Yes,they read. Despite the distractions of a multimedia world,children in India’s cities are finding the stories they want to curl up with. Don’t even think Harry Potter

A boho journey from Venice to Varanasi

A first novel unfolds in visceral splendour in an Addis Ababa hospital

His soundtrack for Gulaal has blown us away. Piyush Mishra on music and sarfaroshi,Anurag Kashyap and Vishal Bharadwaj — and missing out on Maine Pyar Kiya

Amos Oz’s slim new novel is full of posers

The joystick becomes a messenger as heme-based online games help push social issues

Colourful tights became a rage with young girls after Blair Waldorf and her friends in Gossip Girl sported them.

As a liftman,our correspondent learns how to get it right on his way up and down

Githa Hariharan takes us through her discovery of a classic,G.V. Desani’s All About H. Hatterr

A museum looks back at the life and times of the master Swiss-French architect who designed Chandigarh

Tossing and turning is not the best way to spend time in bed. The causes of insomnia may vary from person to person.

Breakfast is fruit or toast. Lunch is dal,roti,rice and sabzi.

Menopause,a natural part of ageing,is the end of a woman’s monthly menstrual periods.

Getting X-ray scans often could put you at a health risk

M.G. Vassanji’s literary homecoming is rather distracted and dated

Every year,Gahirmatha hosts a grand spectacle of nature: the Olive Ridley turtles’ labour of love. But there is trouble in paradise.

Black and red are not the only colours that celebrities have donned for formal events lately.

As a security guard,our correspondent turns a bag voyeur as she peek s into the mess inside fancy totes and gets used to the music of metal detectors...

We check out ethnic chic as it gets a funky makeover

A new baby creates a whirlwind of excitement,activity and change in a household. And it also affects the pets at home.

For breakfast I drink milk along with a few almonds and fruit. For lunch I have dal,sabzi,roti,soup or salad.

Every minute five people die of heart disease in India and 60 per cent of the cardiac patients in the world are Indian.

The utensils you cook your food in could put you at a health risk

The sport of kings is in for a rough ride as dwindling interest and recession squeeze the glamour and big money out of polo