Tharun Sekar’s creations include the yazh, a harp-like instrument played in India 2,000 years ago.
Honouring the Overlooked
The New York Times’ obits editor, Amy Padnani salutes the obscure, the forgotten and the ignored in the newspaper’s well-known series
Rising star of the moment Adarsh Gourav on his breakout role in Netflix’s The White Tiger
Netflix’s The White Tiger starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Rajkumar Rao is one of the most anticipated films of the year. But it also stars Adarsh Gourav as the unlikely lead who steals the show
For Indian teen who launched village library, it’s about more than books
Eighteen-year-old Sadiya is used to taking on challenges. This one came closer to home: setting up the only library in her family’s ancestral village to open up new worlds for young readers
"The finest hotel in Bombay” now lies in a shambles
The Watson’s Hotel in Kala Ghoda may or may not have inspired Jamsetji Tata, but it did impress visiting travellers, including Mark Twain
Hari Kunzru: On his novel, Red Pill
The distinguished author talks about his new novel, Red Pill
Anoushka Shankar: On the myriad shades of love
In an honest and engaging interview, seven-time Grammy award nominated musician, Anoushka Shankar talks about what went behind making her new EP, ‘Love Letters’
Ahmedabad’s Ritz Hotel was razed in 1989. Now, its cuisine is being revived
The city’s second oldest hotel was known for its exquisite Goan food that had Portuguese and English influences. It drew in luminaries that included the former Netherlands Ambassador to India and international cricket teams
This collection of miniature paintings gives a peek into the sensuality of 16th-19th century Indian art
It’s the book art connoisseurs cannot get enough of—Court & Courtship features a collection of miniature paintings from erudite textile collector-couple, Praful and Shilpa Shah’s TAPI collection, and is a window into the bold, sensual representation in 16th-19th century art
Blood and Beehives: Culinary Ingenuity of the Marginalised
Dalit recipes tell a brutal history of caste oppression in India where food was used to maintain existing power structures
A Suitable Boy: In conversation with Mira Nair
BBC Television series: The veteran filmmaker talks about the making of Vikram Seth’s literary tome, ‘A Suitable Boy’ adapted for screen
The first Indian to own a restaurant in Britain
In 2018, a hand-written menu re-surfaced from obscurity and made headlines. Auctioned for $11,344, the 200-year-old leaflet bearing cursive script belonged to Sake Dean Mahomed’s Hindoostane Coffee House (1810)
At Home with Kalki Koechlin
Kalki Koechlin invites me to her home and talks about things closest to her
Indian Drag King Bidisha Mohanta Upends Gender Norms
Homosexuality only became legal in India in 2018, yet the queer drag king known as Bidishah is already shattering stereotypes and binaries around masculinity and femininity
Meet Anya Chalotra, the Indian origin lead actor in Netflix's The Witcher
The new Netflix drama is touted to be the next Game of Thrones. Here, Vogue speaks to Anya Chalotra, the 24-year-old set to play a leading role in the show
An Epic Reminder
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s ongoing exhibition explores the depiction of the epic, ‘Ramayana’ in 17th-19th century Pahari and Rajput art traditions
The Immortality of Absence
Artworks left behind by artists who have passed on serve as quiet vestiges, revealing facets of an artist’s lived life or demeanor. Their ghosts, therefore, remain in our presence, forever etched in our collective memory
On a Wider Canvas
Exhibitions to mark in your calendar: From Mrinalini Mukherjee’s eccentric organic sculptures—to Pakistani artist Salman Toor’s Indian debut; there is much to look forward to in the coming six months
Living to tell the tale
Sotheby’s first-ever Mumbai auction features works by modernists, including a rare piece by Amrita Sher-Gil
When the moon shone on Chandni Chowk
From Dhaula Kuan to Siri Fort, the stories behind the names of Delhi localities provide an insight into the history of the megapolis