November - December 2021

Harper's Bazaar India

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AROON PURIE GROUP EDITORIAL DIRECTOR RAJ CHENGAPPA DIGITAL EDITOR NANDINI BHALLA EDITORIAL COORDINATOR KAVITA SHARMA ASSISTANT EDITOR RADHIKA BHALLA CONTRIBUTING EDITOR MEGHNA SHARMA CONTRIBUTING FEATURES WRITER SHAMBHAVI DUTTA CONTRI
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Living The Dream
As children, we are often encouraged to let our imaginations run free; experts concur that fantasy is so necessary for a young mind’s creative development. But what about the adult mind, which could certainly do with—nay, benefit from—a sprinkle of m
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Bazaar CONTRIBUTORS
Dr Anjali is a UK-based dermatologist who has worked with UK’s leading teaching hospitals such as Imperial College Healthcare and the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead. In this issue, Dr Anjali shares how to tackle sensitive skin in A Derm’s Guide to Ac
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All Dolled Up
The maxi dress floats into the winter wardrobe as a classic that allows ample room for layering underneath. When in doubt, don art-inspired pieces to lend a dramatic touch to your plans for the evening. Monochrome gets an update with a pattern that p
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Suspense, Surprise, Fantasy
Hindi cinema represents a collective fantasy—a group daydream,” is how noted psychoanalyst and author Sudhir Kakar describes the industry. We go to the movies to escape, often to just switch off from our lives for a couple of hours, and Bollywood is
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Surreal Feeling
“ I don’t really see a difference between reality and fantasy. Fantasy is all around us, wherever our minds can expand into. Fantasy is imagination; it is endlessness, and, at the same time, newness. It means parallel realities, which I completely be
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Fashion News
This holiday season, Gucci has created a covetable selection of hand-picked pieces for its Gifting Campaign, and it’s the ultimate wishlist. Take The Hacker Project, for instance: Balenciaga meets Gucci in ready-to-wear essentials and accessories, an
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Plush Perfect
PHOTOGRAPHS BY KAZUHIRO FUJITA; IMAGES: COURTESY THE BRANDS. COMPILED BY PALAK VALECHA. ■
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Trunk Show
When Gloria Steinem sat down to write an essay for Louis 200, the feminist activist, organiser, and author began where she always has throughout her six-decade career: with a yellow legal pad. “I start that way, and then once I have written a certain
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Jockey On The Go
If there’s one thing we’re ready for after a year of being cooped up in our homes, it’s to race away to a brighter future. And Creative Director of Gucci, Alessandro Michele, is on-board with this capital idea. The newAria collection, after all, brin
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Take The Plunge
It’s time for a clear vision o the future Long work days deserve some sparkle Write your goals down in perfect style ■
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Is It Time To Start Your Own Company?
A year after women, globally, lost more than 64 million jobs (a much higher figure than men, costing them about $800 billion in earnings, as per Oxfam International, a UK-based charitable organisation), the female force has not only returned in signi
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I Am Woman
ART Goddesses are what Jayasri Burman believes women are. Shakti, Nandini, Jahnavi…the manifestations of a primordial cosmic energy that resides within each of us. And in the canvases they inhabit, in watercolour, pen, ink, acrylic, charcoal, and oil
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Such Drama
Get yourself a glass of bubbly and put together a jigzaw puzzle with a theyyam mask from Kerala on it. Or of a patachitra painting, santhal artwork, or kalighat painting. These puzzles by Frogg Mag bring the fun in art, and offer 63 pieces of absolut
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On The Double
Vir Das has turned into a bit of an oxymoron these days. The stand-up comedian who trolls love to hate—and fans have begun to love even more—is in a slightly precarious spot. But comedians have a way of finding humour in even the most serious of matt
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The Female Force
ART She’s slaying demons, bestowing wealth, conquering the world…the power of the feminine force is manifest in a special exhibition in the capital, Devi by Mati Art Foundation, that is inspiring and stirring at once. Think Kalighat watercolours from
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Purple Wonder
