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Naga cuisine, an artsy deli, a chocolate nook: Mumbai’s three new cafés

A three-table Naga restaurant, an artsy deli in a 1940s Art Deco mansion and a new chocolate nook: here are three new cafés to check out in Mumbai from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/QozJK4X

Here’s what dropped in India’s luxe auto space this month from the house of Mercedes-Benz and Land Rover

Two luxury EVs are making their way into the Indian market, and here’s everything you need to know about them before you take the wheel from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/aHw59LP

Colours of the season

Teja Lele shares a pre-Diwali upgrade for your home and interesting brands to help you get started from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/uU6IkaZ

All about devarattam: Learn the basics of the folk dance form at a workshop in Coimbatore

Thoothukudi-based folk arts trainer K Nellai Manikandan is in the city for a workshop on devarattam, an ancient dance form that originated in Bellary, Karnataka from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/DYgi2Oz

A maharaja’s guide to Art Deco | Yeshwant Rao II Holkar’s commissioned furniture to be auctioned at Christie’s

From a stained glass bed to an armchair with a built-in ashtray, exquisite pieces commissioned by the flamboyant Yeshwant Rao II Holkar will shine at Christie’s Paris this week from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/SFT5fhH

Mercedes-Benz EQE 500 4MATIC SUV Review | An opulent amber gambler 

The Mercedes EQE SUV stands out when it comes to overall aerodynamic design, handling, and tech features that may possibly fill a gap in the German automakers expanding luxury EV fleet   from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Nq7GQWT

Meet the team behind ‘Kannur Kafe’, the Malayalam sitcom that has gone viral

Kannur Kafe, created by a group of artistes from Kannur, looks at the lighter side of life from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/t3Es0nc

World Tourism Day: Discover cities in India through performance arts

Engage in Tamil kuthu in Chennai, hip-hop in Hyderabad, movement therapy in Bengaluru or Latin folk dance in Kochi. Dancescapes presents a city through performance art curated experiences from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/PMG7NRi

Sculpture foundry in Kochi customises works for homes

Bronze Age, a gallery at Girinagar, Kochi, blends aesthetics with commercial viability , customises sculptures for interiors from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Brc5o4C

Sushant Abrol’s military-inspired collection No Man’s Land won him, the sixth edition of NEXA Presents The Spotlight

The designer talks about why he is inspired by the uniform of the armed forces from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kgwEWjd

An art showcase in Hyderabad heralds the power of Gandhi as a global icon in a pre-digital era

Give Peace Another Chance, artist Adarsh Baji’s series on view at Kalakriti art gallery in Hyderabad, doffs its hat to the life, times and ideology of Mahatma Gandhi ahead of his 154th birth anniversary from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/nOzMVoR

Designer label Shantnu & Nikhil opens new outlet in Chandigarh

The newly-opened Shantnu and Nikhil store in Chandigarh houses the brand’s popular collections including the most recent one, Tribe from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/UzY16kx

Commercial cultivation of microgreens picks up in Thiruvananthapuram

As microgreens gain popularity, there has been a rise in the number of people who are making a business out of growing them to earn a living from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kXeZ9fS

What makes Cyrus say, “Take care, boss”?

Looking for a happy ending to those boring conversations? Here’s a phrase that never fails from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/iog4IkB

How supper clubs are slowly becoming a cult in India

United by their love for food and people, India’s supper clubs are having a moment — allowing food enthusiasts to sample new fare and make interesting new friends from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/MmoqGje

Answering the call of 10,000 baolis

Even as the Aga Khan Trust for Culture restores a handful of stepwells, thousands more lie derelict. An exhibition hopes to underline the importance of protecting these blue-green spaces from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2LfaHO5

Carrots over caviar | Why India’s urban young are adopting more plant-forward dining options

The ‘new vegetarianism’ that’s becoming popular among India’s younger metropolitan consumers is not rooted in religion or caste. It is also different from the fad diets of five years ago from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/6GrIOxA

Answering the call of 10,000 baolis

Even as the Aga Khan Trust for Culture restores a handful of stepwells, thousands more lie derelict. An exhibition hopes to underline the importance of protecting these blue-green spaces from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jC3k2Eo

Column | Beauty and the beasts

Everything is not as it seems, and helping someone always comes with its own terms from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/NyVEkKA

How Bengaluru’s Museum of Art and Photography is making its space inclusive for people with disabilites

On the International Week of the Deaf, we explore Museum of Art and Photography’s various disabled-friendly initiatives from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jdhvRZP

A group show at Gallery 27 in Kochi reinterprets rain

Rain is a metaphor that dissolves differences in the ongoing art show from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/cYNOlo2

Despite a sustainable and engaging model, why are toy libraries finding few takers?

