Appreciating Value
What differentiates acquisition from stewardship? An insider’s view of luxury through the lens of appreciation
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Team DOT.in
Oct 18, 2026
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Origin
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Drawing the Line
The many forms of ground rice paste floor art across the length and breadth of India
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Sukanya Das
Oct 18, 2026
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Putting the ‘Maximum’ in Maximum City
Once a collection of tiny islands, Mumbai underwent a century-long transformation to become India’s financial capital
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Vedant Karia
Sep 17, 2026
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The Architecture of the Sacred
For millennia, a small group of master builders have put into practice the precise knowledge of how Hindu temples translate the spiritual to the physical
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Sukanya Das
Sep 16, 2026
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A Silken Canvas
Of the provenance, power and prestige of a Paithani
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Sukanya Das
Sep 16, 2026
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The Ingredients of Home
The idea of home in our hearts is usually a complex and compelling combination of scents, tastes, associations and loyalties. And perhaps, the reason why produce and food incite the most passionate fights
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Sukanya Das
Sep 16, 2026
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The Culture of Time
How different cultures have turned the technology of time into objects of design, craft and desire
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Ashwin Rajagopalan
Sep 16, 2026
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An Indian Summer
Fierce, uncompromising and often, deadly. But it is during an Indian summer that the subcontinent blooms in a defiant display of colour that defines India's maximalist heart.
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Team DOT.in
Aug 12, 2026
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The Mother of Movement
Kalaripayattu, one of the world’s oldest martial arts, subtly influenced the art of movement across Asia and beyond
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Alipta Jena
Jul 29, 2026
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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
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Admin User
Jun 24, 2026
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Lights, Camera, Ghosts!
From haunted film cities to ghost roommates and more, a sneak peek into Indian cinema’s tryst with the paranormal
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Roshmila Bhattacharya
Jun 22, 2026
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Weaving Dreams from Alappuzha
The Kerala rug that rolled out at the Met Gala traces its roots to a century-old coir dynasty, whose threads have kept pace with global trends
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Dipanjan Sinha
Jun 18, 2026
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