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Feature: You Are Your Closet!

You are your closet! Let`s sift the cottons from the chiffons and help you get your sartorial act together. You are your closet. It’s true, we swear to it. A closet is a form of philosophy, a world in its essence. The act of selecting your clothes, accessories and your look, calls for a Zen-like…

Feature: Clothes Maketh The Woman

Clothes maketh the woman Always be well dressed. Grunge is no longer in. Here, Sheila Kumar reprises some of your mama’s favourite sayings and some she wouldn’t dream of saying! Let me tell you a secret: The well dressed man or woman scores over the take-me-as-I-am person. Each and every time. Clothes really do make…

Feature: The Beauty Business

The cosmetics industry is both bloating and gloating, even as it grows rich on the aspirations of a billion aspirants. We, of course, are a nation of billions. Billions whose aspirations run the gamut. We aspire to more money, bigger cars, better houses. We aspire to fairer skin, slimmer silhouettes, glossy hair. We aspire to…

Feature: All Those Tall Tales!

Tall Tales Some beliefs are handed down by word of mouth, some come down the generations and soon, they become gospel truth. Sheila Kumar busts the myths associated with them You know the stories we are talking about. Glimpsing a black cat and anticipating bad luck. Throwing salt over your shoulder every time you spill…

Feature: Where`s The Party Tonight?

WHERE’S THE PARTY TONIGHT? With the right strategy