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A snap by film photographer and designer Ingrid Emaga (@tina_alabama), which has been shared by Covid Art Museum on Instagram

How the Covid Art Museum conveys the emotive consequences of the pandemic

Saraswathy Nagarajan Spanish-made online collective Covid Art Museum has been documenting the Coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown through art works from around the world

Great hornbills display ‘casque butting’

Photograph of great hornbills engaged in mid-air duel wins award

K Jeshi Two bright, yellow-and-black birds, perched on a tree take off and engage in aerial jousting. Photographer K A Dhanuparan captures the moment and the

Watch | The sounds of monsoon

The Hindu Net Desk Thulasi Kakkat A video experience of Kerala's monsoon season

Appias libythea clicked by Ayyappan R Nair from his garden

Shutterbugs from Kerala focus on flora, fauna and the familiar in their neighbourhood

Saraswathy Nagarajan The lockdown has encouraged lensmen and women to turn to their homes, gardens and surroundings for artistic inspiration

Delisha Davis from Thrissur district in Kerala drives a tanker lorry that transports fuel Delisha Davis from Thrissur in Kerala who drives tanker lorry that transports fuel

Delisha Davis from Kerala makes headlines as she drives a tanker lorry that transports fuel

Athira M Delisha, a 23-year-old post graduate student, transports fuel from Kochi to Malappuram in her tanker lorry

Amaan Mahtani, a budding magician, practises a set

Harry Potter has competition, as bright, amateur magicians use the lockdown period to master tricks

Priyadarshini Paitandy Lean towards your computer, and pull a coin out of your ear. Join enthusiasts as they attend virtual magic classes and put up shows to impress classmates, families and grandchildren

Cristina Maiorescu, founder of GoIndia Games

Behind the scenes with India’s boardgame creators

Meghna Majumdar India’s independent boardgame makers are subverting expectations through lockdown, constantly creating for a clientele that is hard-pressed for some fun

Smoothie bowls and teacups: Kerala’s coconut shells in a sustainable avatar

Shilpa Nair Anand Working with artisans across the State, brand Thenga recycles coconut shells into eco-friendly items of everyday use

Multimedia

You can catch the life cycle of autumn leaf in its pristine habitat

‘Life of Butterflies’: a documentary that chronicles butterfly behaviour in great detail

Bug at the eggs

A film on award-winning macro photographer K Jayaram

A snap by film photographer and designer Ingrid Emaga (@tina_alabama), which has been shared by Covid Art Museum on Instagram

How the Covid Art Museum conveys the emotive consequences of the pandemic

Watch | The sounds of monsoon

Fashion

Fibre, an artwork by Amit Aggarwal in charcoal

At ‘Grow,’ Fashion For Good’s exhibition this year

Dress with functional pockets

COVID-19: Fashion labels take up goodwill measures

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo

From pledging a percentage of their sales to urging direct contributions to voluntary organisations, here’s what some of the leading Indian fashion designers are doing during the second wave of the pandemic

What India had to offer Fashion For Good this year

Amsterdam-based Fashion For Good annual exhibition focusses on sustainability in the fashion industry

Fashion start-up JHOP makes women’s clothes with functional pockets

Friends and mompreneurs Anisha Gopinath and Anupama Srinivasan hope their JHOP line will make women go hands-free

A still from ‘Fever’

This Korean dance-fashion show is where tradition meets modernity

Make a fashion statement with your mask

Prabalika M. Borah From a hastily re-purposed scarf to designer pieces strung with pearls, these essentials have evolved into popular, stylish accessories

Food

Chef Vikas Khanna. Photo: Special Arrangement/THE HINDU

INTERVIEW When life meets chef: Vikas Khanna talks about his lockdown aid initiative

Nahla Nainar Award-winning chef Vikas Khanna has been busy helping Indians during the pandemic all the way from New York City, while ruminating on the way ahead for the food industry

Want coconut water? Here’s the powder

Prabalika M. Borah There’s a shortcut to coconut water now. What’s more, the Telangana company behind it claims it goes the natural, preservative-free way

Motoring

Travel

Watch | The sounds of monsoon

The Hindu Net Desk Thulasi Kakkat

Now, stay anywhere for 10 months, while Airbnb foots the bill

Solo traveller Yati Gaur at Jalori Pass (Himachal Pradesh)

Solo traveller Yati Gaur is travelling on foot across the country

Shilpa Nair Anand

Priyanka Jena and Tanveer Taj with their dogs Cruise and Frodo

Meet Priyanka Jena and Tanveer Taj who went on a 120-day trip across India with their dogs

