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A Falguni Shane peacock blue lehnga and velvet crop top

Glamour on a budget: here’s how renting high fashion is no longer taboo in a post-pandemic India

PRIYADERSHINI S The reduce-reuse-recycle movement and the pandemic have changed peoples’ outlook towards renting outfits, with fashion-lovers now going beyond weddings and hiring clothes for different occasions

Parimala Ananth on her initiative called ‘Pari Cares’

Shilpa Anandraj Shilpa Ananthraj She is on a mission to gift home baked birthday cakes to under-priviledged children

Now, you can gift hand-painted ganjifa playing cards for Deepavali

K Jeshi Gearing up for a game of cards this Deepavali? Go back to the 16th Century with a luxurious, hand printed ganjifa deck

Muriki Pulakita Hasvi

Muriki Pulakita Hasvi on her seven-summit challenge goal

Prabalika M. Borah After her maiden climb to Mount Kilimanjaro, teenager Muriki Pulakita Hasvi from Hyderabad is working to complete the seven-summit challenge

Children enjoying night screening with a projector in the colony

These Hyderabad design students created steps for safety in a small colony on a steep hill

Prabalika M. Borah A group of students change the lives of residents at Hyderabad’s Hill Top Colony by adding steps to the steep hill, and tidying a network of leaky pipes

History & Culture

Deepavali hampers: Initiatives to support artisans, weavers and the differently-abled

Nivedita Ganguly From stepping up support for traditional artisans and weavers to lending a helping hand to the differently-abled, this Deepavali organisations and social enterprises are making festive hampers handmade with hope

Students of Insaf Horse Riding School & Equestrian Club in Thiruvananthapuram

Horse riding gains new ground in Thiruvananthapuram

Saraswathy Nagarajan Two equestrian coaching schools in the city have spurred an interest in horse riding with students as young as five taking the reins

Balamitra Foundation’s virtual fitness fundraiser aims to support schools in Andhra Pradesh

Neeraja Murthy Organised by Hyderabad-based NGO Balamitra Foundation, the event is for a cause

Multimedia

The first of its kind pod hotel at Mumbai Central railway station is spread over 3000 sq feet.

Watch | First pod hotel at Mumbai Central

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Some Ponnani snacks and delicacies

On a food trail through Kerala’s Ponnani that has a culinary tradition marked by umpteen snacks, sweets and delicacies

Watch | Harvest season for Pampore's saffron farmers

A file photo of Mercedes Benz car in Visakhapatnam.

Why is Mercedes-Benz selling cars directly to customers in India? | In Focus podcast

Fashion

A Falguni Shane peacock blue lehnga and velvet crop top

Glamour on a budget: here’s how renting high fashion is no longer taboo in a post-pandemic India

PRIYADERSHINI S

The reduce-reuse-recycle movement and the pandemic have changed peoples’ outlook towards renting outfits, with fashion-lovers now going beyond weddings and hiring clothes for different occasions

Belaa Sanghvi on challenges of handloom

Yet, the textile revivalist believes there are innumerable possibilities with innovation and is in the process of creating a new series of Gujarat’s famous Patola sari using the Fibonacci number series

K.L. Rahul: bringing his fashion A-game to Puma

Praveen Sudevan

Drawing from the likes of David Beckham and Justin Beiber, the Punjab Kings skipper’s latest collab with Puma, 1DER, is an expression of his fashion choices

A women shows her henna design in Jaipur on the eve of Karva Chauth on October 29, 2015.

rajasthan Fashion

And now, a GI tag adds more vibrancy to Rajasthan’s Sojat Mehndi

PRIYADERSHINI S

One of the saris in the Chaand collection

Woven splendour for Lakme Fashion Week

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo Gaurang Shah’s Chaand for FDCI X Lakme Fashion Week is a fusion of weaving techniques

Food

Abhijit Banerjee in his kitchen

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Cook like a Nobel laureate: Economist Abhijit Banerjee’s new book celebrates family meals

Shonali Muthalaly Economist Abhijit Banerjee explores the social dimension of food in his latest book ‘Cooking to Save Your Life’ with grocery runs, dinner parties and lemon dal

How 2021 made room for the ‘meat analogue’ in India

PRIYADERSHINI S Accelerated by the pandemic and powered by environmentalists, we look back on a 2021 that saw launches of appetising alternatives such as plant-based kebabs, eggs and other ‘mock meats’

Motoring

Yamaha presents YZF-R15S

2022 Volkswagen T-Roc unveiled

BMW launches 220i Black Shadow Edition

Aprilia launches updated SR 125, SR 160

Porsche Macan facelift, Taycan launched in India

Travel

The first of its kind pod hotel at Mumbai Central railway station is spread over 3000 sq feet.

