India, May 7 -- It is perhaps India's saddest secret. I saw it in Tamil movies of yore often with Rajinikanth as the hero. The scene: A feudal landlord is being driven in a horse carriage, bullock car... Read More
India, April 30 -- Ultimately, it comes down to the smell of the towels, I said when a Bengaluru visitor asked why I had not given a spa guide to the city in this column. After all, I had written abou... Read More
India, April 13 -- When I read the recently released Lancet study that says we are all going to live longer, my first thought was, "Now what?" Sure, we are trying our best to stave off the ills of age... Read More
India, March 22 -- What was the Academy thinking? As I write this, a growing number of eminent musicians including, and beginning with, Ranjani-Gayatri, Trichur Brothers, Vishakha Hari, and Dushyanth... Read More
India, March 21 -- What was the Academy thinking? As I write this, a growing number of eminent musicians including and beginning with Ranjani-Gayatri, Trichur Brothers, Vishakha Hari, and Dushyanth S... Read More
India, March 21 -- The problem with creating cocktails in India is that we have too many ingredients available to us. I mean, think about it. For an imaginative mixologist, this throws up a dizzying a... Read More
India, March 13 -- Is there an Indic approach to leading a good life? I asked some scholars who are part of an online group called "Bharatiya Vidwat Parishad," focusing on Indic thought. Here below is... Read More