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Inside Story — The epic route

CHATTISGARH: Watching in delight as two locals heatedly discuss the legend associated with the State »
Renee Ridgway with her Installation at David Hall, Fort Kochi. Photo: Thulasi Kakkat

The Garden of Malabar blooms again

Visual artist Renee Ridgway's show, ‘The Wanted Land', at David Hall yokes themes of Dutch colonisation, and traditional knowledge of Ayurveda »

North East comes calling

The Capital is all set to stage a carnival of the North East »

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Travel

Life in a non-metro

In which our columnist bids farewell »
Spice and Everything Nice At Marrakesh Photo: Anna Isaac

Souk up the ambience

MOROCCO: Chaos, spices, wares, chatter of shopkeepers, donkeys jostling for space with people… — the best way to discover Marrakesh is by getting lost in its largest souk »
The Perfect Holiday Setting Cochem on the Mosel Photo: Aparna Karthikeyan

May, Mosel and Memories

As if the three Ms weren't enough, there’s the fourth M to talk about — a little ceramic mouse from Germany »
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Society

Harvesting Termites When pests become snacks Photo: Rom Whitaker

My Husband and Other Animals — A moveable feast

Before I met Rom, everyone I knew thought termites were pests. When the rains first arrive, clouds of these winged creatures begin to swarm. They buzz around lights and eventually commit suicide in... »
Chettinad College of Arts and Science Photo: M.Srinath

Campus chat: How have power cuts affected you?

With erratic power cuts averaging around eight hours, students of Chettinad College of Arts and Science sound off on how the absence of electricity has pulled the fuse out of their lives »
MILES FOR SMILES David Grier with his 7-year-old daughter Jade in Mumbai.

Happy feet

David Grier runs the world to mobilise funds for Operation Smile and transform the lives of children »
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Food

Chicken jalfrezi Photo: R.M.Rajarathinam

Quick fix: Chicken jalfrezi

Ingredients: (Serves Two) Chicken: 250gmButter: 30 gmOnion and tomato: 30 gms each Capsicum: 20 gm Turmeric powder: Two gmCumin and chilli po... »
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK Jen's Underground Supper Club Photo: Jennifer Brand

The Reluctant Gourmet: Guerrilla dining in Asia

Go underground. Follow a trail of whispers. Eat in a quasi-legal establishment. Discover guerrilla dining. It features top chefs and tal... »
Koh, Intercontinental, Mumbai

Review of Koh, InterContinental Mumbai

9 pm on a Saturday night, and I'm sitting alone at my table at Koh, the Thai restaurant at the InterContinental, Mumbai. My colleague wh... »
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Leisure

The facade of the hotel by night

Review of the Grand Hyatt Goa

Picture a trader arriving in Goa in the in 17th century. The trader then builds himself a palatial house into which he welcomes his guests with open arms. But as his family and trade grows, so doe... »
ONE WITH NATURE Horse-riding Photo: M. Periasamy

Riding into the sunset

Horse riding is a great way to connect with nature and get fit, say trainers at the first ever Equestrian Centre in the city. K. Jeshi rides along »
DENIM MEETS KALAMKARI At the fashion show organised for the launch of BBar Photo: R. Ravindran

Raising the bar

It was the launch of BBar. And what better way to celebrate it than a fashion show by Prabha Narasimhan? »
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Motoring

Blast from the past

The Hindu Heritage Car Rally saw a line up of some truly amazing cars and two wheelers »
The Nissan Leaf rear shot. Photos: Special Arrangement

Nissan Leaf review

Remember the old adage where a man finds Ms Perfect after years of searching, but still can't marry her…because she was looking for Mr P... »
Chevrolet Trailblazer

Set to blaze a trail?

It has the looks, the size, the passenger space, the power and the performance. It's Chevrolet's new SUV, the Trailblazer »
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