Vistara May 2015 PDF

May
2015
Vol 01 I Issue 05
William
Dalrymple
on Santorini
Strike a chord with

Mohit Chauhan
In Quest
of Wellness
Embark on a journey
that rejuvenates
your body, mind
and soul
Flip Through Hotspot Hyderabad Art Terrariums Light Read R N Tagore

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editorial
100 Days and Counting
A
pril has been an eventful month for Vistara for
many reasons. Besides the launch of our flights to
three new destinations - Guwahati, Bagdogra and
Pune, we also celebrated our 100 days of operations.
Indeed, Vistara’s journey in the past few months has
indeed been filled with many exciting and fulfilling moments. Read
all about what we have accomplished on page 16.
Coinciding with the successful completion of 100 days of
operations, we have also launched a mobile app to make your In our efforts to
air travel arrangements with us easy and hassle-free. Currently continue delighting
available on the Android platform through the google playstore,
the all-new Vistara app will soon be available on iOS and Windows you in the next
platforms as well. Turn to page 20 for a quick summary of the
features of the app.
100 days and more,
We are also happy to announce that we will be introducing we are constantly
India’s first wireless inflight entertainment system, to stream
pre-loaded entertainment content to customers’ personal electronic
working on new
devices on our flights. While we work on introducing this unique product and service
inflight product across all three cabin classes in the next 6 months,
our Business Class customers will be offered the use of fully
introductions
integrated Samsung Galaxy Tab S tablets on flights of more than that will keep you
two hours duration from May 2015 onwards.
In our efforts to continue delighting you in the next 100 days
wanting to fly the
and more, we are constantly working on new product and service new feeling.
introductions that will keep you wanting to fly the new feeling. To keep
yourself updated on our new developments, please remember to check
our website airvistara.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
And if you do have any feedback on your Vistara experience or
suggestions for product or service enhancements, we will be happy
to hear from you.
Thank you for choosing Vistara. We hope to see you soon again.
Team Vistara
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Contents 24
May 2015
14
28
30
experience
VIstara offers a variety of
products and services for your
seamless air travel experience
14 Chip & Putt 2015

16 Vistara News
18 Products & Services
20 club Vistara &
Mobile App
22 Route Schedule
trending
Find out what is happening in
different cities, interesting books,
new flicks on screens and more
24 Diary
28 celluloid
30 What’s New
31 People & Society
32 Reading Corner
34 cover story
Indulge in exotic spa therapies, serene yoga sessions and a healthy ayurvedic
travel to give your travel experience a new meaning.

42
48
odyssey 58 64
There is no better way to learn than
travelling. Vistara explores new
horizons and destinations that teach
us about people, culture and newer
dimensions of life
42 Santorini
48 Hyderabad
Palette
Delve into the innovative world of
ever-evolving strands that touch
our lives in myriad ways through
tastes, visuals, style, etc.
54 Fashion
58 Art
54
kaleidoscope May
2015
Vol 01 I Issue 05
Plethora of interesting reads that will make your flight a

memorable journey William
Dalrymple
on Santorini
Strike a chord with

Mohit Chauhan
62 Time Travel | 64 Photo Frames |

70 Opinion | 72 Tarot | 74 Light Read In Quest
of Wellness
embark on a journey
people
that rejuvenates
your body, mind
and soul
It is fascinating to know about Business Flip THRougH Hotspot Hyderabad Art Terrariums Light Read R N Tagore
people who take up challenges Read through articles that underline the dynamics of On The Cover
and win them with elan business environment A thematic image of
a woman in a yogic
60 Personality 76 Report | 78 Strategy posture

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experience
Teeing Off in Style Amid

Canapes & Cocktails
A Chip & Putt evening hosted by Taj Palace, New Delhi in
association with Vistara
B
ringing together special
B
people for a special evening,
Taj Palace, New Delhi in
association with Vistara,
hosted the 5th Annual Chip
and Putt tournament to provide a
meaningful experience to its patrons. The
creme de la creme of the Capital graced
the event with their presence at the
sprawling greens of the hotel which served
as the perfect ambience for an exciting
9-hole game of golf. The participants
enjoyed the game at the beautiful dewy
lawns of the property. Executive Chef
Rajesh Wadhwa created specially-curated

D
delicacies like marinated olives coupled with

artisanal cheeses and scintillating wines as
A The Chip and well as mocktails for the evening.
Putt team Talking about the event, Taljinder Singh,
General Manager, Taj Palace, New Delhi,
B Neelam Pratap Rudy
said that the innovative and unique concept
with Situ Puri
of Chip and Putt beautifully blended golf
C A guest trying his luck with pleasure for the patrons of the hotel.
at a putting hole
“In fact, we feel honoured to offer an exciting
opportunity to the corporates for a relaxed
D Taljinder Singh aiming
evening as we enter our 5th successful year of
for a perfect shot
annual Chip and Putt,” he said.
E Situ Puri receiving her The evening came to a close with
prize after winning
distribution of Vistara premium economy
F tickets to some winners while others received
F Vikram and Geeta
Kapoor Taj gift vouchers.
May 2015 | www.airvistara.com | 15

vistara
experience
Celebrating 100 Days in the Skies
Vistara continues to delight you in ways that will keep you wanting to fly the new feeling.
I
n the first 100 days that we have bouquet, a gift hamper and a gigantic boarding on this milestone occasion, we pledged a
been in the skies since our launch on pass at the check-in counter. Furthermore, grant of `200,000 towards the welfare of the
January 9, 2015, we have moved from we upgraded him to premium economy and children of the Salaam Baalak Trust. This
being just a new airline to a serious offered him a Club Vistara gold membership. was a natural extension of our wish to give
player with eyes firmly set on pan- April had more firsts waiting for us; back to society by keeping the underserved
India operations. As of April 18, we have 197 we launched our flights to Guwahati, and taking forward our association with
weekly frequencies connecting eight metros Bagdogra and Pune. On April 2, our first the children who had flown with us on our
and non-metros across India, including Delhi, flight to Guwahati and Bagdogra took inaugural flight.
Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Goa, Hyderabad, off from New Delhi. West Bengal’s Chief The first two months of our operation
Guwahati, Bagdogra and Pune. Minister Mamata Banerjee graced the have reflected our high punctuality
We are always looking for occasions occasion with her presence to welcome standards; we achieved close to 90 per cent
to express our gratitude to you. One such Vistara’s inaugural flight at Bagdogra Airport. On Time Performance (OTP) in January;
opportunity that we seized was on March 30, Phee Teik Yeoh, Vistara’s CEO and Manoj despite it being peak fog season. We
when we pleasantly surprised our 1,00,000th Kumar Gangal, Airport Director, Pune surpassed our own target by achieving an
customer. Vikrant Srivastava, flying from New inaugurated the first flight from Pune. April above 98 per cent OTP in February and 96
Delhi to Mumbai, was given a surprise flower 18 marked our 100 days of operations and per cent in March.
16 | Vistara May 2015

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Experience
Products & Services

We push the boundaries of air travel keeping you at the very centre of our endeavours. Our enterprising spirit,
blended with traditional Indian hospitality will ensure every journey you take with us is a truly enjoyable experience
and a feeling like no other. When you fly Vistara, you fly the new feeling. Welcome aboard.
Business
Customers in Business Class can
revel in our ultra-luxurious seats,
which boast of a wide seat back and
comfortable recline. Ergonomic
seat features such as extendable
leg rest, footrest, and adjustable
winged headrest are also available
to adjust your seating comfort.
In addition, you can find some
personal storage space located at
the side of your seat, with enough
room for small items like your
glasses, a gadget or book. The
interplay between the royal purple
and calm grey hues of our cabin
evokes a sense of tranquility, so
that you reach your destination
feeling rejuvenated.
Premium Economy
Be a class ahead when you fly
with us in our exclusive Premium
Economy section. With up to 20%
more legroom for each seat, enjoy
the increased sense of well-being
that comes with having that much
more personal space. Thoughtful
Cabin Baggage touches such as the specially
Business, designed and tested seat bottom
Premium Economy cushions for improved comfort,
and Economy winged headrests and long armrests
Class customers allow for further relaxation on your
are entitled to journeys with us.
one item of cabin
baggage. This
excludes handbags Economy
and laptops. Each Our Economy Class cabin is anything
bag should weigh but ordinary. Upholstered in
no more than 7 kg genuine leather, the seats set a new
with the combined benchmark in style and comfort.
length, width and Your comfort is our priority, that is
height of each bag why we have taken special care to
not exceeding style the seats to further maximise
115 cm (45 inches). knee and legroom space.

