Non-Gully boys of Delhi

Middle-class, architecture graduates, public school educated — rappers in the Capital seek to break the template created by Mumbai Rap music is gaining a lot of ground in the country, thanks to the two emcees from the mean streets of Dharavi, Mumbai whose music gave birth to the film Gully Boy. Now that the movie […]

Blockbuster narrative

Movie Moghul of another kind, founder of Netflix Marc Randolph spins a fascinating tale in which the reader finds herself rooting for him to succeed as the action plays out scene by scene Stories about successful businesses have one common factor: They expect the reader to believe that it wasn’t luck that turned an idea […]

Singing the blues

As the economy suffers due to low demand, even music bands find few takers – and the wedding season is not expected to bring much cheer Here’s one more thing to blame millennials for, after Finance Minister Nirmala Seetharaman blamed them for preferring cab hailing services to buying cars, thereby leading to crisis in the […]

Ethnic chic

It’s that time of year when shoppers head for the state emporia on Baba Kharak Singh Marg to pick up hand-woven textiles and artefacts For every Zara trip, most of us make, we do sneak into our quintessential Khadi Gram Udyog to check on their latest stock of hand-woven textiles and handicrafts from around the […]

Decoding millennial mindset

Millennials need to realise that it’s all their fault. All of it

Turkish delights

In a restaurant as huge as the first-class lounge of an international airport, you can get the best of international cuisine with both style and substance It would cost you Rs 40,000 for a return flight ticket from Istanbul, plus hotel charges, plus other expenses if you want to amble down to the streets of […]

Pondy diaries

For a north Indian from landlocked Delhi, a visit to Puducherry has to be all about the ocean and the aptly named paradise beach, lessons in french history and shopping at Auroville’s main market This one was a difficult trip to execute. As a north Indian, I could not have competed with a Bengali friend […]

Conceptual clarity

Sudarshan Shetty employs inanimate objects to signify the essential unity in contradictions, saying opposites aren’t mutually exclusive Sudarshan Shetty may not be conspicuous in a group of people. Donning a white shirt, he silently emits calm energy that permeates even a crowded room. One of India’s top global contemporary artists, he is no glib talker […]