Everyone knows the difference between a good and a bad party.

But few of us know how to make a party good - as a host. Now that it’s party time in Mumbai and the ‘season’ has begun, there are plenty of parties to attend. But how can we make sure the ones we hold are good? Read more

I take back a comment I made on a previous blog stating Mumbai lacked high arts. There are some high arts in Mumbai, I have discovered, as I happened to go and see the Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) perform. Read more

While I was in the UK recently I came across a worrying genre of woman: the desperate woman in her 30s and 40s - the new Bridget Jones (BJ) – who has not yet met her soul mate.

Unlike in the actual film, when BJ was 33, the western BJ is now aged anywhere between 36 and 45. And she is desperate to get hitched. Read more

I would like to inform everyone that the UK is no longer in visible recession and the economy appears to be back on track – there are merely lots of good lunch deals. Read more

An email landed from HT head office requesting an interview with Naomi Campbell during her stint at Lakme Fashion Week.

“Find out what it is like being an ageing model, get under her skin and find out what the real Naomi is about,” it read. Read more

A friend of mine was acting in a Hindi play at a Mumbai theatre on Sunday. I decided to go not just to support him but because I like the theatre and fancied seeing a play.

So, I invited a load of friends, both Indian and expat, as well as some Bollywood directors, whom I thought may enjoy it and, who knows, cast my friend in their next movie. Read more