Meals & Dining
Aboard our flights, be taken
on an exciting gastronomic
adventure when you partake
of the innovative culinary
selections which our experts
have specially developed for
your enjoyment. Business Class
customers are treated to a fine
dining experience amongst
the clouds with the use of fine
linen and bone china tableware.
Our Premium Economy and
Economy sections can look
forward to wholesome and
satisfying meals along with a
range of beverages, all served
by our engaging cabin crew.
Customers with specific dietary
requirements can select from
a wide range of special meals,
which are available for booking
up to 24 hours prior to flight
departure.
Portable Electronic
Devices
While the use of PEDs such
as mobile phones, tablets and
laptops is permitted on our
aircraft, these must always be
switched off and stowed away
during taxi, take-off and landing.
When in use during boarding or
inflight, regulations require that
PEDs are to be placed in flight
safe or airplane mode with all
transmitting functions (GSM, Wi-
Fi, Bluetooth, etc.) disabled.
For safety reasons, customers
may be asked to stop the use
of PEDs at any point of the
flight journey. We seek your
cooperation to comply with the
instructions by our crew.

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Club Vistara
As a Club Vistara member, you will be entitled to a number of benefits (see table below) which
have been crafted to enhance your travel experience. Progression through the three status
tiers - Base, Silver and Gold - results in added privileges that will elevate your check-in and
boarding experience, to make you feel exclusive right from the beginning of your journey.
Benefits
Earn Exclusive Access and Priority Increased Priority Priority Priority Tier Points Lounge Access to Guaranteed Dedicated
Points Offers and Management Airport Baggage Airport Boarding Waitlist Bonus Earned Access Partner Reservations Club Vistara
on All Promotions of Your Standby Allowance Check-in & Clearance Points Per Lounges Helpline
Flights* Account Priority 100 INR
Information Baggage
Online Handling
gold
Business
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ +10 kg Class
Counter
✓ ✓ +2 7 self self Up to 48
Hours Prior* ✓
silver
Premium
✓ ✓ ✓ +5 kg Economy
Counter
✓ +1 6 ✓
base
✓ ✓ ✓ 5 ✓
*Please refer to Club Vistara Terms & Conditions to learn more.
App for Convenience

The all new Vistara service app makes your air travel
easy and hassle free – stay updated with all the
information you need about flight schedules, flight
status, and check-in to your flight on the go, making
your journey easier than ever before. The Vistara app
brings you the access of your Club Vistara account,
complete with account summary and e-card, right in
your palm. Read more about the features here:
Flight Status and Schedules

Search and track all Vistara flights for the latest arrival
and departure times.
Easy Access to Club Vistara Account

Summary and E-card
If you’re a member, you can check your transaction
summary, your tier level and your E-card on your
device. If you are not a member, you can even join the
Club for free on the app.
Check–In
Check in to your flight from the comfort of your home
or office and get an e-boarding pass.

VISTARA
EXPERIENCE
Flight Schedule
Route Weekly Frequency Flight No. Departure Arrival Days of Operations
Delhi to Pune 7 UK991 1845 2100 Daily
Pune to Delhi 7 UK992 2140 2350 Daily
Delhi to Guwahati 7 UK765 1225 1440 Daily
Guwahati to Bagdogra 7 UK765 1520 1620 Daily
Bagdogra to Delhi 7 UK765 1655 1910 Daily
UK829 0640 0850 12345
UK819 0850 1100 67

Delhi to Hyderabad 14
UK8293 0640 0845 6
UK879 1715 1925 Daily
UK830 0925 1135 123456
Hyderabad to Delhi 14 UK824 1140 1350 67
UK870 2005 2215 Daily
Delhi to Goa 7 UK847 1

1120 1350 Daily
Goa to Delhi 7 UK862 1

1430 1715 Daily
Delhi to Goa 7 UK8472 0920 1200 Daily
Goa to Delhi 7 UK8622 1230 1515 Daily
UK975 0615 0820 123456
UK943 0725 0940 Daily

34
Delhi to Mumbai UK945 1200 1405 Daily
UK979 1815 2025 Daily
UK981 2015 2225 Daily
UK930 0725 0935 123456
UK954 0905 1115 Daily
Mumbai to Delhi 34 UK944 1420 1630 Daily
UK980 1930 2140 Daily
UK988 2115 2325 Daily
UK957 1025 1155 123456

Delhi to Ahmedabad 13
UK953 1520 1645 Daily
UK956 1235 1405 123456

Ahmedabad to Delhi 13
UK968 1640 1805 Daily
UK939 1025 1135 123456

Mumbai to Ahmedabad 13
UK968 1450 1600 Daily
UK940 1215 1325 123456

Ahmedabad to Mumbai 13
UK953 1725 1835 Daily
1 With effect from April 2, 2015 till April 14, 2015 and June 16, 2015 onwards
2 With effect from April 15, 2015 till June 15, 2015
3 With effect from May 2, 2015
*Schedule subject to change without prior notice. Terms and conditions apply

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Ganga Dussehra International Flower Festival

When: May 28 When: May 1-30 Temecula Valley Balloon
Where: All across India Where: Sikkim & Wine Festival
When: May 29-31
River Ganga is considered A rare show of exotic varieties of flowers and Where: Temecula Valley,
as the most sacred river other fauna, native to the northeastern state Southern California
across the country. Ganga of Sikkim, is held in Gangtok every May. On Visit: tvbwf.com
Dussehra is dedicated to display at the beautifully landscaped open
Goddess Ganga and this day garden are orchids, rhododendrons, ornamental
is commemorated as the bamboos, roses, gladioli, magnolias and many
day when Ganga descended alpine species native to the Himalayas.
to the Earth to accomplish
her mission to purge the
cursed souls of Bhagiratha’s Moatsu Festival
When: May 1-3
ancestors. It is integral to
Where: Nagaland
take a bath in Ganga on this
day or to have a bath with To mark the completion of the sowing season,
pure water at home. The the Ao Naga tribe in the Mokokchung district
idol of Ganga is adorned of Nagaland celebrates Moatsu Festival. It is
with white clothes and a Dries Van Noten: Inspirations
a period of fun, frolic and merrymaking after When: Till July 19
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When: May 2-4 When: May16 When: May 13 -17
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Visit: visitgent.be/
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music, culture and art then Nature Project, DCP Expeditions has organised festival
head to Mount Abu this May. several photo walks during which interested
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hill station during the annual in a global mission to document biodiversity in
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International Bathroom & Kitchen Expo
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When: May 22-24
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Where: Sahara Star Hotel, Mumbai
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The interiors are rustic iconic American brand GAP in the
yet elegant with the Design Meets Craftsmanship Delhi-NCR region. Spread over 10,000
back-lit copper signage If you are planning to give a makeover to your home, we suggest sq ft, the first GAP store will open
at the reception being you log on to gulmoharlane.com. Pairing timeless elements with its doors to shoppers at Select
an indication of its fresh twists, every product available on the website of this Jaipur- CityWalk Mall, Saket by the end of
tranquil setting. The based e-commerce player blend contemporary sensibilities with this month. This will be followed by
contemporary colourful beautiful aesthetics and excellent workmanship. The furniture, two more stores: Mall of India, Noida
tiles further give the some produced by master craftsmen who have been making royal and Ambience Mall, Vasant Kunj. The
space a warm and Rajasthani masterpieces for generations, not only enhance the stores will offer the brand’s signature
convivial character. decor of a room; they inspire a memorable living experience too. pieces, a staple for every wardrobe.

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Musical Evening
Music enthusiasts in Delhi,
Pune, Hyderabad and
Bengaluru were treated to
soul-stirring performances
by MIDIval Punditz. The
Indian fusion group,
comprising Gaurav Raina
and Tapan Raj, enthralled
the audience by singing
numbers from their much-
awaited album, Light along
with the winner of The Step
Up Challenge Viraj Mohan.
The Step Up by Johnnie
Walker - MIDIval Punditz
Light album launch tour.
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Aiming to offer modern beauty solutions to
Indian women, Japanese firm Kose Corporation
has forayed into the cosmetics market in India
with its skincare brand, Spawake. The product
portfolio includes seven product variants as part of its
moisturising and whitening series. These products will be
available in supermarkets, mainly in Delhi-NCR and on online
e-commerce portals. The brand
has appointed Bollywood actress
Aditi Rao Hydari as its brand
ambassador. Speaking on her
association with the brand, the
actress said, “Spawake products
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Khan said, “I strongly believe that a home reflects the persona of
the owner and it is the place where your memories are built every
day. The M Collection is an ultimate definition of luxury and it’s
my pleasure to be associated with the Mahagun Group.”

