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Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Not all mutton is equal

India, Feb. 5 -- My wife is not a vegetarian. She loves a good meat biryani as much as I do. Give her a kakori kabab, and while the high fat content may vanquish her after the second kabab, she will s... Read More


What happens when a geek walks into a bar?

India, Feb. 5 -- You expect a lot of things when you enter a bar. Drinks with names you can't understand. Tipsy friends who are two shots away from deciding to start a podcast. Soggy fries. People ser... Read More


Off track: Is all this fitness data actually helping?

India, Feb. 5 -- Calories burned, steps taken, minutes of deep sleep, inches lost. A good workout means closing the ring on your watch. Dinner comes with a data trail too. How small is the average rot... Read More


Weekend Drive by Hormazd Sorabjee: When zen meets fury

India, Jan. 30 -- There's a certain Jekyll-and-Hyde streak to the Porsche Taycan Turbo, and it's something only an EV can pull off convincingly. One minute it's smoother than a big automatic Mercedes ... 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


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: One pot to rule them all

India, Jan. 30 -- Do you have a favourite one dish meal? If that term sounds a little confusing, let me explain. All over the West, 'one-pot meals' are the rage. The name sounds less interesting when ... Read More


Magic in the mehfil: The sparkling new sound of Sufi music

India, Jan. 30 -- When Vedi Sinha from The Aahvaan Project starts singing "Bhala hua meri matki phoot gayee/ Main to paneeyan bharan se chhoot gayee" (Thank God my pitcher broke; I'm finally free from... Read More


Let it go: How Indian tidying-up experts help with desi decluttering

India, Jan. 30 -- For as long as we've had things, we've had to organise them. Harappan pots? Stacked neatly, by the hearth. The end of Medieval winter? Cue spring cleaning in every town home. Messy m... Read More


Flow state: Let your curtains match your vibe

India, Jan. 30 -- We've bounced back from the lockdown era. But we're keeping the drapes. They're doing what they always do - block out the sun and dust. But for the younger generation, curtains are t... Read More


Mute point: Do we really need tech to chat with pets?

India, Jan. 30 -- Can AI translate meows, barks, and birdsong into English? It may be able to. Last year, Chinese company Baidu applied for a patent for a new AI-based technology that proposes to conv... Read More