The 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the 82-year-old French writer Annie Ernaux last week, “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”. It’s notable that the Nobel citation talks about her nonfiction, her autobiographical work and not the novels she began … Read more

Nikhita Tandon’s ‘Mynah Designs’ unveiled a line of metallic, glittering creations at Lakmé Fashion Week in partnership with FDCI. Aimed at the community of ‘insta-influencers’, the look for the Spring-Summer 2023 season had a wide selection of body-con silhouettes with sultry, plunging necklines. The event took place at the Jio World Convention Centre, India’s largest … Read more

The presentation was a reimagination of beauty and fashion, inspired by the 19th century Lakmé Opera, from which the brand derives its name. As Lakmé Fashion Week x FDCI drew to a close, the Lakmé Absolute Grand Finale witnessed celebrated designer and creative genius, Rajesh Pratap Singh, beautifully balance modernity, costumes, screen projections and the … Read more

80 films from 32 countries, including 21 feature narratives, 16 feature documentaries, and 43 short films. After two years of being forced online by the pandemic, the 11th edition of the Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) is back with a physical edition that showcases the latest and finest indie films from India and around the … Read more

Bollywood actors Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Kemmu , who made their writing debut as a couple with the book Inni and Bobo Find Each Other, are out with their second one titled Inni and Bobo Go to the Park. These children’s books are part of a series they are writing to celebrate their beloved … Read more

To have a mass brand opening a fashion week is an unusual thing indeed, the inaugural show is usually a prestigious affair. But when the label belongs to Anamika Khanna, the brilliant couturier and often the ghost of the fashion world, the exception will still drive in the crowds. Of course it helps that Khanna’s … Read more

Tabla player Ustad Zakir Hussain, Sindhi sarangi player Asin Khan Langa, and sarod player Soumik Datta feature on the list of winners announced by the prestigious Aga Khan Music Awards administered by the Aga Khan Music Programme, which is an endeavour of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. Classical sarangi player Dilshad Khan from the … Read more

In an EXCLUSIVE interview with Firstpost, designer Manish Malhotra talks about the research that went behind creating the costumes for Mughal-e-Azam, the challenges he faced and more. Mughal-e-Azam is a tale of eternal love that threatened an empire, told in a musical style. With intricate direction, spectacular choreography, magnificent costumes, artistic production design, and innovative … Read more

The European Union Film Festival is an annual event celebrating the diversity and creativity of European cinema, heritage, and culture. After two years of the pandemic, the European Union film festival (EUFF) is back with its on-ground edition that starts from November 4th till 13th 2022. In its 27th edition, the on-ground film festival in New Delhi will … Read more

It’s said that if you want to learn about a country, eat its food. And bread is perhaps the best example of that. For, India’s diversity is beautifully represented by its breads, that simple staple, made fresh and hot in big cities, small towns and villages. Culture and tradition thrive here, in age-old kilns, with … Read more