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surrounding the fascinating years in the Indian Foreign
instrument, possibly the oldest Service, representing
known ancestor of the western three generations:
violin. The ravanhattha, according those who joined in the
to Hindu scripture, was invented 1950s, in the 1960s and
by Ravana, the learned demon the 1970s. While some
king in Ramayana. It has been have shared memories
preserved from extinction by a from their roller-coaster
nomadic sect of priests (Bhopas) diplomatic careers, others
in Rajasthan who use it during have focussed on India’s
their 36-hour recitation of The relations with different
Epic of Pabuji. countries and regions.

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Wandering
For Wellness
No longer limited to traditional vacations, today’s
travellers look to rejuvenate the mind, body and soul
Words Garima Verma

Lentils and
herbs make
for a healthy
ayurvedic diet
E
very once in a while, experiencing healthier ways of living
don’t you feel the urge to is scoring over mere indulgence. As
just let go of everything? nutritionist Shikha Sharma points
Do such moments, when out: “The idea of a wellness break is
your daily activities seem where both mind and body become
like drudgery, transport you to lush one.”
mountains and tranquil sojourns?
Whenever the stress of daily Learning the way of life
Ayurveda
routine takes over your life, you need Ayurvedic villages in the country
tips for
to find an escape to recharge your are not only propagating a holistic
wellness
body and soul. “I think every health approach, their authentic
As your
person – not just their mobiles principles of the ancient “science of digestive process
or laptops – needs recharging,” life” help you adopt healthy living is at its strongest
celebrated classical dancer practices even after you leave. in the morning.
Geeta Chandran rightly puts it in Ayurveda, the medical science never skip
breakfast.
perspective. developed in India thousands of
The quest for a similar boost years ago, works on three elemental Gourds have a
is inspiring many to replace their substances (doshas) of a human number of health
traditional vacation with a wellness being — vata, pitta and kapha. and skin benefits.
They contain
break, to take time out to breathe Based on the importance of food
almost 90 per
new life into themselves. Taking a cure, it emphasises balance and cent water and
cue from our ancient science and suppresses unhealthy urges that are perfect for
time-tested methods of wellness, lead to illness. detoxification.

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Kairali Ayurvedic Healing Village

in Palakkad provides an unmatched
refuge for a complete mental and
physical relaxation among enchanting
forests. Kairali’s doctors prescribe diets
based on your dominance, and cooking
classes are available to those who wish
to pick up the basics of Ayurvedic
cuisine preparation. “The right diet
has a powerful effect on the progress of
physical and mental aspects of health,”
says Geeta Ramesh, joint managing
director, Kairali Ayurvedic Group and
the author of The Ayurvedic Cookbook,
Get Fit in Just Two Weeks.
Her Ayurvedic cooking mantra is
to use morning-fresh ginger and spices
such as fennel, coriander and cumin in
food to improve digestion. Water boiled
with herbs and consumed hot helps to
detox the body too.
Travellers can also choose to visit
Ayurveda Gram near Bengaluru. Spread
across seven acres of greenery with
more than 200 species of rare medicinal
herbs, a typical day at this village starts
with the chirping of birds you never
knew existed. After a morning walk
along its beautiful pathways, one can
choose to take up multiple activities such
as Ayurvedic therapy, yoga asanas, and
meditation sessions. Helping to integrate
the body, mind and soul, Ayurveda
Gram’s treatment sessions range from
classic detoxification, panchkarma
for the body’s rejuvenation, stress
management, and more.
The soothing Healing with spiritualism

Shirodhara For ages, human beings have been
spa treatment
relaxes the mind travelling across the earth in search of
an elusive peace of mind, little realising
Healing is from within your body and yoga helps in this

process. All the plants and animals heal themselves and we
should not work against this natural process of healing. But
in today’s busy lives that process has been distorted
S Sridharan, teacher and trustee, Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai, and member,
Governing Body of Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga

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Answer to all your problems

Who would better know the prowess of Having studied yoga and naturopa-
yoga than yoga guru Ramneek Wig? A thy, Wig created his own schedule and
living example of yoga merits, it has been set of pranayams and food therapy.
11 years since this three-time cancer “The results started showing in no
survivor has been living a healthy life. He time and it has been 11 years since
was 25 when he was first diagnosed with I have taken any medication. And I am
cancer and underwent chemotherapy. A completely cancer-free,” says the
relapse in 2000 resulted in a bone mar- yoga trainer.
row transplant. “In 2003, when my cancer Wig, who plans to start a residential
returned, the doctors gave up saying it course in the National Capital soon to
had reached the terminal stage. I was cater to the growing demand for yoga
treated with some research drugs in the holidays or breaks, adds, “Yoga is a sci-
US but the doctors there too said the ence in itself which helps you beat any
cure rate was not even one per cent and illness. Discipline and the correct way of
the cancer would strike back within six doing it is all you need. Skipping a day
months,” Ramneek tells us. means skipping a week.”
Meditating helps
you retain the
lost balance in
your mind, body
and soul
that the state of perfect self is within. A trick crave for. One ideal destination is Tushita laptops, tablets or mobile phones have no
or a way to embrace silence is all you need. Meditation Centre in Dharamsala. Founded place here. Located on a forested slope in
Yoga and meditation retreats are a perfect in 1972 by Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama the Dauladhar range, Tushita gives you
way to learn how distancing yourself slightly Zopa Rinpoche, in response to the growing the perfect environment for healing through
from technology or other worldly things demand for a retreat centre by its students, meditation, the teachings of Buddha and
can help you reach the peaceful state you musical instruments, cameras, MP3 players, Buddhist philosophies. Ashiyana Yoga and Spa

The Potli massage
relives body pain
and relaxes the
muscles
Village, in northern Goa’s Mandrem Beach, and Kareena Kapoor Khan, swearing by spa
provides a perfect break from the chaos of treatments. Despite hectic schedules, they
daily life. Apart from its training and course manage to steal time out to loosen up. A cue
modules, Ashiyana’s “Yoga Holidays” offer enough for many others to book that long-due
meditation, chanting, karma yoga, barefoot spa vacation.
boogie (based on contact improvisation dance), The Khyber Himalayan Resort & Spa
I have fallen in love with a walks, Surya Namaskaar at the beach and in Gulmarg, with its award-winning spa,
number of spas I have been to. impromptu gatherings and workshops. Its picturesque settings and Kashmiri cuisine,
In St Tropez (France), I went three main yogashalas are well-equipped to offers a dream vacation. The traditional
to Pure Altitude at Villa Marie cater to every level of yoga practitioners. Indian ways of healing and rejuvenation
and I was blown away by their work in tandem with international
Energétique des Alpes ritual, a Spa-cation calling influences of indulgence and pampering
massage where they use bags Numerous studies have revealed the in their spa sessions. If you want to blend
of Mediterranean salts and benefits of a spa treatment and how it can your wellness break with some luxury and
mountain plants. translate into better health. This requirement colourful culture, try ESPA at The Leela
Priyanka Chopra for complete relief has many, including Palace Kempinski, Udaipur. Set on beautiful
Bollywood Actor Bollywood celebrities like Priyanka Chopra Lake Pichola, the ESPA is divided into two

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Yoga sessions in
progress under
the clear blue sky
I am addicted to
mani-pedis and
always head to a
hotel’s spa almost
as soon as I check
in. My all-time
favourite spa is the
Oberoi Rajvilas Spa
in Jaipur. The best
bit about their spa
experience is the
right proportion of
yoga, meditation,
gym, steam, sauna,
Jacuzzi, and beauty
parlor services that
make anyone feel so
pampered.
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Bollywood Actor
I have a spa fetish

since childhood. I
always wanted the
tel-maalish that my
mother would do
with mustard oil. I
remember I added
jasmine to it once
segments — a recreation area each with its own private pool to make it smell
called Haveli Spa from where the and walled garden. Using exotic better. I am a total
guests proceed to spa treatment exfoliating seeds, traditional spa junkie and love
tents featuring crystal and Ayurvedic oils and dosha-specific to go for deep-tissue
anthracite-tiled steam rooms, and body treatments, the ESPA leaves massages.
the Lake Spa with a couple’s suite you feeling like a royal in mind Shilpa Shetty Kundra
and two Royal Palace spa suites, and body. Bollywood Actor

