LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
They began as a mad fantasy of sun-struck Englishmen, blossomed into full-blown imperialist idylls and then wilted somewhat in the bright glare of democracy and Independence |
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COVER STORY: COOL COMFORTS
Mussoorie
A rain-drenched Mussoorie brings out the romantic in Juhi Saklani |
Nainital
Avtar Singh revisits the bridle paths and pleasure boats of Nainital, the Kumaoni capital |
Shimla
The remains of the Raj. Steve King embarks on a colonial mission to Shimla |
Ooty
Latha Anantharaman marches through the mists and finds Ooty’s colonial delights intact |
Kodaikanal
Bat caves, bison and wild men. Kodaikanal is weird and wonderful as ever, says Rohini Mohan |
Darjeeling
Annie M. Mathews does the 7-point tour and everything in between |
The List
So you've seen the big six. But the highlands are bristling with more hill stations |
FAVOURITE THING
Calcutta
Nilanjana S. Roy has a Chinese breakfast at Calcutta’s Tiretta Bazaar |
OTHER FEATURES
Cairo
Akshai Jain on the urban chaos and timeless pleasures of Cairo |
Adventure: Ladhaki
Ladakhi is just a ‘trekking peak’ but it can feel like a mountain, finds Milan Moudgill |
Stopover: 48 hours in Shanghai
China’s second city has reclaimed its cosmopolitan past, says Radhika Jha |
ESSAYS
Moveable type
Roadworthy |
White Christmas
Amita Malik recalls the cold comforts of her first igloo |
HOTELS
Raj Niwas Palace, Dholpur
A vast European edifice |
The Whistling Thrush Bungalow, Nelliyampathy
The Whistling Thrush Cottage, at 1,572m in the Western Ghats, is perfect for escape |
Makeover
Nimaj Palace |
Italian Indulgence
Grand Hotel a Villa Feltrinelli |
FELLOW TRAVELLER
Alastair Sawday
Publisher, Special Places to Stay series of guidebooks |
NSEW
Fast Food |
Andamans
Two years after the tsunami hit the Andamans, the tourists are returning. Tezu Rishop Sanyal reports |
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BOOKS
Temptations of the West
Pankaj Mishra
Picador Rs 525 |
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