Punam Kalra The line between functional furniture and artistic décor is gradually blurring. Modern interior design emphasizes experimenting with natural and familiar styles while adding bold personality. Multifunctional spaces are no longer a luxury—they’re essential for contemporary living and open office layouts. Well-designed interiors allow for creative experimentation with innovative materials, shapes, and patterns. This […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha Tourism and wellness consultant Subhash Verma worked with Lufthansa for over three decades. For the last 20 years, the present advisor of Indian Association of Travel and Tourism Experts (IATTE) has been successfully running Travel Plus, a service provider of tours and travel. Excerpts from an interview: How badly has the tourism sector […]Read More
It’s simple – explains a television commercial – simply put your gold jewellery in the prepaid insured envelope and we will send you the cheque for the value of gold – in just 48 hours– with no questions asked – screams Muthoot Gold and many others – claiming to be the leaders in their said […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha I come from a tea family. Not that my ancestors ever owned tea plantations in the Kangra hills of Himachal Pradesh but due to the reason my father worked with one of the most famous tea companies in the country, Brooke Bond India Ltd, for over three-and-a-half decades. Now, that is a long […]Read More
The skin has a tremendous capacity for self-regeneration if properly cared for and it’s never too late to start. The skin that has been properly cared for stays youthful for a longer time. It is also true that neglected skins develop symptoms of ageing prematurely. So, it is important to understand the individual needs of […]Read More
An establishment glorifies and sensitises us all to cleanness with drives, movements which many adore and adapt while others desist, fence with and have issues. Let’s examine what cleanliness — Swachh Bharat means to me: Cleanliness is next to godliness — a phrase that we have grown up with, yet all the while we keep […]Read More
The country’s first transgender Kathak performer, Devendra S Manglamukhi, started learning Kathak before entering her teens. And today, at 29, this transgender rights activist is fighting hard to gain recognition for her community, through her dance form and her dance performances. Born to a father who served the Indian Army and a homemaker […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha When I first heard about this dog café – Bark Street dog café – owned by four friends in Sector 104 of Noida, the famous Amitabh Bachchan song from Sharaabi – Jahan chaar yaar mil jayein (when four friends meet) crossed my mind. Much like it made life gulzaar (pleasant and happy) for […]Read More
It is never easy to step out from the shadow of a successful sibling. And when that sibling is Ayushmann Khurrana, the challenge becomes even greater. But Aparshakti Khurana has managed to carve his own identity with ease and consistency. Having appeared in films like Dangal, Badrinath Ki Dulhania, Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi, Stree, Luka […]Read More
Jaspal Soni “Here then, upon this sacred soil of India, in this blessed nation of New Delhi, I plant the extraordinary Light of my heart within the hearts of the messenger and devotees who have come to anchor the eternal flame of the Great White Brotherhood. “—– Let the focused attention upon the Threefold Flame […]Read More