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SIP IN STYLE Slow juicers are the key to a healthier lifestyle as the technology preserves more nutrients. The VitaExtract slow juicer from Bosch is no different. It also comes with a MixControl lever to adjust the amount of pulp and the thickness of

Srinagar born Verendra Wakhloo actually spent his early years along the plains of river Ganga in Bhagalpur, Bihar, running into the sugarcane fields and climbing trees, which were the initial toys of his innate world. "Those were the days of sarod, t

The brief from the client was quite straight forward design it the way you want' and so we did just that. The apartment became our drawing board and we were thrilled to make it our masterpiece. The place is a weekend home for a joint family and the f

Landscaping is an art and a science. An important aspect is carbon reduction and higher level of oxygen production. That said, colour and aroma are the basic requirements. Judicious planting of trees, shrubs, climbers, annuals, bulbous plants and flo

For the most effective cleansing of the air you breathe at home it is important to understand your needs and match that with what the market has to offer. Before investing in an air purifier check the purifying capacity of the gadget, the area it cov

Just desserts The bonhomie among the five judges who delivered the verdict in the Ayodhya-Ram Mandir case was not restricted to the unanimous judgment. Later that evening, chief justice Ranjan Gogoi hosted an exclusive dinner at Delhi's Taj Mahal Hot

As Anthony Maras and his crew were celebrating the wrap of Hotel Mumbai's India schedule in 2014, the director's thumb got caught in an industrial fan, and he lost a part of it. Almost five years after that unfortunate accident in Mumbai, Maras says

Even after a career that spans three decades, Anees Bazmee, 56, is still on a mission to draw laughs. The writer-director of No Entry, Singh is Kinng and Welcome is coming out with yet another comedy, Pagalpanti, on November 22. He is also working on

RAINING GREAT IDEAS WHO: Biome Environmental Solutions is a Bangalore-based, multi-disciplinary firm focussed on ecology, architecture and water conservation. WHEN The architectural practice began as Chitra Vishwanath Architects in 1991 and Rainwate

A commentary on urban decay and the power of nature, Dutch artist Daan Oude Elferink's 26x12 work 'Garden of Eden' offers a dramatic entryway into the 9th edition of Art Bengaluru, an eclectic cornucopia of over 150 artworks by 21 artists from across

When Ann Patchett finished an early draft of her latest novel, The Dutch House, she had set 150-odd pages of it in Calcutta. "India is fascinating to me and I had pictured that one-third of the book would take place there, and then it totally failed.

It's been about five years since Mumbai rapper Bilal Shaikh aka Emiway Bantai released his song 'Aur Bantai' on YouTube, where he currently has over 7.8 million subscribers, making it his first big hit. The song has been viewed over six million times

In Prelude to a Riot, Annie Zaidi's new novel, communal violence is slowly coming to an unnamed Indian town. And the signs are everywhere. In the conversations of the Hindu men who disparage illegal workers, in the organisational antics of a shadowy

It's hard to imagine that the author of a book as gargantuan, complex and exuberant as The Trotter-Nama ever suffered such a crisis of faith in his creation-which had been out of print for an extended period-that he took the 600-plus page manuscript

All too often, the memoirs of former policymakers have a familiar quality to them. They frequently sanitise any discussion of the decisions made while in office, elide questionable choices or aggrandise events that place them in the best possible lig

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has his priorities set for the second term in office -- education, healthcare and jobs. Firm against buckling under ally JJP's pressure, he says the two parties will go by a common minimum programme of gover

The government's worst fears about the economy may be coming true. Various indicators point to India's GDP growth rate for the second quarter of FY20 (July to September) falling below 5 per cent. If the spate of recent measures announced by finance m

Evening Luminescence The 4.5 km-long corridor connecting Gurdwara Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur, known to be Guru Nanak's abode for the last 18 years of his life, near the Pakistan border town of Narowal, to Dera Baba Nanak on the Indian side, was recent

Q. How did your recent collaborations with Akon and Lady Gaga materialise? My song with Akon has already been recorded. I sang the song and gave the music and lyrics. Lady Gaga and I are still in the process of finalising our tunes. There's nothing n

The wounds of a nation, if allowed to fester for long, become a danger to the lifeblood of the country. India has had many such wounds. My constant gripe has been that they are kept open forever and are not allowed to heal. The government is saddled

In 2016, when Ajit Pawar proposed that Uddhav Thackeray join hands with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress to form an alliance and topple the Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP government in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena chief developed cold f

Every generation learns differently. In the recent past, a majority of Indians had access to structured education in schools and colleges and picked up other skills from colleagues, family members and friends. But in today's age of on-demand access t

ART IN PAPER Sabeena Karnik, Mumbai Instagram: @sabeenu 162,000 followers Focusing primarily on paper lettering and typography, artist Sabeena Karnik's Instagram account gives her followers a look at the work she does, sometimes including her draft s

Becoming a social media influencer is, in some ways, more difficult than completing an engineering degree or an MBA-mainly because there are no set rules for success on the internet. That said, here are some points to note if you're looking to be an

In 1913, architect Edwin Lutyens stood on the crest of Raisina Hill, and in the yellow summer light, gazed eastwards, across low scrub and kikar, down the long plain that would become the setting for his last major work. He stood there long enough to

Disputes over the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi site are older than any of us was around to see. For centuries, both Hindus and Muslims claimed ownership over the site. Civil proceedings with regard to ownership came to an end on November 9, with the

To say that the Vishva Hindu Pari­shad (VHP), which spearheaded the Ram Mandir movement over the past 30 years, and the larger Sangh Parivar were overjoyed with the apex court verdict on the Ayodhya temple issue would be a gross understatement. But a

On November 9, we reached a tide in the affairs of our nation that, to paraphrase Shakespeare, if taken at the flood, could lead us to peace and prosperity but omitted, could continue to bind us in the shallows of our past miseries. On that day, with

Disappointment, resignation, relief. That was the gamut of reactions the Muslim community greeted the Supreme Court's November 9 Ayodhya verdict with. Of course, the community is not a monolithic political entity and reactions varied in degree and em

On the day that the Supreme Court announced its verdict on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, BJP leader and West Bengal party in-charge Kailash Vijayvargiya expressed surprise that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has nothing to say on the subj

WINE & DINE Take your gastronomic experience up a notch with Beyond Designs' new dining room concepts. Featured here is one such space with velvet fabric clad ceiling and crystal chandeliers. The dining table has a stone top, cutwork mirror sides and