Journal Column

Draw a map of West Bengal, and you'll notice something genuinely rare among Indian states: snow-capped Himalayan peaks at one end, and mangrove forests meeting the Bay of Bengal at

Ask any young couple in Bengaluru or Gurugram why they moved out of their parents' home right after marriage, and you'll hear some version of the same answer: they wanted

Somewhere in a Delhi family court right now, a couple who spent years in a marriage marked by conflict, or worse, is finally reaching a resolution that lets both move

Ask ten Indians where they'd escape Delhi's summer heat or find peace after a stressful year, and Uttarakhand genuinely comes up more often than any other answer. It's not hard

Mention Uttar Pradesh to anyone, and the Taj Mahal comes up within seconds, and rightly so. But here's what most travellers genuinely miss: UP is also home to Varanasi, one