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A celebrated photographer, From Sonam K Ahuja to now In her world, elephant in the Chang is a London-based
Vishwa has been a Vogue Isha Ambani Piramal (see room probably means bringing a hairstylist and styling director
favourite since the magazine ‘Made to measure’ on page thick-skinned pachyderm on set. at Senzi Education, an
set foot in India. In 2016, he 186), there are few famous Vogue’s go-to producer, she has international hair education
won Photographer of the Year faces that Vagal hasn’t worked produced over 50 fashion shoots, company. Chang has worked
at the Vogue Beauty Awards. his genius on. The Mumbai- besides this month’s cover story. on runway looks for brands
This month, the Delhi-based based make-up artist, lovingly Her production prowess extends like Versace, Balenciaga, D&G
creative flew down to work called “Subbu” by industry to Bollywood as well, with Gully and Dior, among others. This
his magic on cover girl Isha insiders, is the go-to guy to Boy seeing her take on the role of month, she styles Isha Ambani
Ambani Piramal for ‘Made to glam up brides-to-be and an assistant production designer. Piramal’s tresses in ‘Made to
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contributors
SUZY MENKES
In ‘History in his lens’ on page 166, Menkes, a veteran fashion
journalist and international Vogue editor, chronicles the seminal
fashion moments and icons that defined Bill Cunningham’s work.
Among our favourites by this prolific milliner-turned-photographer
are Diana Vreeland and Jackie Kennedy captured through the years.
R A M YA G I A N G O L A
In ‘#IchoseCeline’, page 164,
Giangola, founder of fashion
and retail consultancy Gogoluxe,
pens a visceral tribute to Phoebe
Philo’s era at Celine. Read more
about the designer who made
her way into the closets of
thinking women in fashion
around the world.
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FA R A H B A R I A PA R A K H
A certified Ayurvedic therapist,
journalist and mother, Baria Parakh
developed an interest in Ayurveda
over two decades ago. In ‘The
influence of Ayurveda’ on page
226, she offers an insight into its
importance in daily life and unveils
the benefit of following a dosha diet.
JA SO N
H U DA N I S H
Chef Hudanish is the
name behind the best
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find in Mumbai. The
Miami-raised chef
has worked at Coyo
Taco and B Bistro +
Bakery, two popular
restaurants in Florida,
before he became the
corporate chef at Xico,
Mumbai. This month,
he flexes his chopping
SA M H I TA M U K H O PA D H YAY skills on some of the
Mukhopadhyay is the executive editor at Teen Vogue and co- best knives in the
editor of Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance And Revolution country for our feature
In Trump’s America and the author of Outdated: Why Dating Is ‘Sharp objects’ on
Ruining Your Love Life. In ‘Yaas queen!’ on page 216, she has a page 242.
#nofilter conversation with Priyanka Chopra on the ideologies
that are shaping the way we define beauty today.

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GREAT
EXPECTATIONS
Fresh off her wedding,
Isha Ambani Piramal talks
about her future plans
Our choice of cover girl might be unusual

but hardly far-fetched. Determined not to
take her business-royalty pedigree lightly,
Isha Ambani Piramal is poised to herald a
new era for the Ambanis. The director of
Reliance Retail and Jio Infocomm has also
recently launched the Reliance Arts
Foundation, and when we sit down for an
interview, she speaks of each of her projects
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interview after her much-followed wed-
ding!) The Yale and Stanford alumnus with
a passion for education, gender equality
and women’s empowerment has her head
(and heart) in the right place, and we know
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Instead of the usual romantic dinner date with
your plus one, let this Valentine’s Day be all
about pampering yourself. Enjoy a shopping spree,
binge-watch your favourite shows and create
unforgettable memories with your OnePlus
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LOUNGE BY THE POOL

Valentine’s Day should also
be about gifting yourself. So
this time, give yourself the gift
of indulgence by spending a
relaxing day by the pool with
your favourite book and a couple
of drinks. As you soak up the sun,
how about pampering yourself a
bit more? With your OnePlus in
hand, go ahead and indulge in a
quick poolside shopping spree.
ENJOY A MOVIE
MARATHON
There’s nothing better than
stretching out at home in your
most comfortable clothes with
a big bowl of buttery popcorn
and the latest movies, right?
Make the most of your me-time
this Valentine’s Day by catching
up on all those movies you’ve
been meaning to watch, on
your OnePlus’ sleek display. You
deserve every bit of it.
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GO FOR A WALK
If exercising has always been
at the top of your to-do list,
now’s the chance! Instead of a
moonlight walk with your beau,
let this Valentine’s Day be all
about you. Gear up for a power
walk or stroll along leisurely,
taking in the beautiful sights of
your city. To make things even
better, pull out a playlist on
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smartwatch, goes one step ahead, marrying the style and
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the stylish clique with the best in wearable technology.
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Jennifer Aniston’s legendary role on the fan-favourite sitcom A look inside
Parampara Jaipur
Friends made her a household name in the ’90s. On her
milestone birthday (50!), nearly 20 years after the show first
aired, we look back at some of her most iconic sartorial moments
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designer store curated by
designer Virginia De Castro.
Here you’ll find “fresh
folklore for travellers, from
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patches accessories, jewellery
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well as other expats who call
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you’re binge-
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watching?
a) Gilmore Girls
A show
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b) Baywatch
February is a month for couples as

c) Crown
much as it’s for couture. With fashion

weeks opening in the capitals around
the world, we speak to globetrotters on
where to eat when you are there
Your style
b) Angelina Jolie
icon?
c) Princess Di
a) Beyoncé
LONDON
“The very glamorous Park Chinois
Priyanka Chopra
MOSTLY As
in Mayfair. The cuisine celebrates

Meghan Markle
MOSTLY Bs
Mindy Kaling
MOSTLY Cs
the opulence and decadence of

1930s Shanghai with exquisite
regional Chinese food,” says Peck on
London-based chef Vineet Bhatia dimsums and
of Ziya, The Oberoi, Mumbai. noodles at
PARIS Park Chinois
Artist Dia Bhupal says, NEW YORK
“Le Café Marly located Roohi Oomerbhoy MILAN
Le Café Marly Jaikishan, director of “Biko Milano is an iconic
overlooks the
beneath the Louvre is
my favourite. I visit RR Oomerbhoy Pvt Italian restaurant that is
sculpture rooms Ltd, recommends
of the Louvre them after a long known for its Tuscan
day at the museum Augustine on 5 cuisine. You’ll find
getting inspired. Beekman Street. delicious tiramisu
Augustine is the “Savour lemon Mexican restaurant here. My new
Pick from simple perfect spot to get a
tomato-basil penne oysters, tuna Niçoise, Canteen does the best favourite is Canteen,
snack and people watch their signature coal- guacamole in Milan
or truffle ravioli and by far the best drinks
lasagna. End with an roasted carrots and freshly in town!” says fashion
almond milk ice cream.” pressed juices.” designer Payal Singhal.

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As the temperatures rise a
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This is summer summed
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The building block of any
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The latest prom dress is less

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These suits, slim and in

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TOD’S

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The season’s supersized
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less conversation and a lot
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macramé come into
after-hours territory.
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Phone, keys, card and a
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Bella Hadid called it. The
spinning staple is suiting up.
The mini >>
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Hawaiian prints is how we’re
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This one we know for shore. A sea
shell-shaped minaudière is all you need
to carry your wanderlust with you.
<< Plastic
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geometric
earring,
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1 Silver >>
The mood is disco in the
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harem pants and halter necks.
Lamé high-
rise trousers,
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earring >>
Who says all good things
come in pairs? The
season made a case for
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standalone earrings.
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<<Surf
suit
>>
The news on
neoprene is
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Our take on the festival-friendly
floral with a throwback spans swimsuits and
side of formal. structured separates.
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24,300 2. Biker shorts,
Mach & Mach, 24,300
3. Cycling shorts, Mugler,
35,800 4. Cycling shorts.
Maggie Marilyn, 20,000
5. Logo cycling shorts,
Versace, 10,250
T H E N A N D N OW
SINGLEMINDED
CYCLING
SHORTS
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Princess
Diana
BLUMARINE
Fluorescent, floral and Kim

Kardashian
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here’s how we’re
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Plexiglas bracelet,
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Actor KUNAL KAPOOR’s Ketto.org is
a crowdfunding platform that has raised over 300 crore
till date. He tells GOURI SHAH how he’s done it
What does Ketto. Why crowdfunding? challenges?

org do? There’s a certain Credibility and
It allows NGOs and amount of seriousness transparency are the
organisations to attached to fundraising main issues. We follow
showcase their work in India. If you look a thorough due
and reach out to a wider West, you have diligence on every
net of benefactors. Not auctions, garage sales, organisation before
only can you donate celebrity endorsements, they become part of the
in minutes, you can also etc. While the cause system, and a detailed
act fast. During the may be serious, the way report on how the funds
Kerala floods, we set they go about it is a lot were used is prepared
up a page in a day and of fun. I felt like if you for each campaign. You
raised over 2.5 crore. had to include young can track the money,
A 24-year-old student people in social giving see progress reports
Kapoor
from IIT was diagnosed we had to make it fun and the impact your co-funded
with cancer, and his and inclusive—and contribution has made. Ketto with
friend reached out to crowdfunding really is Also, it was important Varun Sheth
raise 23 lakh for him— the democratisation that more people were and Zaheer
we expected it would of capital. brought into the fold of Adenwala
take a month, but social giving. You can in 2012
we hit the target in How have you gone start with as little
two days. about addressing the as 100. Ketto.org >

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Nundy is a recipien
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of the Canadian
Governor Gener
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GOOD
Medallion for her
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COMPANY
PRIYA NAIK’s Samhita has played
catalyst to social change by mobilising
over 500 crore across 75 companies and
al organisations, and influencing
ore than 6,50,000 lives
Nine years ago, when 39-year-old Priya Naik
founded Samhita Social Ventures, a corporate social
responsibility (CSR) consultancy firm, CSR in India
was largely a cheque-writing exercise. Corporates
would pick a high-profile, credible NGO, hand over
a cheque, and that was pretty much the extent of
their involvement. Cut to 2019, where their clients
are aspiring to be part of the larger story, not just
by supporting causes through funding but by being
BEYOND GIVING strategic and collaborative. “The question we kept
posing to our corporates is, ‘Can you use your
Dasra’s NEERA NUNDY tells us how she bridges the gap between money in the smartest way possible?’” says Naik.
funders and non-profits through strategic giving “We don’t just work with non-profits, we also work
with incubators, start-ups, social establishments...
It was her first tryst with understand a problem says Nundy, adding that anyone who can deliver social impact effectively,”
rural India—a day school and solve it strategically. each report looks at she adds. But beyond vanilla funding deals, they are
for Adivasi children “To impact a greater over 300 NGOs. The enthusiastic about co-creating multi-stakeholder
that her mother set up number of lives—how organisation is also best platforms. For instance, their ‘13 to 30’ project,
near Kharagpur, West you give is more critical known for their Giving which focuses on helping and hand-holding young
Bengal. The experience than how much you Circle—a platform that girls through every critical life choice—whether it’s
left an indelible give,” adds Nundy. allows benefactors to her education, job, marriage or motherhood. And
impression on Neera Over two decades, collectively donate their
www.t.me/njm_magz they do so in continuum so they don’t lose the girl
Nundy, who eventually Dasra has focused on money to an NGO during transition from one phase to another. Naik is
transitioned from an initiatives in the areas of or cause in a strategic currently working with the Tata Trusts and the Gates
investment banking job strategic philanthropy, manner. Through Foundation to support the corporate sector to be
to co-found Dasra in urban sanitation, their collaborations more empathetic and strategic in terms of how they
1999 with her husband and democracy and with governments, intervene. “The corporate sector is bringing in
Deval Sanghavi. Dasra governance. Their academic institutions, 13,465 crore into the social sector each year in India.
began as a venture key programmes are non-profits, donors This is being done by 19,933-odd companies, who,
philanthropy fund to Dasra Giving Circle, and other stakeholders, in addition to the money they put on the table, also
invest in early-stage 10 to 19: Adolescent Dasra has positively influence their employees, their clients and people
non-profit organisations Collaborative and Dasra impacted the Indian who are part of their supply chain… How do you
in India. Dasra’s work Philanthropy Week. social sector, directing respond to complex issues such as sex trafficking,
has been focused on “India has 3-4 million over 500 crore towards gender-based violence, and mental health? The idea
two areas—the first is to NGOs. To navigate and the development of is to break it down in ways that a set of corporates
support NGOs and help figure who is doing what communities in India can respond more effectively. For instance, how a
them achieve scale and is a big challenge for by partnering with media company responds to gender violence is very
sustainability so they, in many who want to give. over 3,500 corporates, different from how an IT company responds,” she
turn, can have a greater So our research tries foundations and explains.—Gouri Shah >
social impact. Second is to demystify and bring philanthropists.
to help philanthropists transparency to that,” —Gouri Shah Naik started off as
a researcher at th
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What: It all started from a personal journey for
founder Rashmi Chadha. She lost her mother and in
a bid to come to terms with it she started travelling
regularly to perform sewa at gurudwaras. On such
trips, she would often hear from international
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tourists. “I wanted to change that and also empower
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in 2016

