&nbsp;Furniture design in India is caught in a time warp. Despite all the many designer ateliers and boutiques that have come up lately, most of what you see are variations of the same old shapes that go back.

Between tradition and modernity

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Mobile phones today arent just communication devices  they are radios, cameras, torches... anything you want them to be. And manufacturers are feeding the trend with new launches that focus on user

An Xperia and a half

It is the ultimate symbol of the do-it-yourself genre. It started as a nifty tool in 1897 but now the Swiss Army Knife is more than just a trademark, it is an essential for almost everyone. For

Nifty weapon and handy tool

Travel company founder Sachin Bhatia is a devotee of river rafting.


Calm in rough waters

TRAVEL: New green-field airports at Bangalore and Hyderabad will offer passengers unmatched variety in food, drink and entertainment.

Wait for your flight in style

Find your feet with these! From flip-flops to boots, clogs to sandals, with loafers and moccasins bringing up the rear, be they in low, high or platform heels, in leather, canvas or rubber, the choice

A leg up for fashion

Spa lunches are trendy this season. Anoothi Vishal checks out some new offerings and discovers that theres a gourmet way to vitality too!

Pizza and therapy on the spa menu

Look at the beauty above. Its the BMW 501, of vintage 1953. The iconic car, hand-built and with a six-cylinder engine, was the first car to be produced by the German company after World War I, and

Toys for the big boys

With a fast-expanding pool of billionaires and millionaires, India is now an important market for pleasure-craft peddlers. 


A yacht for the price of a car

A French hat-maker whos set up shop in India? Archana Jahagirdar chances upon Solenne Roland whos done exactly that  whats more, it kind of makes sense too!

The Indian hat trick

The oldest running wine club is The Wine Society founded in London in 1874 and now run out of owned premises with dedicated temperature-controlled storage for wines and a fleet of delivery vehicles.

Wine clubs re-visited

Winter is not the best time to be talking about ceiling fans, but then you know the oft-quoted Shelley line  If winter comes... On the practical side, youre likely to get the best deals on ceiling

There's something in the air

Anoothi Vishal scouts for interesting buys for the serious watch enthusiast - awesome technology and even pieces that will not give you the right time!

What`s the time by your super watch?

The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is still the best way to experience the exhilarating rawness of steam locomotion. 


Chugging along

If you are a serious motorcycle tourer, you could pay through your nose for imported gear  or you could buy made-in-India Cramster stuff. 


Crammed and ready to go

Heres something for the houseproud and hospitable Indian  a home bar. As lifestyles become more gracious and as a quiet drink at home with a few friends comes to score over the noise and clamour of

Come home to a quiet drink

Do-it-yourself is a lot of fun now with all the new and smart hand-tools in the market. Anand Sankar checks out the drills and saws.

Hand tools of the trade

The shops are full of interesting knick-knacks for the home. But the office, where you must needs put in long hours to get in the moolah, is sadly neglected. Just once in a while youll come across a

Of dervishes and whales

Bedding is becoming a major buy for spendthrift Indians. Gargi Gupta checks out the many luxury bed linen brands entering the market.

Luxury between the sheets

Indian and other Asian cuisines have new suitors this season. Anoothi Vishal suggests some interesting wines that you can pair with these.

Arab, Argentinian? Or the new Sahyadri?

For most of us, a well-fitted pair of jeans is still an enigma. What fits mannequins like a dream hangs on us like a nightmare. What should you, as a consumer, be looking at while picking up that pair

Hunting for the perfect pair of jeans

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