It’s the city of opportunities; the financial capital; the land of migrants. The phrases fall woefully short of describing the…
Nine Lives and a Summer Requiem
Nine Lives by William Dalrymple In a land where gods and goddesses abound as do their stories, Dalrymple’s search for…
Urban Oasis
A walk on Imamwada Road doesn’t prepare you for this slice of Persia. Ambling past nondescript humble eateries and shops…
Victorian Ball
The red locomotive is the first thing that catches your eye. The nondescript, partially open gate a few feet ahead…
Books and Berries
The sprawling villas on both sides don’t point to a village. I’m about to double-back when the signboard declares that I’m…
Red velvet
After six days of trekking in the Kanchenjunga National Park, we returned to Yuksam with leaden feet and plenty of…
Shades of love
Modern love may be a swipe away, but it’s still messy. Ask Mumbai-based illustrator Indu Harikumar. When she started 100 Indian Tinder Tales…
In step with heritage
“If you go back to the 16th century, the Portuguese had complete monopoly over the sea trade route to India…
Hitting pause
It’s 9 a.m. The crowd is just starting to spill on to the road outside Chembur station. I try to…
When the jungle calls
“Don’t grab the crabs!” the major said, laughing. “Just gently pass the branches behind.” We looked at each other, the…
Say cheese
It had almost become my morning ritual. I would walk up the stairs at Daragaon village retreat to see if…
Wrapped in green
It was the only choice. He didn’t have Pulimunchi. The Mangalorean fish curry had felt like home stranded in Pondicherry during…