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offshore
Stunning shot of
Santorini island showing
its multi-coloured cliffs

Explosive
Qualities
Volcanic Santorini is home to one of the most
I
interesting archaeological discoveries of modern times
returned to Santorini late one summer

afternoon, just as the evening breeze was
beginning to gust up the steep volcanic
cliffs. That first night, the winds howled like
a choir of crazed sirens; but the following
morning the storm had passed. Opening the
Words William Dalrymple bedroom door, I looked out on to one of the most
Photos GNTO and spectacular views in the whole Aegean.
visitgreece.gr From the edge of the white-washed terrace, the
land fell almost a thousand feet to a great cauldron
of clear-blue seawater far below. That cauldron –
the caldera – was held in the rocky embrace of two
arms of cliff. Within the waters of the caldera lay
two islands, one of flat black lava, the other, more
mountainous, of variegated white pumice. Further
out to sea lay a misty ripple of smaller volcanic
rocks, sea-crags and islets. To both left and right
the steep beds of stratigraphy fell away like the
section of a geological map in distinct layers of
gritty-grey, white-ochre and ferrous-red, each bed
marking a different eruption or lava flow. But it
was one eruption in particular that I knew had
changed the island’s history.
Before 1,600BC, Santorini was a circular
island: A single steep-sided mountain sticking
out of the Mediterranean Sea. But then the
volcano exploded, with such unprecedented force
that ash blotted out sunlight from most of the

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Mediterranean for an entire year, while tidal

waves inundated neighbouring islands and
created havoc as far away as Egypt.
Midway through the eruption, one side
of the mountain collapsed and the heart of
the island sank beneath the waves. The crater
then filled with seawater and the island was
left a jagged crescent. What had once been the
eastern slopes of the old mountain remained
hanging over the crater, looking down sheer
cliffs on to the new bay that had just opened up
beneath. The largest of the two islands in the
caldera, Therasia, is the remains of what was
once the north-western edge of the volcano,
now separated from the main island.
The same explosion which gave Santorini
its distinctive shape also made it home to
one of the most interesting archaeological
discoveries of modern times. In 1967, the Greek
archaeologist Spiridon Marinatos discovered
that at the time of the catastrophe Santorini
had been a flourishing island kingdom,
culturally linked to Minoan Crete. At Akrotiri,
on the south of the island, he found the island’s
principal port, its houses and their contents
preserved by the ash and lava that had covered
them. In substantial three- and four-storey
houses he found huge scroll-painted pithoi
pots, marble figurines of egg-shell delicacy,
beautiful clay pyxis and incense burners,
bronze implements, obsidian axe-heads and
gold jewellery; but, most exciting of all, several
cycles of frescoes of the greatest beauty. All
these had lain buried for 36 centuries.
I first came to Santorini in 1976 as an
11-year-old. Returning for the first time after a
gap of more than 35 years, I expected Santorini
to be a disappointment. I had such gilded
memories of that first trip that there seemed
no way the real island could possibly live up
to my romanticised, childhood memories. Yet
Santorini remains as wonderful to the adult
eye as it does to that of a child. It may not
A be the lost key to unlock the mysteries of the
Old Testament, but there can be few better

B C
There has been a huge amount of development since the 1970s and Fira
has grown from a tiny village to a considerable town
places in the Mediterranean to sit as the sun huge amount of development since the 1970s and
goes down, gazing over the islands and sipping the clifftops are now crowded as Fira has grown
a glass of cold ouzo. And while it may not be from a tiny village to a considerable town. But
the lost Atlantis either – Plato clearly says that planning regulations are tight on the island and
A The beautiful
Atlantis lay beyond the Pillars of Hercules (i.e. most of the new houses have at least been built to
Mykonos Island locally
known as Chora Gibraltar) so, if anywhere, Atlantis was probably the old Ottoman designs and with proper stone,
the less romantically named Doggerland, the or with curved roof-lines in imitation of the
B The Greek coastline lost land-bridge connecting the Weald with traditional houses built into the island’s cliffs.
offers a diverse France that now lies under the English Channel The best villas on the island are astonishing – I
landscape
– the archaeology is no less remarkable than I stayed in the fabulous Santorini 1V – and are all
imagined it aged 11. designed so that they look out over the caldera.
C The Mykonos windmills
It would be stretching the truth to call The real highlight, however, is a spectacular
are an iconic feature of
the Greek island Santorini an unspoilt island: There has been a property on the island of Therasia. To reach

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it from Fira, you head north to the furthest In 2000, Costis finally managed to buy
tip of the island, away from the vineyards up the southern coastline of Therasia, just off
that flourish in the fertile soil around Oia: it took him nearly 10 years to persuade
the capital, and into a starker, drier the 24 different owners of the land to sell. At
and more barren landscape, passing the centre of his dream were some abandoned
great shelves of stilled lava. The only mine workings from which, in the 1850s, fine
vegetation here are hardy fig trees white pumice had once been extracted to
whose roots grip their way between create the cement that was shipped across the
volcanic boulders. Out of this parched Mediterranean to build the Suez Canal and the
landscape rises the white hilltop town port of Piraeus.
of Oia; and at its base, reached by a long- Over five years, Costis converted the old
winding flight of steps, is the jetty where the mine into a luxurious cross between a Bond
power-launch to the Hideaway lies waiting. villain’s lair and a minimalist boutique hotel,
D The Hideaway is the creation of a blonde, all whitewash, rolling arches and astonishing
bronzed and bearded Greek Viking called Costis sea views. It is as private as you could possibly
Psychas. His grandfather was an Athenian sea wish – there is no other property on this side
captain who traded between the Aegean and the of the island, and no road connecting it with
Black Sea, shipping the sweet Santorini Vin Santo anywhere else – and almost impossibly lovely.
wine to Odessa, whence it was sent by railroad to It comes with a staff of four: a boatman for the
Moscow and St Petersburg as the preferred altar Scorpion power-launch, which can take you on
D The delicious summer wine of the Russian Orthodox church. Costis’s trips around the caldera; a butler; a wonderful
salad at the famous
eating joint, Babis grandfather had always recruited his crews from chef who makes excellent Greek salads, kebabs
the sailors of Oia, and in the mid-1980s his father and seafood; and a cleaner. Having just spent
returned to the island and opened a stylish hotel a blissful week there, reading, eating and
E Mykonos is renowned for its
bright white buildings and in the town: Perivolas still remains arguably snorkelling, I should warn that re-entry to
narrow winding streets Santorini’s best hotel. normal life is not easy.

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Stucco work on Charminar
A Tryst With
The Past
On your next visit to the
City of Pearls, Hyderabad,
don’t miss these interesting
little-known jewels
Words Rathina Sankari
Photos Ramchander Pentuker

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C
harminar, Falaknuma Palace,
Golconda Fort, Salar Jung
Museum, Hussainsagar Lake,
Chowmahalla Palace... You
may have visited these tourist
attractions during your past visits to
Hyderabad. This time, choose to be different.
We take you on a journey to explore the little-
known gems in the Pearl Capital of India.
High Tea
Across the famous monument of Charminar,
A Tourists enjoying a next to Mecca Masjid, stands Nimrah Bakery.
hot cup of tea at the
Nimrah Bakery
The non-descript eatery, established in 1993,
is famous for its Irani chai (tea) and Osmania
biscuits. It is claimed that Irani chai reached
B Exterior shot of the
Purani Haveli Palace Hyderabad with Persian immigrants.

C
C The Antiques cellar

D in Laad Bazaar
D Street vendors selling

antique items and
other accessories
E AA Hussain & Co. is

the oldest bookshop
of Hyderabad
Laad Bazaar is popular for bangles in thousands of designs

and colours, anywhere between `100 and `1,000
At Nimrah’s, a 90 ml cup of milky sweet and tutti fruti fillings or sheermal, a bread
tea is conventionally served with flaky, made from white refined flour with its
crumbly and sugary-salty Osmania origins in Persia.
biscuits. These biscuits have been named
after the seventh nizam, Mir Osman Ali Bangle Haven
Khan. Apparently, he ordered these from Located on one of the four roads that
the now defunct Vicaji’s Hotel, one of the branch out from the historic Charminar,
most famous hotels of the city in the 1940s Laad Bazaar is popular for bangles in
and 1950s. You can also try dilkhush, a thousands of designs and colours, priced E
variant of a pie with coconut, cherries, nuts anywhere between `100 and `1,000.

