The homecoming: Lal Pari, 73-year-old vintage car from Ahmedabad, reaches London

The homecoming: Lal Pari, 73-year-old vintage car from Ahmedabad, reaches London

Seventy-three days after they began, Gujarati businessman Daman Thakore (50), his 75-year-old father Deval and 21-year-old daughter Devanshi have returned to a beloved family member’s place of birth. This family member just happens to be a bright red, vintage convertible – a 1950 MG YT – affectionately christened ‘Lal Pari’ or the Red Angel. Having […]

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Indian beauty brand Kama Ayurveda opens its first overseas store in London

Indian beauty brand Kama Ayurveda opens its first overseas store in London

Kama Ayurveda’s store in Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill Along the colourful facades of Notting Hill, London, a new red and white candy stripe store has just popped up. This is India-based Ayurvedic beauty brand Kama Ayurveda’s first brick and mortar store outside the country. Apart from the brand’s bestsellers, the two-storey store also features two […]

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Great Indian Bustard: A whisky brand aims to save the critically-endangered bird

Great Indian Bustard: A whisky brand aims to save the critically-endangered bird

The Great Indian Bustard | Photo Credit: Special arrangement At Jaisalmer, the skyline is pinned in place by the sand dunes of Sam on one side and the ethereal silhouette of the Sonar Qila on the other. Between the two, they define the spirit of this desert outpost, forged by the sword in a thousand […]

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From Coronation chicken to Chettinad duck: food from the empire is changing London’s menus

From Coronation chicken to Chettinad duck: food from the empire is changing London’s menus

Seventy years before this May’s coronation weekend, when Elizabeth II was crowned queen in 1953, the British empire was still yet to be fully dismantled. Curry and curry powder, the result of a colonial, European gaze on Indian food remained in vogue, and cultural appropriation was not yet a term in circulation. For the late […]

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Adani to hold fixed-income road shows in London, Dubai, U.S.

Adani to hold fixed-income road shows in London, Dubai, U.S.

The logo of the Adani Group is seen on the facade of one of its buildings on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. | File Photo | Photo Credit: Reuters Adani Group will hold fixed-income road shows this month in London, Dubai, and several cities in the United States, according to a document seen by Reuters, as […]

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Review | Chef Farokh Talati’s ‘Parsi – From Persia to Bombay’ is an aspirational yet approachable cookbook

Review | Chef Farokh Talati’s ‘Parsi – From Persia to Bombay’ is an aspirational yet approachable cookbook

It is 8 a.m., and as Michael Bublé’s rich baritone reminds me that it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas, my kitchen fills with the warm, gently-spiced aroma of masala oats. A spicy carb is my favourite way to kickstart the day, and the version in Farokh Talati’s Parsi – From Persia to […]

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Anoop Oommen’s ‘C/O 56APO’, shot in Super 8mm format to premiere at Straight 8 film festival in London

Anoop Oommen’s ‘C/O 56APO’, shot in Super 8mm format to premiere at Straight 8 film festival in London

The film starring Aashiq Abu and Mythili is the love story of a soldier and a florist told in three minutes with no retakes, editing or post-production work The film starring Aashiq Abu and Mythili is the love story of a soldier and a florist told in three minutes with no retakes, editing or post-production […]

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‘Ambedkar tourist circuit only aids nationalistic narrative’

‘Ambedkar tourist circuit only aids nationalistic narrative’

The five spots on the tour are not true to Dr. Ambedkar’s ‘true legacy’, say scholars and Ambedkarites; they suggest Raigarh where he led Mahad Satyagraha and Pune where he held negotiations with Gandhi, among others, as places of significance The five spots on the tour are not true to Dr. Ambedkar’s ‘true legacy’, say […]

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Maharashtra village school becomes a finalist at World’s Best School Prizes

Maharashtra village school becomes a finalist at World’s Best School Prizes

A village school in Maharashtra on Thursday was unveiled as one of the three finalists for the inaugural USD 250,000 World’s Best School Prizes, launched in the UK to celebrate schools worldwide for their contribution to society’s progress. The school has created a cultural dynamic centred on close ties within the community. PCMC English Medium […]

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Djokovic says Federer set tone for excellence and led with poise

Djokovic says Federer set tone for excellence and led with poise

Federer announced on Thursday that injury issues in the last few years meant that he would call time on his glittering career at the men’s team event Federer announced on Thursday that injury issues in the last few years meant that he would call time on his glittering career at the men’s team event Novak […]

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