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Spectator by Seema Goswami: Turn on night mode

India, Feb. 13 -- I have never understood those people who spend their time boasting about how they get by on three or four hours of sleep every night. Oh, they announce airily, we simply can't stay a... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Surprise bae with these anti-Valentine gifts

India, Feb. 5 -- It's a fortnight to Valentine's Day as I sit down to write this. And my inbox is already inundated with messages about special V Day dinners, discounts on designer stores, offers to b... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Surprise bae with these anti-Valentine gifts

India, Feb. 5 -- It's a fortnight to Valentine's Day as I sit down to write this. And my inbox is already inundated with messages about special V Day dinners, discounts on designer stores, offers to b... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Another paradise lost

India, Jan. 30 -- Regular readers of this column will be familiar with my love of Sunder Nursery - given how much I have rhapsodized about it over the years. It was my lifeline during the Covid years,... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Another paradise lost

India, Jan. 30 -- Regular readers of this column will be familiar with my love of Sunder Nursery - given how much I have rhapsodized about it over the years. It was my lifeline during the Covid years,... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Why Indian tourists are hated abroad

India, Jan. 23 -- I don't think it will come as a massive surprise to anyone that Indians travelling abroad are among the most disliked tourists throughout the world. Our unpopularity extends all the ... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Why Indian tourists are hated abroad

India, Jan. 23 -- I don't think it will come as a massive surprise to anyone that Indians travelling abroad are among the most disliked tourists throughout the world. Our unpopularity extends all the ... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Live and lettuce live

India, Jan. 16 -- It is a truth universally acknowledged that January is the month when everyone begins to regret their excesses over the Christmas-New Year period. And as surely as night follows day,... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Live and lettuce live

India, Jan. 16 -- It is a truth universally acknowledged that January is the month when everyone begins to regret their excesses over the Christmas-New Year period. And as surely as night follows day,... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: It's playback time

India, Jan. 9 -- As I have said many times before in this column, the Christmas-New Year period in Calcutta - where I grew up - is truly magical. So, this year, my husband and I decided to bring in th... Read More