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When it comes to the first day of the new year, I don’t favour sitting around a large family-style brunch table. Not that I am against food or family gatherings, but in many ways the idea serves only to extend the excess of eating and drinking from the holidays into what should be a new [...] Read Full Story

Helping children to understand who they are brings a slew of challenges for products of a Third Culture. Growing up in Mumbai, I “learned” Hinduism by osmosis, much like an apprentice in a woodworking shop. Years later, I find myself raising two ethnically Indian kids – one born in London and the other in San [...] Read Full Story

As a young child, the Indian festival of Karva Chauth was something like a competitive sport. After the guilt of watching my mother go without food all day, it became a race against hunger to help her find the moon right after the official moonrise so she could finally break her fast. But on Karva [...] Read Full Story

An extremely rare and unique Queen Victoria 96c. olive-bistre block of four sold for HK$6.4 million at Spink's two-day auction series of rare stamps, coins, banknotes, bonds and shares which took place at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong. This highly sought-after block of four stamps sold to an anonymous buyer and became the most expensive Hong Kong stamp ever sold at auction in Hong Kong. Read Full Story

It's the time of the year when many folks are busy preparing treatments to alleviate the dry and damaging effects of the vata dosha. If you are looking for specific vata balancing recipes to prepare at home then you might want to check out my Inner Beauty book or video for specific tips and ideas Read Full Story

This story was written for the Wall Street Journal Asia. Fifteen years ago, Malawan Patamapongs, an interior designer whose clients have included members of the Thai royal family and a former U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, bought a 1,200-square-meter lot in the heart of Bangkok’s central business district. Click here to read full story Read Full Story

Mindful eating is not rocket science. In days when life was not all about TV dinners and eating on the go, people would actually have longer and more enjoyable meals that actually resulted in skinnier waistlines. Think "French family dinners" which are inevitably a social event. Traditionally, the focus has always been on the food and the wine. Well, it's no Ayurvedic secret that focusing on food, aids digestion. Read Full Story

Classical Chinese paintings, contemporary Asian art and rare pink diamonds from India set the pace for a show of collectibles rooted in Asian tradition to be auctioned by Christie’s; the estimated value exceeds 1.7 billion Hong Kong dollars (US$219 million). Read Full Story

This story was written for the Wall Street Journal Asia’s “Scene Asia” column. Chinese watch collectors have begun to shift their focus toward vintage pieces. It boils down to heritage and nostalgia: “As the Chinese buyers grow older, antique styles remind them of their fathers and grandfathers,” says Pansy Ku, a watch specialist [...] Read Full Story

For those of you who would like to get your kids involved in a Green Thanksgiving celebration here are some prep tips from Ilya and Arya, two San Francisco kids. Read Full Story