These individuals in Bengaluru are striving to give children access to a range of toys without parents stressing over hefty bills and storage space  from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/9NlYsED

Telugu couple Alankrutha Chandra and Meher Gundavarum trade their techie jobs to embrace sustainable farming and clothing 

Here’s how the lockdown proved to be transformative for Alankrutha Chandra and Meher Gundavarum, inspiring them to return to Telangana and take up chemical-free farming and establish a clothing label, Elephant in You from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/hsalwcI

A ray of hope: Women being treated for mental illness make eco-friendly plates in Hyderabad

This skill-based initiative by NGO Sayodhya is an avenue for livelihood assistance from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/I9d3MDk

Gauri Devidayal’s sense of community, and how her podcast Speak Greasy builds on this

The co-founder of Food Matter Group believes in the culture of storytelling — at her restaurants and the neighbourhoods around them. Gauri Devidayal’s new podcast and yet-to-be-launched cafe take this forward from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/k0d8uqx

Lockets with QR code to make it easy in tracking people with dementia

Pendants wit QR code to track elderly suffering from dementia and those wit special needs from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/W3pSAvV

Walk with the wild side: Celebrating PFA’s 36000th rescue in Bengaluru

To celebrate their 36,000th rescue, People For Animals has organised a slew of activities in September to raise awareness on urban wildlife from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ZskzpOn

At the Collage X Artmosphere collaboration find handcrafted dinner sets and lamps for Deepavali

Also on display are lanterns, planters, pots, serving trays in soothing shades of blue, green, ochre and purple from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/EcX97Zj

Working professionals in Chennai are taking to night football on turfs across the city

As the city sleeps, footballers across the city are dribbling and tackling their way around a six-day work week by being on the ball from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/IevTYka

Exhibition of photographs of birds in Thiruvananthapuram honours KK Neelakantan, popularly known as Induchoodan, on the occasion of his birth centenary

Induchoodan’s seminal book Keralathile Pakshikal remains a guide for generations of birders in the State from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/9MRGkVs

Luxury footwear brand Anaar makes a debut at the New York Fashion Week

Known for its hand-embroidered, wedged sneakers, Anaar collaborated with four designers for their runway collection from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/EHuRbeh

Watch | All about K-Circle, Hyderabad’s oldest quizzing group

A video on the K-Circle Quiz Club and its members who have sustained this group for over 50 years from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/NWijfLE

When Ganesha, culture and food come together

This year, the Sri Vidyaranya Yuvaka Sangha, is celebrating their 61st Bengaluru Utsava. A peek at their line up... from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/aCHNvQd

Meet Coimbatore’s first woman detective

From shadowing people for hundreds of kilometres to investigating in disguises, detective IS Yasmin has gone several lengths to solve cases from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/tZCTKxM

First look| Tilla’s ‘Painted Forest’ wallpapers with Asian Paints  

Aratrik Dev Varman’s latest collab, which was launched at the ongoing 2023 AD Design Show, features tropical landscapes and hat tips to Henri Rousseau, French toile de Jouy textiles and Japanese woodcuts from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Mbh8soW

Kat Alano on her talk at TEDxHyderabad

Former actor and MTV VJ Kat Alano says it is important for women in showbiz to show solidarity from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/dpo5Pxe

Scent for the senses

Five brands reveal how their range of candles, reed diffusers and scented pot pourri keeps your home bright and festive from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/C1IPjzl

This year’s Ziro Festival promises a new line-up and workshops

In its ten10th year, attendees can look forward to new artistes, flute-making workshops, and more at the music festival from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KoMzkVn

Thrifting is catching on in Kochi

Kochi has a thriving community which buys and sells preloved clothes, accessories and furniture among other things from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/6gs9WVe

