Archives: '11 Issue 12

Oxford is Britain’s second most visited city. Those dreamy spires, amazing architecture, lush lawns and moody meadows bewitch. Verve revisits to discover glam hotels and culinary bliss

The party season has kicked in, calling out to social creatures, loud and clear... it’s time to shake a leg and down your favourite poison.... Verve locates the country’s hippest nightclubs which will allow you to let down your hair, with a dash of oomph and flamboyance...

The arrival of global coffee house behemoths in the country proves that modern Indian café culture has reached a new level of maturity and competitive excitement. Thanks to the espresso machine – and all that comes with it – a generation of young people has been liberated, observes Jonathan Foreman

Two fabulous jungle camps, joint ventures between Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces and &Beyond, known as Taj Safaris – each one different from the other – provide the perfect draw to the heartland of Madhya Pradesh and a viewing of the majestic tiger in its natural habitat. Verve visits the wilds of Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book and returns refreshed, to tell the tale

Flamboyant hostess and designer Divya Mohta invites select guests to her well-appointed home to celebrate the birth of her label Tambourine. Farah Palia takes in the priceless paintings and silverware while dining with the swish set

Verve visits conceptual artist Sudarshan Shetty and his actor-dancer wife Seema at their Chembur penthouse and discovers a home apart

Give him a romantic saga to shoot at a picture postcard location and he would perhaps fumble a little. But give him a story with loads of drama and plenty of action and he’ll craft a fabulous film. Just like his recently released, much talked about The Dirty Picture. Milan Luthria, polo player and golf enthusiast, bares a bit of his soul to Verve.

In the midst of the rising waters of the Bangkok floods, Prabha Chandran discovers hope in a bowl of daal makhni and an elegant lady’s life story

They love parties, both hosting and attending. No wonder Chirag Khandelwal and Akhilesh Lakhotia decided to start a travel company that takes you to the best ones across the globe

An exhibition of exquisitely restored Goan furniture and artifacts promises to add to the Goa experience, this enervating holiday season