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Arts

With ‘Honest’, the photographer behind the Kingfisher calendar makes a pivot

For over three decades, Atul Kasbekar has captured Bollywood’s biggest stars. Now he turns the lens on its finest actors
By Tanvi Parekh
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Books

To know Goa, you need ‘Fish Curry and Rice’—the book, not the meal

In the newly edited fifth edition of Claude Alvares’s iconic tome, you’ll find colourful stories of the state’s green past to take to the future. What you won’t find is a list of fish thali spots
By Mohan Kumar Korappath
Entertainment

Vicky Kaushal and the school of life

A decade after ‘Masaan’ catapulted the boy from Malvani to stardom, the actor reflects on fame, family, and fatherhood
By Prasad Ramamurthy
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The Nod Book Club

Why ‘Good People’ is our June book club pick

Written for the attention-deficit readers of the Reels generation, Patmeena Sabit’s debut novel looks at the death of an Afghan American teen through the eyes of her unduly invested community
By Ruhi Gilder
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Through the looking glass

The bougiest corner shop in London has an India connection

How Shreeji News and Magazines became the city’s coolest rabbit hole for fashion people, book nerds, beauty brands, and anyone trying to cultivate better taste
By Sheya Kurian
Controversial opinion

Gen Z’s done with the pigeon hate

Once maligned as rats with wings, the stubby, grey birds are now being seen as misunderstood victims of capitalism and symbols of the queer revolution who only want to coo in peace and befriend you
By Saachi Gupta

TRAVEL & LIVING

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Food

Project Grain is ‘Mad Men’ via 2026

Bengaluru’s newest barrel-focused bar is where you can knock down 18-year aged whisky highballs as you hear a three-piece jazz band perform in a space that Don Draper would approve
By Darshita Goyal
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Where to eat this June... in Mumbai

From Goan thalis to Sindhi comfort food and a luxury mithai studio, good food is everywhere in the city right now
By Roshni Bajaj Sanghvi
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Food

Jaguars, macaws, and mezcal: Azulian House leans into its wild side

At this new agave spot in Bengaluru, you can expect 25-foot high ceilings, natural-stone mosaic tables, and mezcal cocktails that pay ode to botanists
By Darshita Goyal
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Places

For Gen Z, 3 micro vacations > 1 big annual holiday

A new survey throws light on the what-where-who of the time-starved generation’s preferred way to travel
By Sheya Kurian
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Food

Even before its opening, Zetu has become Delhi’s most coveted table

The buzzy Geoffrey Bawa-esque space serves Sri Lankan staples like a deconstructed parippu, local bread carts, and hearty lamprais around a 500-year-old banyan tree
By Geetika Sachdev 
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Where to eat and drink this May... in Goa

A new place to knock down the last urrak of the season, a food truck with a changing location, and a DIY breakfast place are some of the new openings in everyone’s favourite beach state
By Joanna Lobo
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The Insider

Reble’s Shillong is all about places you won’t find on Google

The Meghalaya-born rapper shares her favourite IYKYK local hangouts and the one late-night momo spot you cannot miss
By Anurag Tagat

COMMUNITY