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World’s longest wardrobe at the Nizam’s Museum
However, one can shop for pearls, semi- Very Shahi

precious stones, jewellery, silverware, En route Golconda Fort, the erstwhile
bidriware, saris, handwoven materials capital of the Qutub Shahi dynasty, are the
and kalamkari paintings too. The market seven tombs of Qutub Shahi rulers and two
also serves as the perfect destination for mosques. A blend of Bahmani, Persian and
trousseau shopping for most Hyderabadi Tughlaq architecture led to the evolution
brides. Historians claim Mohammed of a distinct Deccani style where granite,
Quli had set up this place as a shopping sand and lime were used to build the
destination for his daughter’s wedding to monuments. A shutterbug’s delight, Sultan
Quick Aurangzeb’s son. Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah’s mausoleum
Takes is the grandest of all the structures among
How to nDo try the Literary Lanes the Qutub Shahi tombs.
Get There Hyderabadi
One of the best places to find books in
Vistara flies daily to Biryani, Khubani
ka Meetha and any genre is AA Hussain & Co. Located at World’s Longest Wardrobe
Rajiv Gandhi
International Airport Shahi Tukda Abids Road, one of the oldest commercial A few minutes walk from Charminar
in Hyderabad. when in the city hubs of Hyderabad, AA Hussain & Co was takes you to Purani Haveli, the first royal
originally a general store that sold imported residence of the Nizams in Hyderabad.
nThe sound-and-
light show at goods. It was converted into a bookstore While one wing of the palace houses the
Golconda Fort is a in 1949. In the past, the shop sold greeting Nizam’s Museum, the other is being used as
Where not-to-be-missed cards and even received an award for an educational institution and an industrial
experience, selling a record number of UNICEF cards. training institute. A unique feature of this
to Stay especially the
To date, loyal customers throng this quaint museum is the world’s longest wardrobe,
Taj Falaknuma Palace narration by
Phone: 040-6629585; Amitabh bookshop for the personalised attention built on two levels with a hand-cranked
www.tajhotels.com Bachchan extended to them. wooden elevator in place.

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Left to Right: A marsala-inspired piece from designer Kunal Anil Tanna; A halter-neck gown by Trendy Divva; Rajkumar Rao in Kunal Anil Tanna; Lisa
Haydon in a lehenga from Nivedita Saboo
Get Marsala-fied
Think deep, rich wine-red. Think marsala. Voted as the colour of the
year by global forecasters, this gorgeous hue can be integrated
effortlessly in your wardrobe, make-up palette and accessories
closet. Know how....
A
Words Guneet Oberoi
fter scarlet, crimson and maroon, it is make heads turn with envy this season, then read on
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Appealing to both men and women – wardrobe, makeup and accessories.
this colour, which gets its name from
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an understated sophistication. With fashion designers Whether it is Taylor Swift sweeping the red carpet
in India and abroad using marsala in their collections, in a marsala-coloured one-shoulder cutout chiffon
this rich colour has invaded wardrobes, beauty palettes dress or the sizzling Jacqueline Fernandez in a Peter
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runways globally. Marsala can be either worn as a Bollywood celebrities are eager to be seen in this rich
monochromatic statement piece on its own or can be earthy shade which exudes elegance and glamour.
paired with navys, camels or blushes. If you wish to Veteran fashion designer Kiran Uttam Ghosh who has

2 Get Shady
with these chic
3
sunglasses from
Elle eyewear
1
Off the Cuff
RED HAIR DAY with Marsala
cufflinks from
10
with this HAIR Corneliani
Paint the town COLOUR FROM L’Oréal
Marsala with Professionnel
radiant nailpaint
from Natio
available on
fashionandyou.com
10
Top
4
Dress to
Impress
in this flowy chiffon
dress from Trendy
Divva
9 Pucker Up
with this powerpact
lip lacquer from
Estee Lauder
marsala
must haves
8
Hatty Days
ahead with this
summery hat
from Ayesha
Accessories
7 Fashion
Forward
with Alberto
Torresi shoes
6 Bag it
with this
elegant Hidesign
handbag 5 ring in
the summer with
exquisite jewellery
from Mirari
accentuated her collection with this colour to do it the right way. Leather, suede, knits undertones, marsala can also be paired up
reiterated its elegance and wearability. and chiffon are some of the fabrics that best with greys and teals.
“I think there is something timeless and suit this rich hue. If you are apprehensive Being a unisex shade, men can also
elegant about marsala and yet it is spunky about being too experimental, you could take a sigh of relief – and now move out
and spirited, something that works well for team a marsala piece with other neutral tones from boring blues and blacks to this deep
today’s woman,” she says. While you are all such as camel, navy and amber – all highly shade of red. A marsala-coloured chino
set to kick off this colour trend, it is integral compatible colours. Because of its burnished with a crisp white shirt looks understated

palette
fashion
C
A Chic marsala bag from
Da Milano
B Use a marsala eyeshadow to

add colour to your summer look.
C A model shot from The Circus

by Sana and Sulakshana.
D Sonam Kapoor dons the

marsala lip colour.
A
B D
skin tones, this surely is a go-to colour for

beauty aficionados. This dusty burgundy
hue can be either used as a blush, paired
up with golden eye colour and a neutral lip
for the daytime, or as a rich lip hue with
dramatic eyes for the night. Nevertheless,
if you are not adventurous enough to fully
incorporate this trending hue in your
makeup routine, the best way is to try it on
your nails.
As compared to 2014’s colour - berry,
yet fashionable. You could also go the As compared marsala is more wearable and universally
Amitabh Bachchan way by sporting flattering. On nails it looks chic and
a marsala velvet jacket which looks to 2014’s colour classy. On lips, it looks powerful and on
exquisitely chic. Vani Kannan, menswear cheeks, radiant.
design head at Van Heusen asserts, “It berry, marsala is
is a colour that stimulates its wearers to Adding Accents
be creative and experimental. For men, more wearable For starters, the ideal way to integrate this
marsala goes best with off-whites, creams
and beige. One must have a piece of
and universally colour is with simple accessories. A hint of
marsala is sure to add a stylish touch to a
accessory in this earthy colour for sure.”
flattering. On nails monochromatic outfit. So, investing in a
marsala handbag or flats this summer is
Vino-Coloured Cosmetics
This gorgeous shade reminds us of the
it looks classy while one of the easiest ways to try and see if this
trend works for you. For men, a dapper
1990s when dark wine lips were a rage. on lips emanates marsala bowtie or a pocket square could
After nearly more than a decade, marsala add a dash of colour to your otherwise
is back with a bang. Flattering for most power bland black suits.

Palette
art
Glassy Gardens
Ever thought of incorporating some nature at your workplace
or home? Decorate your living space with a stylish
little ecosystem
Words Guneet Oberoi
A
terrarium is a fascinating people who have limited time to devote to
miniature landscape made gardening or do not have a green thumb but
up of living plants placed prefer plants around them,” shares Ozzie’s
inside a sealed container, Terrarium founder Pooja Singh.
usually made of glass. Not
only does it add a touch of green to your Selecting the Container
indoor space, it offers a unique avenue Terrariums can either be covered or left
to hone your gardening skills. Originally open. Closed terrariums are self-sustaining
known as Wardian cases, terrariums as they create an ecosystem within the
have been created by gardening experts container – water in the soil evaporates and
for decades now. “Plants in a terrarium then condenses as “rain” on these plants so
require low maintenance and are perfect for you need not water them everyday. On the

