Geeta Doctor

A calligraphed memory from exactly sixty years ago, when Nehru went on his last trip to Pakistan—to sign the Indus Water Treaty. And why ‘Turkish soap’ can mean different things.

In Outlook this week, a diary from Goa.

A collection of Thanjavur paintings is seen afresh as objects of worship, not as mere things of beauty

The Adishakti group brings alive a myth from the Ramayana

Cafe Mercara Express at ITC Chola has one mantra: 'Carefully selected. Mindfully prepared.'

The fragrance of jasmine fills the air with a sweetness that brings to mind images of clouds and birds and the intoxicating rhythms of ancient Tamil poetry.

A vast swathe of stories speak of Tamil life and its loud silences

For the rest of the world, Abhinandan is still the best place for a veg thali meal.