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Slow life

In the craft clusters of Kachchh, weaving is intensely personal and often the only bridge that connects the past with the present.

SONIC BOOM

There was a time when international artists announcing their India tour was all it took to make us happy. Today, with our nation on the cusp of a brave new aural world and desi rhythms reverberating across the globe, the sentiment feels more mutual. AKHIL SOOD speaks to 12 artists across the country whose talents and tenacity have catapulted their tunes to the top of everyone's playlists.

GOING DEEP

For a decade, Nicolas Ghesquière's Louis Vuitton has thought big globally bigwith its mix of historic narrative and futuristic vision. Fashion still holds a powerful sway for Ghesquière-but so too, he tells NATHAN HELLER, does a life far, far away from work. Portraits

ALMOST 25 YEARS INTO HER CAREER AND WORKING ON HER NEXT ROLE AS A PIRATE, PRIYANKA CHOPRA JONAS STILL BELIEVES IN THE POWER OF ROUTINES—WHETHER IT'S HER CAREER.FAMILY OR SKINCARE.

When asked about Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s biggest career-defining moments, film addicts might pick her playing Jhilmil in Barfi (2012) or perhaps portraying the boxing legend Mary Kom in the 2014 biopic or even the regal Kashibai in Bajirao Mastani (2015).

Team Players

The athletes at this year's Olympic Games are as diverse in their physical talents as they are in their stories. Ahead of Paris 2024, competitors from around the world get on their marks

Stuck On You

Once applied primarily to adolescent totems, stickers-for wellness! - are growing up.

Fit And Run

Committed to a healthy lifestyle, Milind Soman, Usha Soman and Ankita Konwar discuss their new book, fitness and what brings them together.

Keeping score

Are you even a fitness enthusiast if you haven't invested in wearable tech? As smart rings and continuous glucose monitors invade the world's largest smartwatch market, NIDHI GUPTA attempts to navigate the idea of the quantified self

With nail and I

Inspired by recent runways, LENA DUNHAM tries on inch-long talons and mere tip-skimming lengths, and wonders what our nails say about all we're asked to do

Off the grid

Losing her phone before she even boarded her flight was just what KALYANI ADHAV needed to allow herself to fully experience a holistic detox and emerge feeling renewed

Slow down, glow up

Surrendering to the island codes of soft living, BANDANA TEWARI and UJJWALA RAUT discuss the abandonment of hustle culture, the act of owning your bliss and the secret to true beauty.

Destiny's children

From cute aggression on playdates to falling hard for each other 15 years later, Tehreem Anwar and Abdul Shah prove that love always finds a way.

Smells like team spirit

A new generation of creatives hailing from India's North East empowers each other through partnerships and stories that are uniquely their own.

In succession

PRAACHI RANIWALA

French connection

As the discourse on haute couture peaks with another season behind us, we dive into the archives of a renegade pair of Indo-French designers who first made India a fixture on the hallowed schedule.

Cruise control

In sunny Portugal, NEVILLE BHANDARA makes a case for a return to the road trip

The memory collector

Blending performative photography, paper weaving and archival material, Arpita Akhanda's art interrogates what we choose to remember and forget.

Wicked games

If the movies are anything to go by, sex and sport have always made great bedfellows. SADAF SHAIKH compares the sensual undertones of contact sports to the carnal anticipation of foreplay

Family ties

At the end of her first year as Dior CEO, Delphine Arnault is proving to be a powerful protector of legacy and a leader poised to make waves.

IN HER ELEMENT

Her family needs little introduction. But as someone who prefers to keep to herself and let her work do the talking, there is, in fact, a lot to be discovered about Isha Ambani Piramal

HEART AT WORK

London is a stomping ground for many South Asian creatives. AKANKSHA KAMATH meets an artist, an author-stylist and the duo behind a first-of-its-kind label on Savile Row to see what their work desks reveal about their unique expression

TSUNAINA

Otherworldly and bewitching are two words associated with the multi-hyphenate model. But who is the person behind the sculptured mask?

Viscountess of Hearts

She was catapulted into the stratosphere as Bridgerton's leading lady in 2022, but Simone Ashley is quite enjoying the descent as the spotlight shifts to a new couple this season. Speaking with Grammy Award nominee and fellow South Asian artiste Anoushka Shankar, she reflects on navigating fame, where she's headed next and if her path will lead her to India

Waning and waxing

The terror of inherited trauma always made SHYAMA LAXMAN keep her mother at arm's length. Now, with both of them older and wiser, there's a new dynamic to their relationship

Three's company

For as long as she can remember, SADAF SHAIKH has only ever hung out with her friends in groups, rarely one-on-one. Finally, she enlists help to excavate her passive pal origin story

Welcome to paradise

In the heart of the Mediterranean, a sisterhood gathers to pray, paint watercolours and pursue peace through spiritualism. MEDINA TREVATHAN reflects on the heaven to be found within The Women Sanctuary

The long game

Tamannaah Bhatia knows exactly what her skin needs-simple rituals, serums and stress-free days.

Current affairs

Can you plug into better skin with microcurrent therapy?

Ice me out

Torture method or genius life hack? NIDHI GUPTA investigates whether ice baths are really as cool as they're cracked up to be

She's got the look

Pop on a Punjabi song, fill a bowl with ice and get ready to immerse yourself in Kriti Sanon's skincare universe