Archives: '13 Issue 08

Mehboob Studio’s heyday as a hub for Bollywood’s escapist confections may be over, but its walls continue to resonate with the sound of music at festivals like the Mahindra Blues, or come alive with intellectual debate when Anita Desai and Mahasweta Devi hold forth on matters literary.... Constantly re-inventing itself, the dream factory acquires new avatars to adapt to changing times, discovers Alpana Chowdhury

Discover luxury preceded by modesty; beauty paired with humility and elegance accentuated by traditional values. Shirin Salwan travels to Chennai and meets four women from different walks of life, discovers their heirlooms as well as their eternal passion for a brand that has for decades been a symbol of luxe — Louis Vuitton

What do you do when you see beauty in the seemingly simple? Viseshika Sharma spotlights the minimalist side of the fashion fraternity

Through many historic eras, the exotically embellished National Bird has preened its way into the most aesthetic elements of fashion and style, observes Meera Ganapathi

Indians abroad! Madhu Jain, freshly returned from sojourns in London, Paris and Venice, ticks the box on how Indians are perceived in these countries and indeed, how they perceive themselves

Sanskaar is a word often associated with her, she says. Sonakshi Sinha is unabashedly confident, reclusively shy and riding a wave of professional good fortune. The homegrown actor is uncomplicated and easy-going...and quintessentially Indian, observes Sitanshi Talati-Parikh

Making the fashion headlines are a wave of designers whose creations are a reflection of Indian modern chic. ‘Indian-ness’ is no longer defined only by ornate embroideries or conservative silhouettes. The fabric is indigenous, the cut unmistakably contemporary. Shirin Salwan interacts with designers from different corners of the country and talks to them about their creative journey, desi influences and the changing face of Indian fashion

An Estonian visits Mumbai city and her Indian host discovers that much of what we take for granted, leaves visitors goggle-eyed and open-mouthed

The climate varies drastically as you travel around the country. Viseshika Sharma speaks to dermatologists from four cities to advise you on what your skin needs

On the occasion of another Independence Day, Parmesh Shahani encounters many different ways of telling our country’s history