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AI is not your guru: Here's what to use it for, and when to steer clear

India, Oct. 10 -- Already, it's become hard to remember a time without ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. (Did we really draft our own emails?) AI has quietly become our bestie, a no-judgement entity that is ... Read More


Drawing Room: Virenpratap Singh Bhaika on Japani Shyam's modern Gond art

India, Oct. 2 -- The Gond art form, attributed to the Pardhan Gond tribe from Madhya Pradesh in Central India, is rich in myth and symbolism about the spiritual connection of humans with nature. Eleph... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Something in the air

India, Oct. 2 -- As surely as summer follows spring, Diwali comes calling soon after the Goddess Durga has gone back to her home in the hills after celebrating Pujo. But even if you don't monitor the ... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Starring... India's best chefs

India, Oct. 2 -- It's probably an exaggeration to say that chefs are now national celebrities but it is fair to say that they attract more attention than ever before. Every time I participate in the F... Read More


2000s kids, assemble: Time to relive your core memories

India, Oct. 2 -- Poo in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. This is peak Kareena Kapoor, paying it rich, snotty but impossible to hate. Karan Johar's 2001 film came at a time when Indians were just getting comf... Read More


Beyond cheap thrills: How thrifting became curated, cool and collectible

India, Oct. 2 -- Pastel grids, mirror selfies in thrifted cargos, captions that announce "New drop soon" and comments full of "price please!" India's thrift economy looks less like a clearance rack an... Read More


Don't cry over a K-pop band breakup. They're doing just fine

India, Oct. 2 -- At the MTV VMAs last month, Rose from Blackpink won Song of The Year for APT., becoming the first K-pop artist to do so. When APT. released last October, Rose, 28, already had two alb... Read More


Weekend Drive by Hormazd Sorabjee: Caught red-handed

India, Sept. 25 -- Last month, I drove the MG Cyberster at the Buddh International Circuit, which has quietly become the de facto venue for manufacturer test drives that need a controlled environment.... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Flip a page to the past

India, Sept. 25 -- The other day, while rummaging through my bookshelves, I came across a battered copy of the collected plays of William Congreve. I hadn't read the Restoration playwright since my da... Read More


Rude Travel by Vir Sanghvi: Chaos in the kingdom

India, Sept. 25 -- Look at the UK beyond Buckingham Palace. Its airports, economy, and quality of life are plummeting. Its Scotch has been losing ground to Indian whisky too Nothing tells you what a ... Read More