Succulents
A Good Choice
Succulents are perfect for indoor spaces as they are
easy to maintain and available in a variety of colours.
For your terrarium, choose from these...
other hand, open terrariums can be and charcoal to be layered in the

used for dry plants and maintained container. Plants are then placed on Aloe vera Lobivia
in fish bowls, bottles, vases or jars. the soil while pebbles and figurines
“Opt for a small container as it can are added as decoration pieces.
be placed in a corner which has
access to indirect natural light. How to Maintain
Ensure the container is neither Maintaining a terrarium is easy
frosted nor tinted to enable plants – you just need to water and
to get maximum exposure to light,” trim the plants occasionally. Use
shares Singh. a small watering can or a little
cup so that the plants do not get
Setting it up “disturbed”. Time and again,
Good quality, sterilised soil is best check if the soil is moist or dry
suited for your terrariums. Fertiliser and water it accordingly. “The Moon cactus Agave
is not required. Plants of varying principle behind terrariums is the
height, shape, texture and colours same that the earth runs on: rain
can be used to create the landscape falls, then evaporates, gathers
of your choice. But do ensure that as clouds and falls again. It’s the
the plants are free from insects cycle of nature. Terrariums thrive
and diseases. “Keeping weather on neglect since they
conditions in mind, a variety of create their own moisture
plants can be used. While and require minimal
succulents and cacti work attention. Once the right
well in open terrariums, humidity balance
moss, ferns, money is established, a
plants, cryptanthus and closed terrarium
syngonium are suitable can often last a Euphorbia milii Crassula
for closed ones,” month or more
says Singh. Setting before it needs
up a terrarium watering again,”
requires gravel, soil informs Singh.
Pilosocereus
pachycladus
(Courtesy
Mansi Malhotra,
co-founder,
www.e-plant.co.in)
people
personality

Man With a
Silken Voice
Known for his romantic ballads, the self-taught musician Mohit Chauhan has been making
a clean sweep at awards ceremonies. We talk to him about his experience with music
legends, the inspiration behind his soulful compositions and his love for travel...
Words Guneet Oberoi
T
hree youngsters floated Yesteryears’ Charm opportunity to me as it brought to light
comfortably underwater I grew up listening to the legend Kishore my versatility as a singer. I had the
as they sang a melodious Kumar. He was, for me, a true-blue opportunity to sing soft numbers like
number with simple yet rockstar, one of the most original singers Tum ho pass mere to power-packed ones
meaningful lyrics. This song of the era gone by. The comfort and ease like Sadda haq which was in the rock and
was Dooba dooba by famous Indipop with which he sung is just unfathomable. roll genre.
band Silk Route. It made waves back in If given a chance to sing someone else’s
1998 as the first-ever underwater music song, it would surely be a Kishore Kumar In Tune With Rustic Rhythm
video in India. Mohit Chauhan, a simple number. I also admire and respect the I have grown up listening to the folk
33-year-old Himachali, was the lead versatility of Mohammad Rafi Sahab. songs of Himachal Pradesh and old Hindi
vocalist. Today, this soulful singer, who film songs. Despite having Indipop as
admits to have learnt singing by listening a base, my music is free from Western
to the radio, is among the most revered If not a singer, I would influence. I believe that the music I
in the film fraternity. have been a farmer with compose can have different languages
Visiting the capital city and and still retain the flow. For me, music is
championing The World Voice Project
apple orchards and lots what naturally flows out of my mind
by British Council in its second year, he of cattle and guitar.
performed with 300 students on stage
recently. With a list of roaring hits in My Inspiration A Farmer if Not a Singer
his kitty such as Tumse hi, Pee loon, It took me nearly five years to I love to be close to nature. Humming
Kun faya kun, Khoon chala, Masakali finally work with AR Rahman. It is my favourite melodies as I walk through
and many more, this suave singer talks an experience of a lifetime. He is a the hills is something I have grown up
about his dream-come-true experience of perfectionist and leaves nothing to doing. If not a singer, I would have been
working with the legendary AR Rahman, chance. He is an inspiration for an entire a farmer with apple orchards and cattle.
his wanderlust soul and more. generation of musicians and music
lovers. I sung Khoon chala in Rang De Looking at the Future
From Dooba dooba to Tumse hi.... Basanti for him which went on to become I’m working with Imtiaz Ali for his next
Dooba dooba, during my Silk Route band a big hit and consolidated my Bollywood film and aim to do different and more
days, remains one of the closest songs to career. Thereafter, I sung for him in challenging songs this year.
my heart. It struck an immediate chord Delhi-6.
with listeners too. In fact, people still Bitten by the Travel Bug
relate me with it. However, the next Turning Point Hills have always fascinated me. When
10 years were full of struggle and limited Rockstar has been the turning point I’m not singing, I like to escape to the
opportunities. Then came filmmaker of my singing career. It can be both mountains. It gives me immense peace.
Imtiaz Ali’s Jab We Met. It gave that challenging and tough if you happen I would say I have a soul of a shepherd
all-important boost to my dipping career, to be the sole playback voice for an who likes to wander in the hills. Scotland
especially the song Tumse hi. There has actor. I can never thank Imtiaz Ali and is my favourite travel destination... a
been no looking back ever since. AR Rahman enough for extending this home away from home.

kaleidoscope
time travel
Pre-existing EU New EU members

members in 2004 admitted in 2004
1> Cyprus
2> Czech Republic
3> Estonia
4> Hungary
5> Latvia
6> Lithuania
7> Malta
8> Poland
9> Slovakia
10> Slovenia
11 Years Ago in May
2004
3
5
450
6
million
8
was the population
2 of the European
European Union’s 10
9
4
Union after the
addition of 10 new
Largest-ever
countries to the
existing 15 countries.
Expansion 1
Words Sanjeev Bhar 7
T
he largest-ever expansion of of the Cold War in 1989. Around 75 million Community (ECSC) Treaty was inked
the European Union (EU) people were added to the existing 15 nations, in Paris, bringing Belgium, the Federal
took place on May 1, 2004 taking EU representation to 450 million. Republic of Germany, France, Italy,
when three former Soviet The EU brings countries on a common Luxembourg and the Netherlands together.
republics (Estonia, Latvia platform to fulfill their interests and values. These countries agreed to ensure the free
and Lithuania), four former satellites of Its formation in 1958 was underlined with movement of coal and steel, as well as allow
the USSR (Poland, the Czech Republic, a vision to promote peace, values of human free access to sources of production among
Hungary and Slovakia), a former Yugoslav rights, democracy, equality, rule of law and themselves. On March 25, 1957, these
republic (Slovenia) and two Mediterranean the well-being of its people. countries signed the Treaty of Rome and
islands (Cyprus and Malta) — joined hands The story of the EU’s birth goes back built a European Economic Community
with the politico-economic union, making it to 1950 when French politician Robert (EEC) based on a wider common market
the world’s largest trading bloc. Schuman envisioned the creation of a covering a variety of goods and services.
This event marked the culmination pro-peace organisation and proposed it This treaty paved the way towards a
of a long preparation process for the to Germany and other European nations. consensus for the formation of the EU
reunification of a Europe following the end A year later, the European Coal and Steel as a united force in the continent.
May 1, 1960
Gujarat and Maharashtra
were formed on this day
with the dissolution of
Trivia
May
the former Bombay state,

first created at India’s
independence. Its ruling May 27, 1937
government, the Indian About 2,00,000 people walked across the Golden
National Congress (INC) Gate Bridge in San Francisco on its opening day. This
party, continued to run suspension bridge, anchored by two 746-ft tall towers,
Gujarat after its creation. connects San Francisco to California’s northern counties.

kaleidoscope
photo frames
A In keeping with the early

tradition of rock-cut caves,
this magnificent chaitya-griha
in Ellora, Maharashtra, has a
ribbed ceiling that replicates
the wooden architecture of
the 7th century.
B Master Tibetan Buddhism

guru Padmasambhava is
known to have performed the
Chham masked dance to keep
evil spirits away and establish
Buddhism for eternity in the
trans-Himalayan area. It is
practised to date.
C The main temple in Tabo

village in Spiti, Himachal
Pradesh, displays clay
sculptures from the 11th
century representing the A
many deities of the Mandala.
B
Buddhist
Heritage
The purpose of the
earliest Buddhist art was
to take us far from the
material world. By the
fifth century it started
using beauty and grace
to provide an elevating
experience. We trace the
journey of Buddhist art
and architecture across
India and beyond...
Photos Benoy K Behl

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photo frames

E
D Bodhisattva Padmapani, a
mural from the 5th century
in Ajanta, Maharashtra,
is counted amongst the
masterpieces of Indian art.
E One of the recently

discovered sculptures
from the 1st century in
Panigarhi, Andhra Pradesh.
F An energetic figure depicted

in a 12th century mural in
F Alchi monastery in Ladakh,
symbolising the ‘joy of divinity’.

kaleidoscope
photo frames
G The Phugtal monastery is built

at the entrance of a natural cave
on the cliff face of a lateral gorge
of the Lungnak River tributary.
Located in a remote part of the
beautiful valley of Zanskar in
Ladakh, this mud-and-timber
construction was founded in the
11th/12th centuries.
H Buddha at Mulbek en route

from Leh to Kargil made by
Kashmiri artists in the 8th and
9th centuries.
I This Maitreya relief in Kartse,

Nepal is one of the earliest
Colossal Buddhas of the
7th century.

