Rajkumari Sharma Tankha I have a combination skin, and I am vary of putting a new product on my face. I patronised the Lakme peach milk moisturiser for years on end; it was only when a skin specialist told me that we must regularly change cosmetics that we use as the skin gets used to […]Read More
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Inside the journeys, struggles, and lessons of 25 BITS Pilani graduates shaping India’s business landscape Sukriti Tankha The Pilani Pioneers by Gaurav Mandlecha and Durjai Sethi (Pan Macmillan) profiles 25 accomplished graduates of BITS Pilani who have made a significant mark in the business world while balancing their personal lives with equal finesse. Their stories […]Read More
Team L&M Noted author Amitav Ghosh’s latest book, The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis, delves into the lasting impact of colonialism on the modern world—using the story of a single spice: nutmeg. The book traces the journey of nutmeg (known as jaiphal in India) from its origins in the Banda Islands—a cluster […]Read More
Sukriti Tankha Delhi Power, Politics and Premonitions Before Independence In the months leading up to Independence, Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel engage in hectic deliberations with British Viceroy Louis Mountbatten over the fate of the country. Lady Edwina Mountbatten, on the other hand, is disturbed by the unseasonal blooming of laburnums—something she associates with impending […]Read More
Sukriti Tankha Dietician Kavita Devgan’s latest offering The Don’t Diet Plan (Rupa Publishing) is a no-nonsense guide to weight-loss in which she tells you ways and means of achieving a healthy and fit body. Devgan, a firm believer that we can only achieve permanent weight loss by changing how and when we eat, advises everyone […]Read More
Sukriti Tankha S Venkatesh’s Agnibaan: The Guardians of Fire Chamber (TreeShade Books) lives up to its powerful title, delivering a gripping, fast-paced thriller that keeps readers hooked from the very first page to the last. Packed with sharp twists, layered storytelling, and a rich blend of mythology, history, and science, the novel offers an immersive […]Read More
Anurag Kaul At the Horizon of Life & Death by Dr Pankaj Kumar, an internist and Director of Critical Care at Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, Delhi, offers a deeply reflective look into the complex relationship between doctors and critically ill patients. Through a collection of 20 short stories, the book delves into the emotional and […]Read More
Six, the crime thriller on Disney+ Hotstar’s latest experimentation, Quix is specialRead More
Team L&M For long, we had been planning to buy a brass idol of Kamdhenu, the divine bovine-goddess described as mother of all cows in Hindu scriptures. Our spiritual guru had told us that Kamadhenu is a miraculous “cow of plenty” who provides her owner all his/ her wills and ushers in wealth and happiness. He […]Read More
The 2021 Royal Enfield Himalayan now comes with many practical and comfort-based upgrades, but does this justify the price hike? We find out It’s been five years since the Himalayan made its debut, but in that time Royal Enfield has been improving this adventure bike by first upgrading the fuel supply from carburetor to fuel […]Read More