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need 2,50,000 kidney,
80,000 liver, 50,000
heart and 1,00,000
In three years, Shah’s effort
s mobilised cornea transplants.
Shah has dren to
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have excavated ov school ch each
million kilos of plastic waste clean th e b *According to an Ipsos
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Can one person make a difference? Meet the Mumbai lawyer-activist who willing to donate their
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green planet—coffee followed his one-man With a fanbase including can’t just leave it to the
mug, spoon, water campaign to be a part Amitabh Bachchan and government.” Next up, * NOTTO has
bottle and a tote of what the United Mark Ruffalo, Shah’s Shah wants to clean up registered 1,63,937
bag. He believes that Nations calls the “world’s messianic power showed Mumbai’s rubbish- organ pledges in
“single-use plastic has largest beach clean-up results when the Olive choked mangrove India. This number
no place in the world.” project.” Twenty million Ridley turtles returned to forests and the banks has risen sharply in
In 2015, appalled at the kilos of plastic waste Mumbai’s shoreline after of Mithi River and the last few years on
plastic-choked beach of was excavated in 164 two decades. “It was the inspire others to launch the back of celebrity
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to devote his weekends ion,” says Shah, our fundamental Mahindru However, the numbers
are muted on ground
owing to limitations
From his documentary Kitchens Of Gratitude on the langar culture like consent from
of Amritsar that was screened at the 69th Annual Cannes Film relatives and lack of
f giving
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Priyanka Chopra,
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During natural disasters, gurudwaras are also known for knows how to
marry food and
on to Notto.gov.in
reaching out and feeding many.—Sonal Ved > —Gouri Shah
philanthropy

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Meet the winners of
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THE 2018 WINNER:

‘Death Steppe’ by Baiju
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RUNNER-UP: ‘Swan human-wildlife conflict. Here’s her trajectory
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seen floating in an has become a valuable Pradesh. Her continued on documentation of
arrowhead formation source of information research on tiger their culture,” she says.
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snow-clad mountains. conservationists alike. especially significant has been the ‘Trees
Having spent her in context to recent in their Lives’ annual
childhood in Kashmir, cases, such as those of festival, where over
Assam and Himachal Avani, officially known 250 members of the
Pradesh, Nath has as T1, who was killed in communities present a
grown up around Yavatmal after being glimpse of their art and Nath is bett
nature. She had set believed to have turned culture. Nath is in the known as “I
er
out to study hanguls a man-eater. Upliftment midst of completing a ndia’s
Tiger Princ
in the Dachigam and education of the five-volume series on ess”
National Park and then local tribal communities the tribes of the Omo
moved on to study located in and around valley in Ethiopia, which
under the tutelage of Kanha Tiger Reserve will be followed by a is a new home in Kanha,
renowned biologist have formed the book on the large cats which will serve as a
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GAME POINT
Meet Pradyut Voleti, basketball coach turned
l entrepreneur who is changing lives
through sport and play
Four years ago, basketball coach Pradyut Voleti
started with five kids, two bamboo sticks and a
hoop that he set up in his neighbourhood in Noida.
Having just returned from the US after training with
acclaimed coach Ganon Baker, Voleti established
the Dribble Academy Foundation (Dribbleacademy.
org), which grew from the backyard of a low-income
A still from one school to a project that now works with over 1,000
of Gillo Gilehri’s children across four locations. The aim was to help
engaging theatre high-risk children who may be exposed to poverty,
performances domestic violence, drug abuse, child labour and
exploitation, find confidence and hope through
basketball. “A lot of them may play for months with
a torn shoe, they probably don’t have a pair of shorts
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Three art and culture programmes that are changing the game
or a T-shirt. But nothing stops them from working
hard…I’m trying to teach them that no matter what
circumstances you’re in, nothing can stop you from
getting better,” says Voleti. “Basketball gives them
GILLO GILEHRI THE GRAM ART AAIDEO TALKIES a platform to feel equal, elevated and confident.”
This Mumbai-based PROJECT Aaideo Talkies, a mobile The foundation also takes care of their nutritional
needs and counsels them for school admissions and
organisation is all about Led by artist Shweta cinema theatre company, scholarship opportunities. While their immediate
enriching childhood Bhattad, this unique named after Assam’s focus is to raise funds to provide nutrition to the
experiences through community-led first woman actor, Aideu children, the Academy wants to eventually start
theatre. Set and costume initiative based in Nilambar Handique, is
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designer Shaili Sathyu, Paradsinga village bringing the best of the basketball. Q—Gouri Shah
who is also the founder, near Madhya Pradesh state’s regional cinema to
of Gillo Gilehri, says, tackles ecology, health, its rural audiences. It was
“We realised that women’s education, started in 2013 by two
our work would be and farmers’ suicides film graduates, Pappu
incomplete if we limited through art projects. Kabeer and Ratna Das,
it only to schools in the Two years ago, one saw to bring cinema to an
metros.” So, three years the Gram Dhara Chitra audience that never gets
ago, the not-for-profit Utsav, where writers from to enjoy the big-screen
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Gillo Gilehri Foundation Pune, a Netherlands- experience. It assumes
and repertory began. based psychologist, a special significance at The academy
“We have now started choreographer from a time when young teaches children
Gillo on the Go, Nagpur and local filmmakers from the lifeskills through
reaching out to kids in farmers created land state, like Rima Das, basketball
rural Maharashtra and art using organic seeds. are making award-
Karnataka as well,” she “These issues form the winning films like Village
says. This mobile theatre heart of the project; they Rockstars but people at
initiative reaches 7,000 are not related to one the grassroot level are
children. “The idea is also person or community. unable to view them.
to keep going back to So myriad voices are “Today, we are in nearly
the same set of kids so as needed to answer them,” 18 districts of Assam and
to inculcate a consistent says Bhattad, whose have over 300 active
habit of watching and project chooses different members. We have
appreciating the arts,” initiatives each time— decided to show only
she says. The initiative from women creating those films that have a
teaches kids to share naturally-dyed rakhis social angle,” says Das.
space, appreciate to creating postcards They also conduct film
diversity and changes using desi kapaas for an appreciation workshops Voleti works with ov
er
how they view the world. organisation in Delhi. in colleges around the 1,000 at-risk childre
n
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CULTURE
SHAPER
THE game
changing
Contemporary artist Jahan Loh propels street
art into the galleries of Singapore
ARTIST
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of street art as a rebellious ’90s
teenager. Today, he is renowned for
his strong imagery, and is the first
artist to take street art into the galleries of
Singapore and China. Jahan believes that
his passion fuels his ambition. His imagery
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and West. He combines the tools of fine
art and street art to create explosive,
breathtaking masterpieces. “I use art to
convey certain messages. I like my art to
be universal,” he says.
Jahan gave up a career in law to pursue
his passion, and credits much of his
inspiration to the contrasting cultural
landscapes of Singapore. One can often National Gallery, Singapore
spot him finding a bit of peace and quiet at
Jahan’s collaborative work of art
MacRitchie TreeTop Walk. “The city keeps
me inspired. Growing up in Singapore, a part of, has basically evolved graffiti into
we develop an East-meets-West culture mainstream pop culture.”
very naturally.” Jahan’s exhibition at the One of the causes close to the artist’s
National Gallery, Singapore, titled Cherry heart is global warming. His newest series,
Poke: Reconstituted Philosophy, explores which will be displayed at the National
PHOTOS: THE HOUSE OF PIXELS
this contrast. In fact, most of his work is Gallery in August, focuses on spreading
based on balancing juxtapositions like awareness about this cause through
childhood innocence and adult practicality; paintings, sculptures and light projections.
ignorance and knowledge; domination and With the rise of social media, the artist
The Zouk Nightclub featuring Jahan’s artworks
submission. talks about how there are new avenues
Speaking about the evolution of street for artists to showcase their work. “People
art in Singapore, Jahan says, “Graffiti is
Favourites in Singapore
now have the option of experiencing art
Place: National Gallery for its varied
not organic anymore, it’s organised. The without having to actually see it in real life,”
collection of art
whole commodification of street art, I’m he says.
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art history considering few South Asian artists
and PRATEEK RAJA are changing the Indian art had had such a close brush with winning the
world with their vision, finds ROSALYN D’MELLO prestigious prize. Mohaiemen’s shortlist prede-
cessors include Anish Kapoor (he won the prize
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me in on a conference call, and the bustle of Kolkata’s streets takes over. scent, and Tino Sehgal, of Indo-German origin.
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Over the last decade,
their Kolkata gallery,
Experimenter, has es-
tablished its presence
within India through
various editions of the
India Art Fair, while in-
ternationally the gallery
debuted at London’s
Frieze Art Fair in 2010.
Last year, Experimenter
showed at prestigious
The Wide Divergence Of art fairs in the world,
The Cotton Gin (2017) by from Art Dubai to Art
Prabhakar Pachpute Basel Hong Kong, Art
Basel and FIAC, Paris.
A CALL TO ART
It began with a long phone call GET THE PICTURE
one night in 2007. The Rajas, In February 2018, the Rajas unveiled their sec-
who’d been dating for almost a RQGJDOOHU\VSDFHKRXVHGZLWKLQWZRÁRRUVRID
decade, were newly married. 100-year-old mansion spread across 5,000sqft,
Priyanka says, “In 2002-03, with an expansive inaugural exhibition, I Wish
Prateek had moved from his To Let You Fall Out Of My Hands. This show
corporate career with Hindu- brought together works by a cross-generational,
stan Lever to involve himself FURVVERUGHUUDQJHRIDUWLVWVRQWKHLURIÀFLDOURV
in the family textile business. ter, many of whom they had discovered or intro-
We had 150 looms in the coun- duced to South Asian audiences through their
try and were in contact with a robust programming. In July, they launched
lot of master craftsmen.
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Around the time he conceived the pedagogical gap they’d perceived within the
a small space called Gallery Indian art world, just as they began Experiment-
Kanishka Raja’s KR20 (2010) Kanishka, where he showed their work. The art er Books to explore the overlaps between book-
from Drawn From Practice, market was blossoming. Over two-three years, making, publishing and editioned art objects.
at Experimenter Gallery he started consulting for corporate collections.” The praise they’ve garnered for being two
Meanwhile, Priyanka was doing her MBA evenly matched partners is not an exaggeration.
while working at Procter & Gamble. “It was the Natasha Ginwala, curatorial advisor at Docu-
heydays of commercial investment. Shows were menta 14, who conducted a session at ELP and
sold out. There were artists like CAMP and Raqs returned in July as a moderator to the ECH for
Media Collective who had earned great respect the sixth time says: “It’s amazing how there’s
outside India but were under-represented here. been this sustained engagement with using the
I felt there was something I could do.” gallery for those three days where it’s all about
So one night in 2007, when Prateek was in exchange; no presentation is about a formalised
Kolkata and Priyanka in Mumbai, he shared promotional approach, but starts with questions
with her an elaborate vision he had for a poten- and doubts and includes failures.”
tial gallery that could address some of this lacu- Intriguingly, they describe even their process
nae in the South Asian art world. “Quite whim- of handpicking the artists they want to work
sically, I decided to say, how about we do this with as a form of courtship. “We’re old-fashioned
together?” They decided to enrol themselves at people,” Priyanka says. “Our approach is loca-
the Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London, and give tion-free. There’s a congruity with the politics,
each other three years. If it failed, they’d return the world view. When you see the programme
to their corporate careers. “From ourÀUVWH[KL and the artists, you know there’s a sense of one-
bition, our shows were funded by themselves.” ness. Never do we mention a word to the artist
Their approach has been to foster both a gen- we’re wooing until we’re sure we want to make
eral viewing audience as well as a collecting one. the proposal. Then, we’re committed for life.”
“We always knew we had to move about and 6SHQGLQJWLPHLQDUWLVWV·VWXGLRVLVDVLJQLÀFDQW
make valid institutional relationships. Even to a part of their dating ethos. “We understand how
young artist, we say that ‘we don’t sell work, we they eat, how they work. It’s a bit of an intuitive
place work’. We choose where it needs to go and gut feeling, a journey,” Prateek continues. “It’s
work like crazy to make this happen.” like living 20 different marriages at once.” Q

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cater to the demand. When Shah tied
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spanning Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla
and Gaurav Gupta. “They knew I had
to be covered but that didn’t take
away from anything. They took it as a
challenge.”—Neharika Manjani >
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F OU N D ER O F
B OD EMEN TS
“I recently acquired an
Emmanuelle Khanh jacket from
Berlin. Very ’70s, something you
would imagine Freddie Mercury
wearing!” says Divya Saini,
stylist and owner of lived-in
fashion label Bodements. Two
years ago, Saini chose to stop
shopping cheap and cheerful
fast fashion; a prerogative that
resulted in Bodements, where
she curates well-loved vintage
from monolithic labels like
Burberry, Jean Paul Gaultier
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affinity for fashion steeped
in history, like YSL’s legacy of
introducing menswear codes in
womenswear,” says the vintage
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collector who realised bringing
back little treasures from her
travels through Europe could
grow into a business endeavour.
So far, it’s been a series of
successful pop-ups in Mumbai,
Delhi and Paris. But has India
really warmed up to the idea
of pre-owned fashion? “Buying
pre-loved and worn-in clothes
can make some uncomfortable.
For me, though, promoting a
more ethical fashion industry
and dressing accordingly is not
just exciting, it’s rewarding.”
As someone who references
the past through her closet,
for the shoot she handpicks a
snake-print polo layered under
a psychedelic patterned suit
and scuffed cowboy boots that
tell a story of their previous
wearers. I inquire about their
origins and promptly comes her
reply, “I can never tell you! An
important lesson I’ve learnt as a
vintage professional is to never
reveal my sources!”
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VA S U P R I M L A N I ,
STAND -U P COME DI AN , T R IAT HLET E
AN D SOC IA L EN T R EPR EN EU R
Dubbed India’s Ellen DeGeneres for her man

