Meet the dream catchers

E Sarathababu

Stolen mangoes taste the sweetest: Sharmeen

Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy

'Hope sells,' says Vikas Swarup

Vikas Swarup

What is spiritual intelligence?

Brahmakumari Shivani

Spiritual intelligence is the expression of innate spiritual qualities through your thoughts, actions and attitude, says Brahmakumari Shivani.

Mumbai's a lifetime obsession: Gyan Prakash

Gyan Prakash

An urban raconteur, Gyan Prakash, author of Mumbai Fables, is Professor of History at Princeton University and offers an insider's take on cosmopolitan Mumbai.

‘Ravana created the violin’s ancestor!’

Patrick Jered taking a music lesson on the ravanhattha

Fascinated by the ravanahattha, the earliest ancestor of the violin and a musical instrument credited by mythology to demon king Ravana, Amsterdam-based musician and a PhD in molecular genetics Patrick Jered travelled to India and Sri Lanka to write a book on the subject.

Shop from a fashion blogger’s closet

Blogger Imsurenla Longkumer of The Aili (As I Like It)

Want to bag the best bargains on designer wear and rare vintage finds? Rummage through the cupboards of India's young and popular fashion bloggers