Praveen Sudevan

Meet the mother-son duo from Kochi who drove pan-India, covering 16,800 kilometres in 49 days

PRIYADERSHINI S

Fitness

Assam This yoga mat is an eco-conscious tribute to Deepor Beel in Assam

Prabalika M. Borah The sturdy and slip-proof yoga mat named after the purple moorhen was created by six young women from Assam. Made from water hyacinths, it is naturally dyed, completely handwoven and biodegradable

Start slow and gradually build up momentum

New to strength training? Follow these guidelines

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo Tread cautiously if you are lifting weights or doing body weight exercises for the first time

Homes and gardens

Appias libythea clicked by Ayyappan R Nair from his garden

photography Homes and gardens

Shutterbugs from Kerala focus on flora, fauna and the familiar in their neighbourhood

Saraswathy Nagarajan The lockdown has encouraged lensmen and women to turn to their homes, gardens and surroundings for artistic inspiration

Jeffery Vardon with a Kusamono

Homes and gardens

Jeffery Vardon’s kusamono, kokedama and terrariums can make any room greener

Susan Joe Philip The Chennai-based dancer was introduced into these last year, during the lockdown

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Fun mango desserts to make at home

National Reading Day Travel

Perumkulam is Kerala’s first ‘village of books’

Skoda Kushaq to launch on June 28

All you need to know about Apple’s Health Sharing feature

World Music Day Travel

Six musical American cities that gave birth to different genres of music

Porsche to set up joint venture with German battery maker

On World Yoga Day, we pick five scenic yoga spots. Hurry, you might just catch a virtual session with them

Breathe in. Breathe out. Look out. This World Yoga Day we list scenic yoga retreats that offer stunning views. Add them to your post-Covid travel

‘One year on, kaftans are still popular’

Athleisure and transitional clothing continue to fill up Amazon shopping carts, while colours turn bold and bright

Notes from Leh

There is also one item that takes prime position on the shopping lists of the locals — the beloved cherma

Jamdani: deadstock to dresses

Revival isn’t new for this fabric. Now an upcycled collection is bringing eyeballs back to the intricate weave

Lomotif’s latest campaign, ‘#BeProud’ celebrates the Pride month

The video-sharing platform shows support to the LGBTQAI+ community by inviting transition videos of the participants

A closer look at the Rolls Royce Boat Tail

With the Boat Tail, Rolls Royce allows clients to customise bodywork and styling, in keeping with the company’s design principles

What my father gave me

With time, good memories return, says this writer about losing her father as a teen

Skoda Octavia: Bigger, better, and more accomplished

Skoda’s fourth-gen Octavia boasts a solid build, strong engine, sorted dynamics and a massive boot

The remote food photographer from Chennai

Sumanth Kumar’s lockdown business, Picture Palate, has him taking pictures for bloggers, chefs, and advertising firms across the globe

#Vanlife: an Indian couple and their ‘Dodge’y lifestyle

Smriti Bhadauria and Kartik Vasan are living their best lives, travelling across Canada and the Americas, breaking brown stereotypes, and funding their #IndianVanLife from their own pockets

Jaguar Land Rover to develop hydrogen-powered concept car

The concept car is part of JLR’s plan to achieve zero emissions by 2036. The company is also working on becoming a net-zero carbon emitter across its supply chain, products and operations by 2039.

Personal care brand MyGlamm ropes in Shraddha Kapoor

The actor makes an undisclosed investment in the company

‘Life of Butterflies’: a documentary that chronicles butterfly behaviour in great detail

Conservationist Sammilan Shetty’s documentary ‘Life of Butterflies’, deftly and beautifully chronicles the behaviour and evolution of these winged insects

A film on award-winning macro photographer K Jayaram

Mayan Mahesh’s film ‘Insects to Infinity’ documents the over five-decade work of award-winning macro photographer K Jayaram

Powerful bikes: Juggling promises and performance

I currently ride a Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 and wish to upgrade to a more powerful motorcycle within a budget of ₹ 10 lakh (on road). I will

U.S. push for self-driving cars faces union, lawyers opposition

Last month, Greg Regan, president of the Transportation Trades Department for the AFL-CIO, told U.S. lawmakers that autonomous vehicles place "millions of jobs at risk".