Rajesh Thaithara from Kerala built the dummy train in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Jawan’

Rajesh Thaithara from Kodungallur near Kochi built the dummy metro train that features in the blockbuster Shah Rukh Khan film from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ycV8Uwg

Lessons from Udaipur | Painted and printed maps on exhibit at the City Palace Museum

A new exhibition at the City Palace Museum showcases rarely seen cartography artefacts — from maps painted by miniature artists to court records from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Ow0Mp8j

Anu Vaidyanathan | Longing and belonging in Edinburgh

The comedian on themes of 2023, her sophomore year at Edinburgh Fringe, and some unlearning from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/chnI1gs

Column | From Incredible India to Blingy Bharat at the New Delhi G-20 summit

Going by the hoopla around the G-20 summit, over-the-top seems to be the official national aesthetic now from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/n3A4EVv

Reuse, recycle. Hyderabad’s The Bartan Company tries to minimise wastage, one event at a time

At a shopping fiesta attended by over 10,000 in Hyderabad, eco-conscious practices prevented using 15,000 plastic bottles and 40,000 single-use plastic cutlery. Nearly 90% of the waste generated was composted or recycled. Here’s how The Bartan Company helps minimise waste at small and large events from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/R5scIbz

The play ‘How Does my Garden Grow?’ reflects on people being judged for their choices

Staged by Hyderabad-based theatre group Kriti Stories, the devised production brings negative traits to the fore from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/UhEDfLn

Thiruvananthapuram-based takeaway finds favour with residents for its vegetarian stuffed flatbreads and snacks

Vishnu Ka Dhaba run by Vishnu S Sivan near Ulloor serves stuffed parathas, snacks and drinks from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/aD1UE39

Skip to my loo: Why #bathroomselfie is trending in Bengaluru

A lot of and thought and design curation is going into the washrooms in Bengaluru’s pubs and restaurants, as customers seek out the perfect #bathroomselfie from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5KGh2el

Chefs reinvent the rules of art

Food installations, storytelling, AI projections, design — Indian chefs experimenting with performative art is now the new normal from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/yYTG7nf

Dindigul’s Bangaruswamy biryani is now available in Chennai

Bangaruswamy is one of the oldest names in the biryani business in Dindigul, made using locally-grown spices, meat and rice from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/sZdi92r

These grandmothers are making a splash on social media

Four sprightly grandmothers stepped out of their comfort zones to make a mark as influencers. Today is Grandparents Day from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Y3bxHp1

Fun meets fitness at the newly launched BOUNCE adventure park in Bengaluru

Bounce indoor adventure park in Bengaluru offers 40,000 sq ft of adrenaline-boosting activities, from trampolines to a zip line from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ie1dhvs

Fix your WFH space

An ergonomic chair, a few indoor plants and ambient lighting can increase comfort and productivity in a hybrid environment from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/HYApPvV

Craft of the candle

Mumbai luxury brand Seva Home has launched royalty-themed limited edition candles in collaboration with artist and sculptor Suryakant Lokhande from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/FClK5Gd

Chettinad could be among India’s largest cultural revival projects 

A two-day cultural festival, upcoming boutique hotels, and perhaps an airport. Here’s why Chettinad could be one of India’s largest cultural revival projects from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/GsNveQA

Chefs reinvent the rules of art

Food installations, storytelling, AI projections, design — Indian chefs experimenting with performative art is now the new normal from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/sMbuPEQ

A new bakery in Visakhapatnam experiments with preservative-free artisanal breads

Breadway in Visakhapatnam focuses on offering authentic flavours through artisanal breads and bakes from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ZBeF47A

A Matter of Taste | Understanding Beer: Man’s first beverage

Beer is the most consumed alcoholic beverage in the world but how well do you know it? from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/9fWxVsm

Meet the makers of Chennai’s iconic foods

From Burmese mopeto to Saidapet vada curry, some of the city’s iconic foods trace the growth of a young city’s culinary character. We learn the stories behind these dishes as a run up to The Hindu’s Food and Music Festival this weekend from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/EizteIr

Dindigul’s Bangaruswamy biryani is now available in Chennai

Bangaruswamy is one of the oldest names in the biryani business in Dindigul, made using locally-grown spices, meat and rice from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/CcKoxQW

