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Wild Side

Photographer Nirvair Singh Rai recounts his trip to the misty hills of the northeast to document the Konyaks, Nagaland’s famous headhunters.

When Women With Full Faces And Plump Bodies Were The Epitome Of Beauty

Over centuries, men have convinced us that we are to like ourselves only in a form that is pleasing to them. But by doing this, we are not only responding to the male gaze, but also using it as a lens to view ourselves with and peg our self-worth against, observes writer Shunali Khullar Shroff. As she encounters some of the art world’s masterpieces in Paris, she is reminded that at one time,women with full faces and plump bodies were the epitome of beauty.

Leeza Mangaldas Will Help You Get Through Any Life Crisis

The straight-talking YouTube star Leeza Mangaldas will help you get through any life crisis.

Green Shift

For sustainability to succeed, we need to start talking about specifics–where to find inspiration and ideas for a better future and how to lead by example. ELLE speaks to notable voices, from Dia Mirza to Livia Firth, on creating a cleaner tomorrow.

Guts & Glory

Four phenomenal athletes, four inspiring stories—Joshna Chinappa, Harmanpreet Kaur, MR Poovamma and Vinesh Phogat talk to ELLE about triumphing against all odds.

Forward March

In Association with Levi's.

Guide To Uncovering The Best Kept Secrets On The Island Of Kos

The Greek island of Kos is where you can disconnect amid hidden beaches, lunch at cafes with sweeping views, and indulge in luxurious spa treatments, discovers Trish Travieso as she flies solo.

Meet Fighter, Olympic Champion And All Rounder Sweetheart 'Sakshi Malik'

How did the state with the fewest girls in India produce the toughest women in sport? The story of fighter and Olympic champion Sakshi Malik is really a much larger one.

Metal Head

There’s a tensile strength in the delicate lines of Suhani Pittie’s jewellery. Ten years on and she’s still a master of that fine balance.

Anushka Sharma On How To Succeed On Your Own Terms

Demanding more from herself than the industry does, Anushka Sharma is changing what’s possible for Bollywood’s leading ladies.

Sub-Zero Cool

Post-Soviet fashion is going beyond its imperial diamonds-and-mink legacy. There’s plenty to choose from on the mean streets of moscow. 

By Appointment Only

“Tested on celebs, not animals” rings especially true for the latest in extreme dermatology. Ning Chao reports on the innovative, VIP treatments available around the globe

In Bloom

As Her Star Steadily Rises, Sonakshi Sinha Is Only Digging in Her Feet Further. The Actor Tells Cheryl-ann Couto She’s Never Felt More Like Herself and More Primed for Success, Just in Time for Her Big 30th Birthday This Month

Urban Legend

Paul Beatty’s Booker-winning Novel Is a Sublime, Savage Satire About Modern-day Racism in America. The Author Tells Trisha Gupta Why No One—not Even Him—should Be Off the Table to Poke Fun at.

Word's Worth

A long and Very Successful Writing Career Has Won British Author Martin Amis a Split Reputation—as a Controversial Sourpuss and One of Literature’s Greatest Living Stylists. Vatsala Chhibber Is Pleased to Meet Both 

Man of the Cloth

Designer Sanjay Garg’s New Mumbai Store Is the Latest Coup in His Short but Brilliant Journey to Reviving and Reinventing Handloom Textiles, Discovers Rachana Nakra 

Skeleton Key

Achy, Breaky Bones? The Answer Could Be as Simple as a Good Exercise Routine and Some Sun, Finds Alamara Khan

New Testament

Bestselling author Nikita Singh’s millennial-friendly fiction is easy, glossy and still profoundly truthful

Bright Future

As beauty research advances at a rapid pace, prepare for products,treatments and technology that completely defy what we think is possible.Vasudha rai looks into the crystal ball.

How To Be Happy In 2017, By The Dalai Lama

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso Calls Upon Humanity to Defend the Planet. Dorothée Werner Meets the Sage and the Environmentalist. 

Love Is Sexy. Why Not Let It Happen?

Not everything has to be so hip it hurts. All-consuming love is sexy, raw and a little bit wild. Why not let it happen, asks Phoebe Walsh

How To Say You Are Sorry!

In an age where saying everything is the norm, we continue to awkwardly skirt the apology. Here’s how—and why—to do it right, courtesy Vatsala Chhibber.

Living Legacy

Born into the Longchamp fortune, Sophie Delafontaine is anything but an entitled heiress. On her first visit to India to launch their flagship store in Mumbai, the brand’s artistic director reveals exactly why we need more women making the big decisions

Coronation Street

How do you redefine a company synonymous with its larger-than-life founder? Jonathan Saunders is steering Diane von Furstenberg into the future with bold prints, gorgeous colour and a bit of straight-outta-London grit.

Full Bloom

Forest Essentials combed through the history of Indian perfumery to reintroduce us to the real classics.

Queen Of Art

As the co-founder of the Dhaka Art Summit, Nadia Samdani is not only a powerhouse of South Asian art, but also committed to paying it forward

Second Coming

Louis Vuitton and artist Jeff Koons have upped the ante for round two of the Masters collection

Label To Know: DE'ANMA

Priyanka Desai’s modish jewellery brand marries unconventional materials with structural minimalism

Beauty Expert: Dr Nigma Talib

World-renowned naturopathic physician Dr Nigma Talib coerces us to look beyond magic formulas for flawless skin

In Her Skin

In an India-first, Man Booker nominee Zadie Smith talks to Supriya Dravid about juggling motherhood with writing, loving Game Of Thrones, not falling prey to the cult of first lines, and enjoying the kind of aesthetic bliss that good art provokes