When it comes to promoting tourism, the Chinese nets (Cheena vala) are to Kochi what the painted face of a Kathakali actor is to the state of Kerala.

These antique pieces that provide Kochi with its

If the word ‘comic’ brings to mind Superman, Phantom, Dilbert, Calvin or even Tinkle, Diamond and Nagraj, you don’t belong to the new generation of blogging and networking night owls, always on the prowl for exciting new experiences. The New-Age comic is an extension of the SMS joke, illustrated and waiting to be discovered on a Web platform.

Belgian writer Dirk Collier, who wrote The Emperor’s Writings, a fictional autobiography in the form of a series of letters from Akbar to his son Salim, has been to India innumerable times. One of his unforgettable experiences was in 2008 when he was asked to lead a puja to mark the inauguration of a chemical plant in Gujarat’s Ankleshwar by his friend and company chairman.