Fashion



When Bollywood beckons

A chat with designer Narendra Kumar as he shifts focus from the ramp to films.

SHILPI MADAN
He is the latest designer to leap onto the Bollywood bandwagon. Former fashion editor of Elle and the current toast of the Indian and international fashion circuit, the slick, hat-sporting Narendra Kumar Ahmed has begun weaving his magic on filmi […]



Food



Back with a bang

On a reader’s suggestion RAHUL VERMA embarks to Jheel and unravels the wonders of Chaman dhaba  

There is something picturesque about the word Jheel. You can imagine a placid blue lake surrounded by lush green trees. But the Jheel in East Delhi is not quite like that.
There was a jheel there once no doubt, but […]



Travel



On a jumbo trail

The Sakrebayalu Elephant camp in Shimoga is a refreshing change from the regular tourist hotspot.

Wash time: Elephants and their mahouts keep cool in the river.Photo: Shalini Satish
SHALINI SATISH
The waters of the Tunga gleam as the sun rises to greater heights with every passing minute. Birds stoop trying to snatch an early morning catch from the […]