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Smoothie bowls — Your health fix this summer

Four years ago, the humble smoothie got a makeover and became an Instagram sensation. Now, exquisite-looking smoothie bowls are finding their way into the diets of health-conscious Indians

Monsoon dressing: How to step out in style

Relaxed outfits, jazzy trainers, transparent bubble umbrellas — make dull days of monsoon bright with your look

Kombucha, the tea of health

A 2,000-year-old fermented tea is now the favoured drink for health-conscious Indians

Table Talk: A feast for the senses

Dining out isn’t only about the food anymore. It’s also about the experiences that come with it — the more inventive, the better. Experiential dining is here. And the experiments have only just begun.

Open your house, let the music in

At home, on your terrace, in your garden... House concerts are the new space where indie artistes get to perform before a select, attentive audience

Comedy Squared: What makes Vir Das and Q India’s best comic talents? Ask Netflix!

A satirist and a stand-up comic walk into a bar. And they talk humour, films and love in the times of right swipes

Cruise the History of Indian Cinema with BD Garga’s rich archive

An ongoing exhibition is a tribute to the filmmaker and film historian Bhagwan Das Garga

Meet Amitash Pradhan, the Indian hero in the latest dance film by Step Up’s creator

After Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone, Amitash Pradhan is the latest export from India to Hollywood. With his lead role in the latest film by the creator of the Step Up franchise, Pradhan has become the first south Indian film actor to cross over to Hollywood.

Post pregnancy weight loss: Tips from Kareena Kapoor and her dietician Rujuta Diwekar

How do you get back in shape after your pregnancy? In a Facebook Live, new mother Kareena Kapoor Khan and her dietician Rujuta Diwekar share the actor’s diet plan and talks about the importance of doing it right.

Raped at 16, this 36-year-old now tells her tale with the man who raped her

At 16, Thordis Elva was raped by her boyfriend, Tom Stranger. After years of shame and silence, they found forgiveness and closure—through letters and a meeting. This is their story of rape and reconciliation.

Pahlaj Nihalani now defends Jolly LLB 2. Has he gone from villain to hero?

After suggesting 89 cuts to Udta Punjab last year, Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani does a U-turn on his words, speaks up against Bombay HC verdict on Jolly LLB 2

JLF 2017: Mallika Dua turns off her filter in conversation with Suhel Seth

Internet sensation Mallika Dua, the comic-actor behind the famous Make-Up Didi worked up the fun quotient at her session with moderator Suhel Seth at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2017.

JLF 2017: Imtiaz Ali, Sudhir Mishra on the National Narrative in Indian Cinema

On the last day of the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival, filmmakers Imtiaz Ali and Sudhir Mishra discuss how the idea of India is depicted through films.

JLF 2017: Storyteller Neelesh Misra on his Kahaani connection and more

Neelesh Misra has straddled several professions before becoming the most popular storyteller on radio. Now he has branched out from radio and started a rural newspaper. Misra talks to HT on his journey, which started off as a journalist.

JLF 2017: Aishwarya Rajinikanth extends support to pro-Jallikattu protests

Aishwarya Rajinikanth Dhanush extended her support to the pro-Jallikattu protests during a session at the Jaipur Literature Festival in Jaipur on Saturday. She also talked about her father, superstar Rajinikanth, her husband Dhanush, what it was to grow up in a celebrity bubble and much more during the interaction.

JLF 2017: Rajamouli, Rana Daggubati unveil Baahubali book, promise surprises

Baahubali’s SS Rajamouli, and the film’s star villain Rana Daggubati, were joined by Anand Neelakantan, who’s written a prequel book to the film, at the Jaipur Literature Festival.

Swanand Kirkire at JLF 2017: Music is my baap kamai, everything else aap kamai

We caught up live with Bollywood singer-songwriter Swanand Kirkire at Jaipur on the sidelines of the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival, 2017.

National chess champion Anuradha Beniwal on stepping out and reclaiming spaces

In a riveting session at the Jaipur Literature Festival, national chess champion Anuradha Beniwal talks about travel and empowerment.

JLF 2017: Indulge in activities not activism, says Sadhguru

In a largely apolitical conversation, Sadhguru talks awareness and awakening through personal anecdotes

Organisers, poets, writers tell us what they’re excited about at JLF 2017

Jaipur Lit Fest producer Sanjoy K Roy and eminent lyricist Swanand Kirkire pick what they’re looking forward to at JLF 2017

I don’t date actors: Sonam Kapoor

Five destination music festivals to party at this holiday season

Give the crowded hills and beaches a miss. This holiday season, add some music, madness and more music to your itinerary and travel to one of these music festivals instead. Get the party started already!

10 hangover cures you’ve probably never heard of

Charge up the morning after with these sure-fire fixes

Meet Sonam Wangchuk, the real life Phunsukh Wangdu of 3 Idiots

Engineer-turned-educationist Sonam Wangchuk is changing the education landscape of Ladakh, one failed student at a time

Red and myriad: Eight colours for the Indian bride. Which one will you pick?

The Indian Bride can look traditional and just as beautiful in a variety of colours. Find out which one suits you best

Binge on these five super TV shows to escape the disaster that has been 2016

Are the affairs of 2016 driving you nuts? Escape into the alternate worlds that these five TV shows offer

#BrunchBookChallenge: A review of The Beatles – All Our Yesterdays

A new Indian graphic novel takes you on a fabulously illustrated tour of the early days of everybody’s favourite rock band – the Beatles

Borrowed Time and five other animated shorts NOT for kids

Dive into the wonderfully dark, sad world of animated short films for adults

Brunch Focus: The final word on AIFW Spring/Summer ’17

A lowdown on what you should take away from the just concluded edition of AIFW Spring/Summer ’17

5 looks trending on Instagram

And easy ways to make them your own.