Rapper Arivu and bands Agam, Indosoul to perform at The Hindu Food and Music Festival in Chennai

The Hindu Food and Music Festival, to be held this weekend, will host over 35 food stalls and a music stage with acts that include Agam, Arivu and Indosoul from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Z7s2rqQ

The hammer has spoken | S.H. Raza’s Gestation is the most expensive Indian artwork ever sold at auction

Even as S.H. Raza’s Gestation sells for a record-breaking ₹51.75 crore, the art world is looking at a quarter that could go down as the most ‘value generating’ ever from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/AiXGblQ

Onam festivities and sale continue in Coimbatore

Here’s a look at what’s in store in the city for upcoming festivals   from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ImtknWS

This exhibit on climate change at Chennai’s DakshinaChitra displays stories from People’s Archive of Rural India

This two day exhibit walks us through the complexities of climate change and its manifold consequences from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Xb2a6On

Pathi - The smelly kulcha found only in Amritsar

Baked in traditional clay ovens, the simple Pathi kulcha, which originated in the 1920s is one Amritsar’s oldest and most versatile dishes. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/YbQyujS

Remembering an award-winning photographer

A photography exhibition, a documentary screening on his five-decade-old work, and reminiscences from friends traces late K Jayaram’s contributions in wildlife photography from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/9MivOqT

An ongoing trunk show in Coimbatore showcases luxury fashion brands

Leading design houses from across the country showcase their collections at an ongoing trunk show from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/YiVD9fp

Director Halitha Shameem delves into the world of teens in her sophomore project Minmini

How far would you go to live the dreams of your loved ones? Why are teens more emotional than adults? Halitha Shameem delves into the world of teens in her sophomore project Minmini from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/TQj3odb

Coimbatore-based Walkaroo footwear hosts the 11th edition of Coimbatore Marathon

Coimbatore-based Walkaroo footwear has joined hands with Coimbatore Cancer Foundation to host the 11th edition of the Coimbatore Marathon from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qAkIERh

Rendezvous with three Kerala State Farm Award winners from Thiruvananthapuram

Meet SV Sujith, Shraddha Sharad Patil and Vijaya Bhaskar, winners of the State Farm Awards 2022 from Thiruvananthapuram from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/FNW280y

A two-day event in Coimbatore turns the spotlight on women achievers of Tamil Nadu

A two-day event turns the spotlight on women achievers from Tamil Nadu as well as championing for women safety and equality from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/eTA92dj

Rare handscrolls of artist Benode Behari Mukherjee on show in Kochi

The exhibition, organised by the Kolkata Centre for Creativity along with the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi and Gallery Rasa, pays tribute to artist Benode Behari Mukherjee, one of the pioneers of Indian modern art from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/lBsOIAb

Jinder Mahal talks about returning to India for WWE Superstar Spectacle

Indian WWE fans will also get to see John Cena, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Rhea Ripley, Seth Rollins, and more in Hyderabad at WWE Superstar Spectacle from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/hsUyiFg

Coimbatore Reads: A silent reading community to find new books and friends

Coimbatore Reads is one of the many chapters of Cubbon Reads, which has sparked a silent reading movement in several parts of the world from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qcJFsxO

A stitch in time: How heritage conservationists are preserving culturally and historically significant artefacts and monuments

From Namita Jaspal in Punjab to Sujatha Shankar in Chennai, conservators share their experiences  from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/TIGvL6d

Is the blate here to stay?

The love child of deep dishes and flat plates is taking over dining tables globally — tapping into the need for sensory experiences and comfort from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/cyTPIew

Knives out | Taking stock of some of the sharpest tools in the kitchen

When a writer decides to reacquaint herself with the sharpest tools in her kitchen from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/NMf2qop

The Hindu’s day-long curated walk highlighting Chennai’s Biryani

This biryani tour began at 8 a.m. To celebrate Madras Day, The Hindu organised a day-long curated trail to highlight the unique varieties of this city favourite’s dish. For those of you who could not join us, here’s the list from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/FscX0w3

A stitch in time

How heritage conservationists are preserving culturally and historically significant artefacts and monuments from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xAYJZHo