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Monsoon Sunday brunch is back at JharokhaFrom the first proper rains until the end of September, Sunday lunch at Jharokha runs long: live dosa and appam counters, a slow-cooked nihari, and a chai cart that does not stop.Inside the Garden Wing: the quieter side of NovisThe Garden Wing sits away from the main road, around the lawn. Here is what the Premier Rooms and Garden Suites there are like, and who we usually suggest them to.Navratri at Jharokha: a vrat thali for each of the nine nightsFor Navratri and Dussehra, Jharokha serves a fasting thali that changes every evening. It is made without onion and garlic, in a separate part of the kitchen.A business traveller's guide to HITEC CityWhere the tech parks are, how long the airport really takes, when to avoid the roads, and where to eat or walk when your meetings end early.Chef's story: how the Jharokha dum biryani is madeOur executive chef on the kacchi gosht biryani that takes most of a day, why the dough seal matters, and the one shortcut his kitchen refuses to take.Weddings on the Terrace Lawn: what the winter season looks likeFrom November to February the Terrace Lawn is booked most weekends for sangeets, receptions and small weddings. Our events manager explains how a day comes together.Why the Irani chai at Chai & Co. takes forty minutesThe lobby café brews its Irani chai the old Hyderabadi way: milk reduced separately, decoction steeped long, both poured together at the last moment. Osmania biscuits on the side.Diwali at Novis: the festive menu, mithai boxes and a quiet lamp-lit lawnJharokha's Diwali menu starts on Dhanteras, the mithai counter at Chai & Co. takes pre-orders for office gifting, and the Terrace Lawn will be lit with diyas on Diwali evening.A monsoon ritual at the spa: warm oil, steam and a long cup of kadhaWhen the air turns damp and heavy, our therapists change the oils. The monsoon ritual is a 90-minute Abhyanga with steam and a herbal drink, built for the season.