A practical notchback design gives the Skoda Superb an edge over conventional sedans. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement There is something immediately reassuring about the new Superb. It is unmistakably a Skoda, yet its design has a premium quality that makes it look more expensive than the badge might suggest. The fourth-generation car has a […]

The Volvo EX90 is a large SUV, but it does not make a great deal of fuss about its size. Instead, it relies on the restrained design language that has become a Volvo signature, combining clean Scandinavian lines with the visual solidity you expect from a luxury SUV. It is unmistakably a Volvo, yet the […]

The X1 has traditionally been the entry point into BMW’s X family, but the long-wheelbase version changes the proposition considerably. It takes what was already a reasonably practical luxury SUV and adds a significant dose of everyday usability, particularly for those who will spend time in the rear seat. Crucially, that extra space does not […]

A 40-year-old independent house tucked away in a quiet lane in T Nagar is The Postbox’s new home. The accessories brand, which specialises in bags, wallets, and other carrying goods, made Chennai its base nearly a decade ago, and for CEO and creative director Nikhil Joseph, this first experience store has been a long time […]

Madurai got its first pub in 2015, in an exuberant burst of flaming shots, neon LED lights and cold beer. Our young reporter, particularly delighted about “having a place to party in style”, opened his story on Infinito Resto Lounge at Vishal Mall with: “Dude, we have a pub in town.” The story promptly zoomed to the […]

Watches from several Indian microbrands | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement, Shreya Banerjee In November 2025, Vikram Narula, founder of Ajwain Watches, received a call from the Indian Air Force about developing a watch. The Air Force had already prepared a preliminary design and approached other Indian watch companies, but were not impressed with their designs. […]

When Dhimaan and Nibhrant Shah began building houses in Goa a decade ago, they were entering a market that had a fairly conventional idea of luxury: more marble, more glass, more square footage. But their own houses were meant to suggest something else. When we get on a video call, the brothers and Co-CEOs of […]

Designer Anand Kabra is returning to Collage, Chennai, with Taramati II, a new collection that revisits the story of Taramati, the legendary singer and dancer associated with the Qutb Shahi era. The Hyderabad-based designer first explored this connection in his older collection Taramati in 2013, but this time the collection returns to the same historical […]

After years of sharing skincare wisdom on Instagram, in her columns and through her books, Vasudha Rai’s foray into launching her own skincare line feels almost inevitable. “I think I have started a bit too late,” she laughs. “But maybe this is also the right time; there is enough influencer fatigue and the luxury skincare […]

Did you know that the Maldives hosts the world’s largest population of reef manta rays, and the third-largest population of oceanic manta rays? To see these magnificent creatures, I head to Landaa Giraavaru, a 44-acre island in the Baa Atoll of the Maldives. Read more |Explore a different side to wellness at Kuda Huraa in […]