- 65 results for mumbai
Culture / Sport
Monocolumn
Thursday 16 May
Hit for six
The Indian Premier League has ignited the enthusiasm of locals – and provides further proof of the complicated yet integral part that cricket plays in Indian society.
Affairs / Books
Bedroom renegade
Shobhaa De’s sex-filled novels and socialite lifestyle enthrall and infuriate Indians in equal measure. Her critics call her books trashy and newspaper columns inane, but supporters say she has done much to get a conserv…
Affairs / Travel
Monocolumn
Friday 20 August
India’s chaotic visa rules
Lately Israeli hippies returning to their homes in Goa and luxury goods CEOs on the prowl for new markets have all been pulling their hair and jumping up and down at India’s airports.
Culture / Graphic Design
India adds up
India has 600 million people under 25 and a burgeoning consumer society. How are brands courting these people? Monocle visits Mumbai’s advertising agencies to witness an atmosphere as heady as New York or London in their…
Design / Urbanism
Breaking the rules
The codes of good urban planning are common sense. But sometimes those rules are there to be broken and, as in these five examples, the results can work surprisingly well.
Culture / Television
Presenting the nation
An explosion of state-funded English-language news channels are attempting to transmit not just the news but their country’s brand. From Moscow to Mumbai we report on the new broadcast empires and ask if this is just pro…
Affairs / Environment
Monocolumn
Sunday 18 April
Predicting the monsoon
From the baking plains of the Deccan Plateau to the boardrooms of Mumbai, everyone is keeping a weather eye on India’s skies as the annual monsoon approaches.
Edits / Food & Drink
My last meal: Chef Kittichai
The son of a greengrocer who sold food on the streets as a child is now one of the world’s top Thai chefs. Ian Kittichai shares his ‘last meal’.
Affairs / Environment
Hard-task masters
This is Monocle’s homage to the city workers charged with some of the toughest tasks in the world, from the nitty gritty of slum clearance in India, to dealing with Cairo’s rubbish problem and working in Taipei’s animal…
The Briefing, episode 245
We discuss why Jordan’s King called an early election, hear from the Indian TV Fest in Mumbai, and get our weekly luxury market update.
Midori House, episode 194
We talk to Brazil’s foreign minster about the next Olympics in Rio, learn of Mumbai attitudes to alcohol, and report on South Korea’s president.
Design / Architecture
Bombay mix
India’s new elite is investing in architecture that eases gently into its surroundings by using local building traditions and even a bit of ancient science. A weekend retreat from Mumbai, by Bijoy Jain, shows the trend at…
Business / Food & Drink
Business briefing
The changing face of the office lunch in Mumbai, a foodie's haven in Turin, and Hermès takes to the skies.
The Review, episode 21
Visits to bookshops in Madrid, Beijing and Mumbai, tunes from Spanish music magazine Mondo Sonoro, and Chris Ying of Lucky Peach magazine in the studio.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Thursday 7 January
Russia’s holiday hell
I’m writing this from a hot and sweaty Mumbai because, like pretty much everyone else in Russia who can afford a plane ticket, I saw little point in being in the country for the first 10 days of the New Year.
Affairs / Urbanism
Urbanism Forecast
Cairo's new satellite cities, the migration from Mumbai to Bandra, and Asia's frantic competition to build the world's tallest skyscrapers.
The Entrepreneurs, episode 65
We hear from a caviar expert sourcing her stock from China, visit Cairo to meet the man making a profit by paying people to recycle, and we find out how one company in Mumbai is selling yoga to a younger generation using…
Affairs / Urbanism
2012 forecast: urbanism
What'll happen to our cities in the coming year. Japan wil have more trees, Mumbai will have more high-rises and Portugal will get its first "smart city".
Culture / Film
Monocolumn
Wednesday 24 February
Bollywood puckers up for first gay clinch
The prospect of India’s first on-screen gay liaison has made foreign media outlets hot under the collar but it is proving to be a different story on the sub-continent.