Tidy up all you want, but making it about ‘sparking joy’ is another misuse of Eastern ideas

There’s an all-too-familiar pattern to the Marie Kondo mania.

Amy Olberding

· Yesterday · 11:30 pm

Though religion and food are at loggerheads in India, a cookbook brings them together with humour

With its light-hearted focus on culture, history and cuisine, ‘Bhagwaan ke Pakwaan’ is an ideal read for today’s divisive times.

Anisha Rachel Oommen

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Aysha Tanya

· Yesterday · 11:30 am

Frog eyes, finger nails and eggs: A guide to making love potions from old Hebrew manuscripts

These gems from the British library’s collection combine folk medicine with magic and astrology.

Zsofi Buda

· Feb 20, 2019 · 09:30 pm

The exoticised images of India by Western photographers have left a dark legacy

A new book looks back at the history of photography in India and reveals some interesting insights.

Mahima A. Jain

· Feb 20, 2019 · 03:30 pm

Dye another day: Why more and more Indian women are embracing their grey hair

Women from different backgrounds explain why they shunned hair colour in defiance of social expectations.

Meera Ganapathi

· Feb 20, 2019 · 11:30 am

Karl Lagerfeld (1933-2019): The fashion legend who transformed Chanel into a global superbrand

The designer combined a historian’s knowledge of the past with a diarist’s curiosity about the present.

Veronica Horwell, The Guardian

· Feb 19, 2019 · 11:10 pm

The global vegan food trend is spurring Kerala’s jackfruit exports

Jackfruit exports grew to 500 tonnes last year, and could reach 800 tonnes by the end of 2019.

Michael Safi, The Guardian

· Feb 19, 2019 · 03:30 pm

Plastic Parvati: The award-winning musician who is writing songs on mental health and sexuality

Suyasha Sengupta’s solo act has won the 2019 Toto Music Award with her honest, vulnerable music.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Feb 19, 2019 · 11:30 am

Education levels for men, profile pictures for women: What makes India’s Tinder users swipe right

Over 85% of Indian women find a man’s education as the biggest turn-on while looking for a match on Tinder.

Nupur Anand, qz.com

· Feb 18, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Four Indian radio legends recall the time when newsreaders moved people to tears, not war

For Ramanuj Prasad Singh, Vinod Kashyap and others, newsreading was a solemn profession, one that didn’t lend itself to dramatisation.

Purnima Sharma

· Feb 18, 2019 · 11:30 am

A small group of cyclists is trying to transform the way visitors experience Goa

A number of bicycle tours want to break the perception that the nation’s smallest state is all about partying and beach shacks.

Rohan Menezes

· Feb 17, 2019 · 11:30 am

Why family group texts cause anxiety – and how you can cut the messaging cord

If texting is starting to feel frustrating, it may be time to set boundaries.

Elisabeth Sherman, Aeon

· Feb 16, 2019 · 09:30 pm