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Special 5 Part Series: Tales of The First Firangis
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Nikhita Prabhakar Wat an awsum cover page. Wid supa cool wintr tips..2dayz issue gets a big thumbs up 4m mah side. Dev Raj Gulati Seema Goswami gave no examples from the Indian context in her write up of Nov 27.
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I have no trouble at all in admitting that I love nursery food PLAY
Time To Say Goodbye
From fax machines to dial-up modems, here’s a look at some truly obsolete technology LISTEN
What Will You Wear This Winter?
Part Four – Jean-Baptiste Tavernier The Heera-Wallah of Golconda
Something about the Deccan kingdom – the ‘public women’, the gigantic diamonds – kept Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Tavernier coming back for more Next Week: The story of Niccolao Manucci, the Siddha Vaidya of Madras
Calling All Tweeple twitter.com/HTBrunch @KushangDholakia @RajivMakhni I loved the way you compared extinction of old technologies in today’s article I read in Brunch. Really informative! @BhavnoorSB@RajivMakhni DVDs are still somewhat surviving, middle class families prefer rent-a-dvd concept. Blu ray is way out before in. agree. @selurus @RajivMakhni CDs will be dead once USB drives are cheap enough to be given away. @vishaltaunk Awesome weight loss strategies this Winter...hmm this Article puts me even more on diet.. @SmartPhoneCrazy Bang on Target Rajiv. Dead. Dead. Dead.
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What we wear has a huge impact on how we feel about ourselves
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Ajay Dinanath Mourya Tale of the First Firangis by Thomas Stephens is a excellent piece of work presented by Brunch gave us an glimpse of goan literature.
Unni Krishnan The underbelly of Dubai is the secret capital of Kerala!
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Bikram Ray The big chill was a hit. It was a complete collection of how to take care of us in winter. The great starting of winter had started from big chill. I like the issue.
Vijayalakshmi Narayanan A timely issue to counter the winter chill and protect skin & hair against damage. Keep it up guys :)
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BRUNCH ON THE WEB Why are our bloggers better than #kolaveri? 1. Gursimran Khamba is a pissed off writer, who would never write something he himself could call a #flopsong. 2. Rajneesh Kapoor, whose Rezi Vastav comic strip is released every Tuesday, is very clearly written and doesn’t need subtitles. 3. The Fake Jhunjhunwala has so much money that he would rather buy the whole town his lady love lives in instead of making a superhit viral about it. And most importantly, they can collectively kick any #soupboy’s backside whenever they want! PS. We love #kolaveri at Brunch and can’t stop hearing it on a loop, so no hard feelings Dhanush!
FEED BACK Legendary tales
I REFER to the story by Jonathan Gil Harris in your issue (Tales of the First Firangis: The Marathi Poet of Goa, 27 November) about Goa and in particular his references to Father Stephens. It is a well known fact that Fr Stephens’ Kristapurana is considered as a classic in Marathi language. I fondly remember having studied extracts from his Kristapurana and particularly the references to the glory of Marathi language in my school days about 60 years ago. These extracts were a part of the prescribed text book on Marathi for students of Marathi medium schools. Thanks for publishing the story. — B M BHIDE, Mumbai
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Flirty skirts or practical pants? Choose from the two big trends PERSONAL AGENDA
Shabana Azmi
The legendary All New actress explains Questions! Twitter to her grandma and why she thinks that getting a tattoo is gross!
hindustantimes.com/brunch RED HOT! Bollywood dons the colour of the season
ARTICLES BY Seema Goswami always make you think deeper about different aspects of life. After reading her article, The Cougar Effect (Spectator, November 27) I was wondering whether it is just older women who are being dumped by their young spouses. Actually I would like to differ. We belong to a restless generation where we get easily bored with whatever is readily available to us. As soon as the challenge ends so does our interest. This is not applicable just to our professional lives but also to our social and personal lives. When we don’t find anything else to explore in our respective partners, we start looking outside our marriages. This is one of the main reasons for the high rate of divorce across the globe. Hats off to Seema for dealing with this and similar delicate subjects so beautifully. — RACHNA GOGIA, New Delhi
NEW SLIDESHOW As scarlet becomes the flavour of this season, catch the Bollywood divas as they paint the town red in winter’s favourite hue. Log in to see these lovely ladies outred each other in breathtaking ensembles and don’t forget to tell us who you thought fared the best!
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EDITORIAL: Poonam Saxena (Editor), Kushalrani Gulab (Deputy Editor); Tavishi Paitandy Rastogi, Mignonne Dsouza, Veenu Singh, Parul Khanna Tewari, Pranav Dixit, Yashica Dutt, Amrah Ashraf
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I’VE ALWAYS been a huge fan of Brunch, ever since the first issue was published and always longed to read the birth date of celebrities in the Personal Agenda column. The new questions which have been introduced are very interesting. Vir Sanghvi is a master in making even mundane food look exotic with his linguistic skills. I love Brunch! — MAMTA, via email
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