style and pithy comic timing, Vasu Primlani has
always worn the pants—on the job or at home.
“My father served in World War II, and he raised
me like a soldier. I was to sit up straight, follow
discipline, and perform the traditional role of a
man around the house.” Four decades later, it’s
an upbringing that has filtered into her wardrobe.
Her steely disposition matches her perfectly
ironed pantsuits, while her wit complements a
growing collection of quirky bow-ties. Not one
to borrow from the boys but rather reach out for
the racks in the men’s section, Primlani admits
to a style that comes with no frills attached. “I’m
training for the Ironman at least 1.5 hours every
day, 2-4 hours on Saturday and 4-8 hours on
Sunday. So, I’m almost always in sportswear,”
she says, citing functional shoe label Keen as her
favourite in footwear. On occasions when she has
been presented with awards like the Nari Shakti
by the President of India, she turns to traditional
saris. “I love gamcha saris in earthy tones and
vegetable dyes.” Following an impactful 17-year
stint as an environmentalist in America, Primlani
found her voice in stand-up comedy, where she
calls out social issues. Her loudest and most
clear message yet—her choice of a gender
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excessively to what men and women can and
cannot do.”—Akanksha Kamath
A Z I , M E R C Y, K U V E L Ü
A N D A L Ü N E T E T S E O,
FOLK M USIC IAN S
Other than a fondness for folk music, what binds the Nagaland-born
Tetseo sisters—a cross-generational quartet made of mother-of-two
Azi, content curator Mercy, fashion blogger Kuvelü and medical student
Alüne—together is their loyalty to designer Aneeth Arora’s label, Péro.
Arora’s allure lies in her ahead-of-time aesthetic, they explain. “She is
always thinking up the most colourful ways of reinterpreting weaves,
colours and prints. Her clothes are so much fun, not to mention always a
conversation starter. There is a story to every piece,” says Azi.
Today, the label not only dominates their personal but also their
professional wardrobes; Arora has on more occasions than one
customised pieces for their performances. “The designs are sustainable,
ethical and true to traditions. They are earthy yet contemporary,”
says Mercy of Péro’s philosophy, one that is mirrored in their mantra
as musicians. “We as folk artists are truly proud of our culture. We
celebrate simplicity in every way possible while staying true to traditions.
We try to make our music more relatable and contemporary, appealing
to both young and old, local and foreign,” adds Alüne.
Like the proverbial travelling pants, the sisters’ favourite Péro
purchases routinely swap hands. “We share regularly. Some of our
favourites are the shirt dresses, wool sweaters, reversible coats and
dresses, pyjamas, the embroidered bolero jackets and of course the
customised wool tops embroidered with our names and a Péro heart,”
says Kuvelü.—Neharika Manjani >

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PRABHLEEN
KAUR,
D ESI GN ER, CREATI VE
D IRECTOR AND
TE X T ILE ENTHU S IAST
You might recognise Kaur

from the Vogue.com video,
meandering through the
lanes of Delhi’s Shahpur Jat,
sourcing fabrics, hand-dyeing
them with local artisans
and conjuring up designs
that she then wears herself.
Welcome to a day in the life
of Prabhleen Kaur, design
head at NorBlack NorWhite.
“I don’t wear labels. It’s usually
me rummaging through
my collection of indigenous
textiles—handloom cottons
and silks from the regional
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and Karnataka—to construct www.t.me/njm_magz
new silhouettes,” says Kaur,
who grew up in Punjab, where,
with limited access to designer
labels, she started creating
pieces of her own with locally
available textiles and make-
do resources. “Handwoven
fabrics stuck around for me
during this time, like a steady
relationship,” she adds. As
a 28-year-old, Kaur makes
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a strong case for a return
to craft. “The notion that
handloom is dull and boring
isn’t true. On the contrary,
Indian textiles have never
been shy of bright, stirring
prints. And there are no
rules—you can use them in
an athletic bomber jacket,
or an elegant wrap kimono.
You make the call.” For
Kaur, the texture of a natural
loom-made fabric (with
slubs and everything) trumps
any mill- or machine-made
fabric. “Climate and cultural
symbolism all affect the nature
of handmade textiles. It’s what
renders them unique. What
fun is it wearing something
whose life cycle you can’t
trace?”—Akanksha Kamath Q

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Changemakers, newsmakers, artists,
disruptors, innovators and mavericks
across various fields – from green tech
to music to sport to hospitality – were
felicitated at GQ India’s fourth edition of the
50 Most Influential Young Indians under
40, held at the Oval Room of the Hyatt
Regency, Delhi. Following a conversation
between GQ Editor-in-Chief Che Kurrien
and actor Ayushmann Khurrana, host Rajiv
Satyal wrapped up proceedings early into
the night, leaving plenty of time for some
convivial networking and serious partying,
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MILESTONES
#MYCHOICE
We asked nine influential names in
the fashion fraternity to share one career- I T A D O N G R E E R AT
AN FIC
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EXPERT
#CHOOSINGBAGS
In 2017, a diamond-encrusted Hermès Birkin sold for 1,55,000 pounds, prompting a
flurry of articles on the investment value of bags versus stocks and even homes. As the ‘eyes
of Bergdorf Goodman’, LINDA FARGO knows what women want. So, we asked her the
loaded question: Does a handbag leave a mark on your sartorial and financial portfolio?
Something happens when you’re shopping for a

handbag. You become more considered. More dis-
criminating. More analytical even. It’s almost sim-
ilar to some of the questions we ask ourselves when
we’re thinking about dating. Is this someone I
could see being with for the foreseeable six months?
Someone just fun for now or someone I want to
keep in my life forever? Is this person multi-dimen-
sional and lasting? More than clothing, I think we
create more of a “relationship” with our handbags.
They become our companions. Our allies. Our sup-
port system. You either knowingly choose a hand-
bag that is clearly “on trend” and will make you
feel incredibly relevant today but maybe not so
much in a year, or you choose one that will be a
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fashion. To my mind, an “investment” in fashion
speak is measured in both the length of time some-
thing maintains its appeal, as well as how often it
sees the light of day outside its dust bag.
One can start looking at a bag as an investment
when one thinks about “amortizing” the cost over
time, usefulness and staying power. Of course
brands like Chanel, Goyard, Hermès, Celine, The
Row and VBH come immediately to mind, but
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ment classic, given that it is innately practical and
timeless. I’m carrying my four-year-old Céline tote
today, and it’s just better with age.
And then there’s the question of colour. To go
for that seductive red top handle or that happy yel-
low satin clutch...or the ever so useful black ‘East
West?’ Again, one choice is probably the more
timeless and prudent investment, if you care about
prudence...or maybe not so much!
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I’m not saying you’re going to have year-on-year

growth with a good handbag, like you might with a
Linda Fargo carrying the stock. But you will have year-on-year pleasure, and
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AROUND THE
WORLD
WITH NAIR’S
TOP SHOPPING
SPOTS HOSPITALITY > FASHION
SAMYUKTA NAIR,
Head, design & operations,
The Leela Palaces; co-founder,
Jamavar and Bombay Bustle;
Merci, Paris entrepreneur, Dandelion and Clove
In the last few years, Nair, a third-generation

hotelier, has expanded into restaurants Jama-
var and Bombay Bustle in London; a line of
sleepwear with Dandelion, and her highly cu-
rated boutique, Clove, which brings together
an easy blend of fashion and living.
Dover Street Market,
London On a sartorial legacy: “My grandfather
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The Apartment, New were an amalgamation of both disciplines, so
York and Los Angeles fashion seems to be a homecoming of sorts.”
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ity to garments—it was the best kind of edu-
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cation one could hope for. I suppose you are
the sum of your experiences, and with Dande-
Totokaelo, New York lion and now Clove life seems to have come
full circle.”
On striving for a balance: “It’s also been

incredible to see how supportive the fashion
fraternity has been in accepting and welcom-
ing my work. I spend three-fourths of my time
The Store, Berlin in Mumbai and one-forth in London at my two
Indian restaurants, Jamavar and Bombay
STYLE
Bustle. For me, all things feed into each other.”
#ICHOSE On lessons learned: “Constantly improvis-

ing and editing is key. Understanding what
the consumer wants whilst keeping in mind
the vision for any brand is very important. On
FASHION
For these three women, a career in fashion wasn’t
a personal front, I believe staying in your
comfort zone won’t get you anywhere. The
will to learn should be far greater than the
fear of failure. And above all, great teams cre-
ate magic—after all, you are only as strong as
always the most obvious choice. While one, like most your weakest link.”
millennials, is all about being multi-hyphenate, another On curating Clove: “I strive to put all
made the switch by combining two disciplines that excited things Indian at the forefront. Clove enables
me to create distinct experiences by showcas-
her the most. What unites them all is the love of a more ing fashion, design and craft from India.”
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back. What started out as a journey ex-
ploring fabrics led me to work with
mills to develop exclusive fabrics and
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age design school. It was in 2010, when from sunglasses books on sandals hats from
I suffered a severe back injury, that Verandah. from public policy from Yosuzi—
banking really lost its charm for me.” Don’t’ Sunday and history—a Ancient that are
forget the Somewhere, good read is Greek handmade
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to match! designed by Illusions by they are Guajira
eclectic, somewhat bohemian a group of Chitra super Desert,
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The sculptor turned jewellery
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architectural, streamlined designs creative energy and I was always look- started working with Prerna Goel on a
have found space at Selfridges and ing at interesting design and art. I was style page for Instagram. Prerna has
Matches Fashion, in the wardrobes of making sculpture through my time fantastic style, and I love art directing, COURTESY @JACQUEMUS/INSTAGRAM; NISHANTH RADHAKRISHNAN
Anushka Sharma and Jourdan Dunn, with him as well.” creating content and playing around
and in the pages of Vogue—but her with photography. So, it seemed like
journey started as a sculptor. 2Q H[SORULQJ QHZ GLPHQVLRQV “I an interesting project to dabble with.”
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sculptor at Goldsmiths, University of wanted to be in the creative industry. I Misho is an ancient Japanese bonsai
London. Gradually I started making love the process of making things, the technique in which a seed turns
pieces that looked better on the body research and the techniques. So study- into an evergreen bonsai tree. I loved
than they did on a plinth. I started ing art history and sculpture seemed how poetic it was—the idea
wearing the pieces I made and that like the best way to start. Besides, art that a seed or an idea turns into
was very much the point of departure and fashion are two sides of the same something tangible; and there’s just
for Misho. I also worked with architect coin. I love the physical process of actu- so much you learn through the
Ashiesh Shah right after graduating; ally making things and seeing a proto- process of creating something.”
he’s an incredible mentor. I loved type coming to life.” Mishodesigns.com Q

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#ICHOSECÉLINE
It was like a punch to the gut, a bucket brand change my style, it also changed
of ice water thrown over you, but in the As a retail and brand the way I experienced “buying.” It was
best way possible. That was the feeling personal and emotional. As the years
I had when I was in the temporary
consultant, RAMYA progressed, I noticed that most of my
VKRZURRP RI WKH ÀUVW-ever Phoebe GIANGOLA’s day revolves
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Philo-designed Céline collection in New and I would then sprinkle in my other
York City. I will never forget the model
around new designers favourites like Comme des Garçons
walking towards us in her khaki utili- and new perspectives and Rosie Assoulin.
tarian look, hair scraped back in a on fashion. But no label During Phoebe’s tenure at Céline, I
slightly messy but done knot, metal developed a way of making the brand
heeled sandals grounding her feet and has connected with her my own. That’s one of the many things
the most gorgeous oxblood tote on her life more intimately than I loved about her Céline aesthetic. Live
arm. I wanted to be the woman who in them, work in them, do the school
dressed like that and I wanted to know Phoebe Philo’s Céline. run in them, go on date night in them.
the woman who would design clothes Giangola writes about It became my armour. Fashion may
for women like that. seem frivolous but there was some-
I had just had my daughter in the being a label loyalist thing about Phoebe’s Céline that made
late summer of 2007 and my world was it feel worth more that just clothes. It
changing. Family was a priority, as my wardrobe would be changed forev- was an attitude, an emotion.
was my career. Along with the emo- er. Working in fashion as a retail and It was announced almost a year ago
tional and physical changes, my style brand consultant, I was inundated that Phoebe was stepping down from
was changing, too. What I didn’t real- with clothes, shoes, bags, images and her role as the creative director. I was
ise was that in London Phoebe Philo aesthetics. Somehow I hadn’t realised saddened but not surprised. Life is
was going through something similar it but what I was looking for was right about chapters, and a woman like
with a young family and new priorities in front of me 7KH EUDQG·V ÀUVW resort Phoebe would understand that more
in mind. As she took over Céline she collection was chic but tough, it was than most. I feel grateful for the unex-
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what she was looking for in her ward- At the time the only freestanding personal style and the allegiances I
robe. “I felt it was time for a more Céline store in the US was in Miami, have developed with women all over
back-to-reality approach to fashion, and I was fortunate to develop a rela- the world through our shared love of
clothes that are beautiful, strong and tionship with the boutique straight this aesthetic. I will continue wearing
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them,” she told British Vogue. consignment and I was able to try on come. Phoebe designed clothes that
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outside Henri
Bendel (1980)
of a New Yorker
An iconic image

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Bill Cunningham
in his element
TRIBUTE
HISTORY IN
HIS LENS
SUZY MENKES pays tribute to BILL CUNNINGHAM, the diligent
chronicler of real, evolving style with a unique eye
“Thank you, child,” Bill Cunningham WRJUDSKHU +H ZDV WKH ÀJXUH RQ D but he also stitched together the ever-
would say, as he politely refused my of- wonky bike, who snapped society ma- changing patchwork of society, catch-
fer to share a taxi back from the New YHQV TXLUN\ GRZQWRZQ ÀJXUHV DQG ing a private glimpse of Jacqueline
York shows. Instead, he set off on his best of all, sniffed out fashion trends Kennedy Onassis or the old guard of
bicycle, rain, shine or drizzling snow, on his favourite corner of 57th and upper-class America.
wearing his signature blue worker’s Fifth Avenue. Who was this slight man with a per-
jacket and cap. “I’ve never been a paparazzi,” Cun- petual smile and ever-present camera?
The man with a camera who cap- ningham would say. Yet he managed Cunningham, whose father worked
tured history in his lens always called to capture not only the famous—like a IRU WKH SRVW RIÀFH DQG ZKRVH LQLWLDO
me “child”—even though I had younger, thicker Karl Lagerfeld with step towards fashion was as a milliner,
known him half his 60 years as a pho- Italian fashion legend Anna Piaggi— remained humble. His studio in >

