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Book Review: The Grande Matriarch of Malabar
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Book Review: The Grande Matriarch of Malabar

Sajita Nair, a former army Captain, has written a captivating novel set in Kerala

What to expect from 'Veer Meera' – A musical on empowering women
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What to expect from 'Veer Meera' – A musical on empowering women

The musical is inspired by the 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna, Meera Bai

EXCLUSIVE | Shobhaa De: ‘Food as a powerful metaphor for all that is precious and pleasurable in life’
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EXCLUSIVE | Shobhaa De: ‘Food as a powerful metaphor for all that is precious and pleasurable in life’

In conversation with writer Shobhaa De on her memoir Insatiable, her relation with food, living life to the fullest at 75, dealing with an ageist society and more.

World Environment Day 2023: In conversation with designers on the importance of slow fashion
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World Environment Day 2023: In conversation with designers on the importance of slow fashion

It’s time to go slow with slow fashion. Designer Rocky S, Kriti Tula, designer and founder of Doodlage, Shalini James of Mantra and Shoma Badoni who uses gamcha for making clothes explains about the importance of slow fashion.

EXCLUSIVE! Rahul Khanna on India Couture Week: 'Balancing pragmatism, imagination is a crucial aspect of an endeavour'
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EXCLUSIVE! Rahul Khanna on India Couture Week: 'Balancing pragmatism, imagination is a crucial aspect of an endeavour'

In conversation with the designer duo Rohit Gandhi and Rahul Khanna on the India Couture Week, how machines are inferior to craftsmanship and more

Taste the Flavours of God's Own Country with HistoryTV18 and Rocky as he explores Kerala in #RoadTrippinWithRocky
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Taste the Flavours of God's Own Country with HistoryTV18 and Rocky as he explores Kerala in #RoadTrippinWithRocky

The road trip starts from the pristine Kovalam Beach and then moves on to the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram. From there a long journey to Kochi begins and after a few stops the trip culminates in Coimbatore

A Collectors' Paradise: AstaGuru's Masterpieces & Editions auction to showcase masterpieces by iconic western artists
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A Collectors' Paradise: AstaGuru's Masterpieces & Editions auction to showcase masterpieces by iconic western artists

The auction presents several works by artists from France, which emerged as a melting pot of modern art and shaped the course of global art history

A new biography of Atal Bihari Vajpayee tries to correct misconceptions and raise eyebrows
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A new biography of Atal Bihari Vajpayee tries to correct misconceptions and raise eyebrows

This book throws light on Vajpayee's formative years, his grassroots training, and how he made a place for himself in the Sangh Parivar and in the hearts of political adversaries

Pride Month 2023: After Mumbai, Lailaa Manju screened in New Delhi's Indian Habitat Centre
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Pride Month 2023: After Mumbai, Lailaa Manju screened in New Delhi's Indian Habitat Centre

Director Kamya N and Executive Producer, Production Designer Samarth Khanna are elated by the response they have received in Delhi as well at Indian Habitat Centre, followed by their screening earlier this month in Mumbai at the coveted the KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival

Arjun Khanna's new store shows off his cheeky style and terrific tailoring, boasts of his bad-boy-doing-good vibe
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Arjun Khanna's new store shows off his cheeky style and terrific tailoring, boasts of his bad-boy-doing-good vibe

The irreverent designer on his 'biker jackets', launching womenswear and a coffee brand, and how he had restaurateur Rahul Akerkar model for him

EXCLUSIVE | Feroz Abbas Khan on Mughal-e-Azam : 'A great story remains timeless for a reason'
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EXCLUSIVE | Feroz Abbas Khan on Mughal-e-Azam : 'A great story remains timeless for a reason'

Director Feroz Abbas Khan, in an interview with Firstpost, talks on how Mughal-e-Azam remains timeless and the challenges of getting actors who could fit into the shoes of Dilip Kumar, Madhubala and Prithviraj Kapoor

Radhikaraje Gaekwad of Baroda is India's most progressive Maharani
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Radhikaraje Gaekwad of Baroda is India's most progressive Maharani

The royal resident of the Lukshmi Vilas Palace, the private residence bigger than Buckingham Palace, on reviving the Baroda Shalu sari, getting women to drive school buses, and her cafe that’s run by transgenders

M.F Husain's death anniversary: Remembering the maverick painter
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M.F Husain's death anniversary: Remembering the maverick painter

Rakshanda Hussain, granddaughter of M.F Husain talks to Firstpost’s Lachmi Deb Roy on her relationship with her grandfather, how he was a source of inspiration to her and more

Booker-winning novel Time Shelter and the Quest to Reclaim the Past
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Booker-winning novel Time Shelter and the Quest to Reclaim the Past

Georgi Gaspadinov's International Booker-winning novel paints a vivid picture of nostalgics obsessed with the past--and also of Alzheimer's and dementia patients.

Abhishek Agarwal: 'I want to build India's equivalent of LVMH'
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Abhishek Agarwal: 'I want to build India's equivalent of LVMH'

Talking numbers with the founder of Purple Style Labs, India’s biggest fashion conglomerate

Food Friday | Serving the memories of mom
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Food Friday | Serving the memories of mom

Preserving and serving the memories of mom with love.

From Pine Cone to The Law of Love, 7 rainbow films to watch this Pride Month
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From Pine Cone to The Law of Love, 7 rainbow films to watch this Pride Month

The 14th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, South Asia's biggest LGBTQ+ film festival will be held June 7 - 11, 2023 at Liberty Cinema, and June 8 - 10, 2023 at Alliance Française de Bombay

Kanika Goyal: 'A sneaker could be a luxury item'
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Kanika Goyal: 'A sneaker could be a luxury item'

A new mass label and a show at New York Fashion Week, Goyal is everything all at once

EXCLUSIVE | Satyarth Nayak on writing ‘Mahagatha’ after penning a biopic on actress Sridevi
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EXCLUSIVE | Satyarth Nayak on writing ‘Mahagatha’ after penning a biopic on actress Sridevi

In conversation with Indian author and screenwriter Satyarth Nayak on writing ‘Mahagatha’, revisiting the Puranas and more.