Poorva Joshi

Game of Thrones inspires a new improv comedy show

Game of Thrones meets Goldilocks meets Shah Rukh Khan. In an upcoming improv version of the popular TV show, anything is possible

From kuchipudi to rock music, Bhavana Reddy has done it all

From playing a young Krishna in a traditional kuchipudi sequence, to releasing an experimental rock album, Bhavana Reddy has been there, done that

Krishna returns: Actor Nitish Bharadwaj resurrects his greatest role for the stage

Remember Lord Krishna reciting the Bhagvad Gita to Arjuna in BR Chopra’s Mahabharat? Nitish ‘Krishna’ Bharadwaj now attempts to recreate the scene for the stage

Booking a private jet just became as easy as booking an Uber

You don’t have to be an Ambani or a Mittal to escape Mumbai’s heat on a private jet.

Mumbai weekend calendar: April 1 to 3

The best of Mumbai’s weekend activities in one place

Top 5 vacation destinations for the summer and how to pack for them

Catch the T20 World Cup finals at these 10 venues across Mumbai

Catch the game, live, with your friends at these restaurants

Night shift part 1: Post-midnight guide to Mumbai adventures

Who said only Batman gets to have fun post-midnight? High-adrenaline adventure activities you must try

Here’s why board games are the coolest toys in town

Move over, XBox. Board games are taking over cafes and public spaces and even entering your homes

Top 10 board games to have on your shelf

From card-based party games, to strategy games, here are the top 10 boards games you can’t afford to miss out on

Tabletop trivia: 5 fun facts you may not know about board games

Did you know the longest game of Monopoly went on for 70 days? Read more to find out

Mumbai Weekend Calendar: March 25 to 27

The best of Mumbai’s weekend activities in one place

All about horror movie Episode 13, shot in the found footage format

A TV show director found an inhabited house locked from the outside. Now, he’s turning it into a crowdfunded horror film

Mumbai weekend calendar: March 18 to 20

The best of Mumbai’s weekend activities in one place

Mumbai is indifferent to the rest of the country: author Kiran Nagarkar

Kanhaiyya speaks of azadi, but ignores ultimate azadi: Kiran Nagarkar

Author, playwright Kiran Nagarkar says the youth is forgetting the freedom struggle. Slams Mumbai for being largely “indifferent” towards events that affect the rest of India

Tina Desai: The girl who impressed the Wachowskis

Meet Tina Desai, the only Indian protagonist on the Wachowski’s Netflix series - Sense8

Insider’s guide to... Memorial sites of the 1896 plague

It’s been 120 years since the city suffered an outbreak of this deadly disease. Entrepreneur Shriti Tyagi takes us to the historic sites that stood testimony to the epidemic in Colaba

Battlefield: Mahabharata’s iconic sequel set for India debut

Imagine a blonde Yudhishthira and an African Bhima. We look back at Peter Brook’s iconic Mahabharata stage adaptation. And look forward to its sequel this weekend

5 must-watch Indian adaptations of the Mahabharata

Ahead of the premiere of acclaimed British director Peter Brook’s sequel to Mahabharata here are 5 interesting Indian adaptations of the epic

Meet Stree Shakti, India’s first all-women classical band

Rock star Sting calls them the Indian Spice Girls. Here is all you need to know about the all-girls classical band who opened Sting’s 1999 concert

‘Parties took offence to African actors playing Pandavas in Mahabharata’: Mallika Sarabhai

Peter Brook’s Mahabharata returns to India after 30 years

British playwright Peter Brook’s le Mahabharata was the first stage adaptation of the Indian saga. It toured worldwide, but gave India a miss. Thirty years later, a sequel – Battlefield – is set to premiere in Mumbai.

Temple Run: 5 temples around Mumbai you need to visit now

From the caves of Ellora to the intricate carvings of Amruteshwar, Maharashtra is a land of sacred architectural marvels. Archaeologist Dr Kurush Dalal gives us a tour of the top five sites around Mumbai

This experimental play is uniting the world though local traditions

The experimental play, Rags of Memory, combines cultural nuances from across the world to depict concepts of life and death

Insider’s guide to... Thakurdwar

Spread across three lanes in the heart of the city, this area bears testimony to the city’s communal harmony

Meet the winners of the Indian Wine Consumer Choice Awards 2016

This year, the IWCCA, which is the only Indian accreditation that focusses on Indian vintage wines and new launches in the market, received the maximum number of participants yet .

YouTube sensation Boyce Avenue are set to debut in Mumbai

Their cover of the Friends theme song has more hits than the original. Meet the YouTube sensation, boy band Boyce Avenue, ahead of their India debut gig this weekend

A graphic artist’s vision of Mumbai in 2098 is dark and dystopian

Spacecrafts hovering over a city full of debris and devastation. Kushal Tikle’s vision of Mumbai in 2098 is dark, dystopian, and ideal for a graphic novel

The art of storytelling: How to enact an epic without props or a set

UK-based artist Emily Hennessy teaches how to perform tales from the Mahabharata