“Bill’s life was focused entirely
on photography and on
recording fashion and the
swathe of people it involved”
—SUZY MENKES
Grace Coddington at
a 1970s fashion show
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Calvin Klein with
supermodel Iman at
the Met Gala (1981)
“His visual notebook marked the

changes from the wild energy of
nightclub Studio 54 in the 1970s
to then introducing the concept of
uptown and downtown dressing.”
Hubert de
Givenchy and
John Fairchild
shot in New York
in the 1980s

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Diana Vreeland (1974)
A shot summarising
’70s fashion

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Jacqueline Kennedy
Onassis striding down a
street in New York City
New York’s Carnegie Hall had a sim- photographer’s character after sitting him and me. He told his own story so
ple, single bed among racks of photo- down with him for a brief recording passionately.”
graphs. No television. A communal back in 1994. That was a reference to the photog-
bathroom. Yet his work transcended “We were supposed to be there for rapher’s move from sunshine to shad-
fashion. The path he followed—or cre- about 10 minutes, and three-and-a- ow as he talked openly about the
ated—produced a lifetime body of half hours later we ran out of tape,” scourge of AIDS. But Bill’s life was fo-
work that marks history. said Bozek. cused entirely on photography and on
Mark Bozek’s The Times Of Bill “When I pulled it from my basement recording fashion and the swathe of
Cunningham was selected for the 2018 the day he died in 2016, I hadn’t people it involved.
New York Film Festival. The movie watched it for 25 years,” he continued. I cannot remember a time when his
maker had exceptional insight of the “But I decided it was going to be just free spirit was not following fashion >

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A woman in a At the Warhol

suit circa 1970s Memorial (1987)
“No show was too small—or Bill Cunningham

too grand—for his attention. with Karl Lagerfeld
He was aroused by the
unexpected: the return of
men’s sartorial splendour;
tailoring worn in vivid
colours by millennials; the
ever-changing street style
from baggy rocker outfits to
streamlined sportswear.”
and making a reportage for the New
York Times. No show was too small or
too grand for his attention. He was
aroused by the unexpected: the re-
turn of men’s sartorial splendour; tai-
loring worn in vivid colours by millen-
nials; the ever-changing street-style
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lined sportswear.
I remember the photographer talk-
ing with glee about New York design-
ers’ casual modern clothes that
trumped the haute couture grandeur
of Paris at a 1973 event in Versailles.
He called it “the most exciting show I
have ever seen,” recalling the contrast
between French maestros—Dior,
Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent—pitted
against the understated, casual, stream-
lined clothes sent out by America’s Bill
Blass, Halston and Oscar de la Renta.
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‘Bonjour Paris’, while African-Ameri-
can Stephen Burrows stunned the for-
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but by no means the last—time that the
photographer showed his open mind to
class and colour.
Cunningham was 87 when he died,
having received the French Légion
d’Honneur in 2008 and, in the same
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ber of the New York Times after a Anna Wintour captured by Bill
truck crashed into his bike. Cunningham in the ’80s
Before that move, so late in his ca-
reer, the photographer was stubbornly
independent, using his visual notebook
to mark the changes from the wild en- Cunningham in the
ergy of nightclub Studio 54 in the 1970s French capital
and then introducing the concept of up-
town and downtown dressing.
Cunningham’s exceptional photo-
graphs are supposedly worth today over
a million dollars. But he would not have
been impressed by the numbers.
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most expensive.” Q
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Of Bill Cunningham, will be released
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and a fabled last name. But this modern-day heiress
is determined to create her own legacy. Girl-to-watch
ISHA AMBANI PIRAMAL talks to PRIYA TANNA
about work, life and the future, and why,
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Lauren. Layered
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A modern-day heiress, it is easy to judge her, assume you
know her and label her without ever meeting her. As the
daughter of business mogul Mukesh Ambani, she must be
wellborn, entitled, maybe even a bit of a brat who is far
removed from reality. But the truth couldn’t be further, as
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(her work staple, she tells me) walks in. On most days, her
14-hour workday is scheduled to the minute—and today is
no different. She’s squeezed this interview between commit-
tee meetings, a brain-storming session and a meeting at the
Dhirubhai Ambani International School (DAIS). “It’s the
longest I’ve ever been away from work,” she tells me of her
three-week wedding prep. Basking in her post-wedding glow,
you can still see shadows of henna on her hand, but this new
bride means business. After all, she is one of the scions of the
Reliance conglomerate, a hundred-billion-dollar behemoth
that employs over 2,00,000 people—covering everything
from textiles to telecom services.
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ambitious and adept at talking business, but it’s when you
talk of anything else that she throws you off completely. You
then meet a 27-year-old—part giggly, part naïve, she’s
disarmingly honest at all times. She’s an extremely private
person who is responsibly trying to navigate her life through
the public lens. A delicious dichotomy of contrasts, she makes
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her world go around. Excerpts from our conversation.
Priya Tanna: Isha, you’re here fresh off the

wedding. Tell us a little bit about it?
Isha Ambani Piramal: The wedding went off beautifully.
Like any other bride, I had my share of bridal jitters but
getting married at home made it very special and I had the
time of my life celebrating my most memorable moments
with all the people I love.
PT: How involved were you in the planning? Were

you a bridezilla?
IAP: During the wedding my mom was CEO and I was chair-
person. She and dad did all the hard work. Thankfully, we
ended up liking the same things, so that made it a breeze. I
didn’t go to a single wedding meeting. I was never someone
who dreamt of how my wedding would be, yet it was wonder-
ful in more ways than I can imagine. It was a very emotional
affair for everyone in my family. I was emotional too but
everyone around me would cry all the time. I only cried at my
bidaai because I felt some peer pressure as everyone else was
crying, especially my parents. >
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exceptionally busy, they were really hands-on. I was born from my protected childhood to living by myself on a bunk
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that Indian companies could dream of global scale. I saw comfort zone, experiencing a different culture and a
my father work very hard to chase that dream and build whole new way of life.
Reliance into the organisation that it is today. And though I also feel American education teaches you critical
he worked long hours, he was always there when we need- thinking and creativity in a way that is unique. I enjoyed
ed him. At home, we were raised to have the same value EHLQJDW<DOHDQG6WDQIRUGDQGWKHQZRUNLQJDW0F.LQ
system that our parents grew up with. They made sure we sey. I was surrounded by exceptionally bright people. In
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dad to resolve the issue. My mom today?
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helped with the freedom struggle in India. Then there been given to play. So I try to do my best and leave the
were stories about building Reliance and of the time when rest… I try not to overthink or worry about the results.
my dad was young. He liked having in-depth and intelli-
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months in Palo Alto, and insisted on making all the meals. UHVSRQVLELOLW\WRÀJXUHRXWZKDWWKHELJSUREOHPVDUHIRU
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ration while growing up was to serve the country. At one vates you from morning to evening, which is bigger than
point, I even wanted to be a soldier! Then doctor, teacher, MXVWFUHDWLQJSURÀWDELOLW\RUFDVKÁRZ2XUSXUSRVHLVWR
artist… I would change my mind every few months about create a difference in India in whatever streams or ave-
who I wanted to be. nues we can—telecom, energy or retail. >
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PT: You recently set up Reliance Arts Foundation. PT: What’s a regular day at work like?
What’s your vision for it? IAP: Every day is different, so I prioritise each day differ-
IAP: Reliance Arts Foundation’s aim and mission is to ently. Two years ago, when we were launching Jio, it was
showcase the best of Indian art to the world and bring all I worked on. But six months ago, all I did was study for
global art to India. Our collaborations with the Met and my MBA at Stanford. Now that I’m back, I am spending
the Art Institute of Chicago have allowed us to take Indi- my time between the Reliance Foundation, Jio and learn-
an art to an international audience. Eventually, we want ing the ropes of our other businesses within Reliance In-
to evolve into a full programme that strengthens the dustries. So each day depends on the cycle I’m on—if I’m
art platform in India. Spanning artists, young or old, working until 4am, then my day starts by 11am. I need my
modern or traditional, our aim is to ensure they thrive seven hours of sleep to function. And once I’m up, I’m off
DQG ÁRXULVK to work.
My dream is to create a museum in Mumbai and bring Work is all we know as a family. Even during my honey-
shows from all over the world to India. I’m inspired by moon, I got restless after two-three days of relaxing in
Dasha Zhukova’s work with the Garage Museum in Mos- the Maldives. I was like, this is great and I love it, but now
cow as well as the Mori Museum in Tokyo. Their curato- I can’t wait to go back to work. Before marriage, even dur-
rial skills creatively open up spaces for citizens to access, ing dinner, discussing work was natural. Honestly, work is
participate and engage in art. Art is a way of recording a common passion shared by my entire family. So in a
the history, culture and times. It’s as important to pre- sense, work never stops for us, and that is the only pace of
serve art of our times as it is to preserve art of the genera- life that I’ve always known.
tions before us.
PT: At work, is your mother’s leadership style
PT: You also work at DAIS. What’s your role there? different from that of your dad?
IAP: I am very passionate about education. DAIS for me is IAP: They’re alike in more ways than one—they’ve been
more than a place of work, it’s a place I love. I absolutely love married for so many years that sometimes I think they are
kids. Even at Stanford, I taught two-year-olds. Being able to the same person (laughs). Jokes aside, they are also differ-
PRXOG WKHLU WKLQNLQJ DW DQ HDUO\ DJH LV ZKDW , IRXQG IXOÀOOLQJ ent in some ways. My dad is extremely mathematical and
Schools have such a profound and lasting impact on young data-driven. None of us (Akash, Anant or me) can present
minds. I don’t think any student ever forgets a good teacher, an argument to him without backing it up with numbers.
and that is why I see education as a huge opportunity to For him, every business idea has to be positioned as a
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shape the next generation. It is one of the strongest agents of math problem that must be solved keeping in mind what
positive change. the results will be and how it will positively impact lives.
DAIS started in 2003 and after an amazing journey of over My mom is unbelievably creative and compassionate.
15 years today we are at a point to build a new and modern She has an amazing ability to bring people together. And I
campus for our school—at par with the world’s best. Apart should tell her this more often but my mother is an incred-
from DAIS, we also have the Reliance Foundation Schools, ibly astute and sharp businessperson—everyone always
another set of schools that we run all over the country. And says this about my father but she is as good, if not better.
then we have the Jio University project coming up. We hope
for it to be like any top university in the world—that is the PT: You’ve seen your mother at the forefront of so
goal. In India, children aspire to go abroad but it’s not feasi- many businesses—from sports to education to
ble for all. It’s only a small fraction that is able to go, so the healthcare. How has this shaped your attitude
vision of the university is to give Indian students the same towards women at the workplace?
world-class experience and rigour as the world’s best educa- IAP: As much as I want to believe that women can have it
tional institutions. With Jio, we will also work on digital edu- all, I know that my mom gave it all up to raise us. But once
cation and that is something in which we see great poten- we grew up, I also saw her balance work and home per-
tial—how technology, connectivity and quality content can fectly. Watching her play all these different roles—from
bring alive a classroom anywhere and everywhere. full-time mom to businesswoman—I learnt how impor-
tant each facet is in a woman’s life and how one needs to
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for Jio? stages. I feel very passionately about gender equality and
IAP: I have worked on Jio right from its inception. I joined equal participation in the work force because growing up I
in 2014, after a year and a half of working at McKinsey. I was made to believe that I could do whatever my brothers
was there when it was very much like a start-up. We were could do, as well if not better. So as a working woman, I
putting the teams together and were involved in every- believe that companies must create an environment that
thing—from network layout to marketing. I’d spend every fosters equal participation.
waking hour on Jio. Then in 2016, I took two years off to At Jio, we have programmes for women that allow them
attend business school, but I was a member on the board to form communities and support each other. But what
and continue to play that role today. Now, Jio runs like a would really give me satisfaction is when I know that no
well-oiled machine but it’ll always remain a dream project matter which meeting I enter, engineering or design, there
close to my heart. will be an equal number of women in the room. >
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Make-up assistant: Harshal Jariwala
Photographer’s assistant:
Mohammed Jamshed Qureshi
Assistant stylist: Priyanka Parkash
Production: Divya Jagwani;
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PT: How is your relationship with your twin, Akash? she is among the few non-American women to have served
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uncanny. He has the largest heart ever—he even changed encouraged and motivated by my in-laws. They show me a
his wedding dates for me! Akash was supposed to get mar- limitless world.
ried in December last year but then I got engaged and he
postponed his wedding because he wanted mine to be the PT: Do you have other strong role models
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foot taller than me) and that it was unfair (laughs). My to her and she has been a personal mentor to me. I’m also
younger brother, Anant, will always be the baby of our inspired by Hillary Clinton; I love her resilience as much as
family, so my relationship with him was more maternal. her magnetic personality.
I am very protective of him.
PT: What is your fashion orientation—at work and
PT: Now let’s talk about Anand. What’s the singu- off work?
lar reason that makes him a great life partner? IAP: At work, I love wearing Indian clothes... cotton kurtas
IAP: I can’t stop at one! (laughs). I love his amazing sense with block prints. I think it’s one of the greatest things
of humour and his spirituality. about being Indian—our clothes! I used to hate dressing up
in business formals during my time in America. It was a
PT: How different are you nightmare to get into a blazer. It
two as a couple? works well for slim bodies, but how
IAP: He hates attending events, I do you wear a pencil skirt if you
enjoy them. I really enjoyed our KDYHDFXUY\ERG\"2IIZRUN,OLNH
wedding, but it was not exactly his “At this stage, work wearing international and Indian
idea of fun (laughs). He’s more
spiritual than I am.
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one of the speeches that my father
gave at my wedding, he listed ten
our parents and that’s not easy. For my com-
fort picks, I switch between my sal-
reasons why he liked Anand. It understand that” war kameez, Lululemon sweats
was hilarious, and dad concluded and cosy sweaters.
by saying that these are probably
the same ten things that he would PT: And how do you unwind?
also use to describe himself. And it’s true; in many ways IAP: I enjoy my time with my friends and I feel blessed to
Anand reminds me of my father. have a circle of close friends I adore. I enjoy binge-watching
reality television with them, especially shows like Keeping
PT: Has your work routine changed since you got Up With The Kardashians. In general, though, I strongly
married last year? Are you now striving for a identify as an introvert as per the0%7,SURÀOH, and what
better work-life balance? that means is that you gain energy by being with yourself.
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life has changed, and neither has mine. At this stage, work
is a priority for both of us. And luckily, our parents under- 37<RX·YHEHHQZRUNLQJIRURYHUÀYH\HDUVQRZ
stand that. Fortunately, the family I was born into and the What is the one thing that you are most proud of?
family I married into have the same work ethic—every IAP: The branding and marketing of Jio—I had the most
member of both families knows the importance of work. fun doing it:KHQZHODXQFKHGLQ,QGLDUDQNHG
on the mobile broadband consumption index, but today,
PT: You have amazing in-laws who are truly post-Jio, India ranks number 1.
inspirational. What have you learnt from Ajay and
Swati Piramal? PT: You come from a family of overachievers, each
IAP: I think I have been really lucky. People look at their of whom has left a legacy. What would you like to be
in-laws as a point of authority in their lives, but I’ve felt remembered for?
like they are a second set of parents. They are very open, IAP: I will feel proud if someone says: “6KHIXUWKHUHGKHU
friendly, warm and loving. I admire their humility. parents’ legacy.” And of course, if Reliance can be one of
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complete her Master’s when Anand was seven, and today come true. Q
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TODAY’S
SPECIAL
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From chilli red stilettos to tin-toned Mary Janes, the season’s extras draw from the daily
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SPILL THE
BEANS
Flashy foil takes
Mary Janes
from mundane
to mercurial.
Metallic Mary
Janes, Chanel
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STEPPING IT UP
Siren-red and sky high is
how we like our stilettos.
Leather pumps, Saint
Laurent by Anthony
Vaccarello
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POINT OF VIEW
Because, let’s face it,
everything looks better
through rosé-tinted glasses.
Sunglasses, Louis Vuitton
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NEXT LEVEL
No longer bazaar-bound,
our carryalls are now
crimson and quilted.
Shopper, Balenciaga
THE REBOOT
Wellies, in the
splashiest orange, are
the perfect antidote
to gloomy skies.
Boots, Miu Mu
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SIDE SERVE
Our favourite way to
meet fashion’s five-
a-day requirement?
Leafy green mules.
Block heels, Gucci
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HAT TRICK
The accessory stays
rooted in its cowboy
connotations.
Hat, Calvin Klein
TA K I N G
C OVE R
Beyond faith and fad,
constriction and comfort and
the eternal rise and fall of
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necklines and hemlines, is a slow

