WHEN I WAS 22...Dan Dhanoa

"At 22, my bank balance was zero. I spent what I earned!"

Who handles work talk on chat apps most professionally?

The one who uses WhatsApp, the one who sends multiple messages to make one point, or the chap who keeps his "blue ticks" on? Or you?

Drawing a fine line

Can a schoolteacher wear a swimsuit and post pictures es on social media? Two thought leaders debate

An innate flair

At no point in her life had Sarah Sham wanted to be an interior designer. But life had other plans.

Small Town, Big Dreams

For actor Kartik Aaryan, the first challenge was to not let his small town allow his dreams to dissolve in the face of being too ambitious

Say Goodbye To Tummy Travails This Monsoon

Four strong tips to boost your gut health

A Place I Call Home - {The Travel Issue }

Assamese music composer and playback singer Papon welcomes you to the real North East, as seen through his eyes

Photos or videos?

Instagram's move to becoming a video-first app led to an online protest. An author and a digital creator present two sides

City of joyful eating

Who would have thought that Kolkata would turn into one of India's great restaurant cities?

The bold and the beautiful

In her new book, which she calls not quite a memoir, actor Kubbra Sait bares it all

In bed with...Alaya F - Actor, 24

"One shouldn't associate food with guilt"

To all the professionals who've ghosted me before

When a business contact suddenly becomes unresponsive, it shows their apathy

This is going to hurt just a little bit

The empowerment of a comprehensive health check-up comes at a cost

Astha Chhetri

For utilising her IG thrifting venture to fund physical thrift stores

{WHEN I WAS 22... } Kanwaljeet Singh, Actor

"I wanted to fly planes for the Air Force, but they gave me a desk job"

Trick or treat?

Everyone indulges in emotional eating, whether they realise it or not. But how do you stop the bingeing?

Impressions, Engagement And Followers: Is It Really Worth All The Effort?

Impressions, engagement and followers: is it really worth all the effort?

4 Emotionally Intelligent Ways To Deal With Frustration

Don't let this negative emotion hold you back

Hacking the homestay

It's not always easy to tell the cosy and quaint from the grotty or absurd

Going to the dogs

The hot dog is the one great American snack food that has not travelled well. But it's easy to make at home

Queen of the hills

Kohima-born and Norway-based award-winning author Easterine Kire, 63, has taken Naga literature to a global readership

Seeing the unseen

Movie blogger Pankaj Sachdeva critiques films with a twist: he points out inconsistencies even filmmakers have missed!

The kurta’s coming of age

We look at the ubiquitous Indian kurta and reimagine it in today’s context

Sibling Revelry

Author Meghna Pant and her brother, comedian Sorabh Pant, are shattering stereotypes and changing the rules of sibling relationships

The Hunger For Games

When Mithilesh Patankar, aka Mythpat, 24, and Ujjwal Chaurasia aka Techno Gamerz, 20, sit at their computers and play games for an audience, they earn twice as much as engineers do

{I SAY, CHAPS} To err is human

Is 'practice makes perfect' still relevant in the day and age of social media and relatability? A musician makes her point

{WHEN I WAS 22... } Usha Uthup, singer

"I went on to become the highest paid nightclub singer at ₹1,500 a montħ"

{ spectator } The book's the thing

Here are a few titles to take you through to summer

Seekers of their own truths

For many young Indians, exploring their paths in life means choosing their own routes to spirituality

{ rude hotels } Aye aye Captain!

Remembering the Leela group's founder, Capt CP Krishnan Nair, as a new biography hits the stands