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Leisurely Yours
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Leisurely Yours

WHILE OUR PARTY AND OFFICE WARDROBES HAVE TAKEN A BACKSEAT, WHAT’S RULING THE TREND CHARTS NOW IS ATHLEISURE. THE TERM IS A FITTING CONTRACTION OF THE TWO WORDS “ATHLETIC” AND “LEISURE” AND REFERS TO ATHLETIC APPAREL THAT YOU CAN WEAR ANYWHERE. FROM COMFORT EVERYDAY WEAR THAT YOU CAN LOUNGE AROUND AT HOME OR EVEN FLAUNT AT A LUNCH OUT WITH FRIENDS OR COLLEAGUES, STYLISH ATHLEISURE IS BLURRING THE LINES BETWEEN CASUAL AND SMART CHIC. HERE ARE SOME COOL ATHLEISURE TRENDS YOU CAN TRY.

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February 2021
Year of Road Trips
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Year of Road Trips

THE YEAR GONE BY BROUGHT ONE CLEAR TRAVEL TREND TO THE FOREFRONT – THAT OF ROAD TRIPS. WE EXPLORE SOME OF THE POPOLAR HOTSPOTS THAT CITY GOERS ARE TRAVELLING TO, WITH MOST OF THE FLIGHTS FLYING OVERSEAS STILL NOT FULLY FUNCTIONAL.

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February 2021
Top tech gadgets to watch out for in 2021
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Top tech gadgets to watch out for in 2021

WITH MANY OF US WORKING FROM HOME FOR A WHILE NOW, THESE TECH GADGETS ARE GAINING IMMENSE POPULARITY. IN THE RECENT MONTHS. HERE ARE SOME OF THE TOP TECH GADGETS TO WATCH OUT FOR IN 2021

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February 2021
Why Are We Behaving Like The Pandemic Is Over?
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Why Are We Behaving Like The Pandemic Is Over?

Asks Rupam Jain amid the chaos that has ensued across the world with lockdowns being lifted and people dealing with the ‘new normal’

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August 2020
Post Lockdown Hone Your Pick-Up Skills, Boys!
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Post Lockdown Hone Your Pick-Up Skills, Boys!

The lockdown is almost over and most men are fretting over having lost the art of seducing members of the opposite gender. Zahid h javali is here to solve that problem…

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August 2020
THESE HEROES AMONG US
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THESE HEROES AMONG US

RUPAM JAIN CATCHES UP WITH FOUR GROUPS IN TELANGANA THAT REACHED OUT TO COMMUNITIES AROUND THEM IN NEED DURING THIS LOCKDOWN – TO FIND OUT HOW THEY MANAGED TO DO WHAT THEY DID…

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August 2020
THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE
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THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE

THE MONTH of August usually means a celebration of freedom and independence in India. We make a huge deal out of it. The festivities continue all month and we’re all suddenly new people who cannot do without our individual freedoms.

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August 2020
FINDING FREEDOM THROUGH MY ART
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FINDING FREEDOM THROUGH MY ART

FREEDOM IS A CONCEPT THAT IS SIMPLE AND COMPLEX AT THE SAME TIME. SOMETIMES, HOWEVER, PEOPLE CAN EMBODY THIS CONCEPT IN A FAR MORE EXPLICIT WAY THAN THE MOST DETAILED DESCRIPTION. RŌMAL LĀISRAM CHATS UP WITH DANSEUSE AND ACTOR, RUKMINI VIJAYAKUMAR, TO UNRAVEL HER JOURNEY TO FREEDOM THROUGH HER ART…

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August 2020
GO GIZMO CRAZY
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GO GIZMO CRAZY

THE LOCKDOWN SHOULD BE NO EXCUSE TO NOT INDULGE IN YOUR FAVOURITE GADGETS THAT HAVE JUST HIT THE MARKET, AS ZAHID H JAVALI EXPLAINS…

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August 2020
The Sadness You Cannot Talk About
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The Sadness You Cannot Talk About

Rupam Jain talks about her mental health during this lockdown. How does one begin to explain the inexplicable grief, dread and horrors such forced isolation brings?

