Forest Getaway | Home of the Wild in Bandipur
Just by sinking my feet into freshly rained-on grass in the middle of a jungle, as opposed to battling to breathe, inside a clammy Mumbai metro compartment, my evening has turned extraordinary. When I...
View ArticleWhere Luxury is Second Nature
On the drive down to Kabini from Masanagudi, fine, red earth pirouettes in the windy trail left behind by the tyres of my jeep. In a few hours, we arrive at our accommodation for the next three days,...
View ArticleThe Uber-Exclusive Luxury Club for Bengaluru’s A-List
While the words ‘private luxury club’ might conjure images of gilded interiors, plush leather sofas and liveried butlers, Embassy BLVD Club is a complete contrast with its contemporary, understated...
View ArticleBangalore’s Ode to the Legacy of Handlooms
Weaving together history and fashion, Vimor Museum of Living Textiles is Bangalore’s ode to textiles. The museum, located in Austin Town, opened in July this year and houses a collection of 50 rare...
View ArticleTime-Travelling in Bengaluru’s HMT Museum
70s and the 80s kids will remember the iconic watch brand ‘HMT’ that was known for decades as the country’s best premier wrist watch maker, and which shut shop in 2016. While the gates of the company...
View ArticleNew York’s Iconic Magnolia Bakery Comes to Bengaluru
Could cupcakes that lifted Carrie Bradshaw’s free spirit warm their way into Bengaluru’s heart? That was the question on my mind as I strode towards Magnolia Bakery in Indiranagar, weeks after the...
View ArticleHometown Discoveries: Bengaluru and The Cities Within
To know Bengaluru through Noorain Ahmed’s eyes is to know the invisible cities within. It is to see the people who’ve been there all their lives but don’t get to take up space; itinerants “who have no...
View ArticlePartner Content | Into #TheUneXplored Western Ghats with the vivo X50 Pro
A seemingly impenetrable wilderness greeted Sandesh Kadur at Agumbe, Nagarhole and Kabini in Karnataka. Once he stepped into the jungles however, he stumbled upon captivating views of verdant hills...
View ArticlePartner Content | Monsoon Magic in the Western Ghats with the vivo X50 Pro
The Western Ghats are wisened, old, and apologetically wild. Come monsoon, a long lease of life-giving showers brings out its deepest colours—and a treasure-trove of creatures that crawl, fly, and...
View ArticleSampling Mangalorean Cuisine Through 17 Dishes
May 2017, Karnataka: I’m on an annual sojourn to my native place in the coastal town of Mulki, a half-hour’s drive from Mangalore, where rice fields are interspersed with tiled clay roofs of old homes....
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