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Sobè Decor’s Deepavali launches for 2022

Black porcelain canisters, dinner sets with miniature florals, and Latvian knives. The festive collection at Sobè Decor features an interesting mix of tableware and accessories  from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/FvRTNO9

The rise of BTech biryani by Hyderabad’s engineer-chefs

Meet Hyderabad’s BTech graduates who switched careers but still flaunt engineering degrees on the signboards of their culinary ventures from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/Y1k8nZP

A poet’s meet in Kochi looks at the way ahead for modern Malayalam poetry

Emerging Poetry, comprising a group of modern Malayalam poets, announced at their second meeting in Kochi, the launch of their website, emergingpoetry.com, and discussed the need for better translations and other outreach measures from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/EThCldw

Iconic Kolkata sweet shop Jugal’s celebrates turning 100 with a literature festival and mishti workshops

Jugal’s Literature Festival aims to be the first lit fest to celebrate the legacy of Bengal through the nuances of mishti, with panel discussions, open house forums, art exhibitions and interactive workshops from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/JaPlRFL

Navarathri celebrations get livelier in Kochi after two years pandemic slowdown

Navaratri festivities get underway with song, dance, cultural shows and food in Kochi from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/HnbKRGy

Plastic knot koodais are now chic handbags and clutches

The humble plastic wire knot basket, a school lunch bag staple of the ‘80s, is now making a comeback in the form of clutches, crossbody purses, laptop bags, and beach bags from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/uVtDXnE

H-1B visas could soon be stamped inside U.S. following Presidential commission recommendation

Many Indian professionals, either new or waiting for the renewal of H-1B visas, are facing uncertainty due to long visa application appointments, with the current wait period being more than a year from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/gMHku71

Trending this festival season, lino light silks

RmKV Silks has , a 30-year-old brandlaunched handwoven natural dye silk sariand light weight lino silk saris for this festival season from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/5h7A8tm

Natural dye silk sari and light weight lino silk sari are trending this festival season

RmKV Silks has , a 30-year-old brandlaunched handwoven natural dye silk sariand light weight lino silk saris for this festival season from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/GlX16zx

The story of my grandmother’s doll

As Navratri festivities resume after two pandemic years, people are tracking down and restoring vintage dolls. We travel through galleries, museums and Moore Market in Chennai to find out why from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/hsSdYBE

Hero launches Xtreme 160R Stealth Edition 2.0

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Puneeth’s wife to watch movie with schoolchildren

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Odissi dance recital at Mysuru palace on Sept. 29

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Taj Mahal most-visited ticketed ASI site for domestic tourists in 2021-22: Report

While the Mughal-era mausoleum ranked first, the Red Fort and the Qutub Minar — both UNESCO-recognised sites in Delhi — were the second and third most visited sites from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/0LMQC7d

Last Lamborghini Aventador rolls off factory line

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Ola S1 Pro price slashed

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Maruti Suzuki launches Grand Vitara

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Elephants re-colonise Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, helped by the local community

After more than a century, elephants have returned to the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh. Now, groups of men from 15 villages of are being trained to give them safe passage from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/W6bPjlQ

Siju Wilson makes a splash as Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker in Vinayan’s ‘Pathonpatham Noottandu’

Siju says it is a role he had been waiting for since 2010 and he trained for six months to play the character from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/60AIBJj

Siddaramaiah accuses Sangh Parivar and BJP of practising ‘dirty politics’

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Panchayats and communities are playing an active role via STREET, a Kerala Tourism initiative, to develop spaces with tourism potential

Under a Kerala Tourism initiative of Responsible Tourism and STREET, communities spearhead activities to develop destinations with tourism possibilities, which also helps residents to be stakeholders in the process from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/HfENLrM

Clinton Cerejo and Bianca Gomes, aka The Shor Police, have their hands full of projects and heads full of tunes

Singer Clinton Cerejo on how he creates new sounds for his different projects and manages to compartmentalise his different roles from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/CRPnaEB

