5 Cool New Toys For Your Inner Child

In case no one told you, it’s no longer cool to lug around your bulky DSLR. Instead, get yourself the beautiful X100 — equal parts retro styling and analog controls combined with state-of-the-art technology like, for instance, a hybrid optical-electronic viewfinder and a speedy 35-mm equivalent lens. All in a compact package weighing just 450 grams.
Price: ~Rs. 65,000

If you like to cook, then a great knife set is an acquisition to treasure. This exclusive seven-piece set is a collaboration between widely respected master bladesmith Bob Kramer and the Japanese knife brand Shun. Handmade in Japan, each knife is made of super tough Damascus steel forged by over 150 artisans.
Price: $1,500

The biggest food trend recently has been ‘sous-vide’ — the technique of cooking vacuum-sealed foods in temperature-controlled water baths. But as the gear required was very expensive, it was confined to high-end restaurants. Not anymore.

Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking by Nathan Myhrvold, Chris Young, and Maxime Bilet — this 6-volume set with nearly 2,500 pages of history, techniques, equipment and recipes is to sous vide what the Bible is to Christianity.
Price: $625