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Archives: '20 Issue 03


author interviews, Books, Featured, Loss by Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi, Online Exclusive, Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi
December 02, 2020

“I wanted the reader to feel less lonely, and to feel brave for having endured.” Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi Talks About ‘Loss’

Text by Vivek Tejuja. Photographs courtesy: Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi/Loss/HarperCollins India

The author discusses the layers of grief he explores in his latest book, a collection of non-fiction essays on mortality


Featured, Gayathri Mohan, Kumari Sari, Malika Verma Kashyap, Online Exclusive, pre-stitched sari, Rashmi Varma, sari dress, Silk Sssnake, Simran Randhawa
December 01, 2020

A Hybrid Silhouette Continues The Sari’s Modern Evolution

Text by Akanksha Pandey. Photography, styling, creative direction and modelling by Gayathri Mohan 

Kumari Sari repurposes the drape in a pre-stitched avatar and conceptualises it for a global Indian identity


contemporary knitting artists, famous crochet artists, famous yarn artists, Featured, knit art, knitwear, Namita Khade, Online Exclusive, Sagarika Sundaram, Sirat Kaur, wool artists, yarn bombing, yarn sculpture artists

Comfort Couture

Text by Rushmika Banerjee. Photographed by Tenzin Lhagyal. Styled by Akanksha Pandey. Hair and Make-up: Bishu Sinha and Paramita Sinha. Models: Neeraj at Ninjas Model Management and Elizabeth at Anima Creative Management. Location: The AJ Production

Knitwear gets an innovative spin as garments made from bamboo and fabric waste are paired with chunky woollen cardigans and cropped jumpers


Abhijeet Gurjar, Antonio Faccilongo, Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Featured, female-centric narratives, Habibi, Indian Photo Festival, Indian Photo Festival 2020, IPF 2020, Isabeau de Rouffignac, Online Exclusive, Palestinian prisoners, Prisoners’ Rehab, Samyak Drishti Photo Asia Grant, Saris for Memory, South Asian photography festival, women's stories
November 25, 2020

Slip Inside The Eyes Of Their Minds

Text by Sadaf Shaikh with inputs from Vivek Tejuja and Swati Sinha

The sixth edition of the Indian Photo Festival showcased 32 exhibitions that included photographers from over 60 countries. We handpick some standout images and speak to the artists behind them


fashion in Shillong, Featured, Kenny, Nafisa, North-East cultural representation, North-East fashion, Online Exclusive, Robertson Lyngdoh, Sen, Suraj Nongmaithem
November 24, 2020

A Visual Project Depicts The Fashion-Forward Melting Pot Aesthetic Of Shillong’s Youth

Text by Mahima Shukla. Photographed by Suraj Nongmaithem. Styling by Robertson Lyngdoh. Cast: Sen, Kenny and Nafisa

Photographer Suraj Nongmaithem brings into focus the bond between three friends from North-East India and foregrounds the merging of rich sartorial heritages with a modern style sensibility


Bakers, Big Bobo’s Delivery Kitchen, Dessert, Featured, Flavia Lewis, Indian bakers, Mallika Tandon, Mitali Sahani, Mizah Bakery, Mr And Mitts Bakery, Noor Mubarak, Online Exclusive, Salt by Flavia, Smita Sharan, The Good Butter, The Notting Hill Bakery, up-and-coming bakers, young bakers, Zainab Motiwala

Sweet Somethings

Text by Shirin Mehta

Six hands-on young Indian bakers who bring scrumptious goodies and breads to sweet-toothed clients, show off their personal style, exchanging kitchen mitts for fashion gloves


African history, Booker Prize, Booker Prize shortlist, Featured, Maaza Mengiste, Online Exclusive, Read. Review. Repeat, The Shadow King
November 13, 2020

Women At War Form The Heart Of ‘The Shadow King’

Text by Vivek Tejuja. Photographed by Joshua Navalkar

Ethiopian-American author Maaza Mengiste’s Booker-shortlisted second novel is a tale about the forgotten female soldiers on the frontline of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War and their overpowering inner battles


Anecdotal Craving, badami kesar pedas, Featured, heirloom recipes, Online Exclusive, Rukmini Thakkar, So Good Almond Milk, Srushti Chauhan Angane

Blogger Srushti Chauhan Angane creates almond milk Diwali pedas with her grandmother, Rukhmini Thakkar, while sharing her early memories of them cooking together and how they learn from each other


Adil Hussain, CS Venkiteswaran, Dharamshala International Film Festival, DIFF, digital film festivals, Dr Shiv Visvanathan, Featured, Indian film festivals, Monica Wahi, Online Exclusive, Ritu Sarin, Shaji N Karun, Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, Tenzing Sonam, Umesh Kulkarni
November 12, 2020

Held every year since 2012 in McLeod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh, DIFF’s 2020 slate was presented through an online edition that ran from October 29th-November 8th. We speak to the co-founder Tenzing Sonam and a group of long-time attendees about navigating the transition


Agni astra, Agnihotra, Ayurveda skincare, biodynamic farming, Brahmasree Cholayil Kunju Maami Vaidyar, Featured, Jayadevi Cholayil, Jeevamrutham, Lasakan Cholayil, Online Exclusive, panchagavya, Sadhev, Sadhevana, wellness brand
November 09, 2020

A mother-son duo carries forward a centuries-old family tradition with their holistic wellness brand that has customised products for the hair, face and body

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