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Can and should spas go beyond ayurveda in Bengaluru?

India, April 30 -- Ultimately, it comes down to the smell of the towels, I said when a Bengaluru visitor asked why I had not given a spa guide to the city in this column. After all, I had written abou... Read More


Is there an Indian approach to ageing?

India, April 13 -- When I read the recently released Lancet study that says we are all going to live longer, my first thought was, "Now what?" Sure, we are trying our best to stave off the ills of age... Read More


The controversy over Sangeetha Kalanidhi

India, March 22 -- What was the Academy thinking? As I write this, a growing number of eminent musicians including, and beginning with, Ranjani-Gayatri, Trichur Brothers, Vishakha Hari, and Dushyanth... Read More


The controversy over Sangeetha Kalanidhi

India, March 21 -- What was the Academy thinking? As I write this, a growing number of eminent musicians including and beginning with Ranjani-Gayatri, Trichur Brothers, Vishakha Hari, and Dushyanth S... Read More


How to balance inventiveness and restraint in cocktails

India, March 21 -- The problem with creating cocktails in India is that we have too many ingredients available to us. I mean, think about it. For an imaginative mixologist, this throws up a dizzying a... Read More


The good life as per Indic thought

India, March 13 -- Is there an Indic approach to leading a good life? I asked some scholars who are part of an online group called "Bharatiya Vidwat Parishad," focusing on Indic thought. Here below is... Read More