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Driving The Car Of The Year

The Maruti Suzuki Swift recently won the ICOTY 2019 award, thus becoming the only car in India to win the prestigious award on three separate occasions. To celebrate, we collaborated with Maruti Suzuki to help write ‘Swift’ across the Indian map, via GPS art.

Customise Your Own Cigars

Kaizad Hansotia’s Gurkha Cigars will now custom-make cigars to suit your personal taste.

`We Share Direct Benefits With Our Patrons'

The century-old KGK Group founded by Shri Kesrimal Ji and Shri Ghisilal Ji Kothari of Jaipur in 1905 have in the last three decades gone from trading in gemstones to becoming a global conglomerate with interests across the entire spectrum of gem and jewellery business — mining, sourcing, polishing, manufacturing, distribution of coloured stones, diamonds and branded jewellery with active presence across 17 countries.

282 Years Of Watchmaking Heritage

The Favre-Leuba Bivouac 9000 - the first mechanical wristwatch capable of measuring altitudes of up to 9,000 metres above sea level – is the perfect encapsulation of the Swiss brand’s storied history.

I can't get no motivation

At any point, for someone, somewhere, life is confusing – and motivational speakers make it their life’s work to guide these people to the path forward. As someone who says he could use some motivation himself, Tushar Burman tries to find out more.

Reaching For The Stars

Omega’s iconic Constellation range of women’s watches gets a modern and sophisticated update.

“ULYSSE NARDIN HAS ALWAYS, BY TRADITION, PROPOSED A SENSE OF DESIGN”

In conversation with Jean-Christophe Sabatier - chief marketing product officer, Ulysse Nardin – about the brand’s new launches and its reputation for limited edition watches with erotic themes.

Colours Of An Italian Summer

The summer colours of Italy provide the inspiration for Zodiac’s new Spring/Summer 2019 Collection.

Wedding Photography Goes Big

The “recession-proof” Indian wedding industry has been showing spectacular growth year after year. One of its stand-out aspects is the rise in the demand for wedding photographers, who shoot not just photos but entire videos that look like feature films, complete with drones, multicamera setups, professional lighting and even trailers.

A Mug's Game

He loves his beer, so Anjan Rangaraj decided that he wanted to build a beer stein collection to drink it out of.

“How Was Your Day?”

Depends who’s asking, says Palash Krishna Mehrotra

GOODBYE, F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

We might enjoy the nostalgia, but it would be difficult to find a TV show that’s more insensitive and tone deaf.

The How, Why And What-Were-You-Thinking Of Dick Pics

What drives men to send unsolicited photographs of their genitalia to women? Is it immaturity, lack of dating etiquette or a coercion technique?

A Legend Is Reborn

Jawa, the iconic motorcycle brand of the 1960s and ‘70s, is all set to return this month, courtesy of three men passionate about retro bikes: industrialist Anand Mahindra, Delhibased banker-turned-entrepreneur Anupam Thareja, and the well-known Mumbai real estate developer Boman Irani.

The Nawab Of Neo-Noir

With Andhadhun, a worthy follow-up to Badlapur, Ek Haseena Thi and Johnny Gaddar, Sriram Raghavan establishes himself as an auteur with a signature style.

Can There Be Redemption For The Accused Men?

For the men implicated in the recent #MeTooIndia tsunami, is there a path to redemption? Or is it too early to even discuss contrition and comebacks?

Being There: Watching The FIFA 2018 World Cup Final In Moscow

Few things in life can match the experience of watching a World Cup final live at the stadium.

Power Games

The updated Mercedes-AMG C43 benefits from a bump in horsepower — but is it that much more exciting?

The Rose-tinted View Of The Irani Café

Serving up dollops of nostalgia isn’t enough to make up for deteriorating food and appalling service.

About Sourdough And Men

In which the writer attends a sourdough breadmaking workshop, and gets into covert competition with a man.

There Are Some Amazing Vintage And Contemporary Watches In India

Michael Friedman, Head of Complications, Audemars Piguet on the brand’s heritage models, its SIHH stars and the significance of the Indian market.

Compact SUVs You Should Keep An Eye On

Compact SUVs have been hitting the sweet spot for a majority of India’s automotive buyers, of late. Almost every carmaker wants to get in on the action, and brands that are new to India want to leap into the market with their own compact SUV offerings. Here are the ones we’re most excited about.

The New Arctic 1200 Series From Luminox

Luminox’s partnership with the Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue (ICE-SAR) sees a new watch in the ultra-tough series.

How To Have Fun With Your Top Off!

BMW’s brand new 8 Series convertible is the ideal companion on the brilliant hill roads of the Algarve region, in Portugal.

Aditya Roy Kapur - Banking On A Second Innings

After a two-year, self-induced sabbatical, one of Bollywood’s favourite boys, Aditya Roy Kapur, is back. While 2019 has given him a rocky start with Kalank, the future looks bright, promising and very exciting.

The Day Virat Kohli Became A Man

Virat kohli is now a full-fledged superstar — captain of india, a man with amazing batting talent and the cricketing world at his feet. This wasn’t always the case, as his brash personality had threatened to come in the way of his career, in his youth. Kohli, however, fought through the odds with fierce, unwavering dedication, and his journey is captured in driven: the virat kohli story, a book by noted cricket journalist vijay lokapalli. In this moving excerpt, lokapalli writes about the sudden death of kohli’s father, and how kohli overcame his emotions and showed up to bat for delhi in a ranji trophy match the very next morning.

The World's Best Smartphones

This year, we’ve seen a range of high end smartphones being released. Some were great, some were just about okay, a few were just experiments and some even exploded. As is usual, many of these have become top sellers, while others haven’t done well, despite their individual product strengths. The price bracket of these flagship devices has also increased — one could be under Rs 30,000, and another could be well above Rs 60,000. This makes things quite confusing, in a hugely crowded phone market. Let’s cut through the clutter, then, and take a look at the best flagship smartphones that have come out this year.

A personal selection

Our resident film critic picks the finest films she saw in 2016 – and no, there aren’t any blockbusters in the list.

George Harrison Told Me a Story About Two Frogs Once

When someone starts a conversation with that, you can either be jealous or in awe. Anoushka Shankar is music royalty, but she actively makes it a point to chisel her own identity, rather than live in her father’s resplendent shadow.

Nucleya

Udyan sagar is probably the most democratic musician we have in this country right now. From the slums of mumbai to nightclubs on luxury hotel rooftops, everyone is grooving to nucleya.