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Spectator by Seema Goswami: Vanish into thin air

India, Nov. 21 -- This is the time of year when people's minds veer inexorably towards thoughts of a vacation. Not just because the year-end is around the corner but also because almost every Indian c... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Chill, rewearing is OK

India, Nov. 14 -- I am always intrigued by people who go shopping every year around this time to buy what they call their 'winter wardrobe'. What, I wonder, happens to the 'winter wardrobe' they bough... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Chill, rewearing is OK

India, Nov. 14 -- I am always intrigued by people who go shopping every year around this time to buy what they call their 'winter wardrobe'. What, I wonder, happens to the 'winter wardrobe' they bough... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Agony over the aunts

India, Nov. 7 -- What do you call the cousin of your father? I only ask because Zohran Mamdani (New York's new mayor) was accused of being a liar when he referred to his father's cousin as his aunt. A... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Agony over the aunts

India, Nov. 7 -- What do you call the cousin of your father? I only ask because Zohran Mamdani (New York's new mayor) was accused of being a liar when he referred to his father's cousin as his aunt. A... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: The great gasping

India, Oct. 31 -- In more innocent times, the arrival of winter - signaled by that early-morning or late-night nip in the air - was something to be celebrated. In my childhood home, it meant that the ... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: The great gasping

India, Oct. 31 -- In more innocent times, the arrival of winter - signaled by that early-morning or late-night nip in the air - was something to be celebrated. In my childhood home, it meant that the ... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Eating out? Hell no!

India, Oct. 24 -- As someone who eats out reasonably often, I have to confess that the 'restaurant experience' is leaving me completely cold of late. Given a choice I would much rather cook for myself... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Eating out? Hell no!

India, Oct. 24 -- As someone who eats out reasonably often, I have to confess that the 'restaurant experience' is leaving me completely cold of late. Given a choice I would much rather cook for myself... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Something in the air

India, Oct. 2 -- As surely as summer follows spring, Diwali comes calling soon after the Goddess Durga has gone back to her home in the hills after celebrating Pujo. But even if you don't monitor the ... Read More