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The Face Of India

For centuries, the Indian ideal of beauty has been a static, unchanging identity. A generation of women are agitating that homogenous idea of feminine beauty, one stunning face at a time. Were putting a spotlight on the women who represent the breathtaking diversity of our nation.

The Dandy, Decoded

He was born dandy, proclaimed the New York Times. Hes lectured on the subject at the Victoria and Albert Museum and is also the worlds largest private vintage collector. US Vogues HAMISH BOWLES tells us about the art of dandyism.

The Pursuit Of Happiness

Chase the spectacular northern lights, breathe the cleanest air and fall in love with huskies as you revel in the happiest country in the world. Finland’s Levi might be the closest you’ll get to an earthly utopia.

Best In Show

Juxtaposing brand-new works right out of the studio with some of her earliest creations as well as iconic never-seen-in-India-before pieces, BHARTI KHER’s new show is a piece de resistance. Curator PETER NAGY speaks to one of India’s foremost contemporary artists about her upcoming exhibit.

Shape Shifting

Want a sculpted waist? Or a toned, taut butt? We give you five ways to photoshop your curves without the involvement of, well, Photoshop or a treadmill.

The Kolkata Siesta

KANISHK THAROOR on summers spent in the company of grandparents, guava jelly and Gabriel Garcia Marquez…

Summer Elsewhere

From the electoral chaos of Varanasi to a chance meeting with a stranger in New York, author and journalist AATISH TASEER pens an ode to the season.

Creative Coupling

A whirlwind romance, tragic loss and a meteoric rise—artists IDRIS KHAN and ANNIE MORRIS talk to SHAHNAZ SIGANPORIA about the healing power of art.

Woman On Top

She transformed her father’s clinic in Mumbai into a global empire of labs and health centres. Meet business visionary and mentor to women entrepreneurs, AMEERA SHAH.

Clothing With Kindness

Can you buy beautiful clothes and also save the planet? Well, if the clothes are made sustainably, you sure can. Going by H&M’s Conscious Exclusive collection, starring supermodel Christy Turlington, the future of fashion is all about being mindful.

Mix It Up

One’s a leading lady whose red-carpet appearances are as headline-making as her lm roles. The other’s a hitmaker who wears more hats than one can count. Together, AISHWARYA RAI BACHCHAN and PHARRELL WILLIAMS represent the boundary-blurring appeal of true global icons.

Love Struck

What gives Natalie Portman butterflies? The Harvardgrad Hollywood superstar shares the moods and moments that inspire the feeling of love in her

A Map To The Stars

A visit to a tiny Himalayan village in Almora opens an enchanting dream-like world of deodar-studded slopes, leaving writer-poet TISHANI DOSHI haunted by the memory of beatniks and mystics past

From Khoj, With Love

Twenty years ago, an artist-led international residency in a village in Uttar Pradesh inadvertently kick-started the Indian Contemporary art scene, evolving into an institution and a catalyst for South Asian art initiatives. As Khoj celebrates a milestone year, founder director POOJA SOOD pens a heartfelt letter for Vogue

Body Of Work

Her art is visceral, provocative and strong—as is her voice. One of the most important contemporary artists from India, BHARTI KHER tells SHAHNAZ SIGANPORIA about her obsession with the body, why she refuses to be a hamster on a wheel and how women artists are going to change the art world 

A different kind of fever

Can childbirth turn the habits of an inveterate reader upside down? Publisher CHIKI SARKAR recounts how motherhood made her a seeker of romance novels.

Shopping Redefined

Shopping has never looked or felt as good as this. Presenting Reliance Retail’s Project Eve, experiential stores made for the very first time exclusively for women.

The Angel Prophecy

Between being a husband and dad and 15-hour work shifts, RAJAN ANANDAN, VP and MD of Google South East Asia and India, plays angel investor to start-ups. He draws some guidelines for to-be investors and entrepreneurs.

The Kids Aren't All Right

Move over, Tiger Mom, it’s time to play it cool. Author JULIE LYTHCOTT-HAIMS makes a case against losing your—and your child’s— mind to overparenting

This One's For You

Fifteen years after its last major perfume, an iconic French fashion house finds inspiration in its founder and offers her an olfactory ode.

I'm With Her

Whether it’s breaking news or shattering gender stereotypes, BARKHA DUTT isn’t afraid to disrupt the status quo. The award-winning journalist shares with Vogue her seven-point feminist manifesto

The Best Is Yet To Come

Need more reasons to embrace every birthday? We can give you six.

G Game

GIGI HADID shares her bicoastal beauty bets with her first ever cosmetics collection.

To Butter Chicken, With Love

Admit it—on the list of things that make you happy, food always tops the chart. In an open letter, comedian ROHAN JOSHI pens an ode to his favourite comfort food

Good Guru Hunting

Between locally sourced coffee beans, artisanal dhoti pants and mud houses where industrialists, intellectuals and other followers roam in organic weaves, writer PRIYA RAMANI encounters new-age god-man and mystic SADHGURU JAGGI VASUDEV to probe his formula for happiness

Happy Hitmaker

With his latest collaboration, the multihyphenate PHARRELL WILLIAMS is thinking a century ahead.

A Map To Art

How is art aficionado and founder of Tasveer Gallery, ABHISHEK PODDAR, bringing his dream museum to life? VARUN RANA finds out

It Started At The Finish Line

Running pioneer KATHRINE SWITZER was the first woman to complete a marathon, despite being told women weren’t capable of competing. Now, 50 years later, she’s still a force of empowerment.

Wing Women

With members including Hillary Clinton and Jennifer Lawrence, this women’s-only social club is becoming a powerful space where women have each other’s back. The Wing is a force to reckon with, finds LAUREN NORLING

The Curl Chronicles

Just like fingerprints, every girl’s curls, coils and ringlets are one of a kind. We sat down with three curly-haired women to get real-life tips and figure out how to live your best bouncy-haired life.