I

kaleidoscope
opinion
The facade of Presidency College, Kolkata
Impressive Institution
The Presidency College in Kolkata has always been famous
for its impressive alumni list
I
consider myself lucky to have been It was established in 1817 as Hindu College, later
associated with Kolkata’s Presidency transiting to Presidency College in 1857. Cutting
College twice, first as a student from 1970 across departments, the university has no shortage
to 1973 and then as a faculty member of prominent graduates: filmmakers Satyajit Ray
from 1979-83. Back then, it was a college and Mrinal Sen, actors Ashok Kumar and Aparna
affiliated to the University of Kolkata. It was in Sen, physicist Satyendra Nath Bose, poet Bankim
2010 that it was granted the status of a full- Chandra Chattopadhyay, economist Amartya Sen,
fledged university. This was enacted with a view freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose...the list is
to enable Presidency University to function more impressive.
efficiently as a centre of teaching and research It was a period of turbulence and turmoil in
in various branches of learning, especially the the political history of West Bengal when I was
Humanities, Social and Basic Sciences. studying Economics at Presidency. Right across the
Words Bibek Debroy
The educational institution has a historic past. road was the famous College Street Coffee House

Impressive List
of Presidency
Alumni
Swami Vivekananda
Joined in 1869
Bankim Chandra
Chattopadhyay
Joined in 1879
The famous College Street Coffee House where Presidency College students still love to spend time discussing world economics
where over unending sessions of tea and coffee, and joined elsewhere. The state government
we, the students, would discuss and solve all the also starved Presidency of funds required for
world’s problems. Our classes were held in the infrastructure development and the institution’s
new building, near Baker Lab, cut off from the old condition kept deteriorating over time.
building whose staircase is famous for an incident Furthermore, in a number of the university’s
involving freedom fighter Subhas Chandra departments, recruitment was not evenly
Bose, then a second year student. Responding spread out over time and was, in fact, bunched dr Rajendra Prasad
angrily to a racial insult by Professor Oaten, together. For instance, in the Economics Joined in 1902
Bose pushed him down the staircase. He was department, several appointments took place in
rusticated thereafter for his action but became a the late 1950s and early 1960s. Although these
revolutionary figure among the youth of Bengal. gentlemen were not good researchers, they were
If you were to ask me what makes an excellent teachers and were expected to retire
institution great, I feel all of them go through in mid- and late-1980s. However, through the
their share of ups and downs. The credibility years, no steps were taken for proper succession
of any great educational institution is based on planning, including the recruitment of new
two parameters: the quality of teaching never faculty (for replacement), and grooming of a Netaji subhash
chandra bose
dipping below a minimum threshold and strict new generation of teachers. For example, when
Joined in 1913
entry norms. If you leave out commerce, which I left my teaching job in Presidency in the mid-
Presidency never taught, Presidency was miles 1980s to join Pune-based Gokhale Institute as an
ahead of its competitors as an undergraduate associate professor, the city had been nowhere
college in West Bengal. And I do not think those on my radar. Had the system wanted to retain
who studied in rival institutions back then will me, I would have stayed on. When I use the
dispute this too. However, I am no longer sure word “system”, I do not mean only the state
that Presidency is a college of first choice any government. My former teachers, who were in
longer. This is tragic as it retained that position decision-making positions within Presidency,
Satyajit Ray
of eminence even during the turbulent decades were just as culpable. Nor is mine an isolated Joined in 1936
of the 1960s and 1970s. On why it happened example of human capital flight from Presidency.
is a question we need to find an answer for. With the formal establishment of Presidency
Presidency is a government college. During the as a university in 2010, the challenge continues
Left Front government, there was excessive for the institution to make up for lost time and
intervention in how educational institutions regain its venerable traditions. On then can it
were run. In the name of curbing elitism, faculty continue to build on its strengths to become a
members (who were in government employment) leading institution of the future..
were transferred to other government colleges (The writer is an economist and a professor
at remote locations. As these faculty members at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi. Amartya sen
possessed alternative choices, they resigned The views expressed by him are personal.) Joined in 1949

kaleidoscope
tarot
Forecast
ARIES LEO SAGITTARIUS
Mar 21 - Apr 19 July 23 - Aug 22 Nov 22 - Dec 21
Be ready to take advantage of the You are likely to be concerned about an There are chances that you will soon begin a
opportunities that come your way in the near investment or a business partnership but new enterprise or retrieve a past one. This is
future as they lead you to the path of success. do not worry as it will get sorted soon. likely to bring in more money and supplement
Stay cautious on the financial front as there Concentrate on the friendships you already your present income. An awaited message
are chances of losses. have rather than forging new ones. arrives with positive results.
Lucky Number: 5 Lucky Number: 8 Lucky Number: 1
Lucky Colour: Magenta Lucky Colour: Orange Lucky Colour: Green
TAURUS VIRGO CAPRICORN

Apr 20 - May 20 Aug 23 - Sep 22 Dec 22 - Jan 19
There are indications of financial gains through New business deals end your financial Your financial situation seems precarious
commissions, trade or mortgage deals. Concentrate problems and net you unexpected returns. at present but good news is likely to arrive
more on work, education and goals than social The worst is over on the romantic front. Good soon. It will completely transform the way
activities. Health issues are unlikely to bother you. luck is likely to smile on you during a journey. you analyse your future financial security.
Lucky Colour: Cobalt blue Lucky Colour: Black Lucky Colour: Cream
gemini LIBRA AQUARIUS

May 21 - June 20 Sep 23 - Oct 22 Jan 20 - Feb 18
A delay in payment, loss of income or cancellation Use your intelligence to outwit your competitors. Smaller gains are indicated on the financial
of a funding deal can leave you disappointed. Do It is your time to shine so do not let go of this front. An error in a bank statement will
not despair as good fortune and tidings will soon opportunity. However, stay grounded and do not get corrected. Do not let conditions,
knock on your door. An unexpected out-of-the- over-indulge as it could be your undoing. You appearances or what others have to say
ordinary trip is on the cards. will enjoy socialising with friends and family. affect your ideals.
Lucky Colour: Maroon Lucky Colour: White Lucky Colour: Red
CANCER SCORPIO PISCES

June 21 - July 22 Oct 23 - Nov 21 Feb 19 - Mar 20
Documentation issues related to your You will want to be financially self-reliant, own a You will juggle your work, appointments and social
projects will be reconciled. At the workplace, business or venture out to work independently. affairs successfully. Financial obstacles will be
influential people are likely to play an There are chances that you will have mood surmounted and a cheque, subsidy, commission
instrumental role in your life to help you swings and will often daydream about love and or settlement is in the offing. All looks fine on the
achieve monetary gains. romance. health front but it is better to be careful.
Lucky Colour: Yellow Lucky Colour: Pink Lucky Colour: Teal
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Kaleidoscope
Light read
Journey Home
The time that my journey takes is long
and the way of it long.
I came out on the chariot of the first
gleam of light, and pursued my
voyage through the wildernesses of
worlds leaving my track on many a
star and planet.
It is the most distant course that comes
nearest to thyself,
and that training is the most intricate
which leads to the utter simplicity of
a tune.
The traveler has to knock at every alien
door to come to his own,
and one has to wander through all the
outer worlds to reach the innermost
shrine at the end.
My eyes strayed far and wide before I
shut them and said ‘Here art thou!’
The question and the cry ‘Oh, where?’
melt into tears of a thousand
streams and deluge the world with the
flood of the assurance ‘I am!’
One of the poems from Gitanjali written

