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A Man For All Seasons

Manoj Kumar is the man behind the growing fame of Araku as a world class coffee from India. But the story behind how he marshalled 100,000 adivasi farmers to create the world’s largest small farm-based organic coffee plantation surrounded by 23 million newly-planted trees in a Naxal-blighted corner of Andhra Pradesh, is an even more inspiring one

Nitesh Tiwari And The Art Of Fatherhood

From the Haryanvi patriarch training his daughters to be wrestlers in Dangal, to the harried dad who has to teach his teenage son to cope with failure in Chhichhore, the writer-director tackles fatherhood more sensitively than anyone else in mainstream cinema.

Hyundai Makes A Bold Move With Nios

The South Korean giant has pitched the new Grand i10 Nios (meaning ‘more’ in Gaelic) against Maruti Suzuki’s Swift, India’s second-largest selling car. Can it win?

Sound Of Freedom

Azadi Records, one of India’s burgeoning home grown labels, has been able to provide a platform for music with a cause – and they are here to stay.

Gandhi The Person Vs The Movie Gandhi

Some of the most enduring memories of Gandhi might not necessarily come from his life but from Attenborough’s historical blockbuster that re-introduced the legend to a new generation around the world.

Ishaan Khatter, The Suitable Boy

Ishaan Khatter chose to debut in the film industry with Majid Majidi's Beyond the Clouds in 2017 where he played a drug dealer who has to grow up and become responsible when his sister gets arrested. A year later, he starred in an as-mainstream-as-it-gets romantic drama called Dhadak which was critically panned but was a huge commercial success. Khatter's equal parts aloof and out there — we hear nothing from him on Instagram for days and then we're greeted with a drool-worthy picture of his glistening, bulging muscles. According to the media, he’s dated or is dating all the new debutantes but he tells us that he’s as cheesy — and monogamous — a lover as it gets. Just like his career kick-off, Khatter's set to star in Mira Nair's adaptation of Vikram Seth's novel A Suitable Boy on one hand, and in a masala potboiler called Khaali Peeli on the other. It will be exciting to see what path this millennial actor charts for himself in an industry that’s as unpredictable as he is.

Hrithik Roshan Is Back!

Hrithik Roshan never disappears. One of the most enduring megastars of the country, Roshan is a story of constant reinvention and bouncing back. What is exemplary is that negativity fails to affect him even when he stands right in the eye of the storm. After back to-back “acting-driven” roles in Kaabil and Super 30, the man is back with War and his comfortable terrain of guns-kicks-and-muscle. He still looks like a Greek god – something he refuses to acknowledge or pay any importance to – and is ready to match Tiger half-his age Shroff step for step. The Hrithik Roshan we know, love and drool over, is back.

The World Of Rye And Bourbon

The author takes a trip to Louisville, Kentucky, to explore the fascinating world of American whiskies.

The New Level Of Bespoke Experience

Raymond’s by-appointment-only bespoke Atelier in Mumbai takes the concept of made-to-measure to the next level. From suits to chinos, jeans and cufflinks, you can customize and personalize almost everything in a man’s ardrobe here.

Reaching New Terrains

A prominent name in designer menswear, Kunal Rawal has a lot up his sleeve. With a sprawling space in Mumbai’s iconic Rhythm House, a flagship store in Juhu and now a new standalone in Delhi’s DLF Emporio, the designer is planning for global domination - one stitch at a time.

Less Power To You

The Mercedes-AMG C43 Coupe is no bar-room brawler, but that may be a good thing.

Interview With Emraan Hashmi

After a rather dull innings at the box office for some time, Emraan Hashmi has a golden chance to come back with his next project, Netflix’s new original show, Bard of Blood, where he plays exRAW agent, Kabir Anand, on a suicide mission to bring back Indian hostages racing against the speed of time. The show is produced by none other than Shah Rukh Khan.

Hidden Faces, Bare Bodies

They were the inspiration for the much acclaimed Marathi film Nude last year. For three generations, the women from the Naidu family have posed as nude models for Mumbai’s art students and painters. Their’s is a sad life, lived in near-poverty and secrecy.

Flying High

Maverick theatremaker Akarsh Khurana has been balancing theatre and cinema for almost two decades now. While his work in the two mediums might be starkly different, they stand out for their ability to engage with audiences. Khurana brings The Kite Runner to stage this month and this mammoth challenge is equal parts daunting and satisfying.

