At just 19, Oberoi joined The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, as a trainee, earning Rs 150 a month. By 31, he was an executive chef
In most cases, the reportage of the man-animal conflict often glosses over the fact that the root cause is humans themselves
Kahe ko byaahe bides from Umrao Jaan is a song of love and longing that echoes the pain of exile
A look at how human recklessness has cost India the joy of its characteristic seasons
The novel ends up reinforcing the very stereotypes it claims to challenge
Peacemaker, a new biography by Thant Myint-U, revives the story of how the forgotten Secretary-General U Thant gave the UN its rare moral authority.
My hope and faith is that if we have to bring about a social change, then the future of mental health is not in the clinics but in the schools, colleges and in the community
In our kitchen, occasions overlapped, flavours mingled and every dish told a story of coexistence.
Diyas basking in the October sun, a T-Rex shaped rangoli and recalling recipes from the past. The many ways to celebrate, hope and heal
Dragonflies spend 90 per cent of their lives as ‘nymphs’, living at the bottom of murky ponds and looking like ghouls that terrify small fish and tadpoles
Amrita Shah’s moving biography of her great-grandfather, Mohanlal Killavala, explores silences, erasure, and memory across the Indian Ocean
Often overlooked in our quest for superfoods, the fibre is having a moment. Nutritionists and chefs are designing diets rich in this nutrient that can protect your gut, heart and brain
From the salt pans of Pernem and the ecology of the Western Ghats to sand bubbler crabs, there's more to Goa than beach parties and resorts
At the core of the book is Macfarlane’s contention that if a river is alive, laws, politics and, most significantly, our perceptions, must change
From sparrows and mynas to bulbuls, babblers and parakeets – they can set up one hell of a racket as they discuss the day’s business
Poet Muztar Khairabadi may not be a household name but in an age of noise and neglect, his works remind us that presence matters more than praise
The Mumbai-based architect talks about why he chose bamboo to design the airport in Guwahati, what advocacy means for Indian architects and how working with water can transform Mumbai
We are being told fossil fuels are good and that climate change was just the result of an overheated imagination
In the painted snipe, a water bird, the lady sports snazzy white straps and kathakali dancer-like face make-up. Her husband looks similar but as though he’s been given a good rubbing down with a pencil eraser
‘Both of us took time to decide on a lookbook because we wanted womenswear to feel distinct, not an extension of what we already do,’ say designers
Forest approach to parenting is about celebrating diversity so that each child is accepted as they are and not hothoused for perfection and performance
When Bal Gangadhar Tilak transformed Ganesh Chaturthi into a public festival, it was not to divide but to unite — to give people a shared purpose, to teach a city to breathe in chorus.
One of India’s foremost modernists, Mehta painted the silence and anguish of the human soul
Performance art is having its ‘golden moment’ in India and beyond, with an emerging dynamic collector base
The Kash-Gul show, from Rohit Bal Design, at the Couture Week, was proof that a brand, when built with soul, does not die with the master. It evolves, it flourishes