Kaziranga National Park in Assam reopens for tourists

Elephant safari and jeep safari in the park were closed in May due to the monsoon from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/SI2uW4G

Mahindra Alturas G4 2WD High variant launched

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215hp Volkswagen Virtus ITC race car revealed

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Stylish south Indian food pop up

Avartana on Tour is a grandiose food experience from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/4d5TNf6

Actor Arya on ‘Captain’ and a potential sequel to ‘Boss Engira Bhaskaran’

Why Arya takes on a Minatour in his CG-driven Tamil film ‘Captain’ from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/Sj5U3GJ

It takes a virtual village: the rise of digital support groups among India’s new mothers

Why WhatsAapp and Facebook communities are the go-to resource for first-time mothers, especially in a post-lockdown world from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/bKQPT24

Amateur astronomers from Coimbatore are at India’s first Dark Sky Reserve in Hanle, Ladakh to document the night sky

Amateur astronomers from across the country, including cities such as Coimbatore and Bengaluru, are taking part in the first stargazing trip to Hanle, Ladakh — India’s first Dark Sky Reserve from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/HTZeOM1

Happy Humbleteen Birthday

All about the fund-raising, 10k-running, humble teenager who wants a community-minded profile to get into college overseas from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/4gHJLNR

KTM to distribute MV Agusta bikes in North America

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Events in Bengaluru

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Artist Ajesh Suresh’s installation art in multi-media touches upon societal and environmental issues

Ajesh Suresh says his installation art is an attempt to open a conversation with viewers on issues concerning climate change, society and nature from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/Dim02Q7

A musical ode to Faiz’s only poem on Partition 

Amira and Vasundhara explore Faiz Ahmad Faiz’s poem ‘Subh-e-Azadi’ in a sonic landscape of traditional ragas and electronically modified sounds from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/VCRohYz

Jam sessions with jamun wine

Telangana-based Asav Wines will introduce wine made from jamun fruit from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/RUWLaB2

Tata Nexon crosses four lakh production mark

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A Virtual Reality experience at this Chennai library examines the evolution of life

At this library, instead of borrowing a book, you can dive into an interactive Virtual Reality installation and examine the birth of our planet, aided by a snake  from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/9ldVixq

Ola Electric to open 200 experience centres

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Richa and Ali Fazal’s quirky wedding invite

Actors Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal wedding invitation is a custom-made matchbox from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/zceoAYq

‘Becoming Sanjay Gandhi threw up a lot of challenges’, says actor Vishak Nair

Malayalam actor Vishak Nair plays Sanjay Gandhi in the Hindi film, Emergency, directed by actor Kangana Ranaut from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/i7YHXWw

Ducati unveils Monster SP sportsbike

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Drive against unsafe protein powders in gyms in Karnataka being planned

While protein powders authorised by the Food Safety Department are considered safe, Health Minister K. Sudhakar said awareness would be created on low quality and unsafe protein powders from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/0gy5qeT

Emmy winner Lee Yoo Mi: I am certain Season 2 of ‘Squid Game’ will be very entertaining

Lee Yoo Mi, the first Korean actor to win a Creative Arts Emmy, talks to us about Squid Game’s massive popularity, and her upcoming projects from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/y84xhfS

Hunter 350: RE’s welcome nod to newbies

This J-series model comes with a 349cc making for a smooth ride, courtesy a superior fuel efficiency as compared to the Classic and Meteor from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/TyW6kQe

Tata to soon unveil Tiago EV

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Kuthampilly weavers recreate the famed parrot motif of the Kalakshetra sari on the Kerala Kasavu

The parrot has an important role in Tamil culture and appears in Indian mythology as a learned sage, also a motif of love. from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/1Z2BiKP

Vampire facial anyone? Untrained hands push it as a ‘post-COVID’ indulgence

Doctors are witnessing high number of patients whose wellness treatments have gone haywire from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/QupyoPk

Germany’s Oktoberfest reopens after 2-year hiatus

The beer is flowing at Munich’s world-famous Oktoberfest for the first time after a two-year break forced by the coronavirus pandemic from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/VbmsjI6

