Jamal Shaikh is National Editor - Brunch and New Media Initiatives at the Hindustan Times. He is a well-known TV host and magazine editor, who has launched and edited the Indian editions of Men’s Health, Robb Report and Discovery Channel Magazine. He tweets and Instagrams @jamalshaikh
Articles by Jamal Shaikh
Editor’s Note: Sport the star!
Long before HT Brunch went digital and I had the luxury of utilising a full page in the magazine to address you readers, we featured two young female athletes on our cover
Published on Jan 20, 2023 10:38 PM IST
Secret Traveller by Jamal Shaikh: Noosa & other happy discoveries
Noosa around my neck!As a traveller, I’m particularly wary of proper nouns that sound like marketing catchphrases
Published on Jan 20, 2023 10:34 PM IST
Secret Traveller by Jamal Shaikh: White magic
The most beautiful part of our planet has a hostile welcome for visitors. Interestingly, Antarctica is also the place humans are working towards keeping pristine
Published on Jan 13, 2023 09:19 PM IST
Editor’s Note: Lessons in individuality
Our focus on millennials has led us to discover young talent that promises to outshine its famous pedigree
Updated on Jan 14, 2023 01:31 PM IST
Luxury: Sonu Shivdasani’s best-kept secrets
The iconic hotelier on his plans for the environment and a secret new resort he mustn’t yet talk about
Updated on Jan 09, 2023 07:37 PM IST
Editor’s Note: Multitalented Inc.
An artiste who can act, sing and employ other forms of creative expression has a distinct edge over the others
Published on Jan 06, 2023 10:44 PM IST
Secret Traveller by Jamal Shaikh: Irish two!
Let’s start with a bit of Irish history
Published on Jan 06, 2023 10:43 PM IST
HT Brunch Cover Story: Three Like That!
Presenting creative achievers whose millennial way of life is idea-agnostic and refreshing
Updated on Dec 31, 2022 08:18 PM IST
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Secret Traveller by Jamal Shaikh: A Scottish surprise
Presenting a whisky trail that shows how the golden liquid is no longer an old man’s drink. Rather, it’s young, trendy and delicious
Published on Dec 31, 2022 12:13 AM IST
Editor’s Note: Meet the most reluctant cover stars ever!
What makes millennials such public people, yet so private?
Updated on Dec 31, 2022 08:47 AM IST
Jamal Shaikh picks his favourite read of 2022
My year in books was dominated by autobiographies, with everyone from corporate game changers like Indira Nooyi and James Dyson to film personalities Onir and Divya Dutta jostling for attention
Published on Dec 30, 2022 04:33 PM IST
Secret Traveller by Jamal Shaikh: The rhythms of the light
The most fascinating part of life in Rovaniemi, Finland is the phenomenon of 24 hours of daylight during summer months
Published on Dec 23, 2022 11:58 PM IST
Editor’s Note: Strength of a woman
As the son of a mother who was widowed at age 35 and remained single for the rest of her life, I am reminded of an incident at Mumbai’s Churchgate Station from when I was just 10 years old
Published on Dec 23, 2022 11:53 PM IST
Secret Travel by Jamal Shaikh: If happiness had a destination...
Questioning Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness, and what makes it one of the toughest countries to visit in the world
Published on Dec 17, 2022 12:52 AM IST
Editor’s Note: World citizens: Gen One
Is the creative millennial ethnicity-agnostic? He’s proud of being Indian, but refuses to be boxed into characteristics that “being Indian” means
Published on Dec 17, 2022 12:52 AM IST
Secret Traveller by Jamal Shaikh: The Maharaja’s new clothes
Are Air India’s new fashion and grooming rules for flight attendants regressive, or a first step towards a more efficient airline?
Published on Dec 09, 2022 11:57 PM IST
Editor’s Note: Not a knife in sight
How the six millennial chefs on our cover—all amongst India’s best—are comrades first, competitors second
Published on Dec 09, 2022 11:46 PM IST
Editor’s Note: The people we should know
How HT Brunch has always shone the spotlight on young athletes from various sports in order to encourage them. You should too!
Published on Dec 02, 2022 09:23 PM IST
Secret Traveller by Jamal Shaikh: Saudi Arabia’s secret garden
In AlUla, an oasis in Saudi Arabia, new age coffee franchises rub shoulders with 4,000-year-old monuments
Updated on Dec 05, 2022 10:54 AM IST
HT Brunch Cover Story: His Baba’s Babil
The smile is the same, as is the stark intensity in the eyes
Published on Nov 25, 2022 10:11 PM IST
Secret Traveller by Jamal Shaikh: Bottled-up emotions
Like India, Saudi Arabia has two factions of people. One looking to modernise, the other looking back
Updated on Nov 25, 2022 09:57 PM IST
Editor’s Note: Son rise
Our cover story today is as much about Irrfan as it is about his son, Babil Khan, who will make his acting debut in just a few days
Published on Nov 25, 2022 09:46 PM IST
Secret Traveller by Jamal Shaikh: Finding warmth in cold Finland
On either side of the grand entrance to the Helsinki Central Railway Station stand two statues, each holding a spherical lamp that lights up at night
Updated on Nov 21, 2022 09:24 PM IST
Editor’s Note: Freedom is the best medicine
Our cover story presents a heart-warming lesson in parenting that every father, mother and child must know about
Published on Nov 19, 2022 02:42 AM IST
Passions: The verification war
It is these verified users that make Twitter By Dilip Cherian
Published on Nov 12, 2022 12:07 AM IST
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Editor’s Note: North East matters
Before we claim Rishi Sunak as Indian, join us as we celebrate an entire race that’s often been ignored
Updated on Nov 12, 2022 02:50 PM IST
Travel: A double helping of Turkey
One part is a tourist trap, another is where not enough travellers go (but should!)
Updated on Nov 07, 2022 09:41 AM IST
Editor’s Note: Privilege, with promise
How does a person of privilege get moved so much by the story of a poor chaiwala’s son and his cinematic escapades, that he decides to make a movie on it? India’s entry to the Oscar’s 2023, the Gujarati-language film Chhello Show, aka The Last Film Show, tells the story of a boy in Saurashtra who helps his father sell tea by the railway tracks, but discovers that his true passion lies at the movies
Updated on Nov 05, 2022 02:40 AM IST
Travel: A tale of two Dubais
What’s the biggest cliché that comes to your mind when you think of Dubai? Gold taps? Shopping festivals? Ice slopes in a desert? ‘Seven-star hotels’ and man-made islands? Or the world’s tallest, fastest, biggest of… everything? I’m of the Burj Al Arab generation who discovered Dubai in the early 2000s, long before the Burj Khalifa was constructed
Updated on Oct 29, 2022 01:27 AM IST
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Editor’s Note: Changing faces of humour
A joke could make even the most unacceptable idea seem acceptable. Read more in this week’s cover story with Kal Penn
Updated on Oct 29, 2022 11:36 AM IST