March - April 2024

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Chairman & Editor-in-Chief Aroon Purie Vice Chairperson & Executive Editor-in-Chief Kalli Purie Editor Pratishtha Dobhal Deputy Editor Simi Kuriakose Copy Chief Malika Halder Junior Features Writer Shubhangi Jindal Contributing Writer Ria Singh Contr
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Editor’s Letter
It’s five in the morning when I am woken up by the dawn chorus of mynas nestled in the lush leaves of the mulberry tree next to my bedroom window. Like clockwork, their call signals my pact with self the night before to write the edit note today. Whe
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P.s…on My Love List This Season
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I SPENT AN HOUR – WITH BARUN SOBTI… And This Is What I Learnt About Him
From being the nation’s small screen heart-throb to portraying the complexities of a junior police officer in Punjab’s hinterlands—in the Netflix show Kohrra (2023)—to perfection, Barun Sobti has done it all in the last 15 years. For those of you who
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One For The Books
In the days of yore, when I was a little kid—not so long ago, mind you—my mother imparted to me a bit of tongue-in-cheek wisdom: “Befriend those who dwell amidst tomes aplenty.” Though I struggled to fully grasp her jesting profundity, I took her adv
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Do You Have What It Takes To Become An Entrepreneur?
1. You’re at a high-stakes business meeting, and suddenly a dance-off breaks out. How do you handle the unexpected twist? a Stand awkwardly in a corner and wait for the dancing to be over. b Join the dance-off, and show my ability to adapt to any sit
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Major Spoilers Ahead…
The teenage tumult of Netflix’s Australian show, Heartbreak High, is back for season two. Get ready for some serious twists and turns as this season, BFFs Harper and Amerie finally make up after a season-long feud. On the romance front, Amerie’s rela
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Did Someone Say Adrenaline Rush?
It’s been four years since Anna O hasn’t opened her eyes—ever since her friends were found dead besides her, sparking murder suspicion. Dr Benedict Prince, a sleep expert from London, sees this situation as his big break. He’s all about cracking open
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ATTN: The Couturier Now Bets On Beauty
For the world, he’s a master of luxe imagery and dreamy couture. In fact, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the Indian equivalent of a ‘dream wedding gown’ is a Sabyasachi lehenga. However, as I chat with the force that helms the brand—seate
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Beauty Scoop
The whimsical beauty trend once made popular by make-up artist Charlotte Tilbury—as early as on the spring 2009 runways—that makes one look like they’ve spent a day frolicking in the sun (minus the UV exposure) is back. *Trust social media to turn ou
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Bless This Mess
Welcome to another great year of making questionable yet impactful leaps in fashion. The year 2024 might be remembered as one when this endeavour got a little too ambitious—things have ‘literally’ started going berserk. Stealth wealth? Quiet luxury?
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One Jacket, Four Ways
“My personal style is focused on comfort and utility, but when I need to add some festive flair to my wardrobe, I look to Rohit Gandhi + Rahul Khanna. This jacket is a statement maker on its own, so I have paired it with an all-black palette. The sep
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Steal Their Style
Corsets and blazers—what wardrobe dreams are made of. Get those whites and silvers out of the closet (yes, once again)! It’s either florals or solids, there is no in between. Coquette trend or quiet luxury… take on the night effortlessly. In a world
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Pixels To Pearls
Intricate filigree patterns, futuristic work, or edgy designs—no matter what you visualise in the jewellery department now, shall be done thanks to the infinite potential of 3D printing. This evolving technology, which is intertwined with the future
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Street Style
Embracing streetstyle is more than a fashion choice for me. Every outfit is a brushstroke on the canvas of my personality, a fusion of urban grit and individuality. From high-low pairings to curated vintage finds, each ensemble narrates a chapter of
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Style News
After a glorious showcase at Paris Fashion Week ’24, couturier Gaurav Gupta leaves us in awe yet again. His latest Spring/Summer ’24 collection, ‘Prism Blur’, brings together forces of form and colour to then radiate them as light—just like a prism g
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All Eyes On Rasha Thadani
She’s just shy of 20!?—I think to myself prior to the interview. My brain automatically goes into the ‘Let’s break it down…what do we know about Gen Z?’ mode. But before I know it, Rasha confirms: there’s a reason why assumptions aren’t facts. As we
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Is Making Yourself Sad The Ultimate Happiness Hack?
Buzz. Snooze. Repeat. Grab my phone, then fall into a scroll-hole. Each morning begins the same way. As soon as I manage to pry my eyes open, I receive a barrage of emails, Instagram, news, and WhatsApp messages—all before I have even cleaned my teet
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Fashion For Every Body
“This top is too tight!”; “I don’t like the colour of this shirt.”; “Why is the neckline so low?”; “I wish I’d find a bigger size in this.”—We are all guilty of frequently complaining when we shop! But these issues are nowhere close to what a person
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Designers Speak
“It is only now that design schools are including adaptive clothing in their syllabus, which explains insufficient awareness and hence the lack of designers in this category.” “There is a lack of Indian brands catering to this community as there is l
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Living The Dream
Toying with an idea you think has great potential? A good business concept is always followed by a leap of faith to translate into something commercially viable. Although working out the logistics can (usually) overpower dreams of rolling in piles of
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Do Women Make Better Leaders Than Men?
