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Deception diets: The Zen of Zoodle

Now eat your cake and lose weight. Deception diets, the latest in food faddism, use optical illusion and intelligent food pairings to help curb hunger pangs

Ariel Garten: The Brain Diviner

Ariel Garten is a fashion designer, psychotherapist and neuroscientist—and her company makes a headband that offers a shortcut to meditation

Boozy Kerala: The French Connection

After Kerala’s ban on bars, the erstwhile French colony of Mahe has become the favourite destination for Malayalee liquor tourists

Handloom saris: From hand to hearth

The signature handloom sari survives with the help of the much debated Handloom Reservation Act. Open visits the famous weavers’ hub of Chanderi to get a glimpse of the making of a masterpiece—and the woes of the weavers

Aditya Murthy: The brain traveller

Aditya Murthy has cracked what other neuroscientists have long found baffling about hand-eye coordination

Marijuana: Joint action

The campaign for the legalisation of marijuana gathers momentum

TRAVEL SPECIAL

Madhavankutty Pillai • V Shoba • Lhendup G Bhutia • Shubhangi Swarup • Rishad Saam Mehta • Rajni George • Haima Deshpande • Sneha Bhura

The Road to Somewhere

Whether you want to hear the cracking of glaciers or have lions look through your car window, one of these could be the road trip of a lifetime

Just Feel It

The stories of disparate journeys, but with abiding memories

Go Rural

From bullock rides to folk dances, a village experience that farmers in Maharashtra are offering can be an enduring memory

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