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July 2020
SUPER THREE
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SUPER THREE

ZAHID H JAVALI LISTS THREE GIZMOS FRESH IN THE MARKE I SHOULD GET YOUR ATTENTION

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July 2020
TAKING MALAYALAM TO THE NATION
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TAKING MALAYALAM TO THE NATION

PRAPTI ELIZABETH IS A DIGITAL CONTENT CREATOR AND TALENT WITH HYPP, THE INFLUENCER MARKETING ARM OF ILN STUDIOS (INDIATIMES LIFESTYLE NETWORK) AND REGULARLY FEATURES IN THEIR VIDEOS. SHE IS ALSO ONE OF THE FIRST CONTENT CREATORS TO FEATURE CONTENT IN MALAYALAM FORA NATIONAL AUDIENCE. WE CATCH UP WITH HER TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HER CRAFT...

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July 2020
INDIE IN THE TIMES OF ISOLATION
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INDIE IN THE TIMES OF ISOLATION

THE LOCKDOWN HAS LED TO MANY MUSICIANS RELEASING ALBUMS AND SINGLES ON SO MANY PLATFORMS ONLINE. WE LIST THE MOST INTERESTING RELEASES OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS FROM CHENNAI’S DIVERSE AND SUPER TALENTED MUSIC SCENE…

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July 2020
PROUDLY TAMIL IN THE NORTH OF INDIA
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PROUDLY TAMIL IN THE NORTH OF INDIA

SUMUKHI SURESH IS ONE OF SOUTH INDIA’S MOST WELL-KNOWN, LOVED AND APPRECIATED COMEDIENNES. THIS MULTILINGUAL PERFORMER HOWEVER DOES NOT SHY AWAY FROM USING HER MOTHER TONGUE LIBERALLY WITH AN AUDIENCE THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN EXPOSED TO CONTENT IN HINDI AND ENGLISH ALONE

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July 2020
BE A SAFE SHOPAHOLIC
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BE A SAFE SHOPAHOLIC

THE BEST WAY TO BEAT THE LOCKDOWN BLUES IS TO SHOP FOR STUFF THAT WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY. HERE ARE THE TOP FIVE THINGS YOU CAN BUY ONLINE – FROM THE SAFETY OF YOUR WELL-PROTECTED LIVING ROOM…

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July 2020
BRINGING KANNADA AND TULU TO THE FOREFRONT
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BRINGING KANNADA AND TULU TO THE FOREFRONT

SHRADDHA IS A HOUSEHOLD NAME IN KARNATAKA NOW. BEING ONE OF THE FEW CONTENT CREATORS TO FOCUS ON CONTENT IN KANNADAAND TULU, SHE ALSO CREATES EXTREMELY ENTERTAINING CONTENT IN HINDI. MARATHI AND ENGLISH. WE CATCH UP WITH THE MULTI-TALENTED ACTOR, RJ, PRODUCER, CONTENT CREATOR AND VJ FOR A QUICK CONVERSATION...

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July 2020
BANGALORE BOY IN BOMBAY
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BANGALORE BOY IN BOMBAY

YASEEN SHARIEFF WENT FROM BANGALORE MODEL TO MUMBAI TELEVISION ACTOR IN A MATTER OF A FEW YEARS; WE CATCH UP WITH THE UPCOMING STAR…

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July 2020
An India We Can Be Hopeful Of?
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An India We Can Be Hopeful Of?

Rohini Malur reviews Atulya Misra’s the oxygen manifesto: a battle for the environment and finds herself hopeful though slightly underwhelmed by the narrative

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June 2020
Do We Eat The Idli Or Become The Idli?
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Do We Eat The Idli Or Become The Idli?

