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REAL ESTATE · 28 JUN 2026

The new golden miles: where India's buyers are looking abroad

From Marbella to the Cyclades, a new map of second homes is being drawn in Mumbai and Delhi. Where the enquiries are going — and what they are paying.

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TRAVEL · 17 MAY 2026

Udaipur in the off-season: the lake city without the lens

Monsoon light, empty ghats, and a suite worth the humidity.

COLLECTING · 24 MAY 2026

A first Husain: entering the moderns without overpaying

Provenance, condition, and the auctions worth watching.

MOTORING · 31 MAY 2026

The grand tourer returns: six cars for the Mumbai–Alibaug run

Comfort at speed, chosen over spectacle.

TRAVEL · 7 JUN 2026

Kea, quietly: buying in the Cyclades after the boom

The island the yachts pass by — and why its coves are the value play.

JEWELLERY · 14 JUN 2026

Reading a stone: a buyer's short course in old-mine emeralds

Colour, clarity and the paper trail that matters more than both.

WATCHES · 21 JUN 2026

Five references collectors in India are holding, not trading

The waitlists tell one story; the private sales tell another.

THE SUNDAY EDIT

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