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Soumik Datta’s show Melodies In Slow Motion reminds the audience to listen to Nature and breathe

Do cicadas sing? What sound does the crab make when it walks? Soumik Datta’s Melodies in Slow Motion in Chennai brings heightened awareness to the niggles,creaeks and ticks of Nature, and shows us what climate change sounds like from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/IcxoXL7

Andhra photographer Rukhiya Mohammed on her award-winning photographs of Eastern Ghats

Rukhiya Mohammed shares her thoughts on winning the Nature inFocus Award 2025 for documenting the changing landscapes of the Eastern Ghats from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/MItYfOS

Nike Pegasus 42: Builds on its legacy

The Pegasus 42 is a dependable old friend. It just isn’t quite the training partner it used to be from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/SjYmkJD

Jazz, cocktails and duck roast: Koshy’s hosts a nostalgic supper club in Bengaluru

As younger diners question the appeal of Bengaluru’s iconic Koshy’s, owner Prem Koshy and chef Kiran Narayanan of Moglu are reviving the restaurant’s old supper-club spirit with a one-night pop-up at Koshy’s Jewel Box — complete with Bannur lamb, old-school cocktails and jazz from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/vN2qYyj

A new field guide spotlights Delhi’s marvellous bat diversity

A new fold-out publication, Bats of Delhi NCR, brought out by WWF-India in partnership with the Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF), the Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS), and Bat Conservation International, seeks to help people better understand these flying mammals from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/iphSoey

At Ritvah, choose from hazelnut truffle ladoos and boondi kalakand rolls

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Food safety raids at Hyderabad bakery, brewery uncover expired food, pest infestation, hygiene violations

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What fighting a forest fire near my farm taught me about community

Forest fires in India have risen by over 80%, and the only way to fight them is to create your own ‘micro-climate’ from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/8wTSWZk

Coimbatore’s 86-year-old weighing machine maker launches AI-enabled machines

City-based Venkatachalam &Co, an 86-year-old weighing machine maker, now integrate AI in their operations from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/31Xdkeu

The flamingo phenomenon: Why photographers and birders flock to Pulicat lake

Pulicat, a historic lagoon town near Chennai, draws birders and photographers from across South India who go on boating trips to see the graceful flamingo in still waters from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/3VKmAh2

A new Swatch model is introduced, and a case study in overexcited ’drop culture’ plays out

Swatch’s new Royal Pop pocket watch has sparked outbursts of chaos worldwide from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/yhwI1n7

Literary festival celebrating crime writing to debut in Bengaluru

Srikrishna Ramamoorthy, the co-founder of the Bangalore Literature Festival (BLF), on what to expect at Dead Write, BLF’s first genre literary festival from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/FfqOQ6Z

Desert dunes: Beige in Bengaluru is one for your Instagram feed

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Who is Abhijeet Dipke? Inside the viral Cockroach Janta Party movement

What began as a satirical response to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant’s oral observation has grown into an online movement reflecting youth anger, political satire, and distrust in institutions from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/wT3nzjA

Slow consumption is the new cool

In a culture that constantly pushes more, slow consumption is the quiet art of knowing what’s enough. from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/9M0GpXY

Salar Jung museum turns 75: Exhibits that define Hyderabad’s iconic museum

Marking its diamond jubilee this year, alongside International Museum Day on May 18?, Hyderabad’s Salar Jung Museum brings together nearly 48,000 artefacts across 40 galleries, spanning Mughal, European and Far Eastern traditions. Short on time? Here are our highlights - from a musical clock to veiled Rebecca from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/lPDivsL

World Whisky Day 2026: The Indian single malts experts say you should be drinking

As Indian single malts surpass imported malts in sales and win top global awards, whisky experts mark World Whisky Day by picking the drams redefining the category — from peated pours to sherry and wine-cask finishes from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/1UFYsHw

Art, grief and geopolitical tension | Why the 2026 Venice Biennale matters

The 61st edition of the famed art festival arrives in an age of grief and geopolitical fracture — and its focus on marginalised voices and places makes it feel startlingly timely from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/L3byOjX

Jaisal Singh of Sujan Sher Bagh: safari roots and a conservation heart

Jaisal Singh, who built one of India’s first luxury tented camps in Ranthambore, is now working to create special wildlife zones from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/nbejFsG

When the Piprahwa relics came to Lado Sarai in Delhi

Art historian Naman Ahuja, who was pivotal in the repatriation of these Buddhist relics, shares his shortlist of what to make time for if you are in the capital from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/9e516zU

Kerala-based ICAR-CTCRI to launch four value-added products from sweet potato varieties with orange and purple flesh

ICAR-CTCRI in Thiruvananthapuram is all set to train Kudumbashree members in the commercial production of kulfi, muffin, cookies and gummies using new varieties of sweet potato from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/K1E4ClX

Exploring the Manipuri-run grocery stores in Bengaluru’s Ejipura

These neighbourhood grocery stores stock up on fresh produce and preserved meats from the seven States, and serve as a lifeline for the North East community. We speak to the people behind them who run their businesses here, even as conflict continues back home from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KELzZM0

Kasab zari revival: How designer Monica Shah is reimagining a vanishing Mughal craft

Fashion label Jade by Monica and Karishma revives a Mughal-era kasab technique rooted in Persian craft traditions, creating a 15,000-hour masterpiece from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/OSu4lWM

From Korean pop-ups to new dessert menus, Bengaluru has a packed dining calendar this May

Whether you are craving Korean comfort food, Brazilian barbecue, coastal thalis or mango desserts, Bengaluru’s latest menus promise a flavour-packed month from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Tdj4Dgq