Asks Raveena Joseph as she writes about food as a coping mechanism in the times of Covid-19

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June 2020
All The Stay-At-Home Gear You Need
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All The Stay-At-Home Gear You Need

The lockdown is lifted in india, but it might be safer to just stay at home. If you do decide to do that, zahid h javali lists out some gadgets and gizmos that would make that decision infinitely easier to succeed at

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June 2020
THE JUNGLE IS CALLING, WHERE ARE YOU?
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THE JUNGLE IS CALLING, WHERE ARE YOU?

WILD WALKERS IN THE LAP OF THE NILGIRIS LETS YOU BE, AS ZAHID H JAVALI DISCOVERS…

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June 2020
MONSOON GETAWAY
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MONSOON GETAWAY

AS THE MONSOON SLOWLY MAKES ITS WAY ACROSS TAMIL NADU, THE BEST PLACE TO RUN AWAY TO WOULD BE YERCAUD, AS SHOMA ABHYANKAR DISCOVERS… THE TRIP WITH ALL THE NECESSARY COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE, OBVIOUSLY!

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June 2020
OUR SILENT ACQUIESCENCE TO FILTH
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OUR SILENT ACQUIESCENCE TO FILTH

ROHINI MALUR REVIEWS ANKUR BISEN’S WASTED: THE MESSY STORY OF SANITATION IN INDIA, A MANIFESTO FOR CHANGE AND IS LEFT RATHER IMPRESSED

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June 2020
I'VE LEARNED TO ENJOY BEING WITH MYSELF
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I'VE LEARNED TO ENJOY BEING WITH MYSELF

SAYS JAY D’SOUZA, A KANNADIGA-KONKANI BOY WHO HAS TAKEN OVER THE TELUGU TV SERIAL INDUSTRY AS THE CHOCOLATE BOY-NEXT-DOOR

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June 2020
THIS NEW REALITY
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THIS NEW REALITY

FILMMAKER LATHA MENON REMINISCES THE BIRTHDAY OF HER DAUGHTER THAT WAS CELEBRATED DURING THE COVID-19 QUARANTINE, REMINDING US THAT THIS MIGHT BE THE ‘NEW NORMAL’

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June 2020
BACK TO MOTHER NATURE
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BACK TO MOTHER NATURE

ASHA PRAKASH DISCOVERS THE NATURALIST LIFE OF ELDO PACHILAKKADAN, A MODEL THAT MIGHT MAKE SENSE IN A POST-COVID-19 WORLD

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June 2020
“I MUST GROW, SO I KNOW WHAT BEST I CAN DO IN MY POSITION”
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“I MUST GROW, SO I KNOW WHAT BEST I CAN DO IN MY POSITION”

BECAUSE THE ART OF KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT ONE IS UP TO IN INDIAN POLITICS, DESERVES A GENRE OF ITS OWN – AND SHAILAJA TEACHER IS BOTH THAT GENRE AND THE PERSON WHO COMFORTABLY FITS UNDER IT, AS SHE TACKLES THIS ONGOING PANDEMIC… YOGITA DAKSHINA MEETS INDIA’S NEW SUPERHERO…

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June 2020
THEY'RE FUNNY AND THEY KNOW IT
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THEY'RE FUNNY AND THEY KNOW IT

MAHILA MANCH, A FEMALE STAND-UP COMEDY DUO HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS. ASHA PRAKASH CATCHES UP WITH THE DUO TO FIND OUT MORE…

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May 2020
WOO-MAN: A CRASH COURSE IN THE ART OF SEDUCTION FOR EVERY ‘SINGLE' man
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WOO-MAN: A CRASH COURSE IN THE ART OF SEDUCTION FOR EVERY ‘SINGLE' man

ZAHID H JAVALI GIVES YOU TEN POINTERS THAT WILL HELP YOU ACE YOUR GAME ONCE THE LOCKDOWN IS LIFTED

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May 2020
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What The World Needs Now Is More LOVE

SEEMS TO BE WHAT AUTHOR, ACTIVIST AND ANIMAL LOVER RHEEA MUKHERJEE BELIEVES IN AS RŌMAL LĀISRAM TALKS TO HER ABOUT LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN.

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May 2020