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Shefalee Vasudev. Courtesy of Random House
New book criticises India's obsession with luxury

The author Shefalee Vasudev talks to Amrit Dhillon about her new book, Powder Room, and the over-the-top, conspicuous consumerism that India's wealthy indulge in.

September 05, 2012
Shivan Bhatiya and Narresh Kukreja. Courtesy Thomas Loewy
Modesty meets glamour at the pool with the bikini-sari

We talk to Shivan Bhatiya and Narresh Kukreja, the designers of the bikini-sari which Indian women are going crazy for.

LifestyleAugust 28, 2012
The Bollywood filmmaker Ramesh Sippy.
Mumbai's gang problem could drive out its most famous tenant

Bollywood is at risk of moving out of the film capital as violence by political groups puts the industry at risk.

August 21, 2012
Delhi in a Day portrays India's nouveau riche.
How the other half live: the victims of India's material world

Lavish lifestyles and long-suffering staff: we talk to Prashand Nair about his new film on India's nouveau riche, Delhi in a Day.

August 20, 2012
An ittar shop and its owner in Nizamuddin West in New Delhi. Courtesy Amrit Dhillon
Indian perfumers give traditional scents a modern twist

The Indian makers of ittar are giving their scents a new, high-fashion twist by producing non-alcoholic imitations of famous global brands such as Dior and Chanel.

LifestyleAugust 08, 2012
Design partners Abu Jani, left, and Sandeep Khosla. Courtesy Jani and Khosla
Jani and Khosla inheritors of a great Indian fashion tradition

We talk to Sandeep Khosla, one half of a design duo who have brought the Indian aesthetic to a global audience, ahead of a London exhibition celebrating their career and achievements.

LifestyleAugust 02, 2012
The characters Priya, left, played by Sakshi Tamwar and Ram, right, played by Ram Kapoor, were the first on-screen couple to portray a sex scene on Indian TV. Courtesy Sony TV
Indian TV branches out with raunchy subject matter

The first scene depicting sex between a husband and wife recently hit Indian television screens, a sensational move for the conservative country.

April 23, 2012
Katherine Boo in Mumbai’s Annawadi slum. Her book Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity is centred on the slum, which was the setting of the film Slumdog Millionaire. Courtesy Tribhuvan Tiwari / Outlook
Stories from the slum: interview with Katherine Boo

For her book Behind the Beautiful Forevers, the American journalist and Pulitzer prize-winning author spent four years in a Mumbai slum trying to understand the families living there.

BooksFebruary 28, 2012
Shipra Khanna, the winner of MasterChef India, cooks with other contestants.
Winner of MasterChef India: from downtrodden housewife to celebrity chef

For a decade, Shipra Khanna says she was a slave of her husband and in-laws, until her triumphant win on MasterChef India.

January 25, 2012
Heena Vasisht learns what it’s like to provide personal services in a beauty parlour – a situation with which she is familiar as the customer. Photos courtesy UTV Bindass Channel
Big Switch gives reality shock to India's pampered rich kids

An Indian television show is teaching spoilt youth the value of money and the difficulty of earning it.

January 17, 2012
A Sri Lankan mahout cleans and cools his elephant ahead of a procession in Colombo.
Luckiest of India's overworked elephants given spa holiday

Stressed out elephants? They're sent to India's Mudmalai Wildlife Sanctuary spa for six sybaritic weeks.

January 09, 2012
Martin Sheen plays the role of Union Carbide chief executive Warren Anderson in the film Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain.
A film about the Union Carbide industrial disaster in India is courting controversy

Martin Sheen's latest film about the world's worst industrial disaster faces protests from Indian activists.

January 09, 2012
Chittoor Kottaram, once the home of the rajah of Kochi, sits on the backwaters.
Cosmopolitan Fort Kochi is spiced with history

This Kerala port town embraces a heady mix of local traditions with the colonial heritage of the many traders who made berth there across centuries.

December 24, 2011
Arun Shourie with his son Aditya, 35, who has cerebral palsy, a condition that disrupts the 'wiring' between the brain and the rest of the body.
Arun Shourie on his tale of cerebral palsy and enduring love

The Indian economist and former politician has written a reflective book about life with a severely disabled but dearly beloved son.

BooksNovember 03, 2011
Drivers at the Institute of Chauffeur Services in Mumbai are taught to clean cars, dress appropriately and keep themselves hygienic.
Home, Satish: Indian drivers get a makeover

A new programme in India is training chauffeurs to improve their manners, personal hygiene and driving skills as demand for professional drivers grows within the country's wealthy class.

LifestyleOctober 31, 2011
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