Mango mania in Chennai: Where to indulge in organic varieties this summer

As a punishing summer reshapes harvest cycles, Chennai’s organic mango sellers navigate delayed seasons, lower yields, and shifting expectations to still bring a diverse, carefully grown crop to the city from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/frNHal5

Where every flower at Udhagamandalam’s rose garden tells a story

As Udhagamandalam beckons tourists with summer festivals, a visual treat awaits with a display of as many as 4,000 varieties of fragrant roses at the annual Rose Show from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/YkGByNT

Reels that spark a conversation on breast cancer

Reels that spark a conversion on breast cancer awareness also highlight survivor stories, emotional support, and care   from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/sAMUwCO

World Cocktail Day: How India’s luxury safari retreats are turning forests into cocktail menus

From mahua spirits in Bandhavgarh to hibiscus spritzes in Assam, India’s safari retreats are building hyperlocal cocktail programmes inspired by the forests, tea estates and regional ingredients around them from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4GwkOhm

In conversation | What to expect when Kader Attia curates Kochi-Muziris Biennale

The French-Algerian artist will be curating the seventh edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, and he wants it to be a place where people negotiate how to live together from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/u4TPfrs

How climate-resilient homes in India are reducing dependence on air conditioners

With over 90 of the world’s hottest cities in India, heat-responsive architecture will become vital. Architects and home owners weigh in from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/RkKly8i

Why India’s best bars are going Japanese

Japanese bar craft, style and sensibilities are redefining the Indian cocktail circuit, from concepts like omakase and izakayas, to niche ingredients. What makes it so appealing? We speak to the insiders from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/w346gRZ

Ahmedabad’s Studio Alt combines Brutalist architecture, ceramic art and sound design

Rushnaiwala Architects reinterpret Henri Labrouste’s Bibliothèque Nationale de Paris for a mixed-use creative space in Gujarat, Studio Alt from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/EXGLi0a

Sarala’s Art Centre is selling decades-old artworks from its archives

As Sarala’s Art Centre turns 60, the gallery is opening up putting up decades of stored paintings, prints and sculptures curated and collected over many decades, for an unusual sale from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mzyKDUV

Why simpler offices will define 2026

As employee burnout and workplace distractions rise, offices are shifting to calmer, productivity-focused spaces from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/fpIBqrb

Krishand’s sci-fi film ‘Masthishka Maranam’ wins awards

Director Krishand hopes, with Masthishka Maranam, he has readied the deck for younger filmmakers interested in making sci-fi films from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kBcw6Pe

Madurai jigarthanda: Tracing the origin of the iconic chilled dessert

Jigarthanda, popular across the State and beyond, has its roots in a small home kitchen in Madurai from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7aysMcO

Met Gala 2026 | When India showed up — with steel, saris and mangoes

Amidst controversy about billionaire patronage, Indians arrived at the Met Gala with art and history on their side from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5Wfqz3t

Milan Design Week with Vikram Goyal

From experimental design at Alcova to Gucci Memoria’s tapestries, and even a quirky Caviar Silverware collection, the latest edition offered perspective and pause from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/BtuT481

Why we can’t tickle ourselves

Go ahead, try tickling the arch of your foot or your ribs right now. Does it work? Probably not. Yet, if a friend did the exact same thing, you’d likely be squirming, giggling, and begging them to stop. Why does the same physical touch produce such wildly different results? from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/VyUcNtr

Sustera Foundation announces reel contest on marine litter

The NGO invites entries featuring videos on beach cleanup and coastal waste management from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/VAO5LYz

H&M x Stella McCartney returns after 20 years with sustainable, archive-inspired drop

From Falabella chain knits to recycled-material accessories, the new H&M and Stella McCartney collaboration blends past icons with future-focussed design from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/UKCPkiD

Met Gala 2026: ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ stars Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci shine at fashion's biggest night

Their film ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ is currently running in theatres from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KxyQ9z3

BMW M 440i Launched: Open top motoring

Convertibles have never quite taken off in India—and yet, every time one arrives, it brings with it a certain sense of occasion. BMW India is looking to tap into exactly that with the introduction of the M440i xDrive Convertible, a car that leans heavily into the emotional side of driving while still keeping one foot planted in everyday usability. from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/DJqrQkj

A peek into the secret lives of Coorg’s many frogs

A film by Roundglass Sustain captures ecologist Dr Vishnupriya Sankararaman's journey through the plantations of Coorg, where she has documented around 36 species of frogs from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/za6NFWo

Urrak plantation hopping in Goa

Having sourced local urrak from neighbours and discreet taverns, the writers set out to see how it’s made at two South Goa plantations from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/9X0hRUs

Urrak: Goa’s liquid summer soul

Have you been introduced to urrak, the summer drink that refuses to be gentrified? from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/k3TVaO7

The story behind Bengaluru’s most authentic Thai restaurant

Run by a husband-wife duo who met at the restaurant, Thai Basil has been introducing Bengaluru to the nuances of Thai cuisine for years. As they open a new bakery, we catch up with them to discuss their journey from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/bmKPtqu

Tesla Model Y L: A more relevant move

Tesla’s India journey so far has been defined by restraint rather than urgency. But with the introduction of a six-seat configuration, the brand appears to be aligning itself more closely with what the premium Indian buyer actually values from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/1lMEr2d

Fenty Beauty in India is a flex. But will it last?

From the hype around the Fenty pop-up in Mumbai, Rihanna ki Haveli, to its Reliance-backed scale, the brand has a lot going for it, except answers on whether performance can outpace hype from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/AI19Mf3

Nalini Malini’s Venice inquiry into power and violence

In her new work at the Venice Biennale, artist Nalini Malini examines the patriarchal order in which violence against women is legitimised from Lifestyle News, Fashion News, Lifestyle And Health, Vacation Ideas | The Hindu https://ift.tt/VL6SAmK