Must Calendar: October 2026

Everything you must read, watch, attend and listen to this month

Design

This year marks 40 years of Chanakya International and 10 years of the Chanakya School of Craft

Art

On completing two years of Pristine Contemporary, what it means to champion emerging artists, and the evolving conversation around art today

Fashion

Anam Husain’s label emerges from a childhood steeped in stories of magic and travelling

Literature

Sophie, Standing There by Meg Mason is a powerful literary comeback

Film

With the Mirzapur universe making the leap from streaming to cinema screens, Rasika Dugal’s journey enters a new, exciting phase

Music

Easy Wanderlings has had a remarkable decade of creating beautiful music