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How Demon Copperhead revitalizes Dickens for a new era

Barbara Kingsolver's Pulitzer-winning novel masterfully adapts the class issues and political concerns of Dickens' David Copperfield.

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Is slow fashion the way forward for a clean earth

Slow fashion is perhaps the most important step towards reducing the harmful impact of fashion. Every individual can make a big difference by the power of conscious consumption, so choose well with your money. Here is what some of the home-grown designers have to say.

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EXCLUSIVE | Shobhaa De: ‘Food as a powerful metaphor for all that is precious and pleasurable in life’

In conversation with writer Shobhaa De on her memoir Insatiable, her relation with food, living life to the fullest at 75, dealing with an ageist society and more.

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KHUSHII NGO by Kapil Dev commemorates its 20th anniversary with a gratitude evening, Karisma Kapoor walks the ramp too

The highlight for the evening was the ‘Walk for KHUSHII’, for which Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor graced the ramp and closed the show in a Varun Bahl Couture outfit.

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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

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Homecoming Tour–India in May: After their tour, 3 song mixes from Penn Masala's Midnight Oil to be on playlist

Their album ‘Midnight Oil’ is a perfect showcase of their talent and creativity, with each track blending together different genres and cultures

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Payal Singhal: 'I make contemporary Indian clothing for South Asian women'

Three generations in design, and dressing Aishwarya Rai at age 15, Singhal’s fashion is still young and bohemian

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Varun Bahl: 'Knew I was going to be in fashion by the time I was in grade six or seven'

A well-to-do family in the business of exporting garments, schooling at Modern School, and supportive parents who were only too glad to see him sign up for National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi.

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World Dance Day: Natya Tarangini celebrates Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav- Guru Shishya Parampara

The performances featured a combination of gurus and their shishyas. The idea behind the series was to showcase the rich Indian tradition of Guru-Shishya teachings and exchange.

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Habitat Film Festival: The pan India festival to have premiere of films in 17 different languages

Mrinal Sen retrospective, memoriam films on Satish Kaushik, Pradeep Sarkar and a lot of filmmakers are coming for their films.

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ZEE5 Global collaborates with the Mayor of London to celebrate 'Eid in the Square'

Hailed as one of the biggest community-based events in London, this year it was all about celebrating family, education and innovation. The event saw both London residents and visitors explore the best of Islamic art, history, and culture.

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Hindu goddess Kali posing like Marilyn Monroe: Ukraine sparks outrage in India

The artwork resembles a picture of Marilyn from 1954's The Seven Year Itch where the actress' white dress famously billowed up following a gust of wind.

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Gauravi Kumari: 'I've learned so much working with the women at the foundation'

Gauravi has introduced the an online and a retail store for the The Princess Diya Kumari Foundation. The foundation encourages Rajasthani crafts and supports the livelihood of local women.

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Rahul Ranjan speaks about his book on memorializing Birsa Munda in today's India

A scholar reflects on the use of memory as a political tool in contemporary Jharkhand

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King Charles’ Coronation: Quiche, the hero and the signature dish

The coronation of King Charles is happening on May 6 and the royal family is all geared up for a weekend of celebrations. And the coronation quiche is the hero of the ceremony.

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Aadyam's Manish Saksena: 'Indian is not necessarily ethnic'

He is a textile savant as well as a marketing maven. He talks about Aditya Birla Group's social enterprise and homegrown businesses must draw from the villages.

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Akshaya Tritiya 2023: Auspicious items you can buy

People believe that Akshaya Tritiya is considered ideal for buying land, property or gold

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Outhouse designers, sisters Kaabia and Sasha Grewal: 'Our jewellery is for the strong, accomplished woman'

They speak on how to disrupt a market. They launched their jewellery label, Outhouse, a decade ago and it already has five boutiques across India.

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Meet Olga Koch, the British-Russian stand-up comedian, who is touring Mumbai

Olga Koch will perform her show “Top of the Kochs” at The Habitat and G5A Foundation for Contemporary Culture. She will be joined by Indian stand-up comics Urooj Ashfaq, Sapan Verma and Aditi Mittal as guest performers at these shows.

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Food Talk: Burger boom in India

What’s driving the popularity of burgers in India and what goes behind making the perfect burgers which is healthy.

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