Madhav Sheth, co-founder and CEO of realme India.
‘A good read always adds to my happiness’
1 min read . 23 Feb 2020When Madhav Sheth, co-founder and CEO of realme India, is not working, he likes to play squash and read
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Nitin Vats, founder and CEO of TryNdBuy, says adoption of 3D solutions for apparel fittings might be faster outside India.
A passage to China for this Indian virtual apparel fitting room
3 min read . 23 Feb 2020Some of the biggest companies and smartest tech startups around the world have been trying to solve the problem for years
(From left) William Bao Bean, SOSV general partner and MD of Chinaccelerator and MOX, with Supplynote co-founders Kushang Kumar and Harshit Mittal.
Why the China model may suit startups targeting Bharat
5 min read . 08:52 AM IST- William Bao Bean has been investing in Chinese startups for over a decade, and is now bringing that experience to India
- In India, lower capacity to pay, poor infrastructure and patchy internet have kept VCs focused mostly on urban consumers
Tara Masjid gets its name from the star-shaped mosaic work inside. Photo from alamy
The stars of Dhaka’s Armanitola
3 min read . 23 Feb 2020The search for the monument on the 100 taka note leads to the Armenian quarter of Old Dhaka, once home to an Armenian community
The playschool gates offer some reprieve for first-time parents.
Goodbye at the school gate
3 min read . 23 Feb 2020Easing children into playschools is as much a lesson for the parents as it is for the children
Shivani Charak goes on 10km runs. (Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint)
Ain’t no wall high enough
6 min read . 22 Feb 2020The story of how teenager Shivani Charak overcame cancer to become India’s No1 sport climber
Oliver’s weather allows for multiple grape varietals. Photo: Alamy
A tasting tour to Canada’s wine capital
6 min read . 22 Feb 2020Nearly four dozen vineyards producing boutique wines and serving farm-to-table food are driving the growth of Oliver in British Colombia
Bangladeshi freedom fighters in a jungle on the Indian side of the border in 1971. (Alamy)
Alternative facts from the conflict of 1971
6 min read . 22 Feb 2020A new study of the 1971 conflict involving Bangladesh, Pakistan and India wins points for ambition, though not for execution
Illustration: Sarnath Banerjee
Phantomgarh: A visual series by Sarnath Banerjee
1 min read . 22 Feb 2020In episode 4 of his fortnightly column, Sarnath Banerjee ventures a guess about the extent to which Indians may be willing to go to reimagine, rewrite, and retell their histories
Drive-By Truckers performing in Nashville in 2017. (Getty Images)
The flag bearers of southern rock
4 min read . 22 Feb 2020Drive-By Truckers are the undisputed stars of American southern rock. Their 12th album captures the fractured spirit of a country’s society in crisis
Photo: Alamy
How to unlock umami from matcha
2 min read . 22 Feb 2020The nicest matcha is sweet and vegetal but balanced by a bit of bitterness and that hit of umami that is so characteristic of Japanese tea
Being received by the Chögyal of Sikkim while the Panchen Lama, seen here to the left of the Dalai Lama, looks on. Gangtok, 1956. Photo courtesy: Office of his holiness The Dalai Lama
Untold stories from the Dalai Lama’s first India visit
16 min read . 22 Feb 2020This excerpt from the new authoritative biography of the Tibetan leader reveals little-known facets of his life—including a vivid account of his first visit to India on Jawaharlal Nehru’s invitation
Textiles drying in Pali, Rajasthan. (Alamy)
The story of your organic T-shirt
1 min read . 22 Feb 2020An Amsterdam-based organization that pairs tech innovators with fashion brands is now focusing on South Asia
The India Heritage Walk Festival is on till 29 February
How to Lounge this weekend
1 min read . 21 Feb 2020From India Heritage Walk Festival to Visions In The Making at the Italian Culture Centre, to staging of Amol Palekar's 'Kusur' at the Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bengaluru
Graine borrowed inspiration from the silver foil on Indian mithais and translated it into zardozi handwork on discarded rubber-tyre embellishments
Takeaways from Lakmé Fashion Week Summer-Resort 2020
1 min read . 21 Feb 2020The event’s 20th anniversary included new takes on traditional crafting techniques, a debate on inclusive formats and a Gen Next show that could have been better
_1582283310908.jpg "From the Sanna Halter Back Swimsuit by Nete to Tonik’s elegant Bikini Lounger")
From the Sanna Halter Back Swimsuit by Nete to Tonik’s elegant Bikini Lounger
Source: A compendium of beautiful and bizarre objects of desire
1 min read . 21 Feb 2020This week’s selection ranges from the Sanna Halter Back Swimsuit by Nete to Tonik’s elegant Bikini Lounger
‘Kasuri methi crackers’ (Nandita Iyer)
The edible alchemy of methi and memory
4 min read . 21 Feb 2020Comforting fenugreek-flavoured recipes inspired by a knock-out dish—my father’s aloo methi
Photo: Radio Brahmaputra
The sound waves of change
11 min read . 21 Feb 2020Community radios such as Kadal Osai, Sangham Radio and Radio Brahmaputra are focusing on pressing issues such as climate change, marginalization and gender
Methane bubbles trapped under a frozen lake. Photo: Alamy
Climate Change Tracker: The risks of a melting Arctic permafrost
1 min read . 21 Feb 2020As global temperatures rise, and the Arctic melts, all kinds of terrible things are bubbling up to the surface
Rishi Sunak after his first cabinet meeting as Britain’s new finance minister (AFP)
Ready to send your child to politician school?
4 min read . 21 Feb 2020The entry of those who have capital, cultural or otherwise, into politics is not necessarily something that should make us applaud
