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Kazakh Rhapsody

Not many choose to holiday in Kazakhstan. Rahil Shaikh did and made the most of the outdoors whilst there. Read all about his trip to Nur-Sultan and Borovoe here…

On a freezing January evening, when my dorm friends, Zhuldyz and Kamila, at Saint Petersburg University, where I’m currently pursuing my Masters in Psychology, casually asked if I’d like to visit their country – Kazakhstan – little did they expect me to reply in the affirmative. “I will come in July,” I said. A few Google searches later, after…

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RAHIL SHAIKH
Dual Purpose

Thanks to Royal Enfield’s line of wonderfully dual purpose apparel and riding gear you can now ride to your friend’s place in safety without having to run the risk of being labeled the guy in the clown pants.

You heard right, clown pants. That’s how one of my ex-bosses described the riding pants I used to own back then. While it would keep my bum safe if I got too close to the black top, it would certainly not keep me safe from ridicule. The same could be said of the kind of…

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ANINDA SARDAR
Scent of a Woman’s Car

What should a Woman’s car smell Like? Vidushi Vijayvergiya, Managing Director & Co-Founder, ISAK Fragrances, tells us to drive and smell the roses.

How often have you wished for your car to smell a certain way? Or wondered about what your car should smell like if that crush of yours asked you for a lift? What kind of a fragrance would be ideal? A car fragrance is an important aspect of our driving lives, yet also one that…

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VIDUSHI VIJAYVERGIYA
The Drive

Umesh Gopinath Jadhav set off on a journey to meet with families of the martyrs of the Pulwama attack and clocked almost 115,000 kms on his car, driving across India. A journey that was supposed to take three months took three years. Here’s whyâ€¦

On February 14th, 2019, as News of the Pulwama attack flashed on the television screen at Ajmer airport, Umesh Gopinath Jadhav, 38, who along with his band members, was waiting to catch a flight back to Bangalore, after performing at a music show, got queasy. As the body count of the martyred soldiers started rising,…

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RACHNA TYAGI
For the Love of Cars

A young couple, Rishab and Alisha, met and fell in love over their mutual obsession with Automobiles. Fareeda Kanga learns how they converted their passion into a profession.

“Rishab and I met in 2012 through common friends. His ‘bio data’ also came through a relative who predicted we were a good match. He had just returned from the US after completing his MBA in Entrepreneurship and I had quit my job to focus on applying to colleges for an MBA in marketing” says…

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FAREEDA KANGA
Postcard from Lada land

Lada has dominated the Russian car scene for over five decades and is driven by both the young and the old. Rahil Shaikh speaks to Lada owners on why their heart still beats for the Russian car.

Ever since our arrival in Saint Petersburg, the mecca of all things cultural, historical, and architectural, in Russia, we have seen churches that have left us speechless, come across mosques that are truly a work of art, and visited museums encompassing the rich history of the country, however, there is one other thing that stands out…

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RAHIL SHAIKH
Dry Rann- Not

Driving to Kutch Salt Flats may not be everyone’s idea of a road trip, but it definitely ranks pretty high up on our list of ‘Must See’ places. We drove the Citroen C5 Aircross SUV down to the White desert and were pleasantly surprised by what greeted us there.

Having worked non-stop, every single day of the week, for the last two and a half years, I was burnt-out and the Pandemic had only made matters worse by forcing us to remain cooped up indoors for the most part. While a few work-related trips were a welcome relief, they did little for the enthusiastic…

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RACHNA TYAGI
Glass Act!

Most people will tell you that good driving needs quick reflexes, sound judgement and excellent motor skills. What most people don’t tell you is that all of this depends on your eyes. Ergo, you must protect that pair.

If you want to be a quick driver, you’ll need a good pair of ‘balls. Bet you read that twice, but eyeballs are what I’m on about. Well, if you can’t see where you’re going then you’re probably not going anywhere. Naturally, you must do all you can to help yourself see better. Before you…

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ANINDA SARDAR
A memorable drive

Udaipur is one of the most exotic cities I have visited and a drive through it never fails to fascinate me. So, when Hyundai hosted us in this city of lakes to experience the new i20 N Line, explore we certainly did.

Even on the road from the airport to the hotel, it is impossible to not marvel at the irony of it all. Rajasthan has been described as the ‘Desert State of India’ for the longest time ever, yet the road to Aurika Udaipur seemed to cut through a lush landscape that I would associate with…

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ANINDA SARDAR
It’s a Classic!

Guess what’s common to Kolkata and the brand Royal Enfield? Both are ostensibly British creations that are now distinctly Indian. Naturally, a joy ride through the city on the new Royal Enfield Classic 350 results in some fascinating thoughts and photo ops.

Contrary to its current very Bengali identity, Calcutta (or Kolkata as most would know it now) actually began as a very British city. The man who established it in 1690, Job Charnock, was British and it remained a British city until Independence. In fact, it even served as the capital of British India from 1858…

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ANINDA SARDAR