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Colonics - The Ageless Miracle

Colon health - the key to live longer & healthier

In the Spirit of Sharing

FEAST AFTER THE FAST

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THE MANY WONDERS OF DUBAI NEVER CEASE TO AMAZE

THE EMOTIONAL ALLURE OF UDAIPUR PAINTINGS

UDAIPUR PAINTINGS, ESPECIALLY POST THE MUGHAL ERA ARE A REFLECTION OF THE CHANGING SOCIAL AND POLITICAL LANDSCAPE OF INDIA

SUPERSONIC SPEED

BOOM OVERTURE SUPERSONIC JET COULD CHANGE AIRCRAFT TRAVEL FOREVER

FUN WAYS TO GET FIT

HERE ARE SOME FITNESS TRENDS FOR YOU TO EXPLORE THIS SEASON

In the Spotlight

A TALENTED ACTOR, DANCER, AND AN INFLUENCER, RAVEENA DAHA HAS CARVED HER OWN NICHE IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. WITH HER STUNNING PERFORMANCES AND CAPTIVATING SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE, THE RISING STAR IS ALREADY AN INSPIRATION FOR MANY. SHE SHARES HER JOURNEY IN THE INDUSTRY FROM HER EARLY DAYS AS A DANCER TO HER RECENT SUCCESS IN THE WORLD OF ACTING AND SOCIAL MEDIA OVER A CANDID CONVERSATION WITH PROVOKE LIFESTYLE

On The Elephant Trail!

IT'S BEEN A DECADE SINCE THE BRAND ROUKA SET SAIL. FROM SUSTAINABLE FASHION TO CRAFTING NATURE INSPIRED NARRATIVES TO BEING THE EPITOME OF 'KERALA MODERN', ROUKA HAS BEEN ROOTED IN ITS PHILOSOPHIES. IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST BRANDS FROM KERALA TO SHOWCASE AT THE LAKME FASHION WEEK HAVING BEEN CHOSEN THROUGH 'GEN NEXT' AMONG YOUNG AND PROMISING DESIGNER BRANDS. THE BRAND HAS BEEN EMBRACED BY STARS LIKE VIDYA BALAN, RIMA KALLINGAL, PARVATHY THIRUVOTH, TILLOTAMA SHOME AND NOW BY GUNEET MONGA, THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THE 2023 ACADEMY AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM, 'THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS'. SHE WAS SPOTTED AT THE OSCAR LUNCHEON SPORTING THE QUINTESSENTIAL IVORY COTTON ROUKA SAREE THAT HAD THE SYMBOLIC ELEPHANT MOTIF APPLIQUÉ IN GOLD AND BLACK TONES. SREEJITH JEEVAN, THE FOUNDER AND MASTER DESIGNER BEHIND THE BRAND TALKS OF HIS PERSONAL JOURNEY AS A DESIGNER AND EVOLUTION OF 'ROUKA'.

A PRESCRIPTION for CHANGE

HOW INTEGRATING SPIRITUALITY CAN REVITALISE YOUR HEALTH HOLISTICALLY

Oneness & Wellness

THE YOGIC WAY - IN THE WORDS OF SADHGURU

ALL THE RAGE

MANIKE MAGE HITHE SONGSTRESS YOHANI IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO -KARTIKI GONSALVES AND GUNEET MONGA

THE TALENTED DUO BEHIND THE FIRST EVER INDIAN-PRODUCED FILM, \"THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS\", WON AN ACADEMY AWARD THROW LIGHT ON THEIR JOURNEY OF PASSION AND DETERMINATION AND WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN THE COVETED OSCAR IN AN EXCLUSIVE TÊTE-À-TÊTE

The Formula Of Staying Young Through The Decades

How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were (for women only!)?

The Plight of the Sandwich Generation

TODAY, MORE AND MORE ADULTS IN THEIR 40S AND 50S ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR LOOKING AFTER AN OLDER PARENT AND CHILDREN BELOW 18 AT THE SAME TIME. BEING SQUEEZED AT EITHER END, THEY HAVE BEEN APTLY NAMED THE \"SANDWICH GENERATION\". THE WEIGHT OF THE RESPONSIBILITY INCREASES BOTH MENTAL LOAD AND FINANCIAL STRAIN, WHICH CAN LEAD TO BURNOUT. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO PREVENT THIS?

MAKING EVERY OPPORTUNITY COUNT!

A TRUE CHAMPION OF WOMAN EMPOWERMENT WHO WORKS TIRELESSLY FOR THE UPLIFTMENT AND FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE OF WOMEN ACROSS ALL AGE GROUPS AND SOCIAL STRATA. FROM THE FAMOUS AMMOOMMATHIRI? THAT CREATED INCOME FOR ELDERLY WOMEN IN OLD AGE HOMES TO PLANTABLE PAPER PENS CALLED PEN WITH LOVE’, CHEKUTTY’ DOLLS AND KARUNA’ DOLLS THAT HELPED REVIVE THE HANDLOOM INDUSTRY SHATTERED DUE TO THE KERALA FLOODS, SHAYYA’ THE HANDWOVEN MATTRESSES FOR THE NEEDY AND HOMELESS CREATED FROM SCRAP MATERIAL OF PPE KITS) AND TOIL-LESS’ A CHAIN OF CLEAN AND SAFE WAYSIDE TOILETS FOR WOMEN ON THE GO SOCIAL PROJECTS BY PURE LIVING’ ARE NOT JUST BRILLIANT BUT ITS AMAZINGLY FUNCTIONAL. AS HER LATEST PROJECT CHOOLALA WEARABLES’ BY THE BLIND PICKS UP PACE, LAKSHMI MENON, SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR AND FOUNDER OF PURE LIVING HAS A FREEWHEELING CHAT WITH RIYA SONNY DATSON AS SHE REVEALS WHY THIS PROJECT IS SO SPECIAL TO HER.

NEW ELECTRIC SUVS LIGHT UP THE MARKET

Electricity is charging up through the market place and the onslaught of electric SUVs has begun at the premium end. Hyundai recently launched their Ioniq 5 at a price which is quite interesting since it occupies a niche onto itself.

STORY BEHIND STORIES BAR & KITCHEN

THE IDEA OF THE GREENEST MICRO-BREWERY IN BENGALURU THAT TOO ON A ROOFTOP, LED TO THE BIRTH OF STORIES BREWERY AND KITCHEN. A SPACE WHERE YOU WOULDN’T COME JUST FOR THE FOOD AND DRINKS, BUT WILL BE LEFT DELIGHTED BY EVERYTHING THAT IS AROUND YOU, PICTURESQUE AND GORGEOUSLY GREEN

ACTING DIRECTING & EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN

AN INSIGHT INTO THE MAKING OF ROCKETRY WITH THE AWARD-WINNING THEATREMAKER, ADVERTISING CREATIVE, ACTOR AND STORYMAKER PRASHANTH KUMAR NAIR

UNLOCKING THE ART OF DIRECTION

IN CONVERSATION WITH THE ACE DIRECTOR RAVI VARMAN, WHO HAS CARVED A NICHE FOR HIMSELF IN THE FILM INDUSTRY

Smita Unfiltered

SINGER SMITHA’S NEW TALK SHOW NIJAM’ ON SONY LIV IS TOPPING THE CHARTS WITH ILLUSTRIOUS GUESTS REVEALING A SIDE TO THEM THAT NOT MANY KNEW EXISTED EVEN AS SMITHA CAJOLES THEM INTO ANSWERING THE MOST PROBING QUESTIONS IN HER INIMITABLY COMPOSED MANNER ON SOCIALLY RELEVANT TOPIC-BASED EPISODES.

BALANCING PASSION AND DISCIPLINE

SHWETA MAURYA, MULTIFACETED ATHLETE AND BUSINESSWOMAN, WHO HAS OVERCOME CHALLENGES AND MAINTAINED HER FOCUS, SHARES HER STORY ON HOW SHE BALANCES HER VARIED INTERESTS AND MAINTAINS HER DISCIPLINE TO SUCCEED IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE

Eyes THAT SPEAK A MILLION WORDS

SHY AND RETICENT, YET BRAVE, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL, THAT'S ADITI RAO HYDARI FOR YOU, IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH PROVOKE MAGAZINE

The Many Shades of Sheeleela

A MEDICAL STUDENT AND A SOUGHT AFTER STAR, SREELEELA HAS FOUND A FIRM FOOTING IN THE SOUTH INDIAN INDUSTRY THAT HAS GIVEN HER SO MUCH LOVE. SHE JUGGLES BETWEEN CAMERAS AND COLLEGE CLASSES WITH PERFECTION

ALMOST READY FOR A COMEBACK

SAMEERA REDDY WHO SIZZLED ON THE SILVER SCREEN WITH MOVIES LIKE MAINE DIL TUJHKO DIYA, DARNA MANA HAI, MUSAFIR, JAI CHIRANJEEVA, TAXI NUMBER 9211, ASHOK, RACE, VARANAM AAYIRAM, DE DANA DAN, VARADHANAYAKA, AAKROSH, VETTAI, TEZZ AND MORE LEFT IT ALL FOR HER MOMMY DUTIES, CONFESSES THAT SHE WILL SOON MAKE A COMEBACK ON HER OWN TERMS

CARVING HER OWN NICHE

ONE FINE MORNING AS SHE STEPPED OUT FOR HER JOGGING ROUTINE, CINEMA CAME CALLING! HER ENTRY INTO MOLLYWOOD WAS AN INCREDIBLE CAKEWALK BUT SURVIVING IN THE INDUSTRY HASN’T BEEN AS EASY. IT TOOK HER A DECADE OF LEARNING AND UNLEARN-ING, MULTIPLE CHARACTER ROLES AND THE KERALA STATE TELEVISION AWARD FOR BEST SECOND ACTRESS, TO PERFECT HER CRAFT AND TO FINALLY ARRIVE AT ARIYIPPU’ WHICH WON THE BEST FILM AWARD AT THE IFFK AND ALSO WON HER THE NOMINATION FOR BEST ACTRESS AT THE LOCARNO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. RIYA SONNY DATSON HAS A FREEWHEELING CHAT WITH THE GORGEOUS ACTOR DIVYA PRABHA AS SHE BASKS IN THE SUCCESS OF TWO OF HER LATEST FILMS, ARIYIPPU’ AND FAMILY’ THAT HAVE BOTH WON INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM.

Best Luxury SUVs 2022

Everything you wanted to know about the latest Land Rover Range Rover and Aston Martin DBX 707

Busting Myths About Women's Fitness

Busting Myths About Women's Fitness

Power. Dressing in 2022

“TO ME, CLOTHING IS A FORM OF SELF-EXPRESSION THERE ARE HINTS ABOUT WHO YOU ARE IN WHAT YOU WEAR.\"

BEING BOLD WITH A TOUCH OF GRACE AND A LOT OF INK!

A PEAK INTO THE LIFE AND PERSONALITY OF THE BOLD, BODY POSITIVE INFLUENCER AND TATTOO ARTIST MALLIKA ANGELA CHAUDHURI

AWESTRUCK IN AUSTRALIA

Fs RUN BY AUSTRALIAN MASTERCHEFS, SIZZLING BONDI BEACH, SYDNEY HARBOUR, SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE; BYRON. BAY,-NEW SOUTH WALES.AND OTHER SUCH HAUTESPOTS MAKE AUSTRALIA AN IDYLLICARCADIA IN THE SUMMER MONTH OF DECEMBER