revelling in the quiet confidence
of clothes that reveal much by
concealing. In capes as fierce
as a superhero’s, in a sleeve as
fragile as shattered marble, in
ruffles as exaggerated as mutant
orchids, in a tuxedo shirt taking
the flowing white skirt out of the
prairie, or in layers as thought-
out as clever armour, modesty is
our mode of conduct
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EPIC PROPORTIONS
Seek shelter under supersized
silhouettes and XL extras. A blown-up
bow is how we’re earning bonus points.
Silk dress, silk scarf, embellished leather
loafers; all Erdem. Nude tights (worn
throughout) , Hēdoïne
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G R EAT LENGTHS
With long sleeves and
turtlenecks, leopard strays into
sophisticated territory.
Animal print coat, Richard Quinn.
Leather shoes, Manolo Blahnik
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IN GOOD SHAPE
Add dimension to demure with
second-skin scales and knife pleats.
Embellished dress, Balmain
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FRILL SEEKER
Ruffles, our favourite ’80s
flashback, come with a modest
modification. Think larger than
life and all-encompassing.
Ruffled top, silk trousers, silk belt,
tights, leather shoes, metal
earrings; all Marc Jacobs
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H E A D S TA RT
When it comes to layering, remember
to reverse roles. The dress with a
scooped neckline is saved for last.
Cotton shirt, silk satin dress, wool
jumper, satin headband; all Prada
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CHAWNTELL KULKARNI
On the spot with the model
of the moment
1 PART GOAN, part Maharashtrian,

Mumbai-born Kulkarni moved to London at the
age of three.
2 THE 21-YEAR-OLD walked for

Simone Rocha’s S/S 2018 show and starred
in a Tim Walker shoot for British Vogue in an
all-Indian model cast.
3
IF NOT A MODEL, she would be a
physicist (she’s on her way to bagging a degree
in physics) or an illustrator.
4 HER PERSONAL STYLE currently veers

towards 2000’s fashion. Think red bell-bottoms
with thigh cut-outs.
5 ONE THING she never leaves home without

is glossy lip balm. The glossier the better!
S U I T YO U R S E L F
Power separates will always
be the cornerstones of a
covered-up closet. Call it
square with strong shoulders.
Wool-blend jacket, jeans;
both Mugler
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DEFINING
MOMENT
Don’t cast away the corset just
yet. A counterpart to the button-
down, the waist-cinching separate
is now on the modest mandate.
Cotton shirt, cotton skirt, tulle
underskirt, silk tie, leather corset,
pearl drop earring; all Dior.
Leather sandals, Francesco Russo
Make-up: Carolyn Gallyer/Clm

Hair: Declan Sheils/Premier
Model: Chawntell Kulkarni/Storm
Production: Paolo De Battista
Assistant stylist: Tiziano Viticchie
Photographer’s assistants: Soha
Salem; Saugat Gurung
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A BEAUTIFUL
MIND One of the most important voices of our generation,
professor and bestselling author YUVAL NOAH HARARI
tells SHAHNAZ SIGANPORIA his most difficult truths and
how Vipassana shaped his success story
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first tried Vipassana
during his Oxford days
in 2000
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on AI in Beijing, China
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chief says, “the sun rises in the west and sets in the east,” you are just aware—now the breath is coming in. When the
only true loyalists will clap their hands. breath goes out, you are just aware—now the breath is going
Consequently, scholars throughout history have faced this out. And when you lose your focus and your mind starts
dilemma: Do they serve power or truth? Should they aim to wandering in memories and fantasies, you just know—now
unite people by making sure everyone believes in the same my mind has wandered away from the breath.” It was the
story, or should they let people know the truth even at the most important thing anybody ever told me.
price of disunity? The most powerful scholarly establish- The meditation retreat lasted for 10 days. It was the most
ments—whether of Christian priests, Confucian mandarins GLIÀFXOWWKLQJ,GLGLQP\OLIH7U\LQJWRVWD\IRFXVHGRQUHDO
or Communist ideologues—placed unity above truth. That’s LW\ ZDV LQFUHGLEO\ GLIÀFXOW EHFDXVH WKH PLQG FRQVWDQWO\
why they were so powerful. tries to avoid confronting unpleasant realities. I think I
learned more about myself and about humans in general
SS: You share quite the connection with India and during these 10 days than I learned in my whole life before.
you’ve spoken extensively on how Vipassana has And to do so I didn’t have to accept any myth. I just had to
shaped you and your success… observe reality as it is. The most important thing I realised
YNH: While I was doing my doctorate at Oxford, a good was that the deep source of my suffering is in the patterns of
friend nagged me for a year to go try a Vipassana meditation my own mind. When I want something and it doesn’t hap-
course. I thought it was some kind of superstition or cult, pen, my mind reacts by generating suffering. Suffering is
and since I had no interest in hearing yet another mytholo- not an objective condition in the outside world. It is a mental
gy, I declined. But after a year of patient nudging he got me reaction generated by my own mind.
to give it a chance.
Previously I knew very little about meditation and pre- SS: Any advice for those who want to explore
sumed it must involve all kinds of complicated mystical meditation?
theories. I was therefore amazed by how practical the teach- YNH: I would give people three warnings about starting to
ing turned out to be. The teacher at the course, SN Goenka, meditate. First, it is serious and hard work. You often encoun-
instructed the students to sit with crossed legs and closed ter things in yourself that you spend your whole life escap-
eyes, and to focus all their attention on the breath coming in ing—maybe it is your fears, maybe your guilt, maybe your
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particular way. Just be aware of the reality of the present Look for a good teacher. Thirdly, don’t look for special experi-
moment, whatever it may be. When the breath comes in, ences. It is a method to get to know yourself better and accept
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reality as it is. Sometimes people think that if they experience with Neanderthals and chimpanzees most of our bodily
something special, or if they have some very pleasant feeling, structures, physical abilities and mental faculties. Not only
this is a good meditation, while if they just feel pain or fear or are our hands, eyes and brains distinctly hominid, but so are
boredom, this is a bad meditation. That’s not the case. If you our lust, our love, anger and social bonds. Within a century
mediate for an hour and feel nothing but pain and boredom or two, the combination of biotechnology and AI might result
but you get to know your pain and boredom better and you in bodily, physical and mental traits that completely break
learn how to accept them, that’s a wonderful meditation. free of the hominid mould. Some believe that consciousness
might even be severed from any organic structure, and could
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YNH: Our greatest luxury is that we are more free from ment of AI might result in a world dominated by super-intel-
famine, plague and war than ever before in human history. ligent but completely non-conscious entities.
)RUWKHÀUVWWLPHHYHUWRGD\IDPLQHNLOOVIHZHUSHRSOHWKDQ What has Israeli, Russian or Indian nationalism got to say
obesity, plagues kill fewer people than old age, and violence about this? Not much. Nationalism does not think on such a
kills fewer people than accidents. Sugar is now a greater level. Thus, Indian nationalism is very concerned about the
threat to your life than gunpowder. That’s a luxury. question, “Will Kashmir be ruled by Indians or Pakistanis a
As for the challenge, the most complicated challenge of all century from now?” but it hardly cares about the question
is posed by disruptive new technologies. Whereas nuclear “Will Earth be ruled by Sapiens or cyborgs a century from
war and climate change threaten only the physical survival now?” In order to make wise choices about the future of life
of humankind, disruptive technologies might change the we need to go way beyond the nationalist viewpoint and look
very nature of humanity, and are therefore entangled with at things from a global or even a cosmic perspective. Q
humans’ deepest ethical and religious beliefs. While every-
one agrees that we should avoid nuclear war and ecologicalwww.t.me/njm_magz
meltdown, people have widely different opinions about
using bioengineering and AI to upgrade humans and to A CHEAT SHEET TO
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administer ethical guidelines for the new technologies, espe-
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ing centuries, while the technological revolutions of the 21st 1. We need to integrate science and politics more
closely because our greatest political problems
century should really be understood in cosmic terms. After
demand a good scientific understanding.
four billion years of organic life evolving by natural selec- 2. We need better global cooperation because all our
tion, science is ushering in the era of inorganic life shaped by existential problems are global problems that cannot
intelligent design. be solved on a national basis.
In the process, Homo sapiens itself will likely disappear. 3. And we need to explore the human mind because
Today we are still apes of the hominid family. We still share it is the greatest mystery in science and the deepest
source of our political problems.
THE DON’TS
1. We should beware of nostalgic fantasies. The past
wasn’t fun, and in any case, we cannot go back there.
2. We should beware of technological utopias.
Technology can be very helpful, but it can also
be extremely destructive. Merely developing new
technologies won’t solve any of our problems—the big
question is how to use the new technologies wisely.
3. And we should beware of fatalism and pessimism.
History is never deterministic. Humankind has already
managed to overcome immense challenges, such as
famine and plague. If we make wise choices, we can
After the success of Sapiens, which looked at the past of humankind, came his overcome the new challenges of the 21st century, too.
follow-up, Homo Deus, about the future, and 21 Lessons, focused on the present
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Like Deepica Mutyala, Moor-
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follow: Your Beauty BFF—
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ago, while Steinherr, the former beauty director of Glamour
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WELLNESS
the influence of
ayurveda
India’s 5,000-year-old ‘science of life’ is the most profound and powerful
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tool for health and wholeness. Here, as Ayurvedic therapist FARAH BARIA
PARAKH explains its impact in our daily lives, we also explore two brands
that are using Ayurveda’s ancient scriptures to give you glowing skin, healthy
hair and an overall vigour. From delving into Kama Ayurveda’s 16-year-old
legacy that’s putting Indian beauty firmly on the map to a brand started by
an Austrian hairdresser who brought the goodness of Ayurvedic ingredients
to heads of hair around the world, we discover just how much this age-old
discipline inspires our beauty and being

