Living to learn
Many years ago, I called home to speak with my mother and was told that she had gone for cooking classes. My mother, the indisputable Master Chef of all our circles, was still learning to make new...
View ArticleLuxury on the go
Cruise along the Caribbean in style, ski down snowy mountain slopes in Gulmarg, enjoy the safari experience in South Africa where luxury in the wild has been elevated to a fine art... The possibilities...
View ArticleSorry for the interruption
Take it or leave it, television is an indispensable part of our lives. Today, TV dictates our evenings and we'd rather skip meeting people than miss our favourite show. On the occasion of World TV Day...
View ArticleLiving to learn...
Many years ago, I called home to speak with my mother and was told that she had gone for cooking classes. My mother, the indisputable Master Chef of all our circles, was still learning to make new...
View ArticleBitten by the techno bug
Technology is advancing by the nanosecond, sweeping us into the tide of change. New gizmos and gadgets are radically transforming our lives. Electronic devices are our closest companions today....
View ArticleLiving to learn
Many years ago, I called home to speak with my mother and was told that she had gone for cooking classes. My mother, the indisputable Master Chef of all our circles, was still learning to make new...
View ArticleLand of the possible
Our country has been a hotbed of innovation and unbelievable stories. Stories of ordinary people seeing a new opportunity, or solving an old problem, with the limited resources at hand. After all, this...
View ArticleWhat's with fashion?
If hot pants and bell-bottomed trousers were popular fashion trends of the 70s, and punk fashion typified the 80s, fashion in the 90s saw the popularisation of the casual chic look that extended to the...
View ArticleA design & a designer
Picturesquely located at the foothills of the Shivalik range, Chandigarh is hailed as one of the best experiments in urban planning and modern architecture in 20th century India. This purpose-built...
View ArticleIt's the time to be jolly!
Christmas is three days away and the air is already rife with the whiff of rum cakes and the lilting sound of carols. The Christmas tree is shimmering with gig lamps and bright angels, wrapped gifts...
View ArticleAnd, that's a wrap!
It was a year marked by change at the helm, disasters, betrayals, gaffes... But, it had several rare sparkles ofhope too. As the year 2014 draws to an end, SUDARSHAN PUROHIT offers a glimpse of the...
View ArticlePrayers on our lips...
As another year ends and a new year begins, we look forward with hope, and with some trepidation. Will acchhe din be here to stay? Will we finally have rainbows day after day? Which one of us wouldn't...
View ArticleLife's like that...
If there is one thing we Indians are scared of, it's our children growing up to be individuals with their own hearts and minds, and then moving away from the clutches and influence of family. We are,...
View ArticleWhose life is it anyway?
When I gave my daughter, then ten years old, a cell phone hidden in a lunchbox (cell phones were forbidden) to carry to school each day because she was the first to get into the school bus and the last...
View ArticleKeeping up with Kipling
Parentage alone can never ensure loving relations. And it is with mixed feelings that we inch towards Rudyard Kipling nearly 150 years after his birth, in our own city of Bombay.Conferred with honours...
View ArticleCountdown to Constitution
It used to be said about the British that they acquired their colonial empire in a state of absentmindedness. This statement is obviously not true, but it is instructive. It reveals the important fact...
View ArticleView from the gallery: Sakshi
Sakshi Gallery is one of the pre-eminent galleries in the country. Over the last three decades, it has hosted exceptional exhibitions and events, working closely with important Indian and international...
View ArticleGirish Shahane: Man of the moment
Girish Shahane is the artistic director of the India Art Fair 2015. He is responsible for putting up an extensive schedule that includes a comprehensive series of artistic projects. The projects are...
View ArticleArt that's Indian at heart
It has been my good fortune to visit and be a part of many art fairs across the globe, from where I have come away rejuvenated and energised to create more art, and experience more art. Some fairs left...
View ArticleCreative colours in the air
It is showtime, folks! The India Art Fair (IAF) is back in the Capital, bringing with it all the action, hustle, bustle and excitement. Giridhar Khasnis offers an overview...Now in its seventh edition,...
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