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Drawing Room: Salman Toor's art captures what it means to be an outsider

India, May 1 -- Now is a good time to talk about Salman Toor. The Pakistan-born, US-based artist is the darling of the NYC art scene and is set to have a major solo show in London this year. He also, ... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Every buddy wins

India, May 1 -- At a time when extended family ties appear to be fraying - if not disappearing altogether - nearly all of us have begun to rely on a network of friends to get through life. The young m... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Choc it up to snobbery

India, May 1 -- What you are seeing, dear reader, is the second version of this week's Rude Food. I have been meaning to write about chocolate for many months. But things took an unexpected turn along... Read More


Spoiler alert: There's no need to uncover every anonymous artist

India, May 1 -- Be honest. Didn't you want a secret identity when you were growing up? A Batman to your Bruce Wayne. A Hannah Montana to your Miley Stewart. One of those guys from the Spider-verse, at... Read More


Weekend Drive by Hormazd Sorabjee: Check out the Land Rover Defender V8

India, April 24 -- The NH66 is still the fastest, shortest way from Mumbai to Mahabaleshwar. It is also the worst highway. Road work drags on interminably, the so-called finished stretches are bumpy a... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Don't get strung along

India, April 24 -- You know the summer holidays are around the corner when fashion and lifestyle magazines start running features with headlines like: "Get your beach body back in four weeks" or "How ... Read More


Rude Travel by Vir Sanghvi: How to idyll worship in Krabi

India, April 24 -- I wrote, a couple of weeks ago, about the enduring charms of the Maldives. My purpose was to suggest holiday destinations that were unaffected by the hostilities in the Middle East ... Read More


First bass: How Mohini Dey got jamming with Coldplay and AR Rahman

India, April 24 -- Most of us couldn't name a bass player if our lives depended on it (Flea? Sting? Paul McCartney?). Narrow that down to Indian bass players and you're really in niche-of-a-niche terr... Read More


Looking like a vow: Squid Games, geishas and how weddings have levelled up

India, April 24 -- We're at that point of human evolution when a wedding reception with an oxygen bar for the guests seems old fashioned. When walking through a replica of Hogwarts or the Morarka Have... Read More


Flaw state: Why beauty products are making us insecure

India, April 24 -- All you need to do to feel worse about yourself right now is to stroll down the beauty aisle. Among the new drops is a roll-on to get rid of "extreme pigmentation" specifically on y... Read More