Every day at 9 am, five 20-somethings who live in a 4-bedroom apartment in Bengaluru have a session with their physical trainer. After a workout, they spend the next 8 to 10 hours in their spacious living room, headphones in place and computer screens in front of them. Their salaried job: To play video games for the rest of the day.
His rags-to-riches story would make a film. Meet Musthafa P C, the man behind ready-to-use breakfast foods that countless Indians trust.
In a nation divided by many things, the 12-digit unique identity number is holding lives to ransom.
'As the weeks passed, we saw our group changing.' 'It was becoming a microcosm of the world outside -- a world we had hoped would never intrude into this space,' says Veenu Sandhu.
These exist in a unique world of by-invitation-only properties -- those that are never advertised and which money alone cannot buy. One cannot simply walk in for a tour of these apartments. A buyer must first meet the developer's targeted social criteria to get invited for a walkthrough of the property.
...There is a new queer-friendly locator of health and legal-aid professionals that is now available online.
There's a certain amount of drama to the profession. Sample these taglines: 'We can see the unseen'; 'I can plant my detective in your guest bedroom.' One agency has even ensured that all its phone numbers end in '007'.
Arsh Ali's work is about getting reliable evidence about the ancient Buddhist link between India and Egypt, discovers Veenu Sandhu.
From food to skin, allergies in India are rapidly on the rise, says Nikita Puri.
The life of a chef in the kitchen, as late Anthony Bourdain saw it, had a glory to it. The kitchen gently moves forward in the culinary world, tightly packed, yes, but with leaders un-despotic.
How robots may eradicate manual scavenging in India.
One of the first things to strike one about Cinnamon, a 19-year-old designer boutique hub, is its architecture and feel.
This start-up connects diners with regional cuisines that restaurants do not serve.
'Across several colleges and universities, the story is the same.' 'Generous timings for boys, early deadlines for girls,' says Veenu Sandhu.
But this project is changing that -- one public artwork at a time.
The long-neglected fruit may finally get the recognition it deserves.
'It is very hard to get the police to file a report against someone from an upper caste.' 'Things are so bad that sometimes we have to sit on a dharna with the body of a Dalit victim to get the police to file a complaint.'
Bouldering is the new favourite among India's adventure enthusiasts
Homemade wines from this coffee county make for surprising experiences.
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