Watch | India's first pod hotel

The Hindu Net Desk

Visakhapatnam coast is buzzing with water-sports activities after months of hiatus

Nivedita Ganguly

A banyan tree on the chevella highway

Cry, the beloved mighty banyans of Chevella

Prabalika M. Borah

Your next selfie spot could be at this flower-rich field in Telangana

Prabalika M. Borah

This monsoon, explore Araku in unique ways

Nivedita Ganguly

Fitness

A 2020 Women’s Day event by PCOS Club India

pcos awareness month 2021 The PCOS discourse in India is changing, and it’s about time

Divya Kala Bhavani For 2021’s Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Awareness Month, India sees a surge in dialogue about women’s health as well as the first summit by PCOS Club India dedicated to the ‘cyster-hood’

H Moser & Cie’s Edouard Meylan on running for a cause

Rosella Stephen Education comes first, says the CEO of the independent Swiss watchmaker, as he gives his Nikes a solid pounding

Homes and gardens

A ceramic mural by Adil Writer on show at Art & Soul Gallery in Mumbai

This Mumbai art show brings celebratory handcrafted crockery to the table

PRIYADERSHINI S As families and friends reunite for dine-in get-togethers after more than a year, there is a focus on lovingly curated tableware through art experiences

Homes and gardens

A new park on the block in Visakhapatnam

Nivedita Ganguly Spread across 33 acres, the newly renovated VMRDA Park houses national-level skating rinks and a 570-metre-long cycling track along with basketball, badminton and tennis courts

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Breitling x fighter planes

Watch | First pod hotel at Mumbai Central

Food

Coimbatore’s Sree Annapoorna enters fine dining with Kove restaurant

Food

Kerala’s Sweet Smith chain that offers Turkish desserts comes to Coimbatore

People willing to travel further away, plan longer holidays

Mercedes-AMG A45 S launched in India

Maruti Celerio seems to be a sure winner

With ample modifications to its interiors and exteriors, the four wheeler offers most of what typical urbanites want — an easy drive, spacious design and the tag of being India’s most fuel-efficient car

Cars that are easy on pockets and wheels

I want to buy a turbo-petrol car in a budget of ₹10 lakh and have shortlisted VW Polo 1.0 TSI, Hyundai i10 Nios turbo and a used Fiat Punto Abarth.

Skoda reveals new Slavia sedan; bookings open

Skoda has revealed the new Slavia sedan ahead of it going on sale next year. The carmaker has also began accepting bookings for its new mid-size sedan

Suzuki launches new Avenis

Suzuki India has expanded its scooter line-up with the launch of the new Avenis at ₹ 86,700 (ex-showroom, Delhi). The Avenis is the company’s third

Notes from Copenhagen

After a gap of almost a year, I stepped outside the borders of Sweden for the first time. No, it wasn’t a giant leap, rather I opted for the country

The Ritu Kumar Home x Atelier Ashiesh Shah home collection draws inspiration from travel and India’s diversity

Fort Kochi in Kerala, Amer and Jaisalmer in Rajasthan served as muse for the line

Screw pine stars for a green Christmas

The women artisans of KIDS, Kottappuram, have come up with a range of Christmas decorations made of screw pine

Yarn, a tactile balm: meet Knitsanyasini’s Priyamvada who knits natural-dyed fabric

For Priyamvada, knitting handcrafted tea- and marigold-dyed fabric is more than just craft — she says it helps her get through life’s uncertainties

An online platform in Kerala for local business

‘Kerala Buys Local’ makes small shops accessible to other parts of Kochi

Dell UltraSharp review: This ₹25,000 webcam offers all the clarity, plus some smarts

Without compromising on design or 4K visuals, Dell’s UltraSharp webcam is worth the pennies if you see yourself diving into virtual meetings for the forseeable future

Yamaha presents YZF-R15S

The Yamaha YZF-R15S v3.0 has just been launched at ₹ 1.57 lakh(ex-showroom, Delhi). The bike is essentially the YZF-R15 v3.0 with a single seat.The

2022 Volkswagen T-Roc unveiled

The Volkswagen T-Roc facelift has been revealed, four years after the crossover first joined the brand’s (European) line-up.The new-look front end is

Your office dabba, packed by a neighbour

Home chefs are now star residents of apartment complexes in Chennai, providing fresh, healthy meals to office goers, the elderly, and young parents juggling work and children

BMW launches 220i Black Shadow Edition

BMW has rolled out a limited-run petrol 220i Black Shadow Edition priced at ₹ 43.50 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). This is the second Black Shadow Edition

Aprilia launches updated SR 125, SR 160

Aprilia has launched updated versions of the SR 125 and SR 160 with prices starting at ₹ 1.08 lakh and ₹ 1.17 lakh respectively. Further, the SR 160

How 2021 made room for the ‘meat analogue’ in India

Accelerated by the pandemic and powered by environmentalists, we look back on a 2021 that saw launches of appetising alternatives such as plant-based kebabs, eggs and other ‘mock meats’

