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Spectator by Seema Goswami: Soft-launching 2026

India, Jan. 2 -- So, here we are, meeting each other in the new year. I must confess to a certain sense of relief to see the last of 2025 - and I can't be the only one to feel this way. As years go, i... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Flavour bombs at Delhi's Street Food Festival

India, Jan. 2 -- If you have been reading this column for a while you will know that I can be a repetitive bore on the subject of street food. Indian street food has long been one of my obsessions, an... Read More


The 2026 reset with Vir Das. The comedian has an epic wishlist for the year

India, Jan. 2 -- Whatever your 2025 was like, Vir Das's was probably better. In July, the 46-year-old comedian released a Netflix special, Fool Volume. In November, he released his memoir, The Outside... Read More


Fad or fitness staple? How silent-disco yoga is stretching across India

India, Jan. 2 -- Remember Alia Bhatt in Dear Zindagi, dancing with headphones on, in the middle of a crowd, the world fading into nothing around her? Or that moment in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, when s... Read More


Thin skin: Bye bye body-positivity. You were loved, but not for long

India, Jan. 2 -- The algorithm has spoken. Body positivity is no longer cool. The movement that once had the internet embracing fat rolls, hip-dips, arm jiggles and off-the-runway bodies has been quie... Read More


The Brunch round-up for January 03: The week and how it made us feel

India, Jan. 2 -- Getting influenced. Samantha has silky hair, wears luxurious designer coats, knit dresses and cashmere cardigans. She's a lifestyle and fashion muse. She looks elegant in profile. Or ... Read More


Drawing Room: Hemangini Maharaul on Nikhil Chopra's art in motion

India, Dec. 25 -- Nikhil Chopra is a man of many faces. Some remember him with kohl-rimmed eyes, pairing a turban with denims. Others recall those kohl-rimmed eyes against ostentatious drag costumes. ... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: The year in rear view

India, Dec. 25 -- I have written in earlier columns about the importance of keeping a 'gratitude journal', in which you can write down all that you are grateful for at the end of every day. It is, I b... Read More


Rude Travel by Vir Sanghvi: A streaming success

India, Dec. 25 -- Sometimes, I think of the rupee as an old friend you could once count on, but who has now fallen on such hard times that you wonder if there is any recovery in sight. When I first st... Read More


The Big Brunch Quiz: Did you vibe with 2025?

India, Dec. 25 -- 1. This Tortured Poet happens to be a Showgirl and the wealthiest female musician. She shook off her past relationships, swore she'd never get back together. Then, she found a Lover ... Read More