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Set In Stone
How does an architect aesthetically negotiate rows and columns in the world’s fastest-growing economy – but also do it sustainably? Anagram Architects founders Vaibhav Dimri and Madhav Raman have a master plan for minimalism.
A Short Man's Guide To Higher Style
So you’re not exactly Thor-sized. But a great fit trumps vertical stature any day. Let GQ show you how to dress if you’re on the shorter side.
The Great High School Imposter
What Artur Samarin pulled off at a school in small-town Pennsylvania is one of the boldest hoaxes of our time
A Cut Above
Shantanu & Nikhil have pulled off a menswear coup. In four short years, the designer brothers have established themselves as leading game players with a vintage India aesthetic that finds favour with the modern man. Now they r̓e ready to take on the world
Bold And Boundless
Every festival season brings with it a fresh wave of genre-agnostic musicians, each more experimental than the last. GQ picks three favourites from the class of 2018 who’re leading lives as unorthodox as the music they’re playing
Full House
Kolkata-based Jungle Crows Foundation is deploying the power of sport – in this case, rugby – to empower youth from disadvantaged communities and see to it that the kids are all right
Is This The World's First Amped−up Super Limo? We Think So...
The age of the extra-luxe electric vehicle has arrived, and the game-changing Vision concept from Aston Martin Lagonda is leading the charge.
The Secret Society Of The High Grade
How American capitalism, CBD research and a devoted group of hydroponic pioneers are transforming Indias cannabis landscape.
Under World
Leave it to the king of sex, Tom Ford, to re-invent the first thing you put on every day and the last thing you take off .
Difficult Women
Why the #Metoo movement hasnt reached Bollywood yet
The 21st Century Man
The new roles we play in the 21st century.
Emote Button
David Cage finds power in pathos
Where's Shruti Hassan?
She started making movies to fund her music. Then the movies took over her life, in a way she likens to Godzilla, Now after six years of non-stop acting, Shruti Hassan is going back to her roots, roots that have nothing to do with film or her famous film-star parents and everything to do with a little band she started in LA back in the Nineties
Second Act
Get to know Indian-American actor Bhavesh Patel, who’s repping brown in American theatre – more specifically, on Broadway
78 Return Gift
A POX ON PEOPLE WHO GIVE CRAPPY PRESENTS
Chaos And Disorder
Multi-hyphenate Sid Sriram arrives on the indie stage with his new album Entropy, by way of playback and Carnatic music stardom
The Bun In The Oven
For its latest installation, Hermès picked a potent combination of fashion and music that’ll never go out of style
Inside Job
If you’re in the market for a horological sculpture, look no further than the Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Skelet-One
Ayushmann Khurrana, The Dark Horse
He starred in two of last year’s biggest films, Andhadhun and Badhaai Ho – the latter eclipsing Baahubali 2 at the box office, a cultural phenomenon in its own right. And Ayushmann Khurrana’s star is only likely to continue rising, with two offbeat projects, Dream Girl and Bala, in the works. GQ caught up with the man of the moment, who reveals why he chose acting over singing, and why he believes solitude is vital to nurturing a rich inner life
Stop Trying To Kill Smartphones. You Can't.
Now that everyone on the planet is wired to those omniscient smart slabs in their pocket, what’s next?
149 - Graveyard Shift
The Pleasures of Being a Tombstone Tourist
'You Need a New Wardrobe'
When style stagnates and it’s you or your clothes, the get-ups must go.
Workplace Or A Battle Zone, How To Win?
Are you engaged in daily combat with your co-workers? It’s time to face down the enemy and take command. Does your workplace resemble a battle zone? John Naughton profiles the rank and file – and ways to beat them.
The Outlier
His yellow briefs were the first symbol of male sexualization in commercial Hindi cinema, and since then he’s gone from bankable actor to astute producer. But even after 13 years, John Abraham feels like he never truly belonged. No matter. When it comes to changing the system, the 94kg powerhouse believes that the maximum damage can be caused from the outside.
India's Reluctant Space Hero
In 1984, an Indian Air Force pilot went to russia, endured gruelling training and became the first Indian in space. He didn’t ask for the honour, the fame or the adulation that came after. He certainly didn’t want to become anyone’s political pawn. All Rakesh Sharma ever wanted was his life back.
The restaurant list that ate the food world
It’s called THE WORLD’S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS, and in recent years, has become the most powerful, most anticipated ranking of its kind. (Sorry, Michelin.) Why does this list, above all others, generate such a zesty stew of lust, FOMO, envy and imitation? GQ digs in.
The New Soul Of SZA
After a string of scrappy, selfreleased EPs, SZA dropped her first studio album (Ctrl, 2017), and the praise was unanimous: Critics think she’s a star. The charts and platinum certifications (and Grammy nods) prove she’s a star. So when will she start living like one?
LET'S DO THINGS RIGHT
MK Ranjitsinh Jhala continues to fight the battle for India’s wildlife conservation – despite being born to hunt
The Wrap Revolution
At a time when how you look is perceived to be intricately linked to your politics, British photographers Amit Amin and Naroop Jhooti want to reinstate the turban’s dignity with The Sikh Project
Stone Age
Everything you need to know about the world of man jewellery