Mechanical manufacturing may have evolved fashion in the modern age but handmade craftsmanship continues to hold its high value. The mastery of artisans rendering patchwork, applique work, the art of crochet, quilting and cross-stitch embroidery bequeathed to new generations is still thriving in fashion, courtesy of a few revivalist designers. Handmade Extraordinaire Every handcrafted piece Read More
What if we told you that all of our incessant scrolling on Instagram isn’t just limited to fleeting laughter and trending memes? The content we consume on a daily basis through our personalised feeds has the potential to not just entertain, but also educate. Provided, we follow & engage with the right accounts. Whether it’s Read More
The reasons to revisit classics are plenty. They go beyond the dose of nostalgia and sense of familiarity, and there is much more to remember than just the dialogues. For us, the costumes donned by our favourite characters also act as the push we need to go back and watch these iconic movies, endlessly. We’re Read More
The holiday season has officially begun, and we couldn’t be happier! Now would be the time to brace yourselves for the jingle-jangle that the last month of the year brings, along with the promise of a merry time. As we countdown the days to Christmas and New Year, we can successfully say that the change Read More
You’ve intimated your friends that they need to keep their calendar free, and planned out the perfect menu already – a delectable four-course meal! Your guestlist too, is finalized with names of everyone you want to see on a weekend, and you can’t wait for their positive RSVP’s. You’ve also picked the outfit you want Read More
We’re inching towards the end of a rather nerve-racking year, and we’re well-adapted to the changes we were presented with, in the earlier months. Our social life (which took a backseat for a while) has also done a 180! We’re now investing in real, lasting connections rather than fun but fleeting moments. A ‘gala’ time Read More
Our ability to relax, maintain a calm mind while staying motivated too is primarily down to the environment we’re in. If there’s one thing the pandemic has taught us, it’s to think about our home decor and respect it as a sacred space. It has become increasingly important to create a multifunctional space that can Read More
If you’ve been wondering why every two weeks, at least one new docuseries shows up on your Netflix preview, you’re not alone. They’ve been in the limelight for a while now, and we can’t say we aren’t intrigued. Besides, we’d be lying if we said that we haven’t given in to the binge-watching culture that Read More
“At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awaken to life & freedom” – these words by Jawaharlal Nehru will forever be etched in every Indian’s heart, and incite goosebumps every time they fall upon our ears. They tell the tale of a country that resisted well and fought a Read More
From the infamous laughing emoji on WhatsApp conversations, initialisms such as ‘LOL’ or ‘ROFL’ that are an integral part of Internet Slang, to feeling incomplete without scrolling through memes, and cracking up in the comments section of social media posts; we can’t imagine a world where we aren’t laughing about random situations at random times. Read More
As uncertainty and monotonous days lay ahead of us, fun time shouldn’t be put off. While the feeling of ambiguity hovers over us all, this leisure time should be engaging and plain sailing to ward off lockdown-induced stress. All hail the Internet! Both essentials and entertainment are served to us on our fingertips. This lockdown Read More
Unlike a fully-functional 21st century robot, a human brain is capable of not just thinking but also imbibing values and triggering emotions based on the information it is fed. So what do we really do with all this ‘information’? We go on autopilot, just like the machines we depend on. We read the news to Read More
In a time when every one of us is trying to wrap our head around the new ‘normal’, keeping our spirits up is essential. Maybe a virtual happy hour with your friends is doing the job, or a movie marathon with your roommates is keeping you occupied – but there are things beyond this that Read More
The first few days of self-quarantine noticed a surge in the usage of the words “I’m bored” on social media and in personal conversations too. The proof of this would be steady memes around isolation and how monotonous it really is, screenshots of chat boxes where people ran out of things to say, and increased Read More
Gone are the days when women of the world sat back, tucked their hair behind their ear and flashed a reluctant smile in the face of patriarchy. Women are as fierce as they were expected not to be. They carve their identity with words made of steel and actions so powerful they kick the so Read More