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Renegade Romantic

As an Islamic atheist and through his new book, Nadeem Aslam is best placed to show us how to reconcile the jagged edges of our identities, finds Satyavrat KK.

Old School

Can you be strong and flexible at 60? A group of senior gymnasts show april long how it's done, one somersault at a time.

R.E.S.P.E.C.T

Inclusiveness, gender equality and LGBTQ rights are on Sonam Kapoor's wish list for 2018. In a revealing conversation with Imran Amed, the fashion arbiter urges us on the importance of optimism in today’s world.

The Shape Of New

Geometry is both, this season’s hottest trend, and a fashion classic. Nirja Dutt explores the true potential of these elemental forms.

Label To Know: Esse By Sahib & Sunayana

Delhi-based Sahib Dang and Sunayana Sahni aim to give Indian wear a contemporary facelift with their label

On The Rise

Banita Sandhu may have stars in her eyes, but with her Bollywood debut, they’ll soon be within reach too.

In The Wings

Meet Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan’s baby cousin, Pashmina Roshan, who just made a roaring stage debut

We Are The World

In these divisive times, artist Rithika Merchant’s surrealist works remind us that we’re all more similar than we think.

Classical Track

Boston-based Sriram Emani, founder of the start-up IndianRaga, is giving traditional art forms a modern makeover, finds Akhila Krishnamurthy

Arundhati Roy "I'm On The A-List Of Anti-Nationals "

You know her politics, you know her fiction, but who is the woman behind the controversy? In an ELLE exclusive, Arundhati Roy talks to Aishwarya Subramanyam about writing, fighting and...aerobics?

Padma Lakshmi On Love, Sex and Staying Hungry!

In her frank and feminist new memoir, Padma Lakshmi retraces the journey until now — every bittersweet, fiery hot bit of it. Now, at 45, with levity and hard-won confidence, she’s heading right back for the unfamiliar, finds Vatsala Chhibber 

Money For Nothing

Financial therapy can help you confront your spending habits and  change everything, finds Alex Holder

Air Force

We take 20,000 breaths a day. Yet, most of us are doing it wrong. Learning to breathe properly may just transform your life, says Rebecca Newman.

Dive In

What Should You Do When Cycling, Running and Aerobics Prove to Be Dull? Nicole Newman Decided to Suit Up and Take the Plunge.

The Force

As India’s first female Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman wields control over one of the largest armies in the world with disarming diplomacy and quiet grit. She lets Sunetra Choudhury in on her secret to being boss

Roll Call

Dermarolling is the Internet’s hottest cure-all skin trend. But does the gain really beat the prickly pain?

Butterfly Effect

Artist, philanthropist, loving wife and doting mother Michelle Poonawalla gives Arundhati De-Sheth a peep into her luxurious Pune home and otherwise fiercely guarded life​

Star Wars

With glittery lunar boots, constellation motifs and the optimism of the space age everywhere, Kenya Hunt explores why the future of fashion is now

Come Together

IIT Bombay’s queer resource group Saathi is repping the LGBTQ experience and fostering a sense of community

The Ever-Evolving Diversity Debate

HIJAB-CLAD HALIMA ADEN, 73-YEAR-OLD BENEDETTA BARZINI, SIZE-14 ASHLEY GRAHAM—THESE ARE THE WOMEN WHO RULED THE F/W 2017-18 RUNWAYS AND HELPED FASHION SHOWS BREAK INCLUSIVITY RECORDS. BUT WILL IT LAST? KENYA HUNT SCRUTINISES THE NUMBERS AND TALKS TO THE WHISTLE-BLOWERS

Friday With Iris

Iris Apfel, New York’s grande dame of style, keeps a busy schedule as a colourful and curious fashion sensation. Arati Menonn gets a glimpse into her singular life, on the rare occasion that she’s sitting still

Focus Puller

Wary of Instagram and a ‘fast Food’ Generation of Photographers, Padma Shri Raghu Rai Worries for the Fragile State of Indian Photojournalism.

Lisa Haydon In Love With Her New Body

Lisa Haydon Lalvani loves her new body and is listening closer than ever to what it needs. Here, the model, actor and mum-in-waiting tells Cheryl-Ann Couto how she’s killing time while she waits for her whole life to change this month

Hip To It

Fashion’s newest provocateur, the pelvage, is no less than a power move. And it favours the huge of Hip! Carol Singh gives you a peek.

Is There Anything Worse Than Being Accused Of Faking It When You're Feeling Ill?

Is there anything worse than being accused of faking it when you’re feeling ill? Rebecca Newman discovers the reality of psychosomatic illnesses.

Anurag Kanoria On How To Do Many Things At Once And Be Good At All Of Them

Anurag Kanoria, academic, art curator and creative force behind décor giant The Great Eastern Home, on how to do many things at once and be good at all of them. Aditi Gaitonde gets the blueprint.

Flying High

In an industry that is notoriously male-dominated, Etihad Airways is leading from the front. ELLE talks to three Indian women at the very top of the airline’s India operations, who are taking the carrier to new heights.

Turn Over A New Leaf

Thanks to the rise in popularity of green notes in perfumes, there’s a forest on your dresser and it might be making you happier than you know, finds Rituparna Som

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.