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New Year’s in Varkala. (Or The Story Of The Stick.)
A swimsuit, a sarong and a stick. Varkala essentials. We’re in Kerala for New Years after hearing rave reports about how the beach here is stunning, and more importantly still off the grid. We’re...
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How I Stumbled My Way To A 10K
About three months ago The Chennai Runners challenged me to run a 10K at the upcoming Chennai Marathon on December 1st. And – in a moment of misguided enthusiasm – I agreed. Here’s my piece on the run...
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He Says, She Says Spl: No more Happily Everafters?
By Sudhish Kamath & Shonali Muthalaly HE SAYS: Forever and ever? Back in the day, before the invention of mobile phones, we used to talk, hang up and spend the rest of our time living a life. We...
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How We Crashed This Party
The last thing I remember is the sound of skidding tyres. A staple of movies helmed by men with chunky jaw lines, sure. But not exactly what I expected on our all-girl holiday to Koh Phangan – Asia’s...
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Tteokbokki, snail cream & curly fries: Exploring Seoul
I’m going all Zero Dark Thirty on the egg-bread man. I narrow my eyes and take a step forward. “So is it baked?” He’s unfazed. “Try one,” he says in Korean, smiling widely. They look delicious. But I...
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Soju bombs and veggie epiphanies: Slow Food Korea
We begin with soju bombs. A Korean friend shows us how to line up two metal chopsticks on a mug of beer, and balance a shotglass of soju on top. Then, she bangs her fist against the wobbly table...
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Tarla Dalal’s Dal-Bhat-Roti-Sabzi
Cooking has never been more ostentatious. Today’s chefs aspire to be seductive, multi-faceted renegades. As for Tarla Dalal? She was simply pragmatic. Practicality might not make for riveting...
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Punjab: More than just mustard fields
We start writing our list on the train. “Golden Temple, Jallianwalla Bagh and Wagah, obviously,” says the good-looking boy sitting beside us, striking up a conversation mid-journey. (Much to our...
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Bite into a bug
Snack on a bag of lightly salted crickets. End your workout with a cold glass of whey protein made from ground bugs. Hand your children strawberry lollypops embedded with scorpions. Does the idea of...
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Not just skinny pie
It’s not just fish and chips. Or vindaloo with a tall mug of lager at a pub down the road. And though I would never turn my nose up at warm Cornish pasty sold from bright little kiosks at major subway...
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