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First Look Tastemakers ft. Karan Sawhney: The Discipline Behind the Movement
A former professional footballer, currently a fitness and lifestyle coach, and the co-founder of fitness studio, The Tribe – Karan Sawhney is a game-changer when it comes to training. In a world obsessed with fitness trends, he believes in a meticulous process rooted in consistency, dedication and visualisation. FL: Was there a moment when you Read More
CONTINUE READINGFirst Look Tastemakers ft Sushmita Sarmah: Rewriting How India Comes Together
At a time when food is increasingly reduced to trend and transaction, Sushmita Sarmah is building something slower, more intentional. Through The Gathering, she is reimagining how India comes together – not just to eat, but to share, listen, and connect. What she’s creating sits somewhere between a table, a stage, and a cultural shift. Read More
CONTINUE READINGFirst Look Tastemakers ft Chef Niyati Rao: The Author of a New Indian Palate
In a dining landscape often defined by labels, Chef Niyati Rao resists easy categorisation. Her craft does not seek to fit into a cuisine; instead, it begins with an ingredient, a memory, or a question, and unfolds from there. As the creative force behind Ekaa and the mind behind the evocative bar concept Bombay Daak, Read More
CONTINUE READINGFirst Look Tastemakers ft Bhavya Ramesh: The Sculptor of Contemporary Jewellery Code
In an industry often defined by convention, Bhavya Ramesh offers a striking departure. Her work trades the ornamental for the expressive, transforming jewellery into something more tactile, sculptural, and instinctively personal. Whether through sculptural silverwork or the recent exploration of pearls as imperfect, expressive forms, Ramesh treats each element as a medium rather than a Read More
CONTINUE READINGFirst Look Tastemakers ft Namrata Soni: The Architect of Modern Indian Beauty
For over two decades, Namrata Soni has quietly shaped the visual language of beauty in India – from red carpets and film sets to magazine covers and bridal mornings. Long before “clean skin,” glow, and effortless glamour became industry shorthand, Soni was championing a skin-first philosophy rooted in an intuitive understanding of the Indian face. Read More
CONTINUE READINGFirst Look Tastemakers ft Jaina Lalbhai: The Woman Shaping India’s New Luxury Language
Trained as a lawyer but guided by instinct, Jaina Lalbhai has quietly reshaped how contemporary Indian women approach everyday luxury. Through her platform Style Audit, she championed a new wave of designers long before digital visibility transformed fashion retail – curating wardrobes that balanced modernity with craft integrity. Rooted in Ahmedabad yet culturally far-reaching, Lalbhai’s Read More
CONTINUE READINGFirst Look Tastemakers ft JJ Valaya: The Architect of Indian Ceremonial Couture
For over three decades, JJ Valaya has shaped the language of Indian ceremonial luxury – building a design universe rooted in heritage, travel, and the discipline of couture. Long before “maximalism” became a global fashion conversation, Valaya was constructing richly layered narratives drawn from royal ateliers, museum textiles, and cultural memory. Today, his work continues Read More
CONTINUE READINGFirst Look Tastemakers ft Jemimah Rodriguesi: The New Pulse of Indian Cricket
A power player, a prodigy – with her exceptional grit on the field and an equally radiant personality off the field, Jemimah has captured the hearts and minds of many. The cricketer who historically helped India reach the finals in 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, refuses to take a break. Whether it is captaining Read More
CONTINUE READINGNot The Boy You Knew ft. Aashim Gulati
A Delhi boy. A boarding school. A stage.And everything he unlearned along the way. There’s a certain expectation we place on men as they grow, that they sharpen, steady, perhaps even shed the parts of themselves that feel too soft, too playful, too unguarded. That somewhere along the way, the boy must make way for Read More
CONTINUE READINGThe Long Game ft. Rasika Dugal
On belonging, instinct, and the discernment of choosing differently, Rasika Dugal reflects on finding her way into acting, building a body of work without a formula, and learning to stay with uncertainty. The first time I met Rasika Dugal, it was not on a set or a stage, but at her Bandra home on a Read More
CONTINUE READINGThis Indian Brand Is Betting Big on Skin Longevity
There is a shift underway in skincare, and it is not the sort that declares itself with new launches or louder claims. It is subtler than that. For years, the industry has been built on correction. Repair what is damaged. Smooth what has appeared. Restore what has changed. It worked, to a point. But increasingly, Read More
CONTINUE READINGBombay Daak: Nostalgia, Poured and Plated
In a city that thrives on reinvention, Bombay Daak feels less like a new opening and more like a return – one that celebrates India’s age-old culture of daaru and chakna. At its helm are Niyati Rao and Sagar Neve, whose approach resists the urge to elevate through excess, choosing instead to refine through memory, Read More
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