Abhinav Bindra: A champion looks back at who he was

Abhinav Bindra: A champion looks back at who he was

The athlete as backwards prophet is the fashion. What would you tell your younger self, we ask? Write a letter to him, please. And so greying, considered heroes give wise advice to the reckless, obsessive, dynamic creatures they once were.He,...
What sleeves say about fashion’s past and present

What sleeves say about fashion’s past and present

From bishop and puffed to ruffled and embroidered, sleeve mania is here. Flaunt them and make a statement /fashion/trends/fashion-history-sleeves-trends-111714045617819.html 111714045617819 story When Rimple and Harpreet Narula, the costume designers of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s forthcoming period-drama series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar,...
A note on the issue: It takes a village to create art

A note on the issue: It takes a village to create art

We examine the impact of Impressionism on Indian artists, who fused it with indigenous ideas and modernism to create a unique style /news/opinion/impressionism-indian-art-heeramandi-kinara-capital-abhinav-bindra-111714185939033.html 111714185939033 story Artists are often considered isolated iconoclasts but contrary to popular belief, they’re quite a sociable...
150 years of Impressionism: How Indian artists reinterpreted the art movement

150 years of Impressionism: How Indian artists reinterpreted the art movement

2024 marks the 150th year of the first Impressionist exhibition in Paris. In India, rather than imitate, artists combined elements of Impressionism with their immediate reality to create a unique visual language /news/big-story/150-years-of-impressionism-how-indian-artists-reinterpreted-the-art-movement-111714032431503.html 111714032431503 story It was in 1991-92, while...
6 fantastic complicated watches that do more than just tell the time

6 fantastic complicated watches that do more than just tell the time

The annual Watches & Wonders tradeshow in Geneva this year was all about complicated watches. These are the epitome of the art of mechanical watchmaking, where a timepiece doesn’t just tell the time, but also includes other functions. These could...
How Hardika Shah of Kinara is creating social capital

How Hardika Shah of Kinara is creating social capital

A champion of compassionate capitalism, the founder and CEO of Kinara Capital, an NBFC, talks about why small businesses need more attention /news/big-story/hardika-shah-kinara-capital-profile-nbfc-micro-lending-india-111714108834045.html 111714108834045 story An understanding of entrepreneurs overcoming the odds in gaining access to capital is part of...
Remembering the work of psychoanalyst and writer Sudhir Kakar

Remembering the work of psychoanalyst and writer Sudhir Kakar

Sudhir Kakar’s boldness in forging a path for Indian thought in his field stands out /news/talking-point/sudhir-kakar-works-death-namita-gokhale-ramin-jahanbegloo-111714031212094.html 111714031212094 story Many years ago in a café in Paris, psychoanalyst Sudhir Kakar and novelist Namita Gokhale spent hours talking about mysticism and the...
Why the maillot will never go out of fashion

Why the maillot will never go out of fashion

The maillot is perhaps the most flattering swimwear piece that offers ample style and comfort /fashion/trends/maillots-beachwear-swimwear-fashion-trends-summer-vacation-111713437712506.html 111713437712506 story When it comes to women's swimwear, the humble maillot attracts perhaps the most attention. For, they are sexy, flattering as well as...
How the flamenco dress is evolving with fashion

How the flamenco dress is evolving with fashion

The garment, which has its roots in ‘majo’ costumes ‘worn by working class people’ in Spain, has inspired big name designers like Christian Dior /fashion/trends/flamenco-dress-fashion-trends-spain-culture-111713702857095.html 111713702857095 story Luis Fernandez's workshop in Seville's Old City is buzzing with customers who have...
Travel: Skip touristy Paris, head to Marseille

Travel: Skip touristy Paris, head to Marseille

Marseille, France’s oldest city, is a mix of old and new, and a convenient location to explore southern France, and Monaco and Nice /news/big-story/travel-marseille-explore-southern-france-111713506687171.html 111713506687171 story France, for most of the world, is Paris—arguably global pop culture’s most romantic city—and...
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