Delhi’s Sidecar tops India’s 30BestBars List; Aashi Bhatnagar is country’s best bartender, Arq, the best cocktail menu
Mumbai leads the Top 30BestBars 2023 winners list, followed by Delhi, Bengaluru & Goa. Low & Zero-ABV cocktails are being poured more & 2024 will see more drinks’ theatre and a move beyond overly sweet and synthetic mocktails.
Humans are endlessly curious and innovative, as small inventions show us: Roma Agrawal
Nuts & Bolts: How the invention of tiny nails, spring, magnet, lens, string, wheel and pump defined the world of complex technology.
Ayodhya Ram Mandir inauguration: Where and what to eat in Ayodhya
Ayodhya’s traditional cuisine | A laddu which is anything but sweet and jalebi topped with yoghurt and served in a kulhad. Puffed kachoris stuffed with daal, and reduced milk and cream: sweet and savoury dishes to try in Ayodhya.
Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2024: Fort, Mumbai's dance, music, street art, theatre, heritage, food festival is back
24th edition of Kala Ghoda Arts Festival in Fort, Mumbai: Themed Udaan, the Kala Ghoda festival from January 20-28, has joined hands with the Mumbai Festival this year. Events, venues and more details.
At 95, Tintin's charm is undimmed
Tintin in the 21st century: The Blue Lotus cover by Herge was bought for $3.9 million in 2021 and the original of King Ottokar’s Sceptre went under the hammer for $12 million in 2016. Over half a million copies are still sold in France every year, and in Tamil Nadu, Prakash Publishers has a fresh translation for diehard comics aficionados.
Women over 40 are counting all their money
Somewhere along the way, women began to save, pay taxes, invest wisely and spend as they pleased. Most women, says a recent DBS & Crisil study, make independent financial decisions by the time they are in their forties.
Book review: 'My Friends' by Hisham Matar | In the country of friendship
Hisham Matar’s new novel is a memorable, meditative exploration of comradeship and political exile.
Preview: At Mumbai’s Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, 14 events you must attend
The nine-day Asia’s largest multidisciplinary street arts’ festival, Kala Ghoda Arts Festival (KGAF), which begins tomorrow (January 20-28) has an exciting line-up of events across food, theatre, literature, visual arts and more.
How descriptions of urban planning and sustainable living in epics and puranas, informed the making of Ayodhya airport
One of the key architects at Sthapati, which worked on phase 1 of the Ayodhya Maharishi Valmiki International Airport, was writing the book 'The Splendour of Shri Rams Ancient City AYODHYA: A Walk Through the Living Heritage' around the same time. The two projects intersected and informed each other. Here's how.
Delhi’s premier contemporary art gallery Nature Morte now in Mumbai
Located at the historic Dhanraj Mahal at Apollo Bunder, the gallery will open with a solo show of new works by celebrated artist Subodh Gupta.
As Bangalore's Rameshwaram Café opens in Hyderabad, a look into the cafe chain that reportedly rakes in crores each month
The Rameshwaram Café cofounders Raghavendra Rao and Divya Raghavendra Rao, on Bangalore's growing wealth, Darshinis, The Rameshwaram Café's newest outpost in Hyderabad, Rameshwaram Café menu and how they learn from social media reviews.
Film music director Jeet Gannguli remembers late Ustad Rashid Khan who sang many of his compositions
Gannguli recalls how Ustad Rashid Khan treated him like a brother in more ways than one.
Harissa: Why Kashmir eats this centuries-old winter delicacy and how it is made
Every year with the onset of winter the demand for Harissa, Kashmir traditional winter delicacy, increases.
Ellu Bella, Karnataka's original trail mix, has interesting traditional connections
Makar Sankranti 2024: Ellu Bella recipe is an integral part of the Sankranti festival in Karnataka and has interesting stories associated with it.
Goa restaurant review: At Panjim's newest coastal cuisine place Sārvaa, fusion food is not a dated or dirty word
The drinks menu offers multiple clues: Chorizo Oil-washed cocktail, Coconut Jaggery-infused negroni, and Kozhikode Mai Tai with coconut oil-washed rum, cashew garnish, and a hint of citrus and jaggery. Another clue is the live grill section with the Spanish Parrilla Grill, Japanese hibachi and a woodfired oven.
Obituary | Kaun Gali Gayo Shyam: With Prabha Atre’s death, we have lost a rebel master
The Indian classical singer is bound by her gharana and its style of singing, or gayaki. Prabha Atre, from the Kirana gharana, who passed away on Saturday, aged 92, was fearless when it came to these boundaries.
From the ongoing Kerala Literature Festival to BLR Habba, 5 Indian literature festivals to attend in 2024
January 11-14: Kerala Literature Festival. February 1-5: Jaipur Literature Festival. October 3-6: Kumaon Literature Festival to be held in Singapore this year. Also in October: Tata Literature Live. December 7-8: Bangalore Literary Festival
Delhi’s newest French bakery-café, Délifrance signals the evolving bakery business in India
As baked goods are increasingly preferred over sweets on some occasions, in the next six to eight months, the brand is hoping to open five-six outlets in the Delhi-NCR region.
Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Nagpur-based chef to make 7000 kg halwa days after Ram Lalla consecration
The halwa, made in a giant 15 ft-deep kadhai weighing 1800 kg, will be distributed as prasad among devotees, locals and VIPs at the Ram mandir in Ayodhya.
Why don’t we read the books we want to read?
TBR: A look at the reasons why our to-be-read piles keep growing higher and higher.
Consumer Electronics Show 2024: 8 best technology products showcased at CES 2024
A round-up some of the coolest gadgets announced at CES in Las Vegas, from Rabbit R1 with its 'Large Action Model' to the Withings BeamO - a thermometer, electrocardiogram, stethoscope and pulse oximeter rolled into one.
World's first and fastest AI-powered grill l Seergrills l CES Las Vegas
Seergrills, a UK-based startup, has introduced 'Perfecta', heralded as the inaugural grill driven by artificial intelligence. Termed as the world's fastest grill, it guarantees seamless and impeccable outcomes in under three minutes. With its AI capabilities, Perfecta purportedly reacts promptly to user commands. Users can instruct Perfecta on their desired cooking preferences, and the grill promises to deliver flawlessly cooked meals within minutes. In an interview with CNBC TV18, reporter Shibani Gharat engaged in a conversation with Suraj Sudera, the CEO and founder of Seergrills, discussing this innovative cooking device.
Ustad Rashid Khan tribute: Best film & non-film songs of Mian Tansen’s descendant
The demise at age 55 of Ustad Rashid Khan, of Rampur-Sahaswan gharana, who was a direct descendant of Mian Tansen, marks the end of an era of Hindustani classical music. Here is a list of some of his memorable songs across genres.
Ustad Rashid Khan (1968-2024) obituary: Who'll sing Yaman, Marwa, Janasammohini, Thumri now?
The legendary boy from Kolkata whose voice brought tears to Bhimsen Joshi's eyes, it was a reassurance that the future of Hindustani classical singing is in safe hands, who kept the classical music alive in our film music, has passed on.
