Sneha Bhura

Behind-the-scenes image featuring Avani Rai (left) during the Pirelli Calendar shoot in Delhi I Picture credit: Alessandro Scotti In 1966, a photograph of a woman in underwear arrived at the Vatican.

Decades after disappearing from Indian fields and kitchens, heirloom paddy is making a comeback.

Ask anyone in Delhi who grew up watching, playing, or simply spending their weekends at the Jaipur Polo Ground — sealed by the govt in June for an unspecified “larger public purpose and benefit” — what they will miss, and the question almost doesn’t land. It was where generations learned the sport, trained horses and teams, where Sunday finales brought together wide-brimmed hats and tailored dresses, ministers and army chiefs, diplomats and casual spectators in a ritual that was part sport, part social theatre.

Sneha Bhura / TNN / Sep 06, 2026, 05:00 IST

Rice has been trying to get us drunk since the beginning of civilisation. Sometimes with help from a god, sometimes by accident, and once, by deliberate spitting.

Sneha Bhura / TNN / Sep 13, 2026, 05:00 IST

Picture two works hanging side by side. For a moment, forget the labels. The lines are so deftly controlled, the spaces so carefully constructed, that it is easy to imagine they came from the same hand.

a satirical cure for online shopping addiction. Soon, the question was whether Indian users had caught the bug too.

Our friends are only a WhatsApp message away. Getting one to actually show up for a movie is another matter.

Somewhere in central Delhi, protesters are gathering supporters and the cops are trying to break up crowds. Golgappas provide much-needed strength and gamchas can help one dodge tear gas shells.