All week long, we’re celebrating Joy of Giving week. Indians have been singled out for being pretty damn stingy with their time and money. In July, Mint carried an exegesis on “Why Indians don’t give back to society.” This is a counter-movement.

In this report, we feature Mumbai’s Leopold Cafe - an eternal hotspot that has reinvented itself as an emblem of Mumbai’s unfettered, unstoppable spirit

Meet the Author: Janhavi Achrekar, who has just published her first collection of short stories. In this interview she talks about the struggle to get published, how the scenario has changed for Indian authors, her other projects and about the book, “Window Seat.”

Travel bug bit you? The tenth “Podcasting Couch” column featured on July 12, 2009 in the Sunday Mid-day paper features a round up of the best travel podcasts around the world. Check it out.

For the foodie in all of us - the ninth “Podcasting Couch” column featured on July 5, 2009 in the Sunday Mid-day paper featuring a round up of the best food podcasts. Check it out.