The India Way

Lucknow

Dishes That Define My Lucknow: Chef Ranveer Brar

These dishes are not just my favourites. They tell the story of the Lucknow in which I was born and raised

Discover Lucknow

Opinion

We Are All Messi

he World Cup brings us all together to watch something that isn’t a war or an accident

Opinion

The Weight of Gold

What India’s changing relationship with gold says about the country’s future

Origin

India’s Great Clocks and the Passage of Time

Long before mechanical clocks entered Indian courts, India had evolved some of the world’s most spectacular traditions of monumental timekeeping

Desi Living

The Lotus Silk Route

A lakeside story of kouni phee, the delicate, eco-friendly lotus silk of Manipur

Featured Experience

Inspire

Rolex presents Oyster Story

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF AN ICON OF AN ICON

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Considered Reading

Inspire

The Lens Between Us

An international photojournalist’s reflections on FIFA World Cup’s biggest stars and the shared journey of a generation through time

Inspire

A Life for the Wild

Rolex awardee Krithi Karanth on why conservation must evolve, her frontline battles with human-animal conflict and her hopeful vision

Origin

Romancing the Stones

Dr Usha R. Balakrishnan, one of India’s foremost jewellery historians, curator and author, talks about her latest book, how Indian diaspora communities embrace antique Indian jewellery and why culture is unparalleled soft power

Desi Living

A Tea Like No Other

India’s most meticulously crafted tea grows high up in the mountains where the air turns thin and misty. It is plucked by hand and auctioned like art, and there is nowhere else in the world that it could exist

Itinerary

Of Tamil Nadu Temple Runs and Ruins

Temples, both magnificent and modest, are dotted across Tamil Nadu. And a growing number of welcoming accommodation options makes a temple tour well worth the effort