Sahil Warsi fell in love with the double bass when he saw Tom serenading a beautiful female cat with Is You or Is You Aint My Baby in an old cartoon.

Shradha’s story begins in a vaguely familiar fashion - the walking away from a cushy job that promised security, comfort, brand recognition...everything except what she really wanted.

Kapila Venu says there wasn’t a single moment when she doubted that she was going to be a dancer. “Dance was an organic part of my growing up.

There may be a million different answers to the question — why do you want to be rich? But they all distill down to the basic fact — it’s a whole other realm of existence. The everyday matters resolve themselves while the most unrealistic fantasies are within easy reach, because you always know ‘some guy’. Luxury concierge services, which are making inroads into the country in order to cater to its growing elite, are all your ‘guys’ rolled into one and just a phone call away.

Riding on the high of the recent total whitewash Down Under, India’s cricket fans are gearing up for the IPL with renewed energy. In fact, TRP ratings which have continually been slipping over the years, is expected to grow again in 2013. With a barely a week to go before the opening ceremony at the defending champions’ turf in Kolkata, franchise owner Shahrukh Khan is pulling out all stops with performances by rapper Pitbull, Katrina, King Khan himself and more.

Hollywood can always boast about George Romero and his pioneering zombie flicks, British director Danny Boyle gave us 28 Days Later, the undead get their due Down Under with Brain Dead (directed by Peter Jackson!!! If you have watched the movie, you’d understand the multiple exclamation marks), mainland Europe got its kicks by mowing down Nazi zombies in Dead Snow… hell! Even Pakistan has paid tribute to the walking dead with Zibahkhana. Come April 5, India also would have done its bit for this massively popular genre, with the release of the country’s first zombie film – Rise of the Zombie.

And you thought the beaches of Goa can only inspire revelry. This month, young 20-somethings, each of whom have “crossed boundaries and done amazing things” in their respective fields, come together for a unique social project.

For people stuck in the rat-race of life, no matter which part of the corporate ladder you are on, a break in the routine is always welcome and is almost mandatory. And if you have got the resources to pull out all the stops, you can travel the world in the lap of luxury, and return to your regular life, albeit reluctantly, recharged.

Bengaluru, which has for long been nurturing young entrepreneurs and their dreams, finally gets its due at the first Start-up Festival, which celebrates the city's go-getter spirit and its appetite fo

There are a few things that let the world know you have arrived in style. How about buying a house that shares a boundary with Ratan Tata’s retirement home, hiring Shah Rukh Khan to perform at your daughter’s wedding and taking your gleaming, gigantic yacht out into the ocean for a few hours just because you want a quiet, undisturbed night? The yacht is the ultimate symbol of opulence and luxury that India’s new elite are unafraid to flaunt.