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Meeting Murakami

Takashi Murakami is undoubtedly one of the most popular artists of our time. With a new solo exhibition in Tokyo that pays tribute to the iconic manga character Doraemon, Japan’s most famous art export is going back to his roots. In an infusion of colour, comic chaos and all things pop, Renuka Modi talks to the artist and discovers that there is definitely method in the madness

Story Hour

Everyone’s favourite storyteller Neil Gaiman is working on what might be his magnum opus, adapting the cult-classic comic series The Sandman. And it’s making him contemplative about being a genre-defying writer today, finds Shahnaz Siganporia

How 'Food As Medicine' Doctrine Hurts More Than It Helps!

Meaning food! We have never been more consumed by what we eat— looking for ingredients that will ease what ails us, body and mind. But what if we told you that the “food as medicine” doctrine hurts more than it helps? Well, that’s what we’re telling you. Hear us out.

Dutee Chand

Apart from record-breaking firsts on the track, this professional sprinter is also India’s first openly lesbian athlete. A lesson in courage, will and championship, Sheree Gomes Gupta meets the accidental crusader and national icon

Man of the Year: Ranveer Singh

He’s the consummate star performer of our time, but writer Naomi Datta urges you to look beyond the hyperbolic exterior and deliciously chiselled torso to the method behind this actor’s apparent madness

Global Influencer Of The Year: Huda Kattan

She has close to 40 million Instagram followers, clocked 150 million YouTube views and owns a beauty brand with an estimated value of US$1.2 billion. But as Huda Kattan, the woman behind those staggering statistics, shares her entrepreneurial story, it’s apparent that not one of those things came easy.

Risk-Taker of the Year: Katrina Kaif

Is it possible to be an unpredictable enigma yet come as close as a superstar ever can to their fans? With her brand-new venture, Katrina Kaif might just have cracked the code.

Global Indian of the Year: Lilly Singh

This viral YouTube star is systematically dismantling the all-white world of suits that anchored late-night television. Vogue plays the proverbial fly-on-the-wall as the NBC newcomer and first Indian-origin female host on broadcast television in America shares a freewheeling chat with Netflix’s most woke export of Indian origin, Hasan Minhaj, to discuss comedy, culture and what it means to be a second-generation immigrant

Performer Of The Year: Alia Bhatt

At 26, this prodigiously talented actor seems to have achieved everything. She sits with Rega Jha to discuss success, living in the spotlight and how she keeps it together

Anushka Sharma

In her daily wardrobe as well as in her special-occasion choices, the actor embraces a coolth that defies the over-choreographed nature of celebrity.

Dulquer Salmaan - Malayalam Cinema's Young Scion And Bollywood's Latest Crush

Preternaturally talented, the suave Dulquer Salmaan is Malayalam cinema’s young scion and Bollywood’s latest crush

I'll Have What She's Having

In just a few decades, Twinkle Khanna has morphed from actor to author, designer to now digital titan. For her latest, much-anticipated venture, she’s ready to share her witticism and worldly wisdom with women around the world

View From The Top

In her first significant interview in a decade, Nayanthara, Tamil cinema’s most reserved actor, gets unfiltered and unguarded as never before.

Mahesh Babu - Box-Office Prince

Balancing celebrity with humility and professional with the personal, Mahesh Babu is the reigning star of Telugu cinema whose appeal transcends generations

Enough Is Enough

The #MeToo movement swept through India last year and its ripples are still being felt. Meet the Women in Cinema Collective, who are fighting the good fight within the Malayalam film industry.

Pause And Effect

It’s not often that leading designers drop out and hit pause. But after a quiet three years, JJ Valaya makes his big comeback with a renewed commitment to couture matched by a new collection, space and idea of luxury

Poorna Jagannathan

Finding nuance in South Asian moms or grabbing the spotlight in an all-star ensemble, she has put her two-decade-long career to the test and risen to the top.

It Takes Two

The wives of some of south India’s most well-known actors may often maintain a low profile, but they are well-established in their own right. Whether it’s running production houses, managing legacy institutes, raising children or being actors themselves, these women have figured out their individual paths to success along with a signature style. Vogue finds out more.

Anushka Sharma On Movies, Marriage and Mindfulness

A fiercely talented actor and a fearless producer, Anushka Sharma is headlining a generation of power couples who are rewriting the rules. From a secret wedding in Tuscany to a career that continues to be filled with unconventional roles, her choices prove that she is now, more than ever, comfortable with who she is, finds Renuka Joshi Modi

Sonali Bendre Behl - A Survivor, Warrior, Motivator

After a year marked by chemotherapy and sterilised hospital stays, Sonali Bendre Behl shares with Megha Mahindru how she emerged stronger with a little help from family, friends and fans

An American In Paris

The French capital has been Lenny Kravitz’s “town” for almost 30 years, and a conservative-looking townhouse has been his home there for 13. Just don’t be fooled by the exterior, says Sarah Harris

The New Way To Get Some Get-ahead Advice

The new way to get some get-ahead advice.

How To Pick Best Kitchen Knives!

When it comes to your kitchen knives, one size won’t fit all. Chef Jason Hudanish tests out India’s best to help you make a wise pick

Stacey Bendet

n an Alice + Olivia design, chances are you will find butterflies and paisleys, zebra stripes and feathers, glitter and colour, all disparate elements coming together. Naturally, for founder Stacey Bendet’s own world is as rich with a juxtaposition of design, art, family, yoga and philanthropy.

In Fine Print

Aesthetes Peter and Cecile D’Ascoli play with print on print at work and at home, creating a hybrid world of interconnected personal and cultural histories, finds Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan.

The Bling King

He’s the larger-than-life, gold-clad, sunglass-toting icon-in-himself, the superstar of ’80s and ’90s Bollywood music and the ultimate original. Bappi Lahiri breaks his bling-fix down for Anupama Chopra.

Screen Guards

Is this new dystopian Netflix series what India’s tomorrow looks like? Deepa Mehta and Huma Qureshi, two feminist forces, unite to plot the future of storytelling through one woman’s story.

The Khadi Story

In our history books, khadi, the hand-spun, handwoven cloth promoted by Mahatma Gandhi, was a symbol of resistance, of an independent India, and of a much aspired-for simplicity in deed and in thought. Now, seven decades later, khadi in its natural form is becoming a blank canvas for India’s creatives. Mayank Mansingh Kaul, co-curator of the travelling exhibit Meanings, Metaphor - Handspun And Handwoven In The 21st Century, writes about the resurgent interest in the very fabric of India’s Independence and how designers today are innovating and subverting its very essence

The Newsmakers

In the chaos of fake news and consummate virality, the New York media world is witnessing another change. In the recent past, three women of Indian origin have been appointed editors-in-chief of both legacy and new-age publications. Meet the bosses heralding an era of diversity and inclusivity.

Skindeep

A 100-year-old German brand, whose iconic blue tin jars made it to households across the world, turns to Indian kitchens for its newest face care range. Sheree Gomes Gupta finds out what makes it special.