These athletes come from modest backgrounds, but their talent and hard work helped them win big (and earn bigger) on the sports stage. A look at how that prize money changed their lives

Ashok Banker, synonymous with the retelling of the epics, recounts how it all began – and how difficult it was to get his first mythology series (the Ramayana) published. Poonam Saxena finds out more.

Ordinary facials are fine only for a short while. What you actually need, to save your skin, is a Medi-facial, writes Veenu Singh.

A new generation of viewers rediscovers classics of arthouse cinema, on DVD.

Stuff you can’t resist, from brands you’ve never heard of – New Zealand is definitely the place to answer the call of the mall.

A Facebook discussion (no, read: Debate; on second thought, read: War) about which is India’s best mango sparked off this little survey. We took our own opinion poll in the office and just about prevented homicidal violence.

Summer is here with its sweltering heat, dry wind and dehydration. But nature provides its own cure to counter it.

Vikas Khanna, a celebrity chef and author talks to us about his love for food, music and dishes that he can't ever make.

If Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra could enter the inner circle after coming from the 'outside', what's stopping Shah Rukh Khan?

Meet the first security guard in Indian history who did not get attitude by a mainstream celebrity. Gursimran Khamba interviews this special someone.

Yes, food inflation is increasing. So it’s all the more important then to ensure we don’t waste food. But while we exercise restraint at home, scruples about being economical fly out the window when it comes to restaurants, cafes and pubs.

Rahul Roushan pretends to be Poonam Pandey (who? the one who wanted to strip for cricket) and dispenses advice on how to make it big on Twitter. (It’s the only place she’s making it big).

What happens when the 2020 Revolutionist runs into the original Midnight’s Child at an airport one night? Sorabh Pant imagines the war of words.

Could this question be addressed to anyone better than Saif? Well, we didn’t get him, but we got the next best thing, Tanmay (!), to answer relationship queries on his behalf.

Stress makes the headlines every day. But it’s often misunderstood. Different people react to it differently, and what may make one person anxious, pressured or stressed may barely ruffle the feathers of another.