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Weekend Drive by Hormazd Sorabjee: Konkan coast, mileage boast

India, May 10 -- Mumbai-Dapoli-Mahabaleshwar-Mumbai with just one tankful of diesel and with a quarter tank to spare. There was no range anxiety on this 550 km drive in the Mercedes GLC 220d. If anyth... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Notes from a branch manager

India, May 10 -- The first time I became invested in plants was when I moved into my first home in Delhi. It was a tiny barsati in Defence Colony but it had a huge terrace which was crying out to be f... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: All dessert, no oasis

India, May 10 -- Even though India is in the midst of a bakery boom and pastry chefs are now celebrities in the food world, have you noticed how, in much of the country, you still get the same old cak... Read More


On Mother's Day, here's why Soha Ali Khan believes mums laugh harder

India, May 10 -- Where does humour come from, exactly? Actor Soha Ali Khan prefers wordplay. But her husband, actor Kunal Khemu, and their six-year-old daughter, Inaaya, love slapstick comedy: Slippin... Read More


Old city, new view: Heritage walks across India are getting creative

India, May 10 -- Anyone who's been on a heritage walk in their own city knows how stories can hide in plain sight. Familiar facades become portals into history, dusty corners reveal colourful pasts, s... Read More


Drawing Room: Why Gauri Gill's masked portraits excite Mira F Malhotra

India, May 3 -- Mira F Malhotra, 40, is a visual artist and illustrator from Mumbai. She is also the founder and creative director of Studio Kohl. Her quirky, brightly coloured illustrations cover fem... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Let's not be selfie-ish

India, May 3 -- We are quickly approaching that time of year when my Instagram feed gets overwhelmed by posts and stories about other people's holidays. There they are, on the beach, sunning themselve... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Hear it from a reliable sauce

India, May 3 -- What do you suppose is India's favourite bottled sauce? If you answered 'Tomato Ketchup', you would probably be right. But despite the current sauce boom and the growing popularity of ... Read More


He says, she says: Shweta Tripathi Sharma & Chaitnya Sharma on life + love

India, May 3 -- "I've hit the jackpot," says Chaitnya Sharma. The 33-year-old rapper, music composer, actor and producer played striker PK Banerjee in Maidan (2024), but that's not what he's talking a... Read More


From call-waiting tunes to in-game music, AI is in your ear already

India, May 3 -- Think of all the moments in which music fills our lives without us realising: Call waiting tunes when we're on hold with customer service, theme songs in video games, audio logos (such... Read More