Plan Be: The no-agenda space

India, June 29 -- I t isn't often one has the chance to simply be, with no agenda, no demands on one's time or presence, no one even asking what you're up to. In urban-planning jargon, a space where o... Read More

At India's No-Agenda Spaces, read, laze, lounge in a stranger's home

India, June 28 -- It isn't often one has the chance to simply be, with no agenda, no demands on one's time or presence, no one even asking what you're up to. In urban-planning jargon, a space where o... Read More

A sky train, a death rail, a station with no staff

India, June 8 -- The fastest commuter train in the world, in Shanghai, China, has no wheels; it uses magnetic levitation for a smoother, faster ride. The longest route in the world sits within just on... Read More

A sky train, a death rail, a station with no staff: 200 years on, trains have come a long way

India, June 6 -- The fastest commuter train in the world, in Shanghai, China, has no wheels; it uses magnetic levitation for a smoother, faster ride. The longest route in the world sits within just o... Read More

In photos: Check out designs by Charles Frederick Worth, the father of haute couture

India, May 16 -- . This is only the second retrospective of House of Worth ever held, 60 years after the first in New York. (Above and top) An electric green-and-navy-blue tea gown made for the Frenc... Read More

Best fruit forward: Check out a unique 'mango museum' in Gujarat

India, May 3 -- There is an unusual kind of orchard in Bhalchhel village, about 3 km from the town of Sasan Gir. Beside the Hiran River, amid bee-eaters and sunbirds, rows of trees hold a confounding... Read More