Giving Gyan
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Teach hygiene to fix India
April 5, 2025, 12:48 PM IST
Of the world’s 30 most polluted cities, 22 are in India �?a statistic that is nothing short of shameful. When you look at visual representations of these facts, it’s downright sickening. I recently came�?/p>
April 5, 2025, 12:48 PM IST
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Mumbai: Unlivable, unbreathable, and unacceptable
February 12, 2025, 10:59 PM IST
Sometimes it feels like staying positive is impossible in Mumbai. With the condition of the Mumbai’s ever dug up roads, interminable traffic, garbage lying everywhere and the grip of doom scrolling on social media looming�?/p>
February 12, 2025, 10:59 PM IST
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Why India’s crafts need the next generation of designers
December 4, 2024, 9:35 PM IST
Udaipur never ceases to impress, and it was no different on a recent trip I undertook to the “City of Lakes�? Of course, the palaces, the lakes and beautiful havelis were an awe-inspiring delight as�?/p>
December 4, 2024, 9:35 PM IST
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Fabric innovations at Design Mumbai 2024: A glimpse into the future of sustainable textiles
November 11, 2024, 11:12 AM IST
This weekend, I was lucky enough to be invited by NIFT Mumbai to the Design Mumbai 2024 Showcase at BKC. Although the event was primarily geared toward interior designers and architects, there was one section�?/p>
November 11, 2024, 11:12 AM IST
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Pushing boundaries- One backside at a time
August 31, 2024, 3:51 PM IST
Now this may get me in trouble, but we in India lack the concept of boundaries, and this is not restricted to only boundaries of physical space. You know what I’m talking about-you’re standing at�?/p>
August 31, 2024, 3:51 PM IST
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The real truth behind fake faces
May 27, 2024, 11:10 PM IST
Deep fakes images, fake watches, fake handbags, fake beauty, fake friendships and faked successes. It seems all that is real and true in the world is actually fake! And what’s worse, the fakes are readily�?/p>
May 27, 2024, 11:10 PM IST
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Your celebration does not equal my noise
January 29, 2024, 4:19 PM IST
Having lived all around the world, if there was a city I identified with, heart and soul, it would have to be Mumbai. And while I can go on and extol the virtues of my�?/p>
January 29, 2024, 4:19 PM IST
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Actions may speak louder than words, but words are what you remember
January 2, 2024, 4:58 PM IST
Its 2024! The past year has been a huge mixed bag. From the much-blessed relief from Covid, we also are in the middle of two wars which impact the world significantly. It sometimes seems trite�?/p>
January 2, 2024, 4:58 PM IST
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Guillotine Fashion: Fashion forward or fashion faux pas?
December 19, 2023, 2:42 PM IST
Often times my students and I have chuckled at the crazy fashions that have existed in different parts of the world in our History of Fashion sessions. Perhaps some of the most astounding ones that�?/p>
December 19, 2023, 2:42 PM IST
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The perfect woman and how we can never be her
November 21, 2023, 10:02 AM IST
A dear friend is going through a rough patch with her health. And while she is trying to do everything possible to heal, it is taking her and her body time. In all our hurried�?/p>
November 21, 2023, 10:02 AM IST
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The true cost of your fashion fix
November 6, 2023, 5:36 PM IST
Picture this. You’re going on vacation next month, and you have nothing to wear! Well of course your closet may be full of clothes but none of them inspire vacay vibes worthy of the ‘gram�?
November 6, 2023, 5:36 PM IST
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Cleanliness is next to godliness or, maybe not!
October 23, 2023, 10:53 AM IST
I had a friend whose mother would wash the clothes by hand after they had been washed in the washing machine because she didn’t trust the washing machine to do a good job. My aunt�?/p>
October 23, 2023, 10:53 AM IST
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Mumbai sabki jaan
October 10, 2023, 1:51 PM IST
I recently attended a music concert by superbly talented Bollywood singer Shaan, at one of Mumbai’s oldest auditoriums, Shanmukhananda Hall. This August hall, (Asia’s largest) has been host to some of the greats of Indian�?/p>
October 10, 2023, 1:51 PM IST
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The paradox of fashion: Non-Iconic normcore
September 28, 2023, 11:47 AM IST
Fashion is a paradox! This is rich I know, coming from a fashion professional and educator, but hear (or read) me out. Growing up in New York, I remember visiting my father’s office in Manhattan�?
September 28, 2023, 11:47 AM IST
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Why so sexy? The colour Pink and It’s surprisingly raunchy antecedents
September 18, 2023, 11:45 AM IST
A few days ago, bitten by Barbie mania, I went to the movies only to be assailed by a sea of pink, be it teens, adults, even grandparents all bedecked in their pink ‘fits filled�?/p>
September 18, 2023, 11:45 AM IST
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The feminine apologetic decoded
September 13, 2023, 7:39 PM IST
Being a logophile, or someone who loves words, my first encounter with the term “Feminine Apologetic�?was a fascinating one; I was intrigued at the potential subtext and immediately embarked upon one of my favorite�?/p>
September 13, 2023, 7:39 PM IST
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