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Warning: Anita Hoon's Muffins May Cause Instant Happiness

India, July 3 -- There are some people who don't just live a life-they build one, brick by brick, soul by soul. Anita Hoon is one of them. Born in Sheffield, England, to Indian parents working in the... Read More


Meet Simran Gulati Seth: A One-Woman Army Who Turned Butter, Sugar, and Solitude into a Story of Success

India, July 3 -- It was one of those golden Calcutta evenings where the world felt a little softer. I stepped into Caara, a new cafe with louvered windows, pastel walls, and a kind of quiet elegance t... Read More


She Left the Suit, Picked Up a Spatula - How Aakriti Golyan's Baking Became Therapy, for Her and for Me

India, July 2 -- Some days start with a quiet ache in the heart. That morning, I had woken up feeling unsure - weighed down by doubt, questioning my choices, my path, even my worth. And then, like a w... Read More


Zainab Fatma and Md Khaleequzzaman's Mirabelle: Where Every Girl Feels Like a Fairy, and Every Guest Is Family

India, July 1 -- By It feels like someone quietly stole a piece of Italy, not in mischief but with love, and placed it gently in the middle of Calcutta. A gift. A secret. At Mirabelle, you don't just ... Read More


The 'Heartist' I'll Never Forget: My Time with Saumitra Chaturvedi of Novotel New Delhi City Centre

India, June 28 -- If a hotel were a living being, its walls breathing stories, its corridors pulsing with quiet energy, then the General Manager would be its heart. At Novotel New Delhi City Centre, t... Read More


Grant Walsh - The Man who envisioned coffee, community and the power of women to create Kolkata's most loved Cafe, 8th Day

India, June 24 -- There's something about the patio at 8th Day Cafe. That afternoon, as I sat outside, the sun was just beginning its descent - not quite evening, not quite day - that golden, in-betwe... Read More


Sipping Sustainability: How Natasha Suri and Vinay Manglani's CoLAB Cafe is redefining coffee and conscious living

India, June 21 -- It felt like I had stepped into an Ed Sheeran song - specifically Sapphire. That gentle hum of something glowing, golden, sunlit. As I walked into CoLAB Cafe, the world outside faded... Read More


The woman who brought Italy to Asia - and found herself along the way: Annamaria Forgione

India, June 20 -- I still remember the pizza. One whole fungi pizza, hot and bubbling, placed in the center of our small table at Fire and Ice in Calcutta. My parents, my brother, and I - we would sl... Read More


Lt Cdr Nitika Rai: Courage to Begin, Grace to Evolve, Power to Inspire

India, June 17 -- After my book launch at IIM Calcutta, I found myself surrounded by a group of young serving Armed Forces officers. They were bright, articulate, and carried themselves with the unmis... Read More


Meet Shashvat Dhandania - The Man and His Food Are Both, Truly, To Die For

India, June 15 -- By Sometimes, a meal is much more than just food on a plate. It's a reflection of the person who made it - their emotions, their passion, their very soul. This is exactly what I felt... Read More