by Rabindranath Tagore. Vistara
pays tribute to the great poet on his
155th birth anniversary on May 7.
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Business
REPORT
I
magine having `200 billion
(around US$3.2 billion) for
Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) initiatives. This
projection by the Indian
Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA),
based on unlocking funds from a
pool of 16,000 companies in the
budget year starting April 14, equals
the Central Government’s total
budget allocation to provide mobile
connectivity to 50,000 villages where
wireless telephony is yet to reach.
Given that companies’ CSR spending
will be pegged to their past three
years’ net profitability, the CSR budget
nationwide will increase in the future,
assuming business profitability will
register a healthy growth during
the same period.
For the first time, CSR in India has
become a concrete resource allocation
platform backed by legislative
support. The new law presents several
opportunities for Indian companies
to not only strengthen their CSR
efforts, but also shape India’s
economic future and their own global
competitiveness. It helps businesses to
move beyond international standards
and guidelines as mere compliance
requirements. We take a look at
these opportunities.
Using CSR to Shape Opportunity 1: Using CSR

initiatives to build industry-friendly
talent pools
India’s Economic
India’s ability to harness the
advantages of its demographic
dividend will decide its economic
Future
destiny. The window of opportunity
represented by that dividend will be
available largely until 2040. Studies
by India’s National Sample Survey
Organisation (2009-2010) suggest
that around 290 million additional
workers will need to be trained by
Businesses can now draw on the expertise of various
2022 to achieve India’s national
stakeholders in a maturing CSR ecosystem. An extract from an skills development targets. This is a
Accenture-FICCI Report... mammoth task, given the existing

The CSR Rules 2014 allow companies to contribute CSR funds to activities
aimed at strengthening vocational skills.
capacity of the country’s training Businesses across sectors must Opportunity 4: Making CSR
systems. The CSR Rules 2014 allow harness this growing interest among a driver of capital formation in
companies to financially contribute young people in creating new forms of neglected areas of national interest
to activities aimed at strengthening value for themselves and the nation. Although India is a fast-growing
vocational skills that will make workers The CSR Rules 2014 provide a way to emerging economy, it faces numerous
employable. Businesses making the do so. The rules permit enterprises to human development challenges such
most of this opportunity can help create contribute to technology incubators as maternal health problems, infant
talent pools for the future. in academic institutions approved mortality and intractable diseases like
Following the lead of exemplars by the Central Government. In close malaria and tuberculosis. A case in
or collaborating with them, smaller collaboration with such incubators, point is maternal health. An estimated
companies in industrial clusters can companies can foster the creation 50,000 maternal deaths occurred
pool CSR funds to develop online of flexible and open innovation labs in India in 2013. Although India has
courses and virtual simulators on capable of launching game-changing been able to substantively reduce its
the public cloud to help young people technologies with lower upfront maternal mortality rate, it runs the
strengthen their technical skills and investment. These labs could help solve risk of missing the Maternal Mortality
acquire professional certifications. the nation’s problems and serve as a Rate (MMR) set as part of the United
Such moves would not only build base for affordable innovations that Nations Millennium Development
a talent pool for various sectors industry players can draw on to drive Goals initiative. While the Government
but create a digital technology profitable growth. is launching extensive interventions,
infrastructure that companies could it is evident that more efforts need to
use for other projects. Moreover, CSR budgets in India be taken to achieve this desired MMR
individuals who take advantage of such CSR initiatives in Indian companies stand to target. The CSR Rules 2014 provide an
benefit tremendously, thanks to significantly more
training are more likely to find jobs and predictable spend.
opportunity for corporations to work
spend part of their income on goods (One million = 0.1 Crore) with public agencies to help the nation
and services, creating more stable CSR Budget
No. of Companies reach this goal.
(`Million)
economic growth. Up to `5 13,346
The CSR Rules 2014 also allow
`5-10 1,196 enterprises to contribute funds to
Opportunity 2: Transforming CSR `10-50 1,186 programmes aimed at combating
collaborations into cost-efficient yet `50-100 182 HIV, acquired immune deficiency
game-changing innovation `100-200 79 syndrome, malaria and other
`200 -500 43
India has a significant resource that diseases. While organisations such as
`500 or more 25
it has yet to fully tap: the innovation Eli Lilly serve as an example for other
potential of its people. Just as political Source: IICA (2013), “Corporate social responsibility:
The new game changer.”
pharma companies to leverage CSR
democracy can lift nations by building funds to support early-tuberculosis
on the combined ideas of their citizens, Opportunity 3: Turning CSR discovery efforts aimed at finding
“democratised” innovation can lift initiatives into open learning centres new treatment options, businesses
countries’ economic systems and for leaders in general can help by contributing
spur sustained, profitable growth for Indian businesses have expanded to programmes such as the Open
companies. The good news is that their regional, national and global Source Drug Discovery (OSDD),
young people in India are ready to footprint in the last decade. To manage promoted by the Council for Scientific
take part in the nation’s innovation expansionary growth within and beyond and Industrial Research (CSIR). For
journey. In a survey by Accenture and the nation’s borders, companies need example, the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust
the All India Management Association visionary leaders who can manage has awarded a grant to enable the
of 1,000 Indian students, 74 per cent of large multicultural teams and foster CSIR to operate the TATA CSIR-
the respondents said they would like to collaboration among a diverse range of OSDD Fellowship programme that
contribute to innovations that improve stakeholders. CSR initiatives can serve encourages students and young
products and services available in the as an immersive platform for businesses researchers to use crowd sourcing to
market. Forty three per cent said a key to test and grow their managers’ generate ideas for drugs to address
motivation for sharing innovations was leadership skills in a multicultural and neglected diseases like tuberculosis
to help people benefit from their ideas. challenging environment. and malaria.

Business
Strategy
God Can Help

Companies Turn
Customers Into
Daredevils
Words Matt Richtel
G
od is often portrayed as a scholars at the Stanford Graduate School of
benevolent father figure, or Business and was published in the Journal
a protective force. But how of the Association for Psychological Science
about a different image of in February.
God: the marketing force? The idea of God “makes people feel
New research shows that when safe or protected,” said Kristin Laurin,
consumers are presented with the concept an assistant professor of organisational
of the divine, even in an offhand manner or behaviour at Stanford’s business school
an ad on social media, it can prompt them and one of three authors on the paper. “The
to take risks they might otherwise not. Like word in and of itself is sufficient to put the
trying a new product or experience, even idea in the back of your mind — and make
one with a bit of danger. people feel like they’re not vulnerable to
This finding, which adds a the dangers of risks.”
counterintuitive twist to existing research Belief in God is probably not a
about God and risk-taking, comes from prerequisite for susceptibility, Ms. Laurin

Consistent with the researchers’
hypothesis, the mention of God
inspired more interest in sky-bribery.
said, “but we’re not conclusive or gambling. The Stanford
on that front yet.” researchers suggested that
In the research, 136 previous research had focused
study subjects were split into on behaviours with a moral
two groups. Half the study connotation, like drug use,
subjects were asked to read a whereas the latest study
paragraph about God that was involved ethically neutral
taken from Wikipedia; this behaviours, like looking at
was aimed at putting the idea colours on a computer screen.
of God into their minds. The To prove that hypothesis,
other half of the subjects read the Stanford scientists
a paragraph about a non-God included in their research an
related topic, namely the additional study. It entailed
planets. advertising three different
All the participants were products to Internet users:
then given two options of what sky-diving classes, video
they’d like to do next. One games and classes on “how
option was to look at an image to bribe with little chance of
with dark colours, which the getting caught.”
study subjects were told posed For each product, two
them no risk. Or, alternatively, different ads were shown. One
they could look at an image ad featured only the product,
that had extremely bright while the other ad included the
colours and, they were told, phrase: “God only knows what
posed sufficient risk to their you’re missing!”
eyes that they would have to Consistent with the
sign a waiver because it could researchers’ hypothesis, the
cause macular degeneration in mention of God inspired more
extreme cases. (This was not interest in sky-diving, a risky
true.) This second choice also behaviour but without moral
involved a bonus payout of implications. But it did not
25 cents. prompt more interest
Those who had read in bribery.
about God were more likely to The work opens a perhaps
risk their eyes: 95.5 percent, unexpected mass-marketing
compared with 84.3 percent path, said Daniella Kupor,
of those who had read about a co-author of the paper
planets. and Ph.D. candidate at the
Those findings seem Stanford business school. If
to contradict longstanding you’re selling bungee jumping
research that the idea of God or zip-lining, she said, toss in a
and religion makes people mention of the Almighty.
less likely to engage in risky Matt Richtel © 2015
behaviour, such drug use New York Times

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