ANCIENT
SUPERFOODS beauty
Most days, we place our feine and alcohol is likely skin and hair, gassy, constipated,
lives on the chopping WR XS KHU ÀUH TXRWLHQW sensitive to cold.
block, gutting our bodies, The result: angry acne and Mind: Quick, creative, anxious,
dismembering our minds GHEE ugly aggression. hyperactive.
and fragmenting our frag- Unctuous, cooling, Late nights, work stress, Aggravations: Dry food (popcorn,
ile sense of self with the tranquilising; promotes under or over exercising, peas, beans), excessive activity, over-
ruthlessness of a carving ojas, our vital essence. air-conditioning, loud mu- exercising, fear.
knife. (Do I look fat in this sic, violent TV serials, and Balanced by: Heavy, dense food
dress?/ My presentation yes, even Instagram inse- (wheat, dairy, nuts, root vegetables),
won’t cut it./ Why can’t I curity can throw the do- regular massage, leisurely lifestyle.
breathe?/ I’m always ex- shas out of whack, leading
KHICHDI
hausted./ My tummy to chronic disorders. PITTA (FIRE TYPE)
The unmatched Ayurvedic
hurts./ Should I unfriend staple for both detoxification But far more destructive Body: Medium build, oily hair, acidity,
that creep?) Worse, we re- and rejuvenation; heals are toxic emotions and re- acne, hives, sensitive to heat.
sign ourselves to this schiz- and renews. lationships, that can Mind: Bright, driven, controlling, irri-
ophrenic existence, little cause deep damage at the table, angry.
suspecting that at our in- cellular level. Aggravations: Spicy, sour and fer-
nermost core, we are all mented food (chillies, coffee, alcohol,
perfect, complete, and— WHO I CAN BE cheese), stress and sun.
yes—utterly blissful. HONEY The key to balance, then, Balanced by: Cooling foods (fruit,
Scrapes away fat, phlegm is a customised diet and salad, rice), cool weather and chilling!
WHO I AM and toxins from tissues. lifestyle that suits our in-
Ayurveda is the journey to dividual constitution. This KAPHA (EARTH TYPE)
this wholeness. It begins requires an awareness of Body: Big build, balanced skin and
with one simple question: who we are, an honest as- hair, weight gain, congestion.
Who am I? Each of us has sessment of how we imbal- Mind: Stable, loving, nurturing,
a unique body-mind blue- TURMERIC ance ourselves, and com- needy, materialistic, depressed.
print that determines how Cleanses blood, liver, mitting to our own Aggravations: Heavy, sticky, sweet
skin; ups immunity;
we look, think, feel and physical, mental
www.t.me/njm_magz and spir- food (wheat, dairy, fruit), laziness, dull
repairs joints.
evolve to our full potential. itual healing. With this weather.
This is our prakruti or in- self-knowledge we can Balanced by: Light, hot, spiced food
nate nature, the way we choose to live consciously, (soup, cooked vegetables, beans), vig-
ZHUHGHVLJQHGWRIXOÀORXU and rediscover the whole- orous exercise, hard work.
cosmic purpose. As cosmic ness, health and harmony
beings, we are composed of ALMOND that is our essential being. Are you a dual or tri doshic type?
WKHÀYHXQLYHUVDOHOHPHQWV Boosts brain power; Pick diet and lifestyle recommenda-
VSDFHDLUÀUHZDWHUDQG strengthens the heart; LIVING IN BALANCE tions for each dosha and see what works
earth) which fuse to form fortifies bones and nerves. VATA (AIR TYPE) for you. Experiment and personalise!
the three basic doshas or Body: Slight build, dry Your body will provide the clues. Q
body-mind constitutions: vata (air),
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turn, combine in different proportions THE AYURVEDIC TAKE ON:
to determine each individual’s prakru-
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earth components, most of us have a starving the body of vital it. We need to strengthen our sunset. Breakfast can
dominant dosha; many are dual types, nutrients. An Ayurvedic gut, not give up wheat. be optional.
and some are tri-doshic. khichdi fast will yield the same
results—far more healthfully. LACTOSE-FREE AYURVEDA AND
WHO I AM NOT Raw milk nourishes body ALCOHOL
Living in harmony with our preor- HIGH PROTEIN tissues. Our intolerance is to Many Ayurvedic
dained constitution brings balance; Surprise, surprise. Ayurveda pasteurised milk, which is no medicines called asavas
moving away from it brings “dis-ease” classifi es protein as better than an indigestible are processed in grape
santarpana or tissue building chemical cocktail. wine or draksha. Wine in
or imbalance. So starving to shrink a
food that will eventually moderation is good for
size 16 kapha body to a size six vata increase body weight! INTERMITTENT kapha and calming for vata
one could create the classic vata or air FASTING but will inflame pitta.
imbalance: frizzy hair, dry skin, consti- GLUTEN-FREE Probably the mother of But generally, alcohol is
pation and anxiety. Likewise, an incen- Gluten in grains is intermittent fasting, Ayurveda tamasic, dulling body,
diary pitta type who overdoses on caf- nourishing and grounding. recommends eating your mind and spirit.

Kama Ayurveda
co-founder SPOTLIGHT
Vivek Sahni
heart’s desire
With all-natural ingredients and the Ayurvedic principles of
a balanced mind, body and soul at its core, this homegrown
brand hopes to give you what every woman wants—glowing
skin, lustrous hair and the inevitable glow of all-round
wellbeing. CHANDNI SEHGAL digs deeper
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Some ask me the exact shade of my Dave Chang (his partner at the VSD) to
blush. But halfway into my interview collaborate with two others and create
with Vivek Sahni, co-founder of Kama Kama Ayurveda (named after the god
Ayurveda, he correctly recognises the of love, it literally translates to ‘desire’)
reason for my tinted cheeks: “mild in 2002. Coimbatore-based Rajshree
rosacea.” He recommends a couple of Pathy along with Vikram Goyal and his
products that could help—and as the desire to do something with local prod-
interview progresses, his Ayurvedic ucts, rounded off the team, with AVP
remedies (Ashwagandha capsules for (Arya Vaidya Pharmacy) as their phar-
immunity, Vitamin E-infused almond macy partner. Says Sahni, “The idea
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answers to his brand’s storied evolu- GLDQ WKDW KDG SURYHQ HIÀFDF\ RXW WR
tion. What’s evident is as the Parsons the world. The USP was that being
School of Design graduate went from Ayurveda,www.t.me/njm_magz
it had to be medicine. It’s
founding a graphic design company to not a cosmetic product, not a feel-
discovering the ancient science, launch- good product; it is a problem-
ing Kama Ayurveda in 2002, he has solution enhancer, it’s not an
immersed himself and his 17-year-old experiential product, mean-
brand, irrevocably, in the 5,000-year- ing it’s not nice-smelling
old system of natural healing. Insisting and you don’t feel luxuri-
this is pure Ayurveda, and not ‘Ayurve- ous—you feel taken care of.”
da-inspired’, as he tells me more about Today, the four are still to-
his nature-based “problem-solution” gether, with Sahni and Chang
oriented products and I’m introduced responsible for day-to-day function-
to solutions that appear authentic, ing—personalising everything from
healing and sustainable, I can’t help “packaging to the store door knobs”—
but be intrigued by his philosophy: “We and their brand values today
aren’t saying this is hope in a bottle; it’s resonate stronger than ever.
a promise in a bottle.” And if a natural Real, pure, true and kind—
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the supple skin that’s been evading me FRPSDQ\ LV EXLOW UHÁHFW LQ
for years—not to mention a head of their products. Says Sahni,
hair to rival Rapunzel’s—I’m on board. “Our goal was to create the
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THE SERENDIPITOUS START thentic Ayurvedic brand in
The tale of headlining Vivek Sahni De- the world. Ayurveda is har-
VLJQWRWXUQLQJLQWRDQ$\XUYHGDDÀFLR mony and balance of the
nado offering medicinal solutions for mind, body and soul, and we began by
beauty and wellness is a fortuitous one. addressing basic problems, and the ini-
Sahni explains that Kama has its roots WLDO SURGXFWV ZHUH GHVLJQHG WR VSHFLÀ
in a project for his studio—repackaging cally address skin and hair issues. In
Khadi products for the government. A IDFW WKH ÀUVW SURGXFWV ZHUH DOO RLO RU
deep-dive into how Khadi products powder; there was no cream. It was 100
were made, their ingredients, testing per cent natural all-clean Ayurveda.”

beauty
Kama Ayurveda
Kumkumadi Miraculous A CULTURE OF KINDNESS
Beauty Fluid Ayurvedic
Night Serum, 2,395 While sustainability is a buzzword in
today’s eco-conscious era, Sahni sees it
TOP PERFORMER
as an approach to life that he cannot
separate from his brand—meaning, his
More than eating what we like without getting fat, ingredients are natural or organic and
we’d all love a magic elixir that turns tired, ageing
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skin into a dewy, radiant base, just by sleeping on it.
And Kama’s star kid is just that—an Ayurvedic night says. “Most of our ingredients come
serum made with formidable Kumkumadi oil that is from south India—the pharmacy
prescribed for dull, pigmented, damaged and (AVP) sources them. We also have a
ageing skin, which Sahni refers to as “the one holy range of pure organic products which
grail product that seemed to work.” we source directly ourselves—so there
is organic coconut oil, organic sesame
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the best.” Using these pure ingredi-
ents, they began creating skin and hair
products, addressing everything from
ageing to hair fall. Today, their star
kids include the Kumkumadi Brighten-
ing Ayurvedic Face Scrub and the Brin-
gadi Intensive Hair Treatment. Since
the idea was to create medicinal prod-
ucts, they packaged them “pharmacy-
style.” Sahni explains, “There are two
ranges—the Ayurvedic range—brown
bottles with the white boxes, so phar-
ma-like; and the Ayurveda-based ones,
which we decided to make prettier with
www.t.me/njm_magz India-inspired motifs and colours.”
These changes in approach had to be
adopted to keep up with the times, and
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tion “everywhere,” adds, “It’s the pos-
sibility of expanding your mind, of be-
ing able to transform the way you are
conditioned to think, that keeps me
going. So, while my goal is the same—
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our standards keep getting higher.
There has to be constant product devel-
opment.” While the rest of the world
may be swept up in the chemical beau-
ty world of peels, sheet masks and
more, Sahni remains loyal to his core
strengths. “Sheet masks are the Kore-
ans’ key strengths. Why would I want
to do it when they’re doing it so well
already? Because if I do I will be a little
bit of this and a little bit of that.”
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der, expansion plans that include sell-
ing online internationally, moving to
pop-ups, and a relentless dedication to
their core values, Kama Ayurveda is
ready to start making good on its prom-
ise of bringing “Ayurveda to the world”
soon enough. Q

One of my fondest memories of child-
hood is something I like to call the
Sunday Scrub-down. Every Sunday,
around noon, my mother would walk
into the kitchen and reach out for in-
www.t.me/njm_magz gredients that would go into the mak-
ing of our ubtan for the week. She’d
begin with a teaspoon of turmeric,
throw in some aloe vera, a few pinches
of sandalwood powder and any ground
lentil that caught her fancy that day. If
I had one too many play dates in the
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brought in to brighten skin. To combat
a winter-ravaged complexion, she mas-
saged coarsely ground red lentils to
buff my dry skin. To this aromatic
blend she’d add a few heaps of yoghurt,
sometimes milk, and whisk it into a
smooth paste that went on my face and
body for 20 minutes until mum gin-
gerly scrubbed it off. My cascading,
waist-length hair got the same atten-
tion—a half-hour massage with vari-
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sesame to sweet almond. My entire
EXCLUSIVE family referred to this as my dry clean-
ing day and joked that I emerged from
back to the roots

This Ayurveda-inspired, nature-based beauty brand is
this shower looking like a brighter,
more polished version of myself. The
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me back to this childhood memory.
The product was Invati and it smelled
of pungent turmeric and tangy amla
committed to making a difference, not only to your that were always the star ingredients
hair but also the planet. By NIDHI SHARMA PUNJABI in my mum’s homegrown concoctions.

beauty
In the late ’70s, Horst Re- Angerhofer, execu- ents that are grown and harvested sus-
chelbacher, an Austrian tive director, botani- tainably. Nature is at the core of every-
hairdresser, travelled to In- cal research for Ave- thing that the brand does and they use
dia to study the traditions of da research and it to deal with everything from hairfall
Ayurveda and to explore the development. to crazy curls. Their bestseller, Sham-
power of wellness in achiev- “By 2020 all of our pure, an aromatic blend of more than
ing mind-body-spirit bal- formulations will be ÁRZHU DQG SODQW HVVHQFHV FOHDQV
ance. An inspired Rechel- vegan (we are cur- with a gentle, divine-smelling lather
bacher met Shiv Nath rently removing any and remains perpetually out of stock.
Tandon, an Ayurveda expert beeswax or honey It recently got revamped with the addi-
at the Sadhana Mandir ash- from our products) tion of Abyssinian oil for its mega con-
ram in Rishikesh, and to- and our haircare will GLWLRQLQJEHQHÀWV,QYDWL6DQVNULWIRU
gether the duo developed the be completely sili- ‘invigorate’), one of the brand’s signa-
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Clove Shampoo, in a kitchen Also, by 2021, we dients like turmeric and amla sourced
sink in Minneapolis, Minne- Aveda Invati Advanced have committed to from Umbari in Gujarat. To give back
sota. And so, Aveda, the Exfoliating Shampoo, being net carbon pos- to the local village, Aveda installed
2,350, and Thickening
Ayurveda-inspired brand, itive, meaning we pipelines and storage tanks so the peo-
Conditioner, 2,500
was born. Today, the brand will produce more ple have access to safe, clean and con-
maintains this relationship clean energy than we venient drinking water.
with the ancient Indian wellness disci- utilise through renewable energy cred- Today, we are moving towards a
pline through its ingredients, formula- its. Thoughwww.t.me/njm_magz
the brand was started 40 kinder, more conscious world—from
tions and its holistic approach to beau- years ago, we have never been more giving up micro beads in our favourite
ty. And it serves it to the world with relevant than today,” says Amanda Le scrubs to removing all traces of plastic
nature-powered blends that are as Roux, vice president, Aveda Interna- from our existence to demanding cru-
good for you as they are for the people tional. elty-free, ethically sourced formulas
and the planet. for our skin and scalps. Women world
NURTURING NATURE over are looking for ways to green their
TEAM EARTH Sandalwood from western Australia, beauty routines. But does going green
There are brands that dabble in phi- buriti oil from Brazil, amla from India, mean having to choose between nature
lanthropy. And then there are brands lavender from Bulgaria... Aveda scours DQG HIÀFDF\" $YHGD ZDQWV WR PDNH
that are wholly and solely built on the the globe for the best botanical ingredi- sure you don’t have to. Q
principle of giving back. Aveda is
proudly the latter. Today, when brands
are trying hard to get on the eco-ethi-
cal bandwagon, Aveda has always put LAUNCHING
their money where their morals are.
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From packaging their blends in post-

consumer recyclable PET bottles to CHERRY ALMOND
helping farmers move towards organic
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tures using 100 per cent renewable Made with 98 per cent naturally-derived
wind energy, the brand is committed
ingredients, the line is infused with cherry
to reducing their carbon footprint to
make a difference. “We became the
extracts, sweet almond oil, babassu and
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ciples of environmental sustainability butter; the indulgent, luxurious lather
over 20 years ago. We strive to source doesn’t strip, softening as it cleans, leaving
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ever possible to support environmental intoxicating trail. For a formula that’s so
and social responsibility,” says Cindy natural, this is pleasantly surprising.

