Lifestyle
India’s Beauty Brigade
From Sushmita Sen in the early 1990s to the latest 2011 winners, daughters of the Armed Forces seem to dominate Indian beauty pageants.
The Itch To Stitch
Tailoring businesses like Raja Fashions and Mohan’s Custom Tailors outsourced long before outsourcing was cool.
Retirement: An Iconic Struggle
I watched with young and startled eyes as my grandfather stormed into my house, gave my quiet father a mouthful and stormed away. It was the first time I witnessed a big deal being made about retirement.
The Enigma Of Brevity
Everything in life is marked or characterized by brevity. Childhood passes, youth is short-lived. Joys don't last; sorrows too fade away.
Luxury Retirement Homes
India’s seniors finding themselves in the uncharted territory
Is Sunita Williams Really An Indian Idol?
Are we so bereft of heroes that we have to import them at the cost of our self-esteem?
Marriage: Is love necessary?
How does the institution of arranged marriage, the culturally preferred way of Indians to establish the couple, square with the powerful dream of love?
Saris For Fun
In a decided shift from its graceful, elegant image, the sari is now fun, providing enough length in its 6 yards for the wearer and
All These Trimmings
From kasida to dabka, lace and even buttons, style, this season, is about how you decorate your garment. Shadow work mixed with buckles, buttons on
Here Comes The Bride...... And The Bride
The gray cat dozes contentedly on a bench in the afternoon sun as Arvind Kumar, his head shaded by a floppy blue hat, plucks weeds
