Thukral &Tagra in ‘Baroque’istan

It is difficult to catch a show by artist duo Jiten Thukral and Sumir Tagra because they don’t often show in Mumbai . Their work is clever and witty, informed by graphic design and advertising gloss. But the social comment embedded in the work is the rise of Punjabi baroque typified by ‘Gurgoan dreams’ especially…

Australia Australia

Blame it on Masterchef or Food safari or the fact that I have worked with some wonderful Australians but I find myself familiar with many things Australian, like TimTams and Hugh Jackman 🙂 despite never having travelled there. Beauty is an evolved industry in Australia and their brands have made the global transition with ease….

Jewellery a la Verdura

Duke Fulco di Verdura , a Sicilian blue blood was Cocco Chanel’s chief jewelry designer in the 1920’s and together they worked on Chanel’s  well known  Byzantium   inspired lines including the the famous Maltese cross cuffs that she often sported . He then moved to Hollywood and finally set up his eponymusly named store…

for wrinkles, sags and bags

I have come around to the conclusion that a real anti ageing regime starts when you are in your twenties. That’s the only way to prevent stuff showing up in your forties. Well, it will show up anyway unless you have superhero genes but show up more gently and gracefully:) Should you have missed the…

Meditation, British royals and inner healing at Ananda

It’s that time of the year when everyone comes to India for a bit of yoga, a little retreating and some inner peace . If you were heading to Ananda up from Rishikesh and Dehradun earlier this week you may have bumped into HRH Prince Charles and Camellia, Duchess of Cornwall who are in India…