beauty
THE
step
1 If you want that radiant
glaze, you’ve got to start
by prepping the base—a
squeaky clean, smooth
face. Use Caolion’s
Blackhead O2 Sparkling
GLOW
PLAN
This 4-step
Soap that has charcoal,
sparkling water and masterplan
coconut oil to deeply guarantees a
cleanse out pores and
get your skin ready to megawatt glow
Caolion Blackhead 02 take in what comes next. all day, everyday
Sparkling Soap, 1,800
The Body Shop Pink

Sparkler, 2,195 Hey, if you’re
going to glow, why
only limit it to your
face? Spritz the
Sparkler from The
Body Shop—a
Neemli
step shimmering, sweet
scent with gold
4
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a vegan one—the step
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Hyaluronic &
Vitamin C Serum Givenchy Teint Couture
from Neemli For the ultimate Radiant Drop, 4,450
Naturals. dewy skin that
radiates, mix a few
drops of Givenchy’s
Teint Couture
Radiant Drop into
step Etude House
Mirrorholic
Liquid Eyes, 900
your foundation. The
Yves Rocher
Anti-Pollution
Rinsing
Vinegar, 790
light, pearly potion
blends in seamlessly
and leaves behind
a delicate overall
luminosity.
3
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We love a generous drizzle of vinegar
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From the K-beauty world of glossy skin and poreless

over our salad, but we love it more perfection, Etude House specialises in extra playful
when we drench our dull strands in make-up. Look out for everything from cloud and
it. Yves Rocher’s Rinsing Vinegar air masks and a chocolate lip scrub to an eyelash
with its acidic pH helps protect from serum and eyeshadow palettes with over 20 quads
pollution, adds shine and tightens of fun colours to play with. Available on Nykaa.com. JU
hair scales—think of it as the third
and last step to your shampoo-
conditioning ritual. Massage the
treatment onto strands before rinsing
it off after two minutes. Etude House
Play Color Eyes,
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Maharajah, 2,600
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Scentido welcomes to its family a
Temptation Waterproof new addition, Widian, we speak
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Mascara, 525 to founder Ali Aljaberi about its

authentic Middle Eastern roots
THE SPIRIT
1 “‘Widian’ means ‘valley’ in Arabic. From
the beginning we wanted to create a
perfume brand that represents the authentic
oriental taste but in a modern way; a bridge
between civilisations, East and West, with
a message of love and peace. It is the
portrayal of the contemporary and modern
TREND TO TRY Arabian spirit, with a strong link to tradition.”
ROSY LIDS THE NOTES
The season of love calls for a touch of rose— “We have reintroduced ingredients from the
on your eyes as a glossy, feminine switch for Middle East and the rest of Asia in all our
a smoky smear. We fell hard for the juicy pink perfumes, such as oud, amber, musk and
hues on the creases at Armani Privé. Use your oriental flowers like Taif roses, in unexpected
favourite lipgloss to attain the look, topped ways, because our mission is to change the
with oodles of mascara for definition. 2 perception that these ingredients are heavy
and not suitable for everyone.”
beauty
THE FLACON
“The bottle design was inspired by Abu
Dhabi’s most famous monument, the
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, which
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architecture represents ultimate luxury
in a very simple way, and showcases the
magic in the small details.”
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The Velvet collection,
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oud with fresh florals—
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F LOW E R B E AU T Y signature three-letter
The rom-com queen is bringing her passion project, started in 2012—Flower ingredient a
Beauty—to India on Nykaa.com. Dressed in black, white and rose gold, refreshing
Barrymore’s cruelty-free cosmetics line has everything from poppy lippies and twist.
glittery eyeshadows to holographic highlighters, to match the bright and happy
mood her movies put us in. Followed by a happily-ever-after? You never know!
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GQ's Che Kurrien & Kartik Aaryan
Peter Nagy
ROOM FOR THE GROOM

WHAT: GQ Wedding Collective
WHERE: DLF Emporio, Delhi
GQ hosted the first ever, much-anticipated Wedding
Collective in association with Chivas Studios in the
capital. In addition to the blowout shopping op, a
lavish brunch and the launch of the GQ Wedding Guide
by cover star Kartik Aaryan, the two-day extravaganza Abhishek Paatni
was packed with masterclasses by the country's
leading designers, as well as in-store experiences
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Corneliani, Ermenegildo Zegna, Gaurav Gupta, Giorgio
Armani, Louis Vuitton, Molton Brown and Tom Ford.
Siddartha
Tytler
Salesh Grover
Navkirat Sodhi
& Gaurav Gupta
Prashant Gaurav Gupta, Dinaz Madhukar, Sriram Khattar Mario Felisari
Pulkith Modi & GQ's Almona Bhatia
The Chivas bar GQ's Akshay Chowdhary,

Varun Bahl & Kalyani Chawla Harpriya Singh & Manak Singh
Kanika Sud
GQ's Kapil Kapoor
A fashion masterclass with Shantanu & Nikhil and Rohit Bal
Mohit Hemdev
Elixir Nahar
Declan McCrossan & Srimoyi Bhattacharya
Chetan Seth Prachi Singh, Dhruv Kapoor & Kanika Goyal Rajan Virdee
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, GQ 's V ijendra Bha Condé Nast's Arjun Mehra
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Tanya Voh ngi Lolayekar
GQ 's Shiva
&
Gautam Bhimani
Gaganmeet Singh Rajat & Kanika Suri
Prem Dewan
Gaurav Khanijo, Amrita Thakur &

GQ's Sneha Mahant Mehta Ashish Kumar Rai
A fashion masterclass with Gaurav Gupta and Ashish N Soni
THE
WEDDING
COLLECTIVE
IN A S S O C I AT I O N W I T H
Uday Pratap Singh

Mdina, Malta’s old
capital, has a history
that goes back over
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A SENSORY WINE EXPERIENCE

NEAR ADELAIDE BY PRACHI JOSHI
I’m in a dimly-lit room surrounded by artificial fruits and flowers,
with a row of glass decanters and attached hand pumps lining its
walls. I go around the room methodically pressing the pumps—
hints of truffles, cherries, green apples, lemon, honey and rose
form a heady aromatic cocktail, bringing to mind the notes you
might find in wine.
The Inhalation Room is but one of the many surprises at the
d’Arenberg Cube, a multi-sensory wine museum of sorts that also
features a cellar door and restaurant. Located just 45 minutes
outside Adelaide in South Australia, the family-owned boutique
d’Arenberg Winery has been in McLaren Vale since 1912. In
late 2017, a half-solved Rubik’s Cube rose amidst its vineyards,
seemingly levitating above the vines as the light caught its white
and wine-bottle-green glass facade.
Even before you step through its folding origami doors, the
sound of the wind rustling the vines welcomes you (thanks to the
ingenious use of an outdoor speaker system).
Inside, wine-themed murals cover the walls of a passage lined where you can sample wines at a bar dressed up with actual vines.
with oddities like a peep show installation of a group of people I head to the third-floor restaurant, appropriately whimsical
at a 1920s-themed party. Amongst them is Chester Osborn, with bold-patterned upholstery, wine-related artworks, a wall of
d’Arenberg’s flamboyant chief winemaker, often hailed as the Willy masks, and other objets d’art strewn about. The kitchen is helmed
Wonka of Wine. The Cube was his fantasy project that took shape by Michelin-trained South African expat chef couple Brendan
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over three years (and several million dollars later). Each floor of Wessels and Lindsay Durr. On offer is a 10- or 16-course seasonal
the five-storey building has something different on offer—a trippy degustation menu (paired with wine, of course). The food matches
sound and light show encapsulates the history of winemaking, a the overall feel of the Cube—high-quality, artistically plated, and
quirky museum displays possessions of the four generations of springing several surprises as you progress through the meal,
d’Arenberg’s winemakers, and the cellar door on the top floor is including a 3D printed dessert. Darenberg.com.au

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TRAVEL
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VOYAGES
Travel transforms you. From
volunteering at a farm to
scaling a mountain, these nine
extraordinary experiences, for
adventurers and anthropologists
alike, will make you go the mile
CHASING THE DOORS OF MDINA BY NATASHA HEMRAJANI

One of the world’s smallest countries, Malta is a tiny archipelago nestled in the south of Europe. It’s a land of ancient
cobblestoned streets full of sunshine and golden stone architecture set against the saturated blues of the Mediterranean. The
facades and doorways on the Maltese island—featuring quirky door knockers and vibrant doors that span the Pantone shade
card—have inspired everything from photo books (Malta’s Doors by Chris Wright) to Instagram accounts (@maltadoors).
My photo series was shot in the city of Mdina, a fortified region in the north of Malta. Founded by the Phoenicians in the 8th
century, modern-day Mdina is now sparsely populated. (Its entire population is just under 300 people.) The city is one of Malta’s
main tourist attractions and is on the list of consideration for being declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. If all this isn’t
impressive, Game Of Thrones fans should know that Mdina was also the shooting location for King’s Landing. >

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UP A DORMANT VOLCANO IN TANZANIA BY PETALS DEAS
“Pole, pole [Swahili for ‘slowly, slowly’], one step after another.” I am standing at Stella Point, 18,652ft above the grassy Afr ing
towards my goal, Uhuru Peak. It’s the peak of the highest free-standing mountain in the world and my goal of the last two years, Mount
Kilimanjaro. All that stands between me and victory is a mere 500 metres. But it’s 500 metres through a slippery icy path, with towering
glaciers on either side and an altitude where oxygen plays hide and seek. Last year, I decided to climb Kilimanjaro for my 35th birthday.
After a little convincing, my husband was on board. Armed with all the wisdom gleaned off a friend who’d been to Kili, we booked a 11-day
trek. We were both relatively fit; he did weights and I did Pilates. The only extra training we incorporated was a walk three to four times a
week with an altitude simulating machine, a mask that you wear on the treadmill. On the plane, I had butterflies in my tummy as I took in
the views of the snow-capped peak. But all fear quickly dispelled when we met our four fearless guides, who turned out to be the lifelines
of our group of eight hikers (age 22-60). Climbing Kilimanjaro via the Lemosho route allows you to traverse through five diverse terrains—
starting in the lush green rainforest, through dry and dusty heather and moorland, and then an alpine desert, and finally astounding Arctic
conditions near the summit. As we reach Stella Point (the last checkpoint) and make our way towards Uhuru Peak (a 40-minute walk along
the rim), it’s at this very moment, when the body has endured enough cold, exhaustion and altitude sickness, that an adrenaline kicks in to
push you forward. And then the realisation hits as clear as the icicles around us: We hadn’t just conquered the mountain!
Oxygen is in short
supply at this altitude
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4 PAELLA-MAKING IN VALENCIA BY PRAACHI RANIWALA

“Don’t put chorizo in your paella and call it Valencian paella!” exclaims chef Boro, as
we gather around his cooking station in the backyard of his family-owned alquería (a
traditional Valencian farmhouse) for a typical Spanish Sunday afternoon of paella-
making. The Valencians, it becomes quickly apparent, are very sensitive about the
authenticity of their homegrown signature dish. The now internationally popular
rice dish originated in the mid-19th century around the Albufera lagoon, on the east
coast of Spain, adjacent to Valencia. In its truest form, the Valencian paella is made of
short-grain rice, chicken, rabbit, onions, tomatoes, artichokes, garrofón, tabella, saffron,
paprika, salt, water and olive oil, cooked unhurriedly over an open fire in a sizeable pan.
“Every region in Spain has a paella unique to it. There is no standardised way of
making it. But we are snobbish about our recipes.” An agro-engineer by profession,
Boro imbibed his love for paella during his childhood, when weekends were reserved
for family cookouts, with the men donning the apron. He strives to keep this heritage
alive by opening his home to select friends for a taste of the real deal. After two hours
of playing happy helpers to Boro (who only uses ingredients from his farmland), we
sit down to share the fruits of our labour over copious amounts of tinto de verano (no
sangrias, please). Turns out, you can have your paella and eat it, too.
op in its
up for a paella-making worksh
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IN A MONASTIC HOTEL NEAR NAPLES BY HIMALI SINGH SOIN
In Napoli, everything happens at once. Vespas veer, sirloins seer, plants and laundry flutter from verandahs, bread i and
homemade shrines are constantly garnished with artificial flowers. It’s a mystical city in which all life occurs outside. Je nce
said of the Neapolitan people: “I imagine that nowadays under this austere Fascist regime they conceal themselves when they make love.
But 20 years ago they probably did it on the front door step, or maybe in their large beds with the doors wide open.” Napoli wears its heart
on its sleeve, but it has one well-kept secret. An hour’s ferry ride away is the Castello Aragonese d’Ischia, a castle built in 5th century BC
within which lies Albergo Il Monastero, a monastic hotel. Located on an islet, the castle is an intriguing palimpsest of histories. After a series
of invasions, raids, battles and sieges, through which the castle saw itself transform from an entire village to a literary salon with Vittoria
Colonna, to a nunnery, a political prison and a healing chapel, it became a national monument in 1860. In 1912, it was sold to a private
family who care for it as both cultural heritage and artistic slate. Today the hotel retains a reverence for its layered past. It stands noble in its
minimalist modern interior and magnificent ancient exterior, and is surrounded by the sea that blends seamlessly into the sky. Inside, you
can wander through its ruins, a museum of medieval weapons, an old cemetery and an art gallery. An organic vegetable garden hangs over
the ocean. The food at Il Cafetaria features freshly-caught fish, garden-plucked vegetables and other ‘zero-kilomitri’ produce and poultry.
In contrast to Napoli, almost nothing happens here. The past is a drop in the ocean, and the ocean is ever more. En.albergoilmonastero.it
Surrounded by the sea, the

