Letter from the Editor
Namaste Dear Readers! Hot isn’t it? It seems that spring has walked out on us, without so much as a goodbye, and now summer is glowering down on our precious metros, making them sweatier, stickier and generally less bearable.
Namaste Dear Readers! Hot isn’t it? It seems that spring has walked out on us, without so much as a goodbye, and now summer is glowering down on our precious metros, making them sweatier, stickier and generally less bearable.
Well, frankly, it’s not on. And we at MORE are determined to do something about it. Us lifestyle journalists have no choice, anyway— staying cool is compulsory. It’s our job to find cool stuff, do cool stuff and then report on it for you, our terribly cool readers. But how to pull this off in a Delhi summer? If only we had picked the easy beats in journalism, like terror in Pakistan, or the G20 summit. One plan was to hire a battalion of spiky blonde Svetlanas from Iceland to supply us with cold towels and slices of cucumber, flapping punkahs as they went. A genius, Bond villain scheme that fell through only because the Svetlanas—like Bond villains—don’t actually exist. Another idea was to live in your car with the AC running, a plan which never went anywhere because, well, it’s rubbish.
But then more fruitful ideas bubbled forth. Proper lifestyle solutions like crisp linen jackets and snazzy shades (see Style). Or breezy summer tonics, like Sex on the Beach. And sushi, not rogan josh. In the end, we decided that the ultimate way of tackling the heat is to head for the hills in the age-old tradition. Our cover package this month tells you exactly where to go, where to stay and what to do when you get there. There’s plenty of Himalayas going on, with a slice of Bhutan thrown in, and, if you’re feeling adventurous, a spot of Scandinavia. Who can fault a jaunt around the fjords at a time like this? Come to think of it, isn’t Scandinavia where those mythical Svetlanas are hanging out?
If you have any information on the above, or on staying cool in the summer time, please write—our address is moreletters@ intoday.com. Enjoy the issue!
— Sanjiv Bhattacharya
Well, frankly, it’s not on. And we at MORE are determined to do something about it. Us lifestyle journalists have no choice, anyway— staying cool is compulsory. It’s our job to find cool stuff, do cool stuff and then report on it for you, our terribly cool readers. But how to pull this off in a Delhi summer? If only we had picked the easy beats in journalism, like terror in Pakistan, or the G20 summit. One plan was to hire a battalion of spiky blonde Svetlanas from Iceland to supply us with cold towels and slices of cucumber, flapping punkahs as they went. A genius, Bond villain scheme that fell through only because the Svetlanas—like Bond villains—don’t actually exist. Another idea was to live in your car with the AC running, a plan which never went anywhere because, well, it’s rubbish.
But then more fruitful ideas bubbled forth. Proper lifestyle solutions like crisp linen jackets and snazzy shades (see Style). Or breezy summer tonics, like Sex on the Beach. And sushi, not rogan josh. In the end, we decided that the ultimate way of tackling the heat is to head for the hills in the age-old tradition. Our cover package this month tells you exactly where to go, where to stay and what to do when you get there. There’s plenty of Himalayas going on, with a slice of Bhutan thrown in, and, if you’re feeling adventurous, a spot of Scandinavia. Who can fault a jaunt around the fjords at a time like this? Come to think of it, isn’t Scandinavia where those mythical Svetlanas are hanging out?
If you have any information on the above, or on staying cool in the summer time, please write—our address is moreletters@ intoday.com. Enjoy the issue!
— Sanjiv Bhattacharya
