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Under the sunlit skies, in the city of Copernicus

Sabin Iqbal

Toruń, a city in northern Poland, offers a journey through history and science. It was here, centuries ago, a Renaissance polymath declared that the Sun, not the Earth, was at the centre of our universe

A London Elegy

Suhel Seth

The slow and steady disintegration of a great city

National Coffee Break

Sourish Bhattacharyya

The coffee drinking India is on the rise

The Return of The Tailor

Saumyaa Vohra

In a post fast-fashion world, the Indian shopper is seeking out the neighbourhood masterji

Finding Ferdinand Kittel

Babli Yadav

A self-guided literary walk reveals Bengaluru’s less-known bookish history

The Land of the First Wine

Carlo Pizzati

Georgia has survived centuries of invasion and occupation because its culture springs from deep within its soil

Saraswati Puja

Swapan Dasgupta

It has also evolved into a Bengali Valentine’s Day

Sabyasachi: The Making of an Icon

Suhel Seth

Celebrating his 25 years in fashion, Sabyasachi brings home the spectacle of India’s civilisational legacy

Editor’s Note

S Prasannarajan

India's story is too big to be left to rejectionists or cheerleaders

Bengali Anglophilia

Swapan Dasgupta

It was grafted on local tradition and culture

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Under the sunlit skies, in the city of Copernicus

A London Elegy

National Coffee Break

The Return of The Tailor

Finding Ferdinand Kittel

The Land of the First Wine

Saraswati Puja

Sabyasachi: The Making of an Icon

Editor’s Note

Bengali Anglophilia

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