Gara Met Gala: How a Parsi heirloom went from auntywear to blue carpet
Once tucked away in family trunks, the intricately embroidered sari is finding a second life on global red carpets, courtesy a new generation of revivalists
CULTURE & COMMUNITY
Why this alien weed is the 'terminator' of India's water worlds
Introduced centuries back as an ornamental import from Brazil, water hyacinth is now the country’s most relentless aquatic weed, thriving on sewage, fertiliser runoff and civic neglect
Celebrating 100 years of Art Deco: India's unique architectural legacy
A hundred years ago, Paris hosted the 1925 Exposition that gave Art Deco its name. Its language—sunbursts, zigzags, a blend of lavish curves with sharp symmetry, ancient motifs with modern materials — turned architecture into theatre. Unlike past styles that clung to tradition, Deco was restless. It travelled fast and shapeshifted easily. On its centenary, a look at those who are trying to save these treasures
Inspiration or imitation? Copyright battles rage in the copy-paste age
The Aamir Aziz-Anita Dube controversy isn’t a one-off. Creative work is easily ‘borrowed’ in this digital age but few have the stomach for long courtroom battles
Dancing without daaru: Sober raves are redefining fun
Tired of the club scene, young people are moving parties to kitchens, stores and even the Mumbai local. Who needs tequila and strobe lights when you have matcha shots and daytime dancing?
Museum turns rural teachers into eager students
For teachers in Maharashtra’s remote districts, museums have always felt out of reach until now. The CSMVS just launched a first-of-its-kind Rural Teacher Training Programme, a hands-on initiative to help educators turn museums into extensions of their classrooms. The idea is to inspire teachers to bring museum-based learning to their students
Museum turns rural teachers into eager students
For teachers in Maharashtra’s remote districts, museums have always felt out of reach until now. The CSMVS just launched a first-of-its-kind Rural Teacher Training Programme, a hands-on initiative to help educators turn museums into extensions of their classrooms. The idea is to inspire teachers to bring museum-based learning to their students
When smog meets satire
Climate change can be a a depressing topic, but a bunch of creative folks are using pop culture to create awareness
City’s futsal players reach nationals, but their bigger win is off-field
Futsal, a fast-paced, indoor version of football played on a smaller, hard court with five players per team is about skill, quick passing, and close ball control. Recognised by FIFA, soccer legends like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, and Ronaldinho have credited the game for sharpening their technique. And for boys from Mumbai’s red-light areas, slums, and street communities who are playing this sport, the real win isn’t just on the court but against their tough realities
The not-so-rocking side of the great Indian gig rush
Organisers of live music events say pressure to give free passes, red tape for licences and lack of good venues is preventing the concert economy from really taking off
The Tibetan gully boys who have found a new groove
Young rappers who grew up in refugee colonies find new connections with their lost homeland through a gritty genre
How Jodhpur's restored stepwells are becoming cultural hubs
On a typical afternoon at Jodhpur’s Toorji ka Jhalra, an ancient stepwell within the walled part of the old city, one can spot local teens flinging themselves off its intricately carved ledges before vanishing into the cool, green water below only to surface seconds later, grinning. Watching them, it’s almost impossible to believe that this 18th-century relic was a dumping ground, buried under decades of stagnant water, not too long ago. Across the city, multipronged efforts are on to reclaim these subterranean marvels.
A piece of ‘bonedi’ Kol in Mum as Sabyasachi marks 25 years with ode to ‘Bangaliana’
Drips after sips: IV therapy is the new hangover hack
From aspirin to avocado, hair of dog to hot baths—the tried and failed list of hangover cures is long. This year, a new hero has entered the ring. To undo the aftershocks of a party, people are getting bespoke IV drips instead of a greasy breakfast. But it's not withour risks, warn experts
Modern Medicine Collaborates with Traditional Healers to Transform Tribal Healthcare
If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em! In tribal areas where traditional healers hold more trust than doctors, a tribal health collective is partnering with these vaidyas to bridge gaps in healthcare—making them allies, not competitors, to modern medicine
Makdi madness: India weaves web of friendly neighbourhood Spideys
Wondering why spandexed crusaders are sprawled on car bonnets or rolling rotis? For young content creators, the Spiderman costume has a special superpower
As ‘killfie’ threat mounts, what happened to planned no-selfie zones?
With people losing their lives while trying to capture the perfect shot, 16 'no-selfie zones' were planned in Mumbai in 2016. Eight years later, the much-hyped ‘no-selfie zones’ are nowhere to be found
Michelin meals to logo-less luxe, the new, new status symbols
Michelin meals to logo-less luxe, the new, newer status symbols or what you can call the new flexes of the elite
Meet Kyra, Naina and Zara, the new AI influencers who even get hit on
Whether it’s taking part in pageants, chatting up celebs or becoming the face of brands, India’s rising tribe of AI models is disrupting the influencer industry
Meet the city samaritans bringing dignity in death to unclaimed bodies
In a city that never sleeps, some folks are often alone and forgotten, even in death but her last moments are also a reminder of the few good folks in the city, who have devoted themselves to ensuring that those who die alone or unclaimed receive a dignified funeral, at their own cost, despite knowing nothing about them until that moment.
Gen Z teens ‘coming out’ younger with stronger family & peer support
For many queer individuals in India, the social pressure of ‘coming out’ — a metaphor used by LGBTQ+ persons to disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity to friends and family — is already daunting. But teenagers opening up to parents is a growing phenomenon of adolescents bravely owning their identities as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender while still a middle grader. What is remarkable is how families and schools are stepping up to guide them through this phase and find acceptance in ways that were once unthinkable.
Is stethoscope losing its pulse or docs their ear for the beat?
For over 200 years doctors have leaned on this trusty medical tool to poke, prod, listen and draw accurate inferences about what ails the patient. Until technology changed it. With echocardiograms and nifty pocket-sized ultrasound devices elbowing their way into the diagnostic arena, a recent conference on AI and healthcare at Bombay Hospital in Marine Lines, became the stage for doctors to deliberate the fate of this iconic medical relic—the stethoscope and whether the revered art of “auscultation”— the act of detecting maladies from listening to sounds from the heart, lungs or other organs—might actually follow the path of the doctor’s head mirror and fade away.
Politicians' vocal cords suffer silently as poll campaign picks up
As we brace for the impending political showdown with candidates giving it their vocal all, spare a thought for the unsung hero — the voice box — that often bears the brunt of their campaign rhetoric.
Groom riding on a horse? That’s so yesterday. Car-copters latest craze in UP, Bihar shaadis
Jugaad choppers fashioned out of humble hatchbacks have become a flourishing business, thanks to dulhas who want to make a grand entry
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