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Not for Bollywood movie shoots; here is why Canberra is the perfect destination for India’s new-age mindful travellers

2 months ago

As more Indian travellers seek meaningful, unhurried experiences, Canberra stands out as a natural choice. It doesn’t shout for attention; it quietly draws you in. Returning for its 38th year from 12 September to 13 October, Floriade, Australia’s biggest celebration of Spring, transforms Canberra’s beautiful Commonwealth Park into a vibrant canvas of more than one million blooms

The original Birkin sells for Rs 86.23 crore. It was born in a plane on a vomit bag

4 months ago

An over 40-year-old handbag has sold for a whopping €8.6 million ($10 million or Rs 86.23 crore) at a Sotheby’s auction. But this isn’t any ordinary bag; it’s the original Birkin made by luxury brand Hermes for French style icon Jane Birkin. Shockingly, this style symbol had the most unfashionable start — it was designed on a vomit bag on an airplane in the early 1980s

Beyond Prada’s Kolhapuri chappals: How India has ‘inspired’ Western fashion designers

4 months ago

International runways at the ongoing men’s fashion week have India’s attention. Think Prada’s now infamous ‘toe ring sandals’, which are actually nothing but Kolhapuri chappals, or Louis Vuitton’s collection, featuring a ‘snakes and ladders’ inspired runway, designed by architect Bijoy Jain. A look at archives shows that this isn’t just it; the Indian style has immeasurable influence on fashion across the world

India's Banu Mushtaq makes history at the International Booker Prize: Who is she?

5 months ago

Banu Mushtaq, a trailblazing writer, lawyer and activist from Karnataka, has become the first Kannada author to win the prestigious International Booker Prize for her short story collection 'Heart Lamp'. Translated by Deepa Bhasthi, this landmark achievement marks a new chapter for Indian regional literature on the global stage. Here's what we know about Banu Mushtaq

Shah Rukh Khan, Diljit Dosanjh to dazzle at the Met Gala: How will they dress for fashion’s biggest night?

6 months ago

May 5 is fashion’s biggest night — the Met Gala. This year, it’s more special for many as Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan and most-loved Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh will walk the red carpet at the event. The two of them will have to adhere to the dress code of the evening — ‘Tailoring for you’, which is a nod to the theme ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’. But what does it mean?

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