Group dynamics

For women, the best travel companions are often other women, as they increasingly make plans outside the family circles. They clearly don’t need men as bodyguards Maybe it was movies like Eat, Pray, Love or Sex and The City that helped women break their fear of man-less travel to find enjoyment or indulge their love […]

Dating is easier but still tricky

Apps like tinder, woo and bumble have much fewer women users than men. What holds them back? Three months ago, online dating app Woo conducted a survey of 20,000 people living in the urban parts across the country. The survey revealed – surprise, surprise — that women make up only 26% of the user base. […]

Beauty with a heart

The famous temple in Madurai is named after Meenakshi, the goddess of love and fertility – and is debatably the place where Parvati’s heart fell after Vishnu cut her into pieces Before arriving at Madurai’s famous Meenakshi Amman Temple, I googled for information about it. What I got was a string of articles describing its […]

Snow ‘n’ sunshine

A cold wave in Delhi-NCR is a sure sign of snow in the hills. Being in Srinagar when it is covered in white is an experience of paradise you can’t enjoy in the tourist season Bashir Ahmed, his wife and mother are all smiles. I am tucked into a blanket, sitting on a carpeted floor, […]

Spiritual strains

With Delhi playing host to two Sufi performances later this month, it’s a good time to look at a music genre that has a strong spiritual message and appeals to a wide audience “It is the message, not the man, that is important to the Sufis” ~ Idries Shah A few centuries ago, Delhi used […]

Getting lost in the mela

If you are in the neighbourhood and know your ABC, a visit to the Delhi Book Fair under the clouded winter sky is intellectually stimulating Books will never be a fast moving consumer good, but that doesn’t mean Patanjali has not embraced the print business as it puts a finger in every piece. Under the […]

What will trend in 2019

From reviving forgotten grains and lost recipes, to surging sustainable practices and encouraging organic farming, some of Delhi-NCR’s best chefs predict the food trends that will dominate the year. As they speak their heart out about food, they are also excited to share their New Year Resolutions. Chef Vaibhav Bhargava, Corporate Chef, Yuvi Hospitality Molecule […]

Planets’ fashion guide

Sun signs have a lot to say about our personality and the colours that can prove to be lucky for us, making it a fascinating way to determine our fashion choices With the recent celebrity weddings and their holidays to take cues from, not much remains that can influence our fashion sense on a considerable […]