Single-child families are increasingly becoming the norm in urban India.
02 April 2010How chairs, cars and computers are killing our backs. Open decodes the achy algebra of L5 to S5, the most troubled vertebrae in our lower spine.
25 March 2010Author Shankar Vedantam on the mental prejudice-graph which kicks in as early as age three, how it influences stock markets and why it turns some into suicide bombers.
17 March 2010The Green revolution may not be enough. As India stares at a terminal food crisis, it’s time for a grain revolution. And our ancient millets might just be the gleaming superfoods of the future. Good for our tired soil and undernourished stomachs.
02 March 2010Only five out of 50 luxury Indian hotels passed the quality audit of acclaimed hospitality association Relais & Châteaux. Announcing the India launch of Relais & Châteaux, Jaume Tapies, international president, and Jacques-Olivier Chauvin, CEO, spoke to Open on why India is uppermost on their minds.
26 February 2010A sneak preview of Gordon Ramsay’s Great Escape, the celeb chef’s TV quest to find Indian food in the jungles and street-kitchens of India.
17 February 2010From Carnatic and Hindustani classical performances to religio-folk songs and fusion bands, it’s three days and nights dedicated to discovering the richness of Indian music.
04 February 2010Even as weight-loss surgery turns fashionable, Dr Dhuper is trying to treat obesity before the need arises.
03 February 2010Skip the mouldy advice in this entree and savour the classic Michael Pollan of The Omnivore’s Dilemma instead.
27 January 2010Be it our daily bread, the birds outside our windows or parenting styles, things aren’t like they used to be.
24 December 2009CELESTIAL HEROISM IS a bestseller, unless it is badly made. In it merges great survivor dramas and the romance of breaching the boundaries of human…
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