More than what meets the eye
Healthy eyes are essential to your quality of life. So even if you don't wear glasses, you need to visit an eye healthcare professional regularly, says Dr Sujoy Dhawan.Preventive eye care and...
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Has the emotional isolation ofjet-setting lifestyles left us lost and lonely, and in search of life coaches? Rachna Bisht-Rawat finds out.It has happened with me and it might have happened with some of...
View ArticleToo long a journey
Peter Jackson's first part of the Hobbit trilogy proves that his idea to split the book into three movies was an utter mistake. More unexpected than the journey itself is the length of the movie. It...
View ArticleSchlock parachutes in, with interchangeable Asians
In 1984's Red Dawn, director John Milius attempted to rouse American patriotism by showing the United States invaded by a vast coalition of Soviet, Cuban and Marxist Nicaraguan forces. Milius's concern...
View ArticleAwesome Ambanaad
From the traffic-clogged suffocating roads of Bangalore to the cool breezy roads of Courtrallam... I was entralled by the Western Ghats even before reaching the destination. After crossing the Tamil...
View ArticleFit for a queen
It was windy, rainy and cold as we stepped on to the tarmac at Queenstown airport — quite a dampener, literally and figuratively. Queenstown is the adventure sports capital of New Zealand,...
View ArticleLiving with history
Tanushree Podder visits the tiny Tuscan town of Arezzo and finds herself mesmerised by loads of art and history in the place.At every turn of the narrow, cobbled lanes lined with ancient structures, I...
View ArticleIndian flavour abroad
It was an uncharacteristically sunny day in Coventry, UK. Rays of sunlight filtered through the fluffy clouds, shining upon the city on an otherwise chilly day. It was the best day for a perfect...
View ArticleExcess baggage
My husband, a self-proclaimed 'seasoned traveller', preaches the joys of travelling light. With just a small suitcase and a feather light handbag, he drifts in and out of airports, eyeing with complete...
View ArticleTimeless travel
Anurag Mallick and Priya Ganapathy visit Titanic Belfast in Northern Ireland and marvel at the attention to detail in the experiential museum.The edifice sat in Belfast's Titanic Quarter like an alien...
View ArticleWhen less is more..
The book I hold, titled The Eye of The Gods, has on its cover, a large red 2012 above a picture of a forest and a mountain. A smaller text explains that this novel is about 'An Awakening of the...
View ArticleRediscovery by rail
Travel is much more than discovery. Quite often it involves rediscovery, reassessment, of one's past, roots; inner demons to be set free. Good travel writing often works on two levels — the...
View ArticleBeyond politics
The road to an inclusive and just society is a bumpy one. The founding fathers of Indian Constitution had mandated an inclusive society as expressed in the Directive Principles of State Policy. The...
View ArticleBook rack
durbarTavleen SinghHachette, 2012, pp 312, 599Durbar is an account of the years following Indira Gandhi's assassination and ascendancy of Rajiv Gandhi, fortified by a mandate from a nation needy for...
View ArticleThe Ludlum legacy
'The Ares Decision'is a fast-paced thriller that serves Ludlum's legacy well, writes sudarshan purohitRobert Ludlum passed away in 2001. Books credited to him, however, have been released regularly...
View ArticleA different take...
In a unique attempt of sorts, the Seven Percent opened at the Chashama Gallery in New York this October, depicting the story of those who have benefitted from India's "booming economy". The project is...
View ArticleA flight into imagination
Gayatri Shantaram enjoys painting birds, writes hema Vijay, after a meeting with the young artist who finds inspiration for her art works in Indian folk and traditional art.In art, as in life,...
View ArticleSoft signatures
The world of ghazals is the most fascinating one if you understand the language, sub-text and the philosophy behind each of those songs and poems. The first thing that strikes you even as you open the...
View ArticleSeasoned performer
Eyes sharp with a piercing gaze. A sandal paste mark that runs up a broad forehead. Lips quivering, perhaps in some intricate rhythmic calculation. A computer like memory. As if a personification of...
View ArticleArty encounters
There's more to Kenya than just wildlife safaris, writes Aruna Chandaraju, who finds herself mesmerised by the wealth of its arts and crafts.Our vehicle stopped outside a nondescript building in Satima...
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