Fairmont Udaipur Palace, a palace for the modern royalty
After a 45-minute drive from the Maharana Pratap Airport to the Seesarma road in Udaipur, when I enter Fairmont Udaipur Palace hotel’s grand Raj Dwar, I am drawn to its…
Crafts Council of India turns 60: meet the keepers of India’s handmade soul
The Crafts Council of India (CCI) is 60. Ever since freedom fighter and social activist Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay started it in 1964, to aid in the development of India’s unique handicraft…
From kadalai mittai French toast and chicken curryza to karuppatti milk shake and karuppu kavuni salad, Coimbatore’s Put Kadalia, an all-day cafe packs goodness with a crunch
It’s lunch time and the ‘noruks’ corner is abuzz. A handful of boiled peanuts and crispy treats like thattai and murukku are thrown in, topped with pomegranate and sev to…
Piyush Pandey taught me never to second-guess, says V. Sunil about the ad guru, sharing his 4 iconic campaigns
Ogilvy, known for its Fevicol bus, Cadbury’s ‘Kuch Khaas Hai’ and Dove ‘Real Beauty Sketches’ ads, has a bold approach to work. Much of that came from Piyush Pandey. He…
Blue Planet turns Perungudi dumpyard waste into furniture, construction sand
Every day, Chennai sends about 5,500 tonnes of garbage to two dumpsites — Perungudi and Kodungaiyur. For decades, they’ve loomed over the city like mountains. Now, one of them is…
Run to celebrate the heritage of Karnataka
Come November 2, and Bengaluru’s Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Road, commonly known as NICE Road, will transform from a congested stretch of tarmac to an ode to Karnataka’s glorious past.…
Three Chennai retirees travel to both ends of the Earth
CS Chandrasekaran (67), Venkata Subra Maniam Raju (65), and Krishnan Venkatesan (65), three friends from Chennai, are just back from an expedition to the Arctic. In July this year, they…
Diane Keaton tribute (1946-2025) — She wore her pants, so I could too
A woman in trousers is not often a mainstream celebrity style identity. From the time I decided in my early 20s that I would wear a lot of pants —…
MokshaTrek, a board game reimagines the ancient Snakes and Ladders game into a fun, meaningful experience
Falguni Gokhale | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “Mokshapatam is the original Indian board game from which the world knows Snakes and Ladders,” describes Falguni Gokhale, a Pune-based graphic designer and illustrator. Created by…
Kurinji, now flowering at Tamil Nadu’s newly notified reserve forest in Gudalur, after eight years, is an indicator of climate change
Gudalur is shrouded in mist and kurinji. These clusters of bell-shaped flowers have burst over the hills, after eight years, painting them violet “What is special is that it has…