Life
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How Do I Cure a Hangover?
Wielder of the magic bottle, druid-cum-agony-aunt. What would we do without the bartender? We managed to drag Bhawani Singh Shekhawat, the man in charge of the bar at Starboard, the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower, Mumbai, away from his single malts and martinis and got him to answer your questions
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How Do I Beat the Lie Detector?
All of us have worn long overcoats, donned a deerstalker on our heads, stuck our dad’s pipe in our mouth and pretended to be a detective hot on someone’s trail. After a lot of hiding in dark alleys and ducking in taxis, we caught up with an ex-policeman turned private eye (he wishes anonymity) to ask him, if detective work is really just elementary.
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Creature from Another Planet
We reflect on the life and times of the self-proclaimed King of Pop
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Call of the Ashram
A few years ago, amidst ancient caves and temples and erotic sculpture, I heard the siren call of this other place, more womb-like, receptive, welcoming, offering warmth, rest. Perhaps, nourishment for the soul as well.
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Black over Gold
A drought in gold advertising in the South; but a deluge of umbrella ads
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Can I get some Prozac, doc?
What’s the deal with the couches anyway? Is Prozac over-prescribed? Do shrinks analyse themselves? We asked Dr. Dayal Mirchandani, a practicing psychiatrist in Mumbai for 28 years, for the inside story
