More to life than just politics

Satisfaction does not have to come from a fancy job in posh surroundings. It can come from helping underprivileged children find their feet in the education system In the twilight years of his life, Sudhir Dar used too many words to say things that one could mistake as trite reactions of a political simpleton. His […]

When knees give way due to genetic disorder

A 69-year-old patient with multiple benign bone tumours, called osteochondromas, has been successfully treated by a team of surgeons in fortis, Shalimar Bagh Doctors at Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, successfully treated a 69-year-old patient suffering from a rare knee condition, ‘hereditary multiple exostosis’. A condition in which multiple benign bone tumours called osteochondromas develop at […]

Let your skin breathe…

…especially in this polluted environment, says Dr Rashmi Sharma, consultant dermatologist at Fortis, Vasant Kunj Over 6.5 million deaths globally every year are attributed to air pollution. That comes to an astonishing figure of 18,000 deaths a day! This figure is comparable to the deaths occurring on account of major illnesses. There are several air […]

Where life isn’t beautiful

BR Ambedkar’s exhortation to Dalits – Educate, Agitate, Organise – is given context and meaning in this anthology of poetry and stories Growing up, I had seen the world through a casteist lens. To be more specific, I viewed classmates who got admission through reservation as ‘lesser students’ because being upper caste, I was building […]

TRUST THY TOGA

When you choose a dress that helps you blend in with the community, you are giving them a compliment and a reason to have faith in you After travelling about 300 km through the night, we were supposed to deboard our bus at Katani Kalla at five in the morning, hoping to hitch-hike with someone […]

CHEF OF THE WEEK

Chef Irfan Pabaney was born in Bogota, Colombia and lived the first four years of his life in South America, thanks to his father being with the United Nations. He moved to the Philippines in 1970, where he lived till 1979 (hence his love for South East Asia) before moving to Nigeria, and subsequently to […]

Parsi palette

This restaurant has always been a favourite of the Khan Market ‘gang’ but now it has become even more colourful with a new chef’s innovative additions to the menu “The menu reflects the quintessential spirit of Mumbai and Parsi food culture,” chuckles Chef Irfan Pabaney. In his classic knee- length shorts and colourful bandana, the […]

So real on reel

HBO series Girls shows 20-somethings as they really are – not the good little human beings that society wants them to be “I hope Girls represents a moment in which it became OK for women to show the full range of their complexity — messy, inappropriate, sexual, having dark urges, or acting like a f**king […]