Songs of Forgotten Trees Anuparna Roy

The winner of the Best Director Award in the Orizzonti Section at the prestigious Venice Film Festival speaks to us about her debut feature

Lifestyle

Nuanu Creative City

An experiential city that aims to integrate conscious and green living with lush landscapes, community and traditional practices

Literature

2025 in Verse

A roundup of powerful, imaginative poetry collections released in 2025



Film

Don’t Tell Mother

Filmmaker’s debut Kannada feature makes its World Premiere at the prestigious Busan Film Festival

Design

Urra Design

Urra Design seamlessly blends the rich craft heritage of Northeast India with contemporary design


Fashion

Disobedience

Footwear that challenges conventional design by blending indigenous materials, artisanal techniques, and experimental forms

Lifestyle

Padmaa, Jaipur

The pastel-toned heritage home turned hotel will be a magnet for creative locals and jetsetters alike


Art

Kannadi Cupboard

Kannadi Cupboard, a Chennai-based space shaped by the idea of turning the familiar and domestic into something communal and creative

Literature

The Fantastic Affair of Despair

The Fantastic Affair of Despair, Doorva Devarshi’s debut novel, is a captivating blend of magical and social realism


'It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses, we must plant more roses.'

George Elliot

Categories


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    Art

    Journey at the Junction: Hans Ulrich Obrist

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    Film

    Academy Award-winning film producer, Guneet Monga Kapoor

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    Literature

    The City Under the City: Jeet Thayil

  • pg. 38

    Fashion

    Lakshmi Menon Creating Fables

  • pg. 48

    Art

    Arpita Singh makes her solo debut in London

  • pg. 72

    Literature

    Sam Dalrymple & other noteworthy Debut Voices

  • pg. 34

    Art

    Last Night by Soumya Sankar Bose

  • pg. 90

    Music

    Shuba & other names to know in Music

  • pg. 142

    Design

    Designer Rooshad Shroff invites us to his studio

  • pg. 96

    Design

    Rkive City & other designers on the block

  • pg. 158

    Lifestyle

    Chef Hussain Shahzad takes us inside Papa's Bombay

  • pg. 156

    Lifestyle

    Kal Penn opens up to us in a quick rapid-fire


Interviews