How to learn new skills while you holiday this New Year

How to learn new skills while you holiday this New Year

Sitting and working with my hands at a loom in Kathmandu, I come to realise that the meditative art of weaving was not what I had hoped it would be. Instead, as a left-handed person, I was floundering with getting the warp and weft in the right order, and found that the malleable water hyacinth … Read more

This December, all roads lead to Goa’s latest restaurants

This December, all roads lead to Goa’s latest restaurants

There are always many good reasons to visit Goa — some better than others. If you have had your fill of December’s Sunburn lists, wars of DJs and frenetic partying, let restaurants be your raison d’etre to visit the state this year, as we ring out 2022. Almost three years of the pandemic have changed … Read more

New year, new beginnings: Places that exemplify good food and drink around the country

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With a rise in Omicron cases, it wasn’t the start to a new year anyone was hoping for. But, if the last two years have taught us anything, things do get better and, hopefully, this time around, we shall all be smarter I started writing this piece before the Omicron alerts went live and we … Read more

Omicron plays spoilsport: Delhiites, eateries stare at muted NYE celebrations yet again

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Some renowned multi-chain hotels, in the name of adhering to the COVID-19 guidelines, have dropped the customary lavish buffets, live bands and DJ nights from the offering. Puneet Tandon and his family were planning to usher in the New Year in a tourist location with bottles of bubbly and a lavish spread of delicacies but … Read more