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Meet the 'GenNext' designers to debut at Lakmé Fashion Week X FDCI
Like every year Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI has come out with its GenNext designers. Firstpost caught up with them as they gear up for the show.
'The Last Devil to Die' book review: It is a relentlessly smart and funny whodunit
Earlier this month, Osman released the fourth and latest book in the series, The Last Devil to Die. And while this book doesn’t really see Osman operating at the height of his powers, there’s enough ‘cosy crime’ goodness here to keep both returning fans and newbies happy
Food Friday: ‘Servings Simple yet Exotic’ | Roopali Mohanti’s new cookbook is about creating magic in the kitchen
Servings is a book which talks about creating magic in the kitchen with simple ingredients which are easily available in the market.
G20 Summit 2023: Akshata Murty's wardrobe collection screams elegance from miles away
Akshata Murty arrived in India on 8 September with Rishi Sunak. For the day, she picked a fusion outfit effortlessly blending Indian and Western styles.
Not Just Bollywood | Muzaffar Ali: ‘Cinema is a blend of all art forms; it sensitises you’
In conversation with filmmaker, cultural revivalist and designer Muzaffar Ali on cinema changing, how art is a way of sensitizing and humanising people and more.
Indian talent wins big honours at the prestigious Aga Khan Music Awards
The winners and recipients of a special mention at the Aga Khan Music Awards, set up by the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, will share a prize fund of $500,000 as well as opportunities for professional development. Three of them are Indians, and one of them was born and raised in India
Getting Sudha Murty to serve on the NCERT committee is a win for children's literature
The fixation with Sudha Murty's personal food preferences has resulted in massive trolling recently and her achievements seem to have been forgotten. As one of the most popular authors of children’s literature in India, she has much to contribute to NCERT
Exclusive! Indrani Mukerjea on Sheena Bora murder: ‘I was labelled as social climber & a monstrous person’
In an EXCLUSIVE interview with Firstpost’s Lachmi Deb Roy, Indrani Mukerjea opens up about her book Unbroken, the process of writing the book, the deep rooted bias against ambitious women and more.
Food for thought | The Biryani Story: India’s most loved one-pot meal
The story of Biryani is like a delicious mystery. Whether it evolved in India through the Mughals, Arabs, or is an inherent part of our own culture as mentioned in South Indian Vedas, is a subject of debate.
EXCLUSIVE! Rahul Khanna on India Couture Week: 'Balancing pragmatism, imagination is a crucial aspect of an endeavour'
In conversation with the designer duo Rohit Gandhi and Rahul Khanna on the India Couture Week, how machines are inferior to craftsmanship and more
EXCLUSIVE! Amitav Ghosh on Smoke and Ashes: ‘Climate disruption is a clear and present danger’
In an interview with Firstpost’s Lachmi Deb Roy, author Amitav Ghosh talks about his favourite non-fiction book Smoke and Ashes, climate change and how opium trade has a multiplier effect in heightening social and political tensions.
What to expect from 'Veer Meera' – A musical on empowering women
The musical is inspired by the 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna, Meera Bai
Book Review: The Grande Matriarch of Malabar
Sajita Nair, a former army Captain, has written a captivating novel set in Kerala
Taste the Flavours of God's Own Country with HistoryTV18 and Rocky as he explores Kerala in #RoadTrippinWithRocky
The road trip starts from the pristine Kovalam Beach and then moves on to the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram. From there a long journey to Kochi begins and after a few stops the trip culminates in Coimbatore
A Collectors' Paradise: AstaGuru's Masterpieces & Editions auction to showcase masterpieces by iconic western artists
The auction presents several works by artists from France, which emerged as a melting pot of modern art and shaped the course of global art history
A new biography of Atal Bihari Vajpayee tries to correct misconceptions and raise eyebrows
This book throws light on Vajpayee's formative years, his grassroots training, and how he made a place for himself in the Sangh Parivar and in the hearts of political adversaries
Sameep Padora: Diversity is our biggest strength, we are a country where food, language, clothing changes every 200 km
The new Dean of CEPT is one of India’s youngest and most interesting architects
Pride Month 2023: After Mumbai, Lailaa Manju screened in New Delhi's Indian Habitat Centre
Director Kamya N and Executive Producer, Production Designer Samarth Khanna are elated by the response they have received in Delhi as well at Indian Habitat Centre, followed by their screening earlier this month in Mumbai at the coveted the KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival
Arjun Khanna's new store shows off his cheeky style and terrific tailoring, boasts of his bad-boy-doing-good vibe
The irreverent designer on his 'biker jackets', launching womenswear and a coffee brand, and how he had restaurateur Rahul Akerkar model for him
EXCLUSIVE | Feroz Abbas Khan on Mughal-e-Azam : 'A great story remains timeless for a reason'
Director Feroz Abbas Khan, in an interview with Firstpost, talks on how Mughal-e-Azam remains timeless and the challenges of getting actors who could fit into the shoes of Dilip Kumar, Madhubala and Prithviraj Kapoor
Radhikaraje Gaekwad of Baroda is India's most progressive Maharani
The royal resident of the Lukshmi Vilas Palace, the private residence bigger than Buckingham Palace, on reviving the Baroda Shalu sari, getting women to drive school buses, and her cafe that’s run by transgenders
M.F Husain's death anniversary: Remembering the maverick painter
Rakshanda Hussain, granddaughter of M.F Husain talks to Firstpost’s Lachmi Deb Roy on her relationship with her grandfather, how he was a source of inspiration to her and more
Abhishek Agarwal: 'I want to build India's equivalent of LVMH'
Talking numbers with the founder of Purple Style Labs, India’s biggest fashion conglomerate
World Environment Day 2023: In conversation with designers on the importance of slow fashion
It’s time to go slow with slow fashion. Designer Rocky S, Kriti Tula, designer and founder of Doodlage, Shalini James of Mantra and Shoma Badoni who uses gamcha for making clothes explains about the importance of slow fashion.
Booker-winning novel Time Shelter and the Quest to Reclaim the Past
Georgi Gaspadinov's International Booker-winning novel paints a vivid picture of nostalgics obsessed with the past--and also of Alzheimer's and dementia patients.
From Pine Cone to The Law of Love, 7 rainbow films to watch this Pride Month
The 14th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, South Asia's biggest LGBTQ+ film festival will be held June 7 - 11, 2023 at Liberty Cinema, and June 8 - 10, 2023 at Alliance Française de Bombay
'Rising trend of powerful men seeking gag orders': Read NWMI's statement on muzzling of media in cases of sexual assault, harassment
In the context of rape in particular, the trend of the accused seeking to prevent the media from covering trials presents a unique challenge for media reportage.
Kanika Goyal: 'A sneaker could be a luxury item'
A new mass label and a show at New York Fashion Week, Goyal is everything all at once