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Maximum Style: The shine of cultural confluence and the depth of stories set Falguni Shane Peacock
Maximum Style: The shine of cultural confluence and the depth of stories set Falguni Shane Peacock
7 min read
At India Couture Week, Falguni Shane Peacock showcase Le Grand Voyage, a collection bearing the fashion label's signatures of shine, sumptuousness, travel inspirations and storytelling
Mudslinging Time: A proposal to hold a coastal buffalo race has ignited a culture war in Karnataka
5 min read
The buffalo is not an animal built for velocity. Competition arrived in Kambala by degrees, with racing beginning in the late 1960s. Soon there were dual tracks
Dancing in the Dark: Mumbai’s dance bars reinvent themselves as orchestra bars
9 min read
Mumbai had a mujra culture that stretched back to the British era. And as the patronage to dance forms like the Mujra, Lavani and Tamasha waned, their dancers found a new source of employment in the g ...
Being and Feeling: Michael Pollan shows why consciousness is real
3 min read
With 'A World Appears', Michael Pollan goes after the most elusive question of consciousness itself. It’s not about neuroscience or the philosophy of consciousness alone, but a deep dive into the very ...
Nirmal Purja Climbed to Prove Nothing was Impossible. A Nation Ran to say Thank You
3 min read
Hundreds gathered in Kathmandu this weekend to honour Nirmal Purja and the Sherpas killed in the Broad Peak avalanche. Their tribute was more than a memorial. It was Nepal's farewell to a generation o ...
Neeraj Chopra's Biggest Throw Yet Isn't a Javelin
2 min read
India's Olympic champion has become co-owner of the UBS Athletics Kids Cup, taking his biggest step yet towards building a sporting culture from the ground up. After inspiring a nation with medals, Ne ...
How Trump's Russia Oil Sanctions Could Hit India: Higher Inflation, Costlier Fuel & Pressure on the Rupee
2 min read
Economists warn that a proposed US sanctions regime targeting buyers of Russian crude could complicate India's trade talks with Washington, drive up oil prices, widen the current account deficit and e ...
'The Global Power Balance is Changing': PM Modi Asks IIT Graduates to Build an Atmanirbhar India
2 min read
Addressing IIT Delhi's 57th Convocation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said technology is rapidly reshaping the global balance of power and urged young engineers to lead India's journey towards economi ...
Dwayne Johnson Has a Simple Rule for Criticism: 'If You Love It, Great. If You Don't, No Problem'
2 min read
'Moana' may have divided critics and underperformed at the box office, but Dwayne Johnson isn't losing sleep over it. The Hollywood superstar says success isn't defined by opening weekend reviews, but ...