Kerala-based Jesudas Puthamana makes 13 kinds of personalised Japanese kitchen knives

Hankotsu, usuba, nakiri... Jesudas Puthumana of Chendamangalam, Kerala, makes 13 kinds of personalised Japanese kitchen knives from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/xKEQFV9

Tweezing highbrows

At the elegant soiree where conversations ranged from the God Particle to Pavlov’s dogs, Srinivasa Ramanujan to A K Ramanujan, G H Hardy to Thomas Hardy... from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/4zW8H7t

The luxury of spinach risotto: how Indian restaurants are crafting healthy, conscious menus

As diners travel and eat out more than ever before, there is a rising demand for conscious, healthy menus. Chefs are responding by fusing local and seasonal produce with global techniques, thus redefining indulgent meals from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/vqrb1yu

This cookbook on Kerala cuisine makes it easy for the younger generation to understand the culinary culture

Octogenarian Sabita Radhakrisha’s fifth cookbook, ‘Paachakam’, covers the cuisines of Kerala, tracing the history of its various communities and their unique recipes from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/G4jaUDu

At the Dogathon walk on September 18, keep pace with your furry friends to raise funds for animal welfare NGOs

Dogathon is a three-kilometre walk that will simultaneously take place across nine cities: Chennai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Gurugram, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Pune and Ahmedabad from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/d4Kkt9S

Order of the day

Good tech can make life easy. Clean up your home, give away stuff, and cherish your space from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/QNdBxqa

Introducing the all-new Utopia hypercar

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The game no one’s talking about: Internet manipulation is on the rise in India

There’s an uptick in internet manipulation in India, with people faking profiles and tricking the search algorithm to get IMDb credits and Google knowledge panels. Filmmakers, screenwriters and casting directors speak to the Magazine on whether this is a worrying trend from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/tJmPRrU

Video | One of the best places for non-veg food on highway - Selvi Mess in Salem

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Love for Tapas: When small is more

Delhi does its own spin on the Spanish tapas platter, introducing everything from sweet corn momos to jalebi chat from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/U6ALwnq

Despite no patronage by govt, a few Indira canteens retain success

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Rangkat to Hawa Mahal, the story of unique Banarasi saris

Saeed Ur Rahman, one of the prominent masterweavers in Banaras, is confident that handlooms will continue to find patronage among those who want textiles of artistic quality from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/3eUoOQJ

Rangkat to Hawa Mahal, the story of unique Banarasi saris

Saeed Ur Rahman, one of the prominent masterweavers in Banaras, is confident that handlooms will continue to find patronage among those who want textiles of artistic quality from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/MaW8VA6

Driving around India in a colourful van: Meet Marielle Wunderink from the Netherlands

Marielle Wunderink from the Netherlands lives out of a van, fragrant with essential oils. Now parked in Mamallapuram, it is popular among visitors and locals alike from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/UXkARPa

Direct flight from Bengaluru to Sydney launched

Qantas will operate the flight four days a week on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/PNR9kMl

Chennai icon RB Bhaskaran marks 60 years of influencing the Madras Art Movement

Artist RB Bhaskaran looks back on 60 years of being an artist, teacher and mentor as his biography launches amid an art show at the DOT School of Design from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/MCS5mTb

Chennai icon RB Bhaskaran marks 60 years of influencing the Madras Art Movement

Artist RB Bhaskaran looks back on 60 years of being an artist, teacher and mentor as his biography launches amid an art show at the DOT School of Design from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/YWm8aE6

“I love to do comedy,” says actor Kani Kusruti

Kani Kusruti goes places in the web series Maharani on SonyLIV and OK Computer on Disney Hotstar from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/xgm4rvt

2023 Kawasaki ZX-10R launched

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Volvo XC40 facelift to roll out on September 21

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Russia makes bid to woo Indian tourists to counter western sanctions

Moscow, St. Petersburg send large delegations to OTM travel show to attract tourists from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/tloz2ey

