Travel Tales
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The world’s top tourism spots want you to stay home next holiday season
As a surge of selfie-taking visitors ruin neighbourhoods and the environment, there is a growing backlack in cities from Europe to Asia.
Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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How do Crazy Rich Indians holiday? They rent Ronaldo’s yacht or ask Coldplay to sing their playlist
For the uber rich, a trip to Ibiza or the Seychelles won’t do.
Gauri Bhatia
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In sketches: An illustrator’s exuberant, eccentric tour of Mumbai, Goa, Mangalore and Kerala
Paul Fernandes talks about his new coffee table book.
Soumya Rao
Trending
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How BJP leaders responded to the Arnab Goswami WhatsApp leaks plus nine more weekend reads
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The mass radicalisation that India does not acknowledge
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‘Please don’t follow me now’: Actor Rhea Chakraborty asks paparazzi when spotted in Mumbai
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Why Malayalam breakout film ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ is ‘the story of most Indian women’
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Groping without ‘skin-to-skin contact’ does not amount to sexual assault under POCSO Act: Bombay HC
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Sharenting: The psychology behind the viral ‘vacation surprise for kids’ videos on YouTube
For every excited kid, there’s one who’s crying, screaming or simply perplexed.
Jenna Drenten, The Conversation
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For Indian millennials, travel is a way of life – and they’re even taking loans to fund it
Youngsters are increasingly turning to fin-tech companies and peer-to-peer lending platforms to finance their wanderlust.
Reem Khokhar
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A temple in Himachal Pradesh stands as a beacon of hope for religious tolerance
Surrounded by mountains and a river flowing below, the Trilokinath temple brings together people from two faiths – Hinduism and Buddhism.
Avantika Mehta
Video
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‘Daddy, tie my shoelace’: Former South African cricketer Graeme Smith’s son crashes live interview
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Watch: Farmers begin their journey towards Delhi to participate in ‘tractor march’ on Republic Day
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Watch: Finance minister ‘cooks’ halwa to mark the printing of Budget 2021 documents
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‘He was in favour of a secular state’: Subhas Chandra Bose’s daughter on her father’s legacy
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Watch: Stephen Fry reminds us that nuclear missiles can wipe civilisation off the face of the earth
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The women who track endangered Ugandan mountain gorillas, and help tourists meet them
Their work in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is protecting half of the world’s 880 remaining gorillas.
Priyanka Vora
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‘Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown’ did what most travel shows fail to – give a nuanced view of Africa
The television personality rejected the monolithic way media outlets have depicted the continent's diverse cultures and populations.
Jacob Henry, The Conversation
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A rarely heard history of the Maldives unfolds in a British writer’s island chronicles
Daniel Bosley goes beyond the country’s politics and tourism and presents a glimpse into its Buddhist past, indigenous medicine tradition and cuisine.
Omkar Khandekar
The Reel
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Zeb Bangash on the Bollywood cover of ‘Bibi Sanam’: ‘A disservice to the song’s meaning’
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Why Malayalam breakout film ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ is ‘the story of most Indian women’
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‘Metro Park 2’ trailer: The NRI Patels from New Jersey is back
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‘Madam Chief Minister’ review: A woman rises to power and falls while trying to hold on to it
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‘The White Tiger’ review: A driver murders his way up the food chain
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A foreigner’s journey moving along the borders of Pakistan
I see border crossings as solitary places stranded between two countries; neither here nor there – an emblem of myself.
Rocio Otero, The Herald
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We have a new word for that feeling when travel makes the ordinary seem new: Allokataplixis
It is a gift, usually unacknowledged, that the traveller offers to the places they visit.
Liam Heneghan
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Watch: This man went on an exchange trip around Europe, swapping items with strangers everywhere
From latex shorts to gluten-free pasta, a glowing soft toy, and even dog tags.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Why are England not sending the best team for start of an iconic series versus India: Nasser Hussain
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Badminton: Kidambi Srikanth resumes training in Thailand after mandatory quarantine time reduced
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ISL: Jamshedpur FC and Hyderabad FC split points after goalless draw
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Full text: ‘Gunner for life’ – Mesut Ozil writes emotional farewell post after end of Arsenal saga
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Wrestling nationals: Rohit is new champion in 65kg, Railways take home the team title