Art Mumbai: off to the races
The Maximum City’s first art fair debuts at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse, with 53 galleries, a sculpture garden, and a dollop of glamour and entertainment Source link
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How Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex evolved into a lifestyle and cultural hotspot
Till a few years ago, it was impossible to string a sentence with the words Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), shopping and art. All that there was were tall, swanky office buildings. But now, the space has reinvented itself. We wander past the Jio World Drive in BKC, where we see large scale art installations spread across […]
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Cruising catches on among Indians in search of new experiences
In May, avid traveller Sunu Mathew and her friends had taken a seven-night cruise from Barcelona and sailed to Palma de Mallorca, Marseille, La Spezia, Civitavecchia and Naples. Three months later, Sunu still cannot stop talking about the cruise aboard the Symphony of the Seas that took them to ports in Spain, France and Italy. The cruising […]
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Cruising catches on among Indians in search of new experiences
In May, avid traveller Sunu Mathew and her friends had taken a seven-night cruise from Barcelona and sailed to Palma de Mallorca, Marseille, La Spezia, Civitavecchia and Naples. Three months later, Sunu still cannot stop talking about the cruise aboard the Symphony of the Seas that took them to ports in Spain, France and Italy. The cruising […]
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Three new cafes to check out in Mumbai
When it comes to dining out, only few cities can match Mumbai. Be it their vibe or openness to experimenting with new cuisines, the city’s restaurants are unparalleled — where else can you see a café with a total of three seats? Or a restaurant that houses a Shiva temple? Or one that offers home […]
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Three new cafes to check out in Mumbai
When it comes to dining out, only few cities can match Mumbai. Be it their vibe or openness to experimenting with new cuisines, the city’s restaurants are unparalleled — where else can you see a café with a total of three seats? Or a restaurant that houses a Shiva temple? Or one that offers home […]
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How supper clubs are slowly becoming a cult in India
It takes quite a few hands to roll grape leaves. So, in September 2020, soon after the first wave of Covid, I visited a friend in Bandra, Mumbai, where a dozen of us spent the day cooking, rolling, chatting and eating at his house. While preparing dolma — a dish linked to Ottoman cuisine — […]
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Luxury footwear brand Anaar makes a debut at the New York Fashion Week
Anaar for Kish Jeane’s collection | Photo Credit: Sam J. Photos The debut of India’s luxury footwear brand Anaar at New York Fashion Week (NYFW) spells a new chapter in the country’s exploration of fusion fashion — blending traditional crafts with global fads — on the international fashion ramp. Known for its hand-embroidered, wedged sneakers, […]
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Ticket to a nonsensical world? | Inside Toiletpaper’s largest show, ‘Run As Slow As You Can’, in Mumbai
The fourth floor of the Art House at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre is currently a red room. Not a torture chamber, not quite a villain’s lair, but a more Lynchian vision of an HQ or “control room” of Toiletpaper, this is the final chapter in the sprawling exhibit Run As Slow As You […]
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Storytellers of the streets | Sameer and Zeenat Kulavoor’s ‘Everyday India’
Hand-drawn ‘Storefronts & Signages’ | Photo Credit: Bombay Duck Design When directing someone to a location, chances are you’ll probably guide them with signages, eschewing formal road names. “Turn left after the Mother Dairy hoarding; take a U-turn when you see the SBI ATM; the office is bang opposite the Croma showroom!” Brands, and their […]
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