I’ve grown up in two worlds. There’s the world of fiction, doting on the likes of perfectly imperfect leaders and ambitious women like Barbie, Jessica Pearson, and Andy Sachs, wanting to be them every step of the way and aghast yet mesmerised by the
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Vedang Raina Wired To Win
In the world of fashion, it is routine for the life cycle of trends to repeat or metamorphose into newer, cooler forms. However, in the world of cinema, it is routine to wait for the arrival of a ‘superstar in the making’ every time a new crew of act
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I Was Sober, Now I’m Not. I Feel…weird About It?
It was at a wedding over the summer, when a stranger (a renowned boozer) yelled ‘boring’ at me after I turned down a second glass of wine. He was slurring and sweating, but in his eyes, I didn’t have the right vibe. Before I spent 15 months entirely
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“Oh Wow, Long Day For Tom From Hinge…”
I say as my friend holds up her phone. We are having lunch and she’s showing me a screenshot taken from a chat with a man she met online. We do this all the time: sharing receipts from conversations we’ve had on dating apps, laughing, or cringing at
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What’s Dating Like In 2024?
Let’s face it, swiping through dating apps has become the modern-day obsession for many! It’s like we’re part of a secret society of serial daters, constantly making solemn vows to break free, yet always sneaking back to the apps like it is our not-s
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The New Masculine
The ‘masculine’ man has seen an evolution. The most nascent ideas of idealised masculinity come from ancient lore; of Greek heroes and Gods that set the template for a masculinity ideal that would be gently tweaked for generations after it. Look at A
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The Ideal Man
• Emotionally intimate: The toxic thing is so 2000-and-late. Yes, we all want that in our more obtuse, sunny-side-up years, but when it comes to relationship golden hour, it’s an available, vulnerable man we’re after. • Pro-therapy: A man that’s sort
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Lie Like A Tombstone
I am the ultimate pick-me-up pro. I’ve jumped through hoops to grab male attention. But gosh! Admitting it to someone you know? That’s a whole another challenge. I spent three years in a relationship realising that my boyfriend was emotionally draini
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Three Time’s The Charm
You could say that I’ve had my fair share of sexual encounters—by which I mean that I have slept with women and men my age, as well as men who’re older, dominant, and sexy [and have more money!]. I’m not exactly what you’d call ‘promiscuous’, rather,
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The Cu-CUM-ber Slumber
It was a slow Friday morning, and I was preparing for my Biology class. As the term was just beginning, a lot of my friends, including my roommate, were bunking classes. My seminar hall was 25 minutes away from my dorm, so I was rushing out of my roo
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Death Wish
It was almost four o’clock on a Sunday evening when I returned from my mother’s funeral. I hadn’t met her in nearly a year, but here’s the kicker: I didn’t exactly feel sad when she died. It is a secret I’ve never dared to tell anyone. My mother’s wo
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…all That Matters
It appears that the spectre of ageing is haunting GenZ. In fact, the chatter on social media is about them “ageing like milk”. This reaction is hardly surprising, given their upbringing in a culture dominated by filters and Facetune. Youngsters have
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How To Make The Most Of The Meta-Universe…and Thrive Unscathed In It
Nightmare scenario: You log onto your Meta universe of applications (WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook) that seem essential to your daily existential shenanigans, and find yourself or your business intercepted by mushrooming fake profiles and the ver
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She’s All That
Nothing to see here, just a matching nail-veil situation that’s radically cool in a you-don’t-follow-trends-you-set-them kind of way. Keep things simple(ish) with a press-on mani (we love the Kiss set: see right) and a claw clip that holds your hair
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Spring It On
Get the look: Begin by sculpting a striking triangle on the lid—you can angle the scotch tape on the outside corner of the eye to use as a stencil. Embrace the colour spectrum by applying a hybrid shade of deep dark blue, bright blue, light blue, and
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Golden Hour
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Your 2024 Mercury In Retrograde Survival Guide
When Mercury goes retrograde, it appears to move backwards through the skies. But it is just an optical illusion—the planet’s shorter orbit makes it look like it hustles past Earth, slows down, and then moves in a backward loop. Mercury is usually al
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Bringing It Back
Kriti Sanon Looks like it was all about destiny for this stunner. Kriti’s tryst with cinema began only in her second year of engineering college. Over the years, Kriti has proven her mettle as an actor with successful films such as Bareilly ki Barfi

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