Border-crossing: Supper in Sweden, Dinner in Denmark
For those of us living in India, crossing over casually is a distant dream. Even though India and Pakistan were one over six decades ago, going to the other side …
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Unmasking honour killings in India
Just a few days ago, a couple was brutally murdered in Haryana’s Rohtak district for defying their village caste traditions, and eloping to get married. They were adults, mind you! …
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The Little Mermaid: 100 years of fairytale splendour
SHE has turned 100, and looks as young. And unlike you and me, she has no qualms about her age being revealed. After all, she is no ordinary human being; …
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Dubai Unbound: Tourism, economy bounce back; India bets on growth story
DUBAI: Rejoice, recession seems to be over in Dubai, a mecca for businessmen, shopaholics and pleasure-seekers. Whoever visited Dubai in 2008-09 knows what it was like in those days. Empty …
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Tour de Copenhagen: Tracking the first Bike City of the world
A statistic you can throw to the winds: More people commute by bicycles in Greater Copenhagen than in the entire US. Or you can mull over it, as you wheel …
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Namaste, Wai! An Indo-Thai Culture Curry
On a recent trip to Chiang Mai, the bustling tourist hub of Thailand, Diya Aggarwal discovered so many striking cultural similarities between India and Thailand that she couldn’t help, but …
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