New Delhi, July 11 -- Since I first encountered the jackfruit at age 3 in my grandmother's garden in Chennai, I've been intrigued by the ungainly monsters. Until then, in the UK, trees I'd come across... Read More
New Delhi, July 4 -- A few weeks ago in Bengaluru, I listened to a panel of architects from India and Europe talk about the failure of modern architecture. They're all part of a platform called SHIFT ... Read More
New Delhi, June 27 -- "What distinguished men from animals was born of their relationship with them," John Berger wrote years ago in About Looking (and in a slightly different context from which I'm u... Read More
New Delhi, June 20 -- As a sometimes enthusiastic student of history in school, I'd often wonder what happened to those places so central to Empire-Masulipatnam, Plassey, Balasore, Barrackpore-and why... Read More
New Delhi, June 13 -- The Arctic Circle always seemed extremely remote and disconnected from me until I came across British filmmaker Temujin Doran's documentary, North, some years ago (it's free to w... Read More
New Delhi, June 6 -- I'm not a football fan-or a particular fan of any sport-but I've realised that every World Cup sends me down a rabbit hole. In 2022, I found myself in north Kerala trying to under... Read More
New Delhi, May 30 -- Even in a world where sugar is the big villain in the struggle for good health, it's easy to make a case for ice cream. You could be at a table full of people who each have a diff... Read More
New Delhi, May 23 -- Karnataka has closed most of its trails, just about a month after it issued guidelines and safety protocols for trekking, including regulation of single-use plastic and waste disp... Read More
New Delhi, May 23 -- Karnataka has closed most of its trails, just about a month after it issued guidelines and safety protocols for trekking, including regulation of single-use plastic and waste disp... Read More
New Delhi, May 16 -- Mangroves seem like an enigma-they sit between water and land, they float yet are rooted, their leaves are a shiny, bright green yet seem to absorb all light once you're within th... Read More