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I don’t serve, I offer

Following German photographer Thomas Luttge as he tramps through graveyards, in Hyderabad, looking for that munching goat and other unusual juxtapositions

In & out

Why travel when all worlds exist on the page

Male or female?

Gender is an irrelevant question when it comes to readers and authors

Coffee emergencies

Sharing lives and sorrows at Dunkin’ Donuts

Undiscovered country The part-time dacoit

The part-time dacoit

Criminality in rural India can be funny at times, sad at others, and invariably complex

Oddballs are the best

Author Sally Gardner learned to read at 14. Today she is one of the leading writers of children’s books. Here she reveals her love for ‘the’ and scorn for all things adult

Quirky, magnetic, very Indian

They are the couple who sold a house to live their entrepreneurial dream… Meet the founders of Chumbak, creators of uber-cool desi knick-knacks

Familial lives

The story of a mother, which also tells of the history and culture of Goa

Desi state of mind

New York’s multi-cultural charm draws much from its South Asian ghettos and museums. Seek them out

Banking on Bitcoins

BLink compiles everything you wanted to know about this cryptocurrency, but were too tech-shy to ask

Green Humour

Present Imperfect Equal rights and free cocktails

When candyfloss commercialisation shoves away the robust origins of Women’s Day

India’s funniest man

From farmers in Bihar to college students in Mumbai, everybody loves him. We unlock Kapil Sharma’s success as he now readies for a role in films

Natural born killers

He might have missed out on an Oscar but Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing reminds us that a world which forgets a genocide is an apocalyptic one

A BUTTERFLY BREEZE FROM MP Waste not, want not

The contents of our garbage may have changed over the years, but we haven’t

After the storm

As Masterchef Australia gears up for a new season this summer, Rishi Desai, a top contender for the title last year, talks about life after the cameras are turned off

MEAL TICKET A good grilling

The Swiss and French may be like chalk and cheese, but they do agree on raclette

Chasing the storm

After predicting Phailin’s landfall last year, barely 3km off the mark, a near impossible feat, the India Meteorological Department is enjoying its season in the sun

MS Dhoni: A shadow of himself

Dhoni was the captain who could do no wrong. But his selection decisions and the results overseas leave much to be desired

The town that cried leopard

On the tail of Meerut’s big cat, BLink has a few close encounters with rumour-mongers, pranksters, dodgy local reporters, harried officials and yes, Mr Spots himself

In-Faq

Leopards in UP, feline noir on the Net and now, the grand opening of Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium, Britain’s first cat café, where you can spend time ...

CORNERSTONE Antics

Cub Reads

Aditya Sharma’s Champs of Devgarh proves to be a quick and effortless read. Set in a small town called Devgarh, the book tells of the aspirations, ...

Powder puff girls

A mother-daughter duo hit their stride on skis in Gulmarg

Laughing to the bank

For stand-up comics, there’s nothing better than the sound of laughter and ringing tills

Antics

In-Faq

It’s David Niven’s birthday. And while he did win an Academy Award in 1958, he will probably, be best remembered for his excellent autobiography, The ...