CATEGORIES

Class Act

Designer Raghavendra Rathore’s visionary view of Indian design has taken the latest form of Gurukul School of Design, Jaipur. He shares his plans with Priti Mahajan.

Hot Damn

As the Dyson Airwrap finally arrives in India, we decode the buzz behind it.

Queen Of Arts

The visionary behind the restoration of Royal Opera House in Mumbai, Maharanisaheb Kumud Kumari of Gondal, has many a feather in her cap.

Moving Images

Director Ritesh Batra’s latest festival-friendly film clicks right into place with the rest of his affecting oeuvre.

I Did It My Way

Singer-songwriter Geetu Hinduja questions—and thwarts—societal ideas of beauty to forge her own path.

Feel Healthier And Prettier In 2019

We spoke to industry experts and pored over the latest research, and all signs point to a 2019 that’s going to make us feel healthier and prettier, finds Mamta Mody.

Parallel Universe

The first Indians to curate the provocative Shanghai Biennale, Raqs Media Collective promise some big surprises ahead. 

Are You Tired Of Working Long Hours?

Tired of working long hours and always running to catch up, Lavanya Mohan tore herself off Twitter and went looking for productivity hacks

State Of The Art

If the purpose of art is to scrape the dust of daily life off our souls, the Burman-Maity home must be spotlessly clean.

Labour Of Love

Inspired by the strongest female influences in his life, designer Bibhu Mohapatra’s latest capsule collection might be his most deeply personal yet.

Light In The Dark

In her soul-wrecking debut novel, Shobha Rao illuminates the unspeakable hardship of being born poor, wilful, and a woman— and the transformative power of female friendship. Cheryl-Ann Couto soaks it all in.

Blank Space

As More and more millennials ‘come out’ as having a sexuality defined by its absence, Nellie Eden reports on the reality of dating an asexual.

Tech Savvy

The future looks good—and sustainable—as technology arms fashion with the tools for innovation. Divya gursahani surveys this fascinating new world.

New Tune

The Indian indie music scene has been growing in leaps and bounds, but continues to be largely populated by men. Amit gurbaxani meets five of the industry’s leading women to find out how they’re changing the rules

Head Count

As luxury brands and high-street labels begin to include islamic styles in their collections, designer kallol datta hopes it isn’t just tokenism and that we’re ready to give the hijabi fashionista her due recognition

French Connection

Manish Arora, the wild child of Indian design, is also the country’s most famous fashion export. On the 10th anniversary of his paris fashion week debut, he tells Varun Rana what his time in the style capital has taught him

Rebel Heart

Masaba Gupta Mantena Is a Woman—and Fashion Designer and Social Media Star—unto Herself, With a Wicked Sense of Humour and Rare Foresight as Her Calling Cards. Hotelier Aishwarya Nair Mathew Charts Her Friend’s Journey to the Top.

As Paul Sees It

Paul Andrew, the recently appointed director of women’s footwear design at Ferragamo, is excited about the future. He tells Luisa Simonetto how he has reinterpreted Salvatore’s vision to cater to millennials.

Burberry, Unplugged

Christopher Bailey Has Kept Britain’s Most Iconic Label on the Cusp With Digital Innovation and See-now, Buy-now Speed. His Latest Obsession? Gorgeously Old-school Craftsmanship. Zoe Wolf Meets the Fearless Adapter.

Class Act

Neel Mukherjee’s Latest Novel, a State of Freedom, Is an Important, Empathy-building Probe of Urban India’s Class Divide. And It Retains All the Devastation and Despair of His Earlier Works, Finds Vatsala Chhibber.

Boom Town

Unnoticed by most, Hyderabad has become a flourishing fashion market, rife with talented designers and discerning customers. The city’s style makers catch up with Nishat Fatima at Ogaan's first local outpost

The Good Fight

After nearly a decade of battling to be more than just the token exotic beauty in Hollywood, Freida Pinto has made her second destiny-changing breakthrough—in tv this time. She tells Cheryl-Ann Couto about the anxious in-between years and why it's important to defend your dreams

Screen Grab

From sweet supporting character to Netflix star handpicked by the Wachowskis, actor Tina Desai’s career is on the up and up. Here, she tells Sujala Newar about working with the cult directors, losing her inhibitions and finding herself.

Web Team

As Online streaming giants prepare to overhaul Indian television, Actors Sayani Gupta and Sarah-Jane dias, who star in amazon prime india’s slick new drama, tell Vatsala Chhibber what this means for their craft

New Rich

How do you measure luxury in 2017? Is it something expensive or exclusive? Or is it simply having the privilege of time to be able to enjoy an experience? Shweta Shiware attempts to find out

Beautiful Rebel

Chanel’s latest perfume is born out of the spirit of liberation; Vanessa Craft rediscovers the woman who inspired it

True Self

Body positive icon and musician beth ditto talks about her unlikely relationship with exercise and how she never let the gym intimidate her

Fair Game

From its F/W 2018-19 Conscious Exclusive collection to the Global Change Award—H&M is leading the way to a sustainable future.

The Imaginist

In an ELLE India exclusive, author extraordinaire Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie talks to Supriya Dravid about storytelling spirits, her scandalous cooking habits and endless curiosity with people’s lives.

Law And Order

Lindsey Schuyler and Tony Liu are the brains behind Diet Prada, the digital watchdog that’s holding the fashion industry more accountable, one explosive Instagram post at a time. They tell Divya Gursahani why they do what they do.