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Food for the soul Caught in the fast pace of life and jaded by fast food joints, diners are heading for comfort food and retro recipes this year, reports Sharmila Chand 05-Jul-2013
The greatest show on earth Maha Kumbh is pricier than Olympics. It comes once in 12 years. But here millions of Indians and thousands of foreigners come without invitation for their little salvation. Sujoy Dhar lives the lifetime experience around the most auspicious bathing day to peep into the minds of the pilgrims whose sheer number makes it the biggest congregation of humans on earth. 17-Jul-2013
An adventurer with lens US-based India-born natural history photographer D K Bhaskar’s pictorial tribute to the Brazilian Amazonia brings out the lensman’s passion for vanishing cultures and threatened landscapes. Sujoy Dhar takes a tour of the mystical region captured in his new coffee table book 04-Jul-2013
An Evening in Paris I checked out of the hotel at noon and reached the Paris East station for my train to Germany- lock, stock and barrel. I knew that the barrel of Paris memories was short of one done-to-death tourist experience. I had not taken an elevator to the top of the iconic Eiffel Tower, at the sprawling base of which I spent many hours, even taking a siesta in the luxuriant public lawn it overlooks. 04-Jul-2013
The Pensive Prince of Denmark New research reveals that Hamlet, the ill-fated hero of Shakespeare’s famous play, is not from Denmark at all, but could be from Ireland. But does it matter to those who are weaned on this great classic? Rajashri Dasgupta reports from Copenhagen 04-Jul-2013
On less travelled paths The Himalayan foothills are a treasure trove of flora and fauna and locate fascinating indigenous communities. Responsible tourism has tried to introduce visitors to these remote areas without destructing the ambience. Baishali Mukherjee reports 04-Jul-2013
CHAR DHAM: A pilgrim’s progress Sujoy Dhar takes you on a pictorial journey into self-discovery that is Char Dham 02-Jul-2013
Ah, Samosas! Indians’ favourite savoury snack –the samosa, is finding new fans in the American soil, discovers SPAN writer Jane Varner Malhotra 02-Jul-2013
Sweet connection If Bengal has its Rosogolla and winter’s delicacy ‘Nolen Gurer Sandesh’ made with palm jaggery, Japan has its ‘Wagashi’. A recent workshop in Kolkata introduced the gourmands to this Japanese delicacy. Shabarni Basu reports 01-Jul-2013
Trekking through rainforests In a global world getting smaller by the minute, there are still places still relatively untouched by man. The Gunung Palung National Park in West Kalimanthan, Indonesia, is one such. Sonali Jha Chatterjee treks to the park 01-Jul-2013
Tea-time in the old street Snacks form an integral part of the infectious adda sessions of Kolkata. While some of them have evolved over time, others have lost themselves to the fashionable food habits of the GenNext. TWF correspondent Debayani Bose savours some old world snacks that continue to be a part of the city's culinary tradition 01-Jul-2013
Possibility City Louisville, the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, is also branded as Possibility City because of its rapid socioeconomic and cultural strides. The city’s promoters are wooing Indian talent and have actively involved the prosperous, local Indian American business community to propel Louisville’s success. SPAN writer Sujoy Dhar reports 01-Jul-2013
The Prodigal and a love story On a serious border assignment to Bangladesh, Alka Pande, a non-Bengali, takes a break at the sprawling ancestral house of Bengal’s renaissance poet Michael Madhusudan Dutta in Jessore. There the unfamiliar writer digs out an untold love story of the bard and learns about the lineage of tennis ace Leander Paes 04-Jul-2013