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
New Delhi, May 9 -- We've had one or all of them at some point-a frozen shoulder that requires care while sleeping, a back ache that recurs if one sits too long for a spell of "focused work", a tennis... Read More
New Delhi, May 2 -- In the cliched, touristy images of boisterousness found on walls and coasters promoting Goa, the details of Mario Miranda's art are often missed. And the pretenders are many, but t... Read More
New Delhi, April 25 -- Among all the finery at Indian weddings, there are a few things you can always spot among the guests-grubby jeans, hiking boots and polo shirts. And it is usually men who have d... Read More