NATURE Famed Greek poet, Homer, first spoke about the wild flower‘hyákinthos’ in 8th century B.C., with a unique tale to it: the hyacinth flower grew from the blood of a young man by the same name, whom Zephyr accidentally killed. True or not, the cl
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Stranger Things
There is a resin and metal woman in the nude, standing with a cow’s head balanced on hers. Another woman, in plaster and wax, lays reclined with her stomach cracked open. A third sculpture has five bullet holes through it, draped in saris. These are
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All Rise Cinema
Honesty is an often undervalued quality. But for Nawazuddin Siddiqui, it is his abiding truth…the way he commits to his craft and the characters he essays. Sitting in a studio in New York—where his performance in the Netflix original Serious Men was
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Rummed Up
DRINK For sunny days by the beach, or cosy evenings indoors, the classic rum drink never fails to make an impression. In fact, the drink was even advised in ancient Indian texts as far back as the 7th century, to be had“together with friends”, and th
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Pitch Perfect
BOOKS What could possibly go wrong when a young witch puts a hex on her exboy-friend? Little does she know, her new flame gets the brunt of it! Fun and light, this read. [Avon] A masterpiece on the 19th century performers of India, by MirYar Ali, hav
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Capricorn
DECEMBER 22-JANUARY 20 JANUARY 21-FEBRUARY 19 Sudden disruptions to your personal plans might be annoying, but their impact needn’t be long-lasting. With minor adjustments, you can stick fairly closely to the original path. The new set-up may even su
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The Future Is Now
PHOTO ASSISTANTS: ANKIT SHARMA AND SNEHASISH ROY. HAIR: ZOEY QUINNY. MAKE-UP: SÉVERINE PERINA FROM TOABH ARTIST AGENCY. PRODUCTION: P PRODUCTION. PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: SAVIO GERHART. ■
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Once Upon A Chance
Harper’s Bazaar: How would those closest to you describe you? Disha Patani: “I have always been fairly reserved and shy, some might even call me boring! As a child, I didn't have many friends because I was too shy to even have a conversation. I am st
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Sweet Fantasy
by Anmol Malik Author of A Plane Story and Three Impossible Wishes Monsieur Personne rather loves his life. He owns a slip of a launderette, above which is his one-bedroom apartment, small by even Parisian standards. But lonely Monsieur Personne love
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Mistress Of Disguise
David Bowie Rekha Madonna LadyGaga Hair and Make-up: Maniasha. Nail Artist: Oshin Lemos. Production: Studio Little Dumpling. Helen Kalki Koechlin is game for anything that’s out of the ordinary… Donning a tangerine wig to resemble David Bowie or a ma
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In The Bloom
Cold weather might leave your skin dull and dehydrated, but there’s little that a hint of blush can’t fix. A hydrating skincare routine will be your saviour here. Skip the foundation to avoid looking too ‘made up’, and use a concealer instead to cove
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“I Use Make-up As A Tool To Celebrate Myself”
Harper’s Bazaar: What does the power of make-up mean to you? Bhumi Pednekar: “I think the biggest mistake that people make and believe in is that make-up is applied to conceal one’ flaws. On the contrary, it is about enhancing who you already are.” H
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A Derm’s Guide to Achieving Your Dream Skin
BY DR ANJALI MAHTO “Skin sensitivity affects about 40 percent of the population, and is characterised by burning, stinging, tightness, itching, or pain. The main triggers or predisposing factors include UV radiation, pollution, stress, weather and ho
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Beauty News
This season, we have found the perfect solution to salvage second-day hair on the Fall 21-22 runways. Turns out, all you need is a silk scarf to hide greasy roots and channel Grace Kelly at the same time. Models at Thornton Bregazzi, Max Mara, and An
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Ciao Bella!
You know all those posters and memes on social media with life quotes on them? Carpe diem, life is too short, seize the day, live in the moment… These aren’t just some cheesy words strung together. I believe they are very, very true. More so over the
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On Top Of The World
The covers of Harper’s Bazaar in the 1930s embraced a new kind of liberation,referencing the trending Cubism Art Movement of the time…an art style that flirtedwith the surreal and an abstraction of ideas. Would a cover with eyes floating across thepa

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