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The Duchess of Kolkata's Sudder Street

Violet Smith, who reminds you of novelist Barbara Cartland, is the daughter of Armenian refugees who escaped genocide during the First World War and sought refuge in India. At 92-going-on-93, she lives in a quaint hotel-cum-home that she owns in old Kolkata's Sudder Street, clinging to an era long gone.

A guide to the perfect New Year's Eve bash!

New Year's Eve is the perfect time to throw a party -- everyone is in a festive mood, looking to mark the end of the year and to kick-off the new one with a bang.

These hotels have a story to tell

Manoj Bajpai is a maharajah again