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Comfortably Numb

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Feature: The Shyam Ahuja Interview

A man with designs Fifty years ago, Shyam Ahuja launched his brand of dhurries. He talks about what his plans are and why quality is more important than price. Once upon a time, not so very long ago, Shyam Ahuja was the first and last name in floor decor. This was the man who reinvented…

Feature: On Gastropubs

Pub it in style A tour of the metros for the gastropub experience. Time was when people would head out to a restaurant, order masala dosas, wash it down with mosambi juice and call it an evening well spent. Then food acquired some frills and furbelows. Basic fare became stylish, the side dishes acquired a personality, and…

Feature: India Breaks Into A Dance!

So we think we can dance She’s doing the bachata gracefully, torso twisting with every nimble move. Suddenly, she segues into a merengue, her mauve-coloured frilly skirt twirling in counter-rhythm. The audience can’t take its eyes off her, the judges are trying their best to look impassive but their eyes give them away. When the…

Feature: The Amy Chua Interview

‘Insecurity is a prime motivator’ What is The Triple Package that leads to success? Amy Chua has the answer in her latest book. In The Triple Package, Chua and her husband Jed Rubenfeld, both Yale law professors, lay out the premise that three specific traits — a superiority complex, insecurity and impulse control — lie behind…

Feature: On Heroes

Heroes & villains Have we become a jaded nation, suspicious of placing role models on pedestals? Or, are we making heroes out of nonentities? I’m conducting an experiment. I start with my neighbourhood, then move in concentric circles to the world at large. This experiment consists of one question I ask the people I…

Feature: One shade of grey

One Shade of Gray The grey in my hair is attracting as much attention as good `ole Christian Grey. Okay, I’ll confess all. I made it happen. I orchestrated its debut. I’m talking about one switch of silver- grey that springs back from my left temple and cuts a narrow swath back a distance…

Feature: The Nilanjana Roy Interview

Journalist, book reviewer and author Nilanjana Roy’s `The Wildings` goes with sure tread into animal territory, telling us the story of Mara and a brood of felines, cheels, crows, wild pigs; a whole caboodle of creatures, each one more interesting than the other. It’s the old tale of Good versus Evil but told…

Feature: Bangalore`s wines

There`s a wine renaissance happening in Bangalore. It was just a matter of time before someone woke up to the fact that Bangalore’s rich, loamy soil, warm days and cool nights, its temperate climate was good, maybe even ideal, for producing the best varietals of grape. Then, of course, there was no looking back. When…

Feature: The Jaisim Interview

Jaisim and the Art of Objectivism At 50, when he sits back and takes stock of his life and career, architect Jaisim allows a small smile to flit across his face. The houses, offices, retreats…

Feature: Vineyard Musings

Vineyard tours are catching on СНПЧ Epson хостинг joomla There’s no better way to spend a lazy Sunday in Bangalore than to go wine-tasting, discovers Sheila Kumar. Some days are so typical of our city, Bangalore should take out a patent on them. This Sunday is one such. The sun is playing peek-aboo with the…