Living

Jasmeen Patheja: A Space Odyssey

Sonali Acharjee

From setting up tea parties on lonely streets to encouraging mid-afternoon snoozes, she works to help people overcome their fear of public spaces

Animal Healers: The Pet Whisperers

Sonali Acharjee

Crystal therapy, white angel magic, colour cleansing, tarot reading and aura correction. Certified healers now offer a variety of treatments just for animals

Mundu Goes Modern

Akshaya Pillai

The traditional dress of Kerala gets a makeover with designer prints, bright new colours, Velcro strips and side pockets

Khandias: The Keepers of Doongerwadi

Lhendup G Bhutia

Khandias are the people who tend to the Parsi community’s deceased. Open listens to their stories

The Thinking Car

Madhavankutty Pillai

With the age of cars that drive by themselves almost here, what futurists at Ford say about the technology behind it and the questions they throw up. Madhavankutty Pillai in Palo Alto

Grow Your Own Cocktail

Sonali Acharjee

The kitchen garden gets a makeover as the adventurous produce exotic herbs and fresh ingredients at home for ready use in unusual drinks

Food inspectors: More teeth please

Haima Deshpande in Mumbai and Anil Budur Lulla in Bengaluru

Food inspectors say they’re up to the challenge of keeping people safe, even taking on powerful business interests—if only they were better equipped for it

Millionaire Matchmakers

Sonali Acharjee

Champagne soirées, luxury sailing trips and vintage masquerade balls. Dating cliques play Cupid to urban India’s well off

The legend of Bihar School of Yoga

Ullekh NP

India’s most revered yoga centre abhors publicity and turns away casual seekers. Ullekh NP in Munger chronicles the legend of the Bihar School of Yoga