Albergo Il Monastero is a
monastery turned resort
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IN THE COMPANY OF OTHER MEN AT AN

ONSEN IN KANAZAWA BY PRASAD RAMAMURTHY
Buck naked. At least 50 men in the room and each one of us buck naked. Chatting. Snoozing.
Lying in a pool of steaming water. And doing it all buck naked. I repeat those words to try
and convey the cultural shock I experience as I struggle to use a tiny piece of wash cloth, like
a proverbial fig leaf, to cover my genitals. But clearly no one around me was doing the same.
Of course, as a flag-waving gay man, being in a room with other naked men isn’t new to me.
What is, is the vibe. Nothing sexual or threatening about it. In fact, in the room are fathers
and sons, uncles and nephews, neighbours and travel companions. All butt naked. Wrinkly
arms, saggy manboobs, and for the predominant part, hairless torsos, all exposed. As though
everyone had come to accept the imperfectness of their bodies and let go of their inhibitions,
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I’ve always felt being naked in front of others is one of the greatest acts of courage and trust
required of a man. Especially when #gymrat or any variation of that isn’t a part of your daily
Instagram vocabulary. Frankly, here is my nation of such heroes! The Japanese have a term
for this: hadaka no tsukiai, or naked communion. You bathe naked with your friends and
family (always the same gender). You hide nothing. You strengthen your bond with them. A
beautiful concept, and I can see it working in the faces around me. Relaxed. Smiling. Deep
in conversation. But getting to this point is itself a journey. There’s a certain protocol to be
followed, before entering a bath, be it an onsen (water is drawn from geothermal springs)
or a sento (water is artificially heated). On entering the bathhouse, you disrobe, lock
your belongings away, collect aforementioned tiny washcloth and walk into the bathing
area. Before stepping into the hot water, you must cleanse every inch of you with soap.
Crouching low ensures you don’t splash water on your bathing neighbour, an act that is
definitely frowned upon. Once clean, you’re free to step into the bath. Remember: that Matsusaki ne
ar
washcloth does not touch the water. It’s an absolute no-no. By now I’ve managed to a modern up Kanazawa is a luxury he
date. Here, th ritage ryokan
and Jacuzzis e wit
fumble through the pre-wash rituals, and step in. I find a nice hot rock to perch my bottom open to the onsen comes with jet spra h
and the heat rises in wispy mists and seeps into my body. My tense muscles relax. Blood vie ws of Mount H ys
akusan
surges. In the distance Mount Hakusan is clearly visible. As are various male body parts in
proximity. Such a sight isn’t new to me, but the vibe certainly is. And I’m loving it. >

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IN YANGON’S FAMOUS GEM MARKE
BY APARNA PEDNEKAR
“These are tourmalines,” Celine Desile Dejean cocks her head, shaking the gl nd blue
candy hanging from her ears. The French-born gemologist is big on spinel and xcellent
alternatives to Myanmar’s notoriously pricey rubies. We’re at Yangon’s Myanmar Gems Museum,
casually discussing rocks. “Is it completely untreated?” I ask a dealer as he shows me a deep-red
1.02-carat pigeon blood, the holy grail of rubies. Any heat treatment or lead glass injection can knock
off a couple of zeros off its six-figure price tag. We brandish our weapons—loupe, polariscope, UV
torch—and huddle in to admire it. That evening, I buy three pairs of untreated red spinel at Bogyoke
Market. They match the ruby in colour and clarity, and are not as exorbitant. I don’t get to visit the
famous Ruby Land, the city of Mogok, but a cruise on the Irrawaddy river takes me to Mandalay, where
the other Burmese heavyweight—jadeite—holds fort at Mahar Aung Myay Market (aka Jade Market).
From giant rocks to brass platters brimming with gems, wares are laid out like vegetables and hawked
with gusto. And then, I strike green gold. A skinny, soft-spoken dealer with a betel nut-stained grin
shows me a packet of intense neon green oval peridots in unusually large sizes (as big as 19 carats!). I
ounded
M use um is surr art reduce the asking price to half and ply the Indian connect; turns out he’s an Aamir Khan fan and pines
ms mM
nmar Ge arby Ge to travel to Bodh Gaya. With 40,000 kyats added to my price, the Indophile relents. Fait accompli!
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WORKING AT AN ORGANIC FARM NEAR 2016 by two German expats
ZURICH BY JHARNA THAKKAR
When I say Switzerland, feeding a clutch of nine chickens, three sheep (Stefina,
Zwockel and Blondie) and a rabbit is probably the last image to come to mind.
Yet that’s exactly how my husband and I spent our summer. Part of the small
cohort endorsing the back-to-land movement, we are a couple set on migrating
from the city to the countryside. So when we signed up for WWOOF, short for
World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, we knew too well that we had to
speak farm—soil, dirt, mulch. Known to attract aspirational farmers and hobbyists,
WWOOFers comprise those who are keen to know where their food comes from.
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Coppard, who in her
“desperate need” to often escape to the countryside, conceived WWOOF. Now,
48 years on, it continues to run with the same ideology. Volunteers work on ‘host’
farms in a country of their choice in exchange of food, stay and learning organic
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agriculture. We picked a small, self-sustained farm in Krinau, where days can be
punctuated with hikes that lead to an alpine lunch with Toggenburg specialties—try
Restaurant Älpli (Aelpli-krinau.ch), where some of the draws include a pear-cream
dessert called schlorzifladen and churfirsten-kafi, an in-house coffee creation. We VOLUNTEERING AT A DOG
lived with a family comprising Felix Wyss, a full-time farmer and part-time school
RESCUE HOME IN GOA,
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teacher; Lisbeth Vogl, the farm’s matriarch, head chef and English-German
tutor; their daughters Leila and Iljana; and three cats. Our welcome was with a BY TUNALI MUKHERJEE
big, garden-fresh barbecue complete with salad, lettuce, tomatoes and herbs,
plump sausages and a fruity local brew called quöllfrisch. Our routine was simple I believe happy dogs are a sign of friendly locals. So
yet strenuous. Breakfast, farm work till noon, lunch prep and an afternoon break when on a walk on Mandrem beach, I stumbled on a
spent exploring the village. Evenings were reserved for clean-ups and cook-outs pack of dogs lounging around a sign that read ‘The
Dog Temple’, I had to step in and pay my respects. I
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culminating in languid cultural exchange. Nights were for strolls, board games or
sharing playlists. Felix taught us to deweed and sift stones with gusto and was informed that this was a volunteer-run dog shelter,
over three weeks, we picked apples, pears, grapes and berries, and though so far volunteer tourism had failed to
as well as harvested potatoes, onions and Swiss Chard to enthral me, I decided to give this a try. Mornings here
Herbs p
the gar repped for last the family all winter. I learnt to make jam and pesto begin with a round of feeding. Adult dogs impatiently
den ba await their turn as the pups are served, and soon
rbeque while my husband perfected the peach pie. In exchange,
I taught Festi to make salsa verde using their tart green enough you learn the names and quirks of each dog.
tomatillos and finally cooked a five-course Indian dinner “Thomas is always hungry, Suki needs to be fed before
where the seekh kebab and kaali dal were the stars. Buddy, keep Tigerly away from the pups and Scranton
gets extra servings as he’s just recovering from an
Krinau is a two-hour
illness,” explained Michael, one of the volunteers. The
train ride from Zurich space offers lodging to two volunteers at a time, for a
minimum period of two weeks. The experience is so
immersive, you’ll leave like a local. Afternoons at the
shelter are the quietest. A week into my stay, I joined
my furry companions in siesta. I felt soft paws over
me and opened my eyes to see Suki settling on my
Peach pie
stomach. The warmth from her spread to my heart
and I joined their susegad club at last. Q

On a brisk Sunday evening, NCR's finest turned up in style
to celebrate the launch of a site-specific light installation by
artist Vishal K Dar. and DLF5 hosted this grand affair
on the manicured lawn of The Sanctuary at Golf Drive,
DLF5. In the shadow of DLF The Magnolias, this event
shed new light on the city’s art scene.
A FOLLY IN THE SANCTUARY, A LIGHT INSTALLATION

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BRIAN DEMURO, KANU SEETU AND

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K DAR, DLF’S AAKASH OHRI, AD DIVYA BAJAJ, IRAM SULTAN,
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MAKING THE CUT
R ADLER gathers an arsenal of chefs’ knives— Japanese,
, German, American—in her search for the perfect blade
Here is a roster of the knives I own: a the phone, Donald resolved a vital matter. But Marie, the pleasant woman on
10-inch Wüsthof bought 15 years ago ter for me: the differences between the other end, pretended to have a hard
after a knife-skills class, where I was high-carbon steel and stainless steel. time hearing. I tried again. “Is master
tricked into believing that extremely At Chez Panisse, where I once cooked, Chiharu Sugai available to discourse?”
large knives are easier to use than everyone’s knives were carbon steel, Marie explained that Master Chiharu-
small ones; assorted paring knives just as everyone’s knife bags were san had retired. There was a new mas-
bought for €9 at markets in France; a handmade from natural-dyed muslin. ter, she admitted. He was named
heavy, pricey bread knife; a boning But carbon steel stains unless you are Vincent. But I could not speak or write
knife sharpened to resemble a prison obsessive about washing, drying and to Vincent. I was directed to send a
shiv; an eight-inch Global santoku, applying special unguents. Stainless, proposed meeting schedule instead.
which I don’t remember buying; and on the other hand, can withstand I decided to try my luck in person. As
an eight-inch Togiharu from the famed neglect. Donald also explained that too it happened, Providence smiled. The
Japanese knife store Korin, a gift from much ado is made over whether knives following day, as I stood in the Korin
my brother. are full tang (meaning the steel of the showroom brandishing a US$2,300
My collection puts me far outside the blade goes all the way through the sushi knife made by Masamoto,
perimeter of knife geekdom. But sev- handle) or partial tang (meaning it I glimpsed an unassuming man of mid-
eral months ago a mild obsession doesn’t). Japanese knifemakers often dling height with a shag haircut and
struck. I had just inherited my late think it’s a waste to use high-quality thick glasses. He had a subtly authori-
father’s set of hunting knives: Bowie tative air. Could it be? The master,
NQLYHV DQG ÀVKLQJ NQLYHV VXUYLYDO Vincent! He apologised nimbly. (“I
knives, hand-forged Bedouin knives. teach a lot of classes.”) He gently
Gazing on these, I found myself won- “A KNIFE IS AN
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dering, what makes a perfect knife? EXTENSION OF YOUR what I wanted to know.
It’s not a question I’d considered be- The history and characteristics of
fore, despite being a former cook. And ARM... IT DETERMINES Japanese knives, of course! The master
as any cook will tell you, a knife is an WHETHER THINGS GO proceeded with a charitable show-and-
extension of your arm. It determines WELL OR POORLY” tell. For most of history there were
whether things go well or poorly: A four traditional Japanese knives: a
good one holds its edge and turns tasks GHEDIRUÀVKEXWFKHU\WKHQDNLULDQG
OLNHEUXQRLVHLQJRUÀOOHWLQJLQWRPHUH usuba, for vegetables; and yanagi, for
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wounds with superglue buff their handle, so they don’t do it. Western knife” in Japan until the Meiji Resto-
knives with shammies and swaddle knifemakers think of it as a sign of ration (1870s), when previously forbid-
them in organic bunting. Chef Russell quality and durability, so they do. den red meat entered the Japanese
Moore, of Oakland’s Camino, sharpens diet. The popular santoku—“three
his knives 20 minutes a day. I once MASTER OF ART virtues”—is a similar mash-up. The
heard him cooing to them. I had learned a good deal—not least exquisite traditional knives Vincent
I turned to a few good books to what a gorgeous anthropological kalei- showed me were sharpened on one
review the basics. In A Modern Guide doscope is the universe of knifecraft! side—called a “single bevel.” Was one
To Knifemaking by Laura Zerra, I was Where else do survivalists commingle of those traditional four, perhaps, the
reminded that knives are generally with Japanese craftsmen, back-to-the- perfect knife? Unlikely, he said, though
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made of steel. Steel is iron plus carbon landers, and urban entrepreneurs? I not in those words. Unless one is doing
and can be alloyed with dozens of felt ready for the advanced course, traditional kaiseki or sushi prep, either
things for hardness, resistance to the...geekiness. I placed a call to Korin, a gyuto or its Western equivalent is
stain, and so on. David Boye’s 1977 the Japanese knife shop in Tribeca more practical.
classic Step-by-Step Knifemaking: You worshipped by New York chefs. Japa- What about knife sharpeners? Never
Can Do It! offers 17 informative pages nese knives are widely regarded as the ask a knife master this question. The
on the anatomy of different steel al- best in the world, and Korin was answer, once Vincent had composed
loys. More practical knowledge resides known to have a “knife master” on himself, was: It is nearly impossible for
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knives once a year, and for US$15 he founder slicing full plastic bottles of through heavy cream. It turned squash
will sit at a low bench and sweep them water in half like an ancient samurai. into pudding. It was a Swedish stain-
against a series of stones until they Gramercy Tavern’s chef, Michael An- less-steel santoku made by Ashi Ham-
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