culture

All in the Family

Author Judy Balan talks to us in an exclusive interview about her debut novel Two Fates and shares her views on relationships and marriages in India.

Lethargic in Lucknow

The famed tehzeeb of the erstwhile Nawabs still clings to Lucknow’s denizens like a burr.

Reading Between the Lines

Wouldn’t you rather come home to a library than carry one with you?

Tall, Dark, and Dangerous

As The Dark Knight Rises approaches, we ask ourselves why women find Batman to be the most desirable of all superheroes.

No Such Thing as First Class

A few rules that might save you some time and money when you’re flying, and ensure that you don’t miss the last five minutes of the in-flight movie.

Bringing the World Under One Roof

A unique celebration of international cultural diversity, Global Village takes place at Phoenix Market City in Pune on December 18.

Book Review: Hansi

If Barbie dressed like an early 20th century European country girl, started overdosing on Nazi philosophy, and wanted to marry Jesus, then you would probably get Hansi.

U-bends: Nachiketa

What must have begun as golden pinpricks had turned into monstrous orange tongues, cutting down giant trees like they were brittle winter twigs.

Lucky Cheng’s

I’ll say it again: Drag Queen Cabaret Bar. Sizzle!

The Great Thirst (Part One)

When fighting against forces much greater than yourself, and so much beyond your control, there’s only two ways to go about things.

The Cigarettewalla

Were it not for the fact that his wares were displayed a little too conspicuously, I would have easily mistaken him for an insurance salesman.

Walk

The world makes its own music. And when we try to be in harmony with others, we forget the tune we started out humming.