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Drawing Room: Why Niyamat Mehta is fascinated by Bharti Kher's bindi art

India, March 21 -- I saw Bharti Kher's work at the Frieze Art Fair in London last year. One piece that stood out was Drunken Frenzy (2011), an installation that seems like an earthy landscape. Reds an... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Please take a screen test

India, March 21 -- What is the first thing you do when you get up in the morning? If you are anything like me, you reach out for your phone to put off the alarm. And then, instead of putting it straig... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Things are going south

India, March 21 -- It's both puzzling and a little gratifying. Whenever you mention dosas to knowledgeable foodies, they look at you a little superiorly and ask, "But do you like benne dosa?" A new r... Read More


These 5 desserts ate and left no crumbs. See why India loves them

India, March 21 -- Remember 2015? Ten years ago, India's dessert scene was in its awkward-teen phase-dramatic, but still figuring itself out. Froyo pretended to be guilt-free; red-velvet was the main ... Read More


You play what? These musicians have invented instruments with unique sounds

India, March 21 -- When Rishab Rikhiram Sharma released the music video for Bijli, a track from his album Navaras, last year, he knew the song would go viral. It's based on Raga Kirwani, and is as thu... Read More


Ghosting, Nanoship, Pocketing: Are labels making dating more complicated?

India, March 21 -- Sit this one out, Cupid. The best pairing of our time is not Tom and Zendaya or Meghann Fahy and Leo Woodall. It's the dating scene and the dictionary. We've found terms for every l... Read More


Weekend Drive by Hormazd Sorabjee: Purple with rage

India, March 13 -- Lighter, faster, meaner. The Maserati GT2 Stradale is a full-throttle, no-compromise statement from Maserati. Developed from the GT2 race car, but adapted for road use, it's surpris... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: White lies. Lotus pocus

India, March 13 -- Like most of the world, I have been hooked on the third season of The White Lotus. But with one added attraction: Having stayed at the Four Seasons Koh Samui (where the show is main... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Who ordered the upgrade?

India, March 13 -- Sometimes, a simple snack/sandwich/street food becomes trendy. Great chefs get involved, prices shoot up and other restaurants begin imitating the variations the famous chefs have i... Read More


Make it reign: Rapper King on fame, creativity and living the dream

India, March 13 -- Singer-songwriter and rapper King says he is a boring person. "If you ask me what my favourite thing to do is, it's sitting and doing nothing." It's possibly because, at 29, it's h... Read More