Archives: '08 Issue 07

It’s a makeover with a twist as Vinod Advani thinks and indulges like a woman at one of Mauritius’s most exotic luxe havens

Despite the media circus surrounding his new book Sea of Poppies, Amitav Ghosh has handled himself with all the savoir faire of a seasoned celebrity. Discovering that his work is as much about forgotten histories as it is about the art of the novel, Verve meets the author for an afternoon tête-á-tête on memories, migrations and the media

Stepping away from the modern spa techniques, Verve sets off to explore the ancient baths and ritualistic cleansing therapies in two very exclusive Turkish locations – the Kempinksi Hotel at the Mediterranean beachside Bodrum, and the Ritz Carlton in Istanbul

It’s that time of year again when the French Riviera beckons from its blue environs to rock the season of splurge and splash. Verve visits the top hot spots where the seriously weary jet in to nourish their bodies and their souls

Self-effacing and witty, Anuja Chauhan is one promising debut novelist. Hailing from the world of advertising, she plays with words and twists them around without a modicum of doubt. Her effortless and light-hearted writing style in The Zoya Factor evidently springs from her personality. Verve talks to the happily married mother of three who likes to potter around her house and her plants, paint her own walls and furniture, knit socks, read voraciously and play the piano by ear

An extract from Anuja Chauhan’s novel The Zoya Factor, releasing this month.

Ramola Bachchan, best known for her coveted socialite evenings in London where she lived for two decades, combines her twin passions for entertaining and interior design in Manré, her newly opened restaurant in Delhi

He is the alpha male, she is his Aphrodite. Gautam and Nawaz Singhania live a life of passion, fashion and understated panache. Shernaaz Engineer encounters them on the high seas

Vivah won her the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award. She’s got three movies coming out this year. But, instead of sitting around, soaking her feet in perfumed water, actress Amrita Rao is busy enjoying the moment – every moment

Anita Nair equates her dad to Old Father William who stood on his head every now and then; and wonders how he became the perfect husband and the exemplary father that he is