MasterChef’s Michael Weldon cooks Indian food with native Australian ingredients

As he travels the country for the ongoing Taste of Australia campaign, chef Michael Weldon will recreate favourites from Down Under at a pop-up in Bengaluru this week from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/vskcSPo

New Honda Hornet to get 755cc engine

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MasterChef’s Michael Weldon cooks Indian food with native Australian ingredients

As he travels the country for the ongoing Taste of Australia campaign, chef Michael Weldon will recreate favourites from Down Under at a pop-up in Bengaluru this week from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/5VaRsQg

Gift makers from Tiruchi craft presents with a personal touch

Cash-rich but time-poor? If you are looking for gifts that convey your wishes more effectively than store-bought knickknacks, these Tiruchi-based artists specialising in handmade presents and instantly reachable through social media, may have just the thing for you. from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/0BXD67a

Channapatna dolls come a-knocking: Karthik Vaidyanathan brings his store, Varnam, to Chennai

At Varnam, entrepreneur Karthik Vaidyanathan brings innovative creations by Karnataka’s Channapatna artisans to Chennai, from traditional toys to home decor pieces from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/9LYdtMe

Rare postage stamps to paintings, a slice of history on your wrist

Rare postage stamps, photographs, paintings and architecture... the Jaipur Watch Company explores bespoke luxury watches from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/Rr62KE8

A conclave for the food and beverage industry

For the first time in 40 years, the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) will be holding a conclave in Hyderabad from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/5Vh1D9T

Watch | How Thailand revived its beautiful Maya Bay

A video on Maya Bay in Thailand reopening to tourists after 3 years from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/bxLIgjl

Watch | What makes handmade pappadams so special?

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Meet me at the Mushroom festival

Philadelphia celebrates the fungi with a festival that showcases portabello tempura, vanilla mushroom creamsicles and a fried mushroom eating content from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/hD4sw9O

Thank you for calling

But please wait. Someone will be with you shortly, or before the end of the next leap year from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/XtO4Fkp

Watch | A peek into the competitive world of pigeon racing in India

How a centuries-old pastime is still alive and well in some parts of the country from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/SsYD4GO

TVS releases updated Apache RTR 160 and 180

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India’s imprint on global fashion

From Louis XIV’s vision for Versailles to Balenciaga’s homage to the sari, Inspired by India explores how our textiles and craft impacted global design. But what’s the line between cultural appropriation and appreciation? from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/nKxkyAp

Kochi photographer Ambily Pravda captures still life in startling ways

Photographer Ambily Pravda’s images are a play of light and shadow from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/8VunL6R

Inside Virgin Atlantic’s Airbus A330neo: lower fuel burn, more luxe

With tattoos and an inclusive dress code for crew plus a modernised fleet, the 38-year-old airline is checking all the boxes of generation next from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/PRS7Ujr

Volunteers pitch in to rescue stranded people, pets in Bengaluru’s suburbs

A chunk of operations during the rains in Bengaluru were spearheaded by volunteers aiming to aid in whichever way they could from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/KyTFORQ

Meet the little creatures that inhabit Chennai’s beaches through this children’s book

Naturalist Yuvan Aves’ book Shore Walk gives children a peek into the fascinating world of Chennai’s beaches from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/1hgCFz0

Singer Pradeep Kumar on ‘Pann’, India’s first programmable NFT

Singer-composer Pradeep Kumar has created a 30-minute musical piece called ‘Pann’, considered India’s first programmable NFT from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/WPKeJ4T

Mahabali and the pappadam — a speculative flashback

Who decides how many pappadams per person are too many or too few? from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/a3jJRx5

A platform for Indian inventors

Aahana Kumra talks about the format of The Inventor Challenge show she is presenting from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/Qf34UAj

Onam: Handmade pappadams have many takers in spite of machine-made options flooding the market in Thiruvananthapuram

Pappadams are a must for the grand Onam feast and units selling handmade pappadams in Thiruvananthapuram have a steady clientele from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/lnVA7Fk