The Tussar Festival, Chennai, will feature handloom house Kausheyam

Vinod Kabra of Hyderabad-based label Kausheyam, collaborates with clusters of weavers, finding ways to convince their children to uphold tradition, and work from home

Cook like a Nobel laureate: Economist Abhijit Banerjee’s new book celebrates family meals

Economist Abhijit Banerjee explores the social dimension of food in his latest book ‘Cooking to Save Your Life’ with grocery runs, dinner parties and lemon dal

On a food trail through Kerala’s Ponnani that has a culinary tradition marked by umpteen snacks, sweets and delicacies

Concerted efforts are being made to encourage home-cooks of Ponnani to become entrepreneurs

Bajaj Pulsar 250: A new and improved version

The new Pulsar 250 offers a good price-to-performance ratio while improving upon every aspect of the Pulsar 220

Porsche Macan facelift, Taycan launched in India

Porsche has just launched the Macan facelift (prices start at ₹ 83.21 lakh) and the all-electric Taycan sedan in India (priced between ₹ 1.50 and 2.30

‘With dal dhokli, I have scalded my tongue but satisfied my palate every single time’

The traditional lentil stew has strips of diamond-shaped dough simmering in it

Glamour on a budget: here’s how renting high fashion is no longer taboo in a post-pandemic India

The reduce-reuse-recycle movement and the pandemic have changed peoples’ outlook towards renting outfits, with fashion-lovers now going beyond weddings and hiring clothes for different occasions

These reading initiatives across India draw children into the evolving world of books

Be it an audiobook for kids by kids or children’s books curators, innovative reading initiatives for children nudged along by the pandemic continue to create a young community of bibliophiles

How to create vast spaces, cosy interiors, and green expanses

The dimensions were certainly challenging, leave alone being unique. When Smaran Mallesh and his team at Cadence Architects were shown a site

Stylish dimensions

How to create vast spaces, cosy interiors, and green expanses. By Nandhini Sundar

Visakhapatnam gears up to host Andhra Pradesh’s first-ever ultra trail running event

With the ultra trail running event set to be held in Paderu in December, participants start training to take on the challenge of its scenic valleys and picturesque hills

Volvo XC90 petrol mild-hybrid launched

Volvo has launched the petrol mild-hybrid version of the XC90 in India, priced at ₹ 89.90 lakh (ex-showroom, India). The new XC90 B6 mild-hybrid

Facelifted Hyundai Creta is out

Hyundai revealed the Creta facelift at the 2021 GIIAS motor show, Indonesia. The facelifted SUV gets cosmetic updates, bringing styling in-line with

Of air pressure, flat tyres and more

Can I use the XZ+ alloys for my Tata Nexon XM variant for the same tyre size which is 195/60/16?HG Surya Dutta Aravapalli, TanukuYes, it is possible

Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on plea to label all products as vegetarian or non-vegetarian

HC sought Centre's stand on a plea for labelling “all items” used by the public, including home appliances and apparel, as “vegetarian” or “non-vegetarian”

Watch | Harvest season for Pampore's saffron farmers

A video on Kashmir's Saffron Town

Mahindra XUV700 gets 5-star Global NCAP crash test rating

Mahindra’s latest addition to the SUV line-up — the XUV700, has been awarded a full, 5-star safety rating by the Global NCAP (New Car Assessment

Maruti launches second-gen Celerio

Maruti has launched the second-gen Celerio hatchback with prices ranging between ₹ 4.99 and ₹ 6.94 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Now underpinned by the

Skoda Slavia interior previewed in design sketch

Skoda has previewed the interior of its upcoming Slavia mid-size sedan through a design sketch. Set to debut on November 18, the Slavia is underpinned

Parimala Ananth on her initiative called ‘Pari Cares’

She is on a mission to gift home baked birthday cakes to under-priviledged children

Facelifted Audi Q5 set for November 23 launch

Audi is all set to re-introduce the Q5 facelift in the Indian market on November 23, after over a year of absence from its India line-up. Audi has

Manhattan tastes rural Tamil cuisine

Rural meals from Dindigul are celebrated in New York at newly opened restaurant Semma, where chef Vijay Kumar pays tribute to South Indian family recipes and childhood summer holidays

Here’s a sneak peek at Kamal Haasan’s debut fashion label

Costume designer Amritha Ram talks about what went into creating the silhouettes for KH House of Khaddar

Cheers to Mumbai’s pink guava

Stranger & Sons x The Bombay Canteen’s small-batch gin cocktail in a bottle is getting a second run, and more of us are invited to the party

Raw Mango: talking in threes

Sanjay Garg’s new festive line, Romantics, takes inspiration from the 18th century Rococo aesthetic and explores a fluid love

KTM RC 200 boasts biggest update since launch

KTN’s new RC 200 is just as fun as the bike it replaces ringing in additional features, comfort and usability

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