Fading princess

Premier Padmini, that much-desired streetcar, is an endangered species as less than 300 units are still in running condition. is now. The time to write its epitaph has come In 1964, former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri took a loan of Rs 5,000 from Punjab National Bank in 1964 to buy it when it was […]

‘Naughty boy’ behaves

On March 29, the geosynchronous rocket which was given a nickname by scientists after many of its launches failed, finally performed under ISRO chief K Sivan’s watch India has scripted yet another success as it put into orbit its latest communication satellite GSAT-6A after a perfect launch of its powerful geosynchronous rocket that will help […]

Kidney crunch

Only 3.3 per cent of 1.8 lakh people suffering from renal failure every year find a donor in India. But there’s never a shortage of donors for politicians or the influential Here is an interesting paradox. While politicians and sportspersons make a beeline for the US and Europe for treatment, India has become one of […]

MR MAMAGOTO’S NEW AVATAR

The new outlet at Cyberhub has added world street food to the Japanese menu to catch the attention of office-goers Mamagoto caught the fancy of the college-goers when it opened at Khan Market. Now it has a new incarnation. As per Wikipedia, Mamagoto is an interactive, context-aware Japanese dining system which encourage kids to ‘play’ […]

DISCORDANT NOTE

The concept of Mile Sur worked when born, failed when reborn. It can’t strike strike a chord with a generation which sees celebrities every day on the small screen Three decades separate two generations in India. One grew up on musical homilies on national integration on Doordarshan. The other trolls or fawns a cross-section of […]

BOHEMIA UNPLUGGED

Out in the streets of Europe, there is a underground life where rebels without a cause recreate the swinging sixties I have been backpacking to Europe, at least once a year, for the last six years. I meet friends and strangers, and lead a bohemian life, constantly on the move. I always feel, compared to […]

ON A DHOW OFF OMAN

Cruising down the Strait of Hormuz, you can only see the dolphins and the cliffs or take a safari around giant sculptured mountains “Wish I could enjoy and live life the way the dolphins here do,” laughs Diane as she relaxes on the sun deck of the wooden dhow – or the boat as it […]

SCENIC SPOTS THIS SUMMER

With holidays around the corner, here are five places close to Delhi that make you forget the madding crowd 1. Mangar Bani & Sohna On the Gurugram-Faridabad highway there is an ancient grove called Mangar Bani. Guarded zealously by the local Gujjar community, this is said to be the last sacred grove in the Aravallis. […]