How India’s humble sweet lime became key to a competition-winning cocktail

Rohan Matmary, India winner of Diageo Reserve World Class 2021 discusses the ingredient and his preparation for global finals

Jaguar launches facelifted F-Pace SUV in India

The facelifted Jaguar F-Pace has been launched in India, with prices starting at ₹ 69.99 lakh. The updated luxury SUV is available in a single,

When life meets chef: Vikas Khanna talks about his lockdown aid initiative

Award-winning chef Vikas Khanna has been busy helping Indians during the pandemic all the way from New York City, while ruminating on the way ahead for the food industry

How the Covid Art Museum conveys the emotive consequences of the pandemic

Spanish-made online collective Covid Art Museum has been documenting the Coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown through art works from around the world

This yoga mat is an eco-conscious tribute to Deepor Beel in Assam

The sturdy and slip-proof yoga mat named after the purple moorhen was created by six young women from Assam. Made from water hyacinths, it is naturally dyed, completely handwoven and biodegradable

Want coconut water? Here’s the powder

There’s a shortcut to coconut water now. What’s more, the Telangana company behind it claims it goes the natural, preservative-free way

‘I believe in being an entrepreneur of the self,’ says Ranveer Allahbadia

Content creator Ranveer Allahbadia gets candid about social media faux pas, and his plans to feature more South Indian cinema figures like SS Rajamouli in his podcast 'The Ranveer Show'

Mauritius reopens: Get ready to swim with dolphins

Starting July 15, travellers can soak in the sun on this island in the Indian Ocean

New Mercedes-Benz S-Class India launch on June 17

Mercedes will launch the all-new S-Class in India on June 17, 2021. The new S-Class will be introduced in a special CBU import Launch Edition with a

Hyundai Alcazar to launch on June 18; bookings open

Hyundai will launch the Alcazar, its upcoming mid-size SUV, on June 18, 2021. The carmaker has also officially begun accepting bookings for the SUV

Going gongura: How to make these tangy leaves last longer

Still using gongura pickle in your gongura (sorrel leaves) mutton curry during non-gongura season? There are other ways of making this seasonal flavour last through the year

Globally people spent 86% more time on travel apps; India’s railway booking app among top installs list

The trend indicates the global travel market is witnessing a recovery, with an uptick in vaccinations and eased lockdown restrictions in several parts of the world

Soft, pink and light like a flower: Chik-cha halwa and Grandmother Shebabeth

Grandmother Shebabeth would smile triumphantly as the aroma of chik-cha halwa filled the house

Into the open: struggles of the female athlete

Naomi Osaka has started a conversation about the mental load on young women athletes battling stressors on and off the field

Chefs and the frontline table

Feeding the elderly in Goa, airlifting supplies to remote Himalayan villages, delivering meals across 14 cities — how chefs and restaurateurs are stepping up during the second wave

Steer your car like a pro through the monsoon

These tips could help you navigate water-logged potholes this rainy season

Inside Clubhouse India

It is like a live radio show, and in India the social media platform has taken on an identity of its own — with antakshari rooms, regional discourses, and more

The rise of the Cloud kitchens across India

As the hospitality industry struggles to survive the pandemic, the past year has seen a spurt of cloud kitchens across India, serving everything from simple home cooking to luxury dinners

Now, stay anywhere for 10 months, while Airbnb foots the bill

Twelve individuals will get selected for this. And you can take your friends or family along

The irresistible call of the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R

Updated comprehensively for 2021, the potent litre-class machine comes at an alluring price

Of bikes, backaches and moolah

I want to buy a new bike for my father who is in his early 50s and suffers from backaches caused by a slipped disc . Since the roads in my city of

In Coimbatore, patients under home quarantine get healthy meals at their doorstep

Food catering services in Coimbatore have launched COVID-19 meals that include special millet-based tiffin items and 14-day quarantine meal plans at nominal charges

Chennai restaurants add cheer to lockdown birthdays

Inject some joy into yet another difficult month by sending friends a thoughtfully curated dinner, or treating yourself to an evening away from the sink

Italian carmaker Ferrari names microchip expert as CEO

Benedetto Vigna’s appointment fills a six-month vacancy at the helm of the luxury carmaker after former Chief Executive Louis Camilleri retired in December.

Indian brand gets silver at International Chocolate awards

Paul and Mike, an artisanal chocolate brand based in Kerala, is the first Indian brand to have come this far

The great Indian food delivery tussle

With direct delivery options entering the fray, the food delivery space is India’s latest battleground. As new options like Thrive and DotPe go head to head with giants, customers are now more spoilt for choice

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