India, Jan. 23 -- The great misconception about Kolkata is that it is a parochial Bengali town. That's much less true than it was when I lived in the city, and even way back in 1986, Kolkata's food wa... Read More
India, Jan. 23 -- Why is it that every time we go to the cinema, we're funnelled out the back door at the end? Always down some long flight of stairs, usually dank, dim, and slightly dirty. You walk i... Read More
India, Jan. 23 -- This time, the internet outragers have got it wrong. Yes, sleek, pulled back hair is trending. No, it's not the oiled braids from your school days, not a Colonialism Remix, not an ap... Read More
India, Jan. 23 -- Ah, old movie tropes! Cops would get into NYC taxis and yell, "Follow that car!". Dudes, giving CPR to total strangers would yell "Don't you die on me!" Young women had glamorous job... Read More
India, Jan. 16 -- As we cruise into 2026, it's a good time to take stock of the best new models coming your way this year. As always, there's a wide choice but SUVs dominate. Here are five top models ... Read More
India, Jan. 16 -- Put yourself in Manish Mehrotra's shoes. You are, by common consent, India's greatest chef. At a time when modern Indian food was mostly about the Frenchified presentation preferred ... Read More
India, Jan. 16 -- It is a truth universally acknowledged that January is the month when everyone begins to regret their excesses over the Christmas-New Year period. And as surely as night follows day,... Read More
India, Jan. 16 -- Sha-fa-li! Sha-fa-li! Sha-fa-li! Imagine being 21, the youngest member of the India team, stepping out to bat at the Women's World Cup cricket finals in Navi Mumbai in November last... Read More
India, Jan. 16 -- We keep telling ourselves that 2026 will be the year of budgeting. So, we've cut back on weekend brunch, paused Zara hauls, are collecting every coupon code we can, and are furiously... Read More
India, Jan. 16 -- First, we called it a Bachelor Pad, that dudes-only home, which indicated that it was free from the contamination of sundry domesticity - no doily, no vase, no cushions, no lamps. Th... Read More