New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- This is the season of making lists about the year gone by and looking back even as we just want to move ahead. But often, it is reflection that helps us make better choices and to look back is to notice the signposts and the milestones that marked turning points even as we raced past them. In that spirit of slowing down to see what led us to where we are now, this week's stories have all been about the year gone by, its ups and downs, its bests and worsts, and what we can look forward to.

Food had a great year of innovation as did art with the opening of new spaces and voices to watch for and artists like the legendary Krishen Khanna celebrating their 100th birthday, which is promising for the year ahead, but fashio...