Everything For Everyone

Spoiler alert: the new Kia Seltos is a fantastic car, and with its many variants and huge features list, you’ll find one to suit your budget and tastes.

Coupe De Grace

The new Lexus LC500h might run counter to the purist's view of a true sports car, but on the upside, it is one that pretty much anyone can drive.

My Life As A Vegan

Veganism - the practice of abstaining from animal-derived foods and products - is more than a fad these days, with an increasing number of Indians taking to it. For our writer, the experience has been about ‘feeling like a rebel.’

The New Face Of Indian Comedy

At the age of 24, Bhuvan Bam is already one of the most important Indians on the internet. In September, he became the first Indian YouTuber to hit the 10 million subscriber mark, with his immensely popular comedy channel, BB Ki Vines; each video he puts out, in which he plays a variety of characters, gets between 20 to 30 million views. This year, he also starred in a popular short film, Plus Minus, and is gearing up to write and star in a BB Ki Vines feature film in 2019. Over the course of 2018, he’s managed to live a lifetime, and is at the forefront of the new pop culture movement in India.

Rediscovering The Indian Middle Class

Amit Sharma's sleeper hit, Badhaai Ho, is part of a refreshing new trend of bold filmmakers finding success in portraying the ordinary Indian family in a realistic milieu, down to its patois and accents.

BMW 3 Series- Welcome To The Future

The seventh-generation BMW 3 Series is everything you would expect from a car in the third decade of the 21st century - and much more. But is it what you would want from a BMW?

India Through Picture Postcards

Sangeeta and Ratnesh Mathur have been collecting postcards – dating from the late 19th century - featuring the Indian subcontinent for over 15 years, a large selection of which they have compiled into a delightful book. In this extract from Picturesque India: A Journey in Early Picture Postcards (1896-1947), they explain how they built their collection, and what inspired them to begin the collection. The postcards reproduced are selections from each chapter in the book, which are based on popular travel routes of those times, covering the entire subcontinent.

Among 120 Million Believers

A few days at the Kumbh, the world’s largest gathering of humanity at a single place, should be on everyone's bucket list. Shaalu Wadhwa was at the Ardh Kumbh at Prayagraaj last month and writes about all the “bliss and the babas” she experienced.

Baby Tigress

Ever since her debut, Zoya Akhtar has been described as a tasteful, cerebral and urban film-maker. A darling of the industry, her films, though offbeat, have always found love and support. With Gully Boy, she has delivered a film that shocked Bollywood with her gumption, backing it up with a web series debut, and her own production house, Tiger Baby.

Driving The Car Of The Year

The Maruti Suzuki Swift recently won the ICOTY 2019 award, thus becoming the only car in India to win the prestigious award on three separate occasions. To celebrate, we collaborated with Maruti Suzuki to help write ‘Swift’ across the Indian map, via GPS art.

Customise Your Own Cigars

Kaizad Hansotia’s Gurkha Cigars will now custom-make cigars to suit your personal taste.

`We Share Direct Benefits With Our Patrons'

The century-old KGK Group founded by Shri Kesrimal Ji and Shri Ghisilal Ji Kothari of Jaipur in 1905 have in the last three decades gone from trading in gemstones to becoming a global conglomerate with interests across the entire spectrum of gem and jewellery business — mining, sourcing, polishing, manufacturing, distribution of coloured stones, diamonds and branded jewellery with active presence across 17 countries.

282 Years Of Watchmaking Heritage

The Favre-Leuba Bivouac 9000 - the first mechanical wristwatch capable of measuring altitudes of up to 9,000 metres above sea level – is the perfect encapsulation of the Swiss brand’s storied history.

I can't get no motivation

At any point, for someone, somewhere, life is confusing – and motivational speakers make it their life’s work to guide these people to the path forward. As someone who says he could use some motivation himself, Tushar Burman tries to find out more.

Reaching For The Stars

Omega’s iconic Constellation range of women’s watches gets a modern and sophisticated update.

“ULYSSE NARDIN HAS ALWAYS, BY TRADITION, PROPOSED A SENSE OF DESIGN”

In conversation with Jean-Christophe Sabatier - chief marketing product officer, Ulysse Nardin – about the brand’s new launches and its reputation for limited edition watches with erotic themes.