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Top Notch | Gaurav Jai Gupta of Akaaro: 'I'm definitely not a fashion designer'

Gaurav Jai Gupta of Akaaro explains how is hand-woven metallic saris became all the rage.

Sunburn Goa 2022: Experience of performing in India is unlike anywhere else, say Belgian duo Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike

With the theme The Future Is Now, Sunburn Goa 2022 showcased a spectacular three-day live event imbibing the best of electronic dance music, state-of the-art technology and high-octane entertainment

Artist Sonika Agarwal's exhibition explores the unity of science and divinity, light and dark

Artist Sonika Agarwal has been working in the field for the past 15 years. Her primary mediums include oil and acrylics on canvas, as well as charcoal and watercolors on paper

Paper Mache: Kashmir's Shafiya Shafi emerges from depression to give life to this dying art of the valley

Shafiya is promoting her art through social media and has received a heartwarming response from the public

EXCLUSIVE | Celebrity Chef Gary Mehigan: ‘India is a colourful chaos and I simply love Aamir Khan’

In conversation with Firstspost, celebrity chef Gary Mehigan from Australia talks about his love for diverse Indian food, spices, people and his love for actor Aamir Khan and his favourite Hindi film is Dangal.

Top Notch | Fashion guru Monisha Jaising: 'We make a product that speaks to a modern India'

Fashion guru Monisha Jaising on why multiple generations of women want to wear the same outfit from her label.

A good balance between the heart and the mind is especially important for a successful life: Amish Tripathi

In this exclusive interview, the author talks to us among other things about the latest book of his Ram Chandra Series, ingenious marketing strategies he uses to sell his books, and his thoughts on participating in the greatest literary show on earth

Interview | Human society works on self-interest, with ever-going, dynamic power-struggles: Damyanti Biswas

Damyanti Biswas’ novel, The Blue Bar, depicts a metropolis like Mumbai in the context of the shifting sands of power, where each life has an individual story and yet is linked to a greater game

Top Notch | Pranav Misra on 10 years of the successful indie label Huemn: Don't think I'm a designer, I'm a storyteller

“Everything came from an idea,” Misra, 38, the CEO and co-founder tells me. “And from hunger. We were essentially two outliers in the fashion system, and we wanted to create something for those that didn’t fit it,” he avers.

Three celebrity memoirs that capture lives well led

These books by Viola Davis, Bono and Geena Davis are worth reading for inspiration.

Book excerpt: 'Unveiling Jazbaa' highlights Pakistan women cricketers' unwavering spirit to play the game

'Unveiling Jazbaa: A History of Pakistan Women’s Cricket' is a story of bravery and a moving testimony to the power of the human spirit.

Top Notch | Tejal Mathur: 'I look for permanence every time I build'

Tejal Mathur on creating ‘environmentally relevant” spaces.

LIVING ART | How reputed artist Ganesh Haloi etched his name as one of the leading painters in the realm of abstract art

Well-known abstract artist Ganesh Haloi enters his eighty-sixth year with a solo show of hundred works in Mumbai.

Ballygunge (बालीगंज) 1990, a revered Hindi thriller play, starring Anup Soni-Nivedita Bhattacharya, comes back to Mumbai

Famous Film, TV and Theatre actors Anup Soni and Nivedita Bhattacharya take the audience through this episode of spine-chilling thriller. The production bears the stamp of a typical Atul Satya Koushik production i.e., lavish sets, costumes, music and a spectacular wholesome experience.

The Piano Man brings back the mecca of music festivals – Giants of Jazz

The essence of Jazz and the complexities of the art form - Giants of Jazz instils and exemplifies what jazz fans value as an art form. The music festival will entirely engulf one's senses. So come and share the delight that only the purity of art can bring with your family and friends.

In conversation with Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni on her new book Independence

FirstPost chats with author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, whose new book Independence marks the coming of age of a country as well as its people.

Top Notch | Sagrika Rai: 'I used to wear high-street clothes when younger; but when I wore our weaves, heads 'turned'

Sagrika Rai’s 25-year-old Warp & Weft is an institution for Benaresi saris.

Delhi! Here comes the best weekend of the year with Comic Con India!

This epic convention will feature comics, cosplays, gaming, merchandise, and a wholesome experience all in one place for the pop-culture enthusiasts.

Four new children's books that celebrate India's iconic sportswomen

Author Pervin Saket has collaborated with four different illustrators to create children’s books around the lives of P.T. Usha, Bhakti Sharma, Arunima Sinha, and Chandro and Prakashi Tomar. These sports women are role models for the young.

Pandit Rajeev Taranath: The maestro in his multiple worlds

In the early 60s, just as Rajeev ji found his moorings in sarod music, Prof C D Narasimhiah invited him to do a masters in English at the Mysore University.

Dressing B'Town wives, selling at Bergdorf Goodman, putting Indian princesses on ramp: Pallavi Jaikishan has done it all

One of India’s first couturiers celebrates 50 years of being in the business.

LIVING ART | Famed artist Abdur Rahman Chughtai is making rapid strides at sales by top-notch auctioneer Christie's

Another painting from the same series was sold in the recent auction of Christie’s in September 2022, called the Bond of Love, featuring Krishna and Radha. It fetched a price tag of $126,000.

Book Review| In 'Novelist as a Vocation,' Haruki Murakami explores his own psyche

Murakami employs several metaphors to make a point, albeit without beating around the bush.

Top Notch | Mariya Khanji: 'Since online shopping had picked up in the West, I knew it would pick up in India too'

Borrowing Rs 5 lakh from her father a decade ago, Mariya Khanji’s nete.in is currently one of India’s most stylish shopping sites.

Jaya Mehta on her book Nritya Katha: 'It is my journey as a young Odissi dancer that shaped this book'

The author added, "I loved reading storybooks to them every night. I found fascinating picture books about Ballet, Flamenco and even Balinese dance."

Top Notch | Shantanu and Nikhil Mehra: 'We were always very ‘anti-trend’, didn’t want to do what others were doing'

Shantnu and Nikhil Mehra were among the first fashion labels to get corporate investment leading to an enviable growth graph.

Natya Tarangini's Parampara Series flies the banner for classical art forms

The 26th edition of the Parampara Series – the national festival of dance and music organised by Natya Tarangini saw an incredible line-up of classical maestros and a thoroughly engaged audience.

Inter Globe Foundation and IndiGo Reach commence 'My City My Heritage' campaign to promote local heritage and culture

As part of the My City My Heritage campaign, IndiGo Reach, supported by Inter Globe Foundation, will organise heritage walks across Prayagraj, Bhubaneswar, Nashik, Hyderabad, and Indore over the next few months.

Independence: A psychologically adroit successor to Little Women

The lives of three Bengali sisters are changed irrevocably by the events of 1946 and 1947 in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's latest novel.

How Arjun Saluja heralded a new chapter in Indian fashion and set a global trend!

Saluja had previously lived and worked in New York, for celebrity stylist Patricia Fields who had several transgenders working for her.