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Vera Okayby on 20 Nov 2009
in Featured, LivingVera Pizza (by Tonino) has everything going for it – super location, good décor and decent service. The critical element missing, unfortunately, is good food, which at best is okay and worst is okay.
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Abstinence in a time of Sex in the Cityby on 30 Oct 2009
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To every movement there is an anti-zeitgeist. Counter culture to the morally uptight, were the free love/sex movements that have come down through history. Caged gogo girls, decadent Parisian nightclubs, nauch bars and the free love of the flower child, are some of the few things that characterised the ebb and flow of our libido. The first decade of the 21st century is seeing a surprising trend. An increasing number of people in the West are choosing not to blindly ape the dos and don’ts of Sex and the City’s fantastic foursome. And it is surprising, when we consider the number of reports that have come out clamouring about how the serial has lead to the so-called ‘slutification’ of America.
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Pandagiri, Pushkar Eshtyleby on 30 Sep 2009
in Featured, LivingThe Pushkar Camel Fair comes up October 30th - November 2nd, 2009.
It began with a bus ride. Three of us — a lifestyle writer, a photographer and I — had overslept and missed our train to Ajmer (in Rajasthan) from where the small town of Pushkar is only a half hour bus ride. The short version of how we finally reached Pushkar (and only three hours behind schedule) involved that bus, a smaller bus and a vegetable cart.
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Swinging with Women: Fresh Takes on Bi-Sexualityby on 28 Sep 2009
in Featured, LivingWords /Peaches
Recently, I indulged in some much needed closet cleaning. Along with umpteen love letters, forlorn valentine cards, preserved chocolate wrappers and dried flowers and tickets from god-alone-knows what movie/coffee date, I also stumbled upon a diary I had when I was thirteen. Flipping through the angst ridden, preteen musing encased within the pages, I was enveloped in fits of giggles when I came across reams and reams of scribbled notes, descriptions and poems about my then crush.
Looking for Shangri-La - Photos from Bhutanby on 28 Sep 2009
in Featured, Living, Photo EssaysA trip to Bhutan. Quiet, peace, easy smiles. Bright greenery, old-world Buddhist architecture. A world, for good or bad, tucked away in itself, in its own elegant, old ways.
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Of Cartoons & Pilots - Trucker Wisdomby on 18 Sep 2009
in Featured, LivingThe fact that supply-chains in India work is amazing. It’s politically correct these days to constantly demand more of our overstretched distribution networks. Businessmen and policy makers have for long highlighted the inefficiencies of the logistics setup in our country, citing high wastage, pilferage and low connectivity along with little or no punctuality and speed as the main hassles with this sector.
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Metrosexuality Morphs, A Peek at What’s Nextby on 17 Sep 2009
in Featured, LivingIn 2006 the same woman who in the 90’s claimed to have coined the term metrosexual, declared its death. Marian Salzman, in an interview with the New York Times, said that ‘uber sexuals’, the latest version of men, are confident, masculine and stylish, and (still) committed to uncompromising quality in all areas of life. So, along with the paisleys and your heart, your sleeves can also sport a pair of super masculine golf ball replica cuff links.
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Introduction to Things Vintageby on 13 Sep 2009
in Featured, LivingHi, my name is Deepak Seth and I’m the ‘yet to be famous Deepak Seth’ as compared to some of the others who I know of and share the name with who have already made their mark. I, like most good people, am married. Some get it right the first time round, some make sense of it on the second attempt. I, perhaps being a slow learner, could only get it bang-on on the third attempt.
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Trucker Talk - The Odd Old Daysby on 11 Sep 2009
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People in the trucking trade reminisce a lot. Everything has history and a lineage which over the years takes on an image of idealism and romanticism. This, however, is not the usual sort of musing that afflicts many like you and me, who have lived in the cities for long.
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Hard Rock Soft Foodby on 5 Sep 2009
in Featured, LivingSo Delhi finally got a Hard Rock Cafe, but to be honest the wait wasn’t worth it.
The place is built like any other Hard Rock anywhere else - large and spacious with a lively décor adorned with random “celebritied” artifacts which are seemingly meaningless to the Indian crowd.
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