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India Now 2008

Mumbai: Taj Mahal Palace & Tower

The Departures Guide to The New India

10 Outfitters You Need to Know Read More

Mumbai: A Mood Indigo

Mumbai: Sporty Souvenir

Delhi: Imperial Hotel

Mumbai: Mumbai Modern

Prices for contemporary Indian art have skyrocketed—a painting by Mumbai artist T. V. Santhosh that went for $3,500 in 2004 sold this year for $140,000—and the gallery scene here has expanded to meet demand. There are signs of a s... Read More

Bangalore: Will the Real Historic Hotel Please Stand Up?

Bangalore: Hotel Bars with Style

Bangalore: Retail Resource

India 2008: Riding the Rails

Delhi: Bespoke Boots

Mumbai: That Personal Touch

Delhi: A Piece of the Past

Beyond Calcutta: The Glenburn Tea Estate

A journey to a boutique inn on a working plantation outside Darjeeling suits Janice Blackburn to, well, a tea. Read More

Beyond Calcutta: Varanasi’s Divine Light

Visiting the holy city of Varanasi, Louise Nicholson explains, reveals the hidden heart of Hindu India. Read More

Mumbai: Artful Antiquing

Mumbai: Stall, Street, and Dock Shopping

Mumbai: Home Shopping

Delhi: One Thousand and One Indian Nights

Beyond Mumbai: Going, Going, Goa

Native son Vivek Menezes finds the boutique hideaways, pristine beaches, and local cuisine amid the crowds and commercialism of this lush seaside enclave. Read More

Delhi: Lutyens’ Delhi

India 2008: Conflict

India 2008: Like a Prayer

Mumbai: Five Off-the-Radar Restaurants

Delhi: Gurgaon’s Stopover Sleeps

India 2008: School Days

Mumbai: Four Seasons Mumbai

Beyond Bangalore: Cruising in Kerala

Malavika Sangghvi hops aboard the Oberoi M.V. Vrinda, a luxe catamaran plying the waters of India’s southwest coast. Read More

Beyond Delhi: The Treasures of Jaipur

Lucia van der Post goes in search of the most wonderful shawls, jewels, and antiques in the place romantically known as the Pink City of India. Read More

Calcutta: Colonial Grandeur

Delhi: In Stitches

Mumbai: The House That Gandhi Built

Bangalore: Future City

Calcutta: In Fashion

Bangalore: Guide to Get

Calcutta: Market to Market

Delhi: Insider Access

Calcutta: Guide to Get

Calcutta: Traditional Craft

India 2008: Bollywood Confessions

India 2008: Bloom of Youth

Mumbai: Bandra on the Verge

Delhi: Dot-com Cuisine

Delhi: Why I Love The Oberoi

Delhi: Art in Miniature

India 2008: Friends and Rivals

Bangalore: A Cuppa at Koshy’s

Calcutta: Oberoi Grand

India 2008: Into the Fast Lane

Calcutta: Little Shops of Wonders

India 2008: Cricket Goes Prime Time

Beyond Delhi: Making Your Way to the Taj

Bangalore: Saris to Savor

Calcutta: Indian Modern: The Big 5

Mumbai: Glittering Little Things

Mumbai’s bazaars and boutiques stock every type of jewelry imaginable. We’ve selected three of the top shops for three different sparkling styles. Read More

Delhi: A Matter of Trust

Bangalore: Olive Conquers All

Mumbai: Spicy Crabs et al

Delhi: Fabulous Things

Beyond Bangalore: The Magic of Mysore

A quick train ride from Bangalore, this historic southern city, Louise Nicholson reveals, couldn’t be further from that technocapital. Read More

India 2008: The Caste System

Mumbai: Bollywood 101

Calcutta: Sweet Sensations

Mumbai: For the Home

Mumbai: The Tailor of Mumbai

India 2008: He’s Not There

Mumbai: The Way It Was—and Is

Delhi: Old Delhi’s Chandni Chowk

Mumbai: Saris and Beyond

Mumbai has fostered the talent of some of India’s most cutting-edge designers and the curatorial flair of some of its most discerning shop owners. These five stores provide proof. Read More

Bangalore: Lavelle Road

India 2008: The Rising Middle Class

Delhi: The Ultimate Secret Address

Delhi: Bewitched, Bothered & Bejeweled

India 2008: Man vs. Machine

Mumbai: Walking on Water

India 2008: Saving the Tigers

Delhi: Rooms to Request

Calcutta: Kewpie’s

Mumbai: Shop the Taj

Delhi: The Best of Bukhara

India 2008: The New Look

Beyond Bangalore: Soukya Healing Center

Mumbai: Colonial Preservation

India 2008: Modern Love

Calcutta: Chic Suites

Mumbai: Notes on Nightlife

Beyond Mumbai: Ahilya Fort

Delhi: Better than Bukhara?

Delhi: A Passion for Pashminas

India 2008: A Tale of Two Indias

Calcutta: 7½ Hours by Foot, Ferry, and Car

Delhi: The Smoothest Silk

India 2008: Great Expectorations

Beyond Bangalore: Three Days in Chennai

Fiona Caulfield makes the classic coastal trip from the cultural center of Chennai to the French colonial settlement of Pondicherry. Read More

Beyond Delhi: Royal Rajasthan

More than anywhere else, the area called Rajasthan—and its grandeur—attracts Westerners to India. Fiona Caulfield checks in to a few of our favorite places. Read More

India 2008: Power Couple

Delhi: Streetside Snacking

India 2008: The Dalai Lama Lives Here

India 2008: Royal Reinvention

Delhi: Surprising Souvenir

Mumbai: The City Historic

India 2008: Essential Reading

Calcutta: Taxi, Please

Delhi: Well Tailored

Delhi: Aman, New Delhi

Calcutta: Mother Teresa’s Healing Legacy

Calcutta: Crown Jewels

Delhi: The Exhibitionists

Delhi: Crescent at the Qutab

Beyond Mumbai: The Architecture of Ahmedabad

Christie’s international director of Asian art, Amin Jaffer, examines six centuries of design in this Gujarat city. Read More

Out There

Golden Rules

Features

Eating Malabar

Along Kerala’s storied Malabar Coast, the mix of religions and cultures is as varied as the famously piquant flavors. Read More

Himalayan Luxe

At a high-altitude retreat, Sophy Roberts finds solace, beauty, and another India. Read More

Of Moghuls, Models & Movie Stars

Your Palace...Or Mine?

Sophy Roberts puts the question to Richard David Story. Read More

Planet India

Into Calcutta

Amid Faded Raj palaces, the scent of Attar of roses, and the sound of Rickshaw bells, Susanna Moore encounters the ghosts of a city’s former grandeur. Read More

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