Airbnb reports a spike in demand for booking non-urban destinations in India

Tourism dispersals, with an increased focus on non-urban destinations, have been creating new economic opportunities for more people in emerging destinations across the country, says Airbnb from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/DiGlYwj

Payasam cakes and Mahabali cookies for Onam

Bakers and chefs are innovating with the traditional flavours of Onam from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/kVjB2DZ

Onam: Handmade pappadams have many takers in spite of machine-made options flooding the market in Thiruvananthapuram

Pappadams are a must for the grand Onam feast and units selling handmade pappadams in Thiruvananthapuram have a steady clientele from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/lnVA7Fk

Airbnb reports a spike in demand for booking non-urban destinations in India

Tourism dispersals, with an increased focus on non-urban destinations, have been creating new economic opportunities for more people in emerging destinations across the country, says Airbnb from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/DiGlYwj

Books on Coimbatore’s history, cinema masters, and cinema essays released at the Coimbatore Book Festival

A round up of books on Coimbatore’s history, cinema masters, and a compilation of cinema essays released at the just-concluded Coimbatore Book Festival from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/zC4KOtn

Air cargo is swiftly moving from Coimbatore to the UAE laden with flowers for Onam

As Onam approaches air cargo is swiftly moving from Coimbatore to the UAE laden with flowers, ultra thin banana chips and cold-pressed coconut oil from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/dn3gUeB

Now, bid adieu to Ganesha in a portable pool

GHMC has tied up with KinderSports to install tanks for idol immersion at 24 locations in the city from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/UyfPxTJ

With pop-up restaurants, chefs discover the joys of cooking flexible, seasonal menus

A pandemic-prompted wave of pop-up kitchens has now become a creative way for independent chefs and edgy restaurants to travel, experiment and connect with diners from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/zXyhFdB

Do up the interiors: tick all the right boxes

Prints and patterns can change the ambience of a room. Try out the ones that vibe well with you from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/JcirPO9

Sentosa island celebrates turning 50 with a speedboat

Sentosa, Singapore’s popular tourist destination, marks its golden jubilee with a host of recreational and culinary outings. from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/y7vgRSV

Photographer Sunil Gupta on how the camera shaped his identity as a gay man in the 1970s

Veteran photographer Sunil Gupta looks back at how the camera shaped his life, outlook and identity as a gay man in the 1970s from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/QYZTl8C

Air India to have systems to proactively alert fliers about flight changes, delays

After reviewing block times, airport connecting times and aircraft as well as crew rotations, Tatas-owned Air India has identified various improvement areas for bettering overall performance from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/OqZM9eI

Bengaluru’s mixed bag of events this weekend

Culture vultures and busy bees will find something that catches their fancy in the city this weekend from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/nC4yhRO

The mystery of Champaran mutton

Bihar food is making its mark in Delhi with more restaurants offering the State’s cuisine from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/FYiJBjS

Women weavers power Creyo

Saris by women weavers women from Srikakulam, East Godavari and Narayanpet take centre stage at Creyo, the new entrant at Crafts Council of Telangana’s CCT Spaces in Hyderabad from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/TVR6oUf

Finland drastically cuts tourist visas for Russians

As of September 1, Finland will only permit Russians to apply for tourist visas from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Murmansk and Petrozavodsk only from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/ZvylkcS

‘Palthu Janwar’ is a coming-of-age comedy, says Basil Joseph

The Minnal Murali director plays the lead in the Malayalam film Palthu Janwar releasing on September 2 from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/uFiCZeG

Great Bombay Circus, India’s oldest circus company, is walking a financial tightrope

Circuses across the country are going through a tough time. The Great Bombay Circus is no exception from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/nc0yiXY

Chennai boutique Collage now has an Art Deco address

One of Chennai’s earliest multi-designer boutiques, Collage now moves into its new address in Chennai: A vintage house that showcases contemporary fashion from The Hindu - Life & Style https://ift.tt/H1NTgaZ