brinoodlepot, which consists of regular instant noodles zhuzhed up with ingredients that sound a bit like those that go into an eggplant potato gratin. “It is my own invention,” […]

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Seaside villages in Thiruvananthapuram like St. Andrews have a special cuisine for Christmas

Seaside villages in Thiruvananthapuram like St. Andrews have a special cuisine for Christmas

Come Christmas, home cook and culinary expert Marina Charles is busy baking her signature Orappam, a dessert that is must at homes in St. Andrews, a serene, beachside village, 14 kilometres from Thiruvananthapuram. Rice flour is cooked in coconut milk with sugar and ghee till it achieves a thick paste-like consistency. A little fennel is […]

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Seaside villages in Thiruvananthapuram like St. Andrews have a special cuisine for Christmas

Seaside villages in Thiruvananthapuram like St. Andrews have a special cuisine for Christmas

Come Christmas, home cook and culinary expert Marina Charles is busy baking her signature Orappam, a dessert that is must at homes in St. Andrews, a serene, beachside village, 14 kilometres from Thiruvananthapuram. Rice flour is cooked in coconut milk with sugar and ghee till it achieves a thick paste-like consistency. A little fennel is […]

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A group of musicians in Goa are reviving Fado

A group of musicians in Goa are reviving Fado

A Fado performance | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Serenaded by floral gardens, a path unfolds, guiding visitors to the iconic yellow balcao of Solar Loiola Pereira in Benaulim. Rhythmic beats echo from the ghumot, a local clay drum in Goa. As the sun dips, casting a radiant glow upon the Azulejo tiles, Omar De Loiola […]

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The 1612-built and decomissioned Aguada Central Jail in Goa turned into an interactive museum

The 1612-built and decomissioned Aguada Central Jail in Goa turned into an interactive museum

There is so much more to Goa than just beaches, shacks and its party scene. With a history so eventful, Goa has many untold stories to tell. And, Aguad Interactive Museum: The Land, The People, and The Struggle is an effort in that direction. The recently-launched museum, which is set in a decommissioned prison, narrates […]

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