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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.

Leeza Mangaldas Will Help You Get Through Any Life Crisis

The straight-talking YouTube star Leeza Mangaldas will help you get through any life crisis.

Green Shift

For sustainability to succeed, we need to start talking about specifics–where to find inspiration and ideas for a better future and how to lead by example. ELLE speaks to notable voices, from Dia Mirza to Livia Firth, on creating a cleaner tomorrow.

Guts & Glory

Four phenomenal athletes, four inspiring stories—Joshna Chinappa, Harmanpreet Kaur, MR Poovamma and Vinesh Phogat talk to ELLE about triumphing against all odds.

Forward March

In Association with Levi's.

Guide To Uncovering The Best Kept Secrets On The Island Of Kos

The Greek island of Kos is where you can disconnect amid hidden beaches, lunch at cafes with sweeping views, and indulge in luxurious spa treatments, discovers Trish Travieso as she flies solo.

Meet Fighter, Olympic Champion And All Rounder Sweetheart 'Sakshi Malik'

How did the state with the fewest girls in India produce the toughest women in sport? The story of fighter and Olympic champion Sakshi Malik is really a much larger one.

Metal Head

There’s a tensile strength in the delicate lines of Suhani Pittie’s jewellery. Ten years on and she’s still a master of that fine balance.

Anushka Sharma On How To Succeed On Your Own Terms

Demanding more from herself than the industry does, Anushka Sharma is changing what’s possible for Bollywood’s leading ladies.

Sub-Zero Cool

Post-Soviet fashion is going beyond its imperial diamonds-and-mink legacy. There’s plenty to choose from on the mean streets of moscow. 

By Appointment Only

“Tested on celebs, not animals” rings especially true for the latest in extreme dermatology. Ning Chao reports on the innovative, VIP treatments available around the globe

In Bloom

As Her Star Steadily Rises, Sonakshi Sinha Is Only Digging in Her Feet Further. The Actor Tells Cheryl-ann Couto She’s Never Felt More Like Herself and More Primed for Success, Just in Time for Her Big 30th Birthday This Month

Urban Legend

Paul Beatty’s Booker-winning Novel Is a Sublime, Savage Satire About Modern-day Racism in America. The Author Tells Trisha Gupta Why No One—not Even Him—should Be Off the Table to Poke Fun at.

Word's Worth

A long and Very Successful Writing Career Has Won British Author Martin Amis a Split Reputation—as a Controversial Sourpuss and One of Literature’s Greatest Living Stylists. Vatsala Chhibber Is Pleased to Meet Both 

Man of the Cloth

Designer Sanjay Garg’s New Mumbai Store Is the Latest Coup in His Short but Brilliant Journey to Reviving and Reinventing Handloom Textiles, Discovers Rachana Nakra 

Skeleton Key

Achy, Breaky Bones? The Answer Could Be as Simple as a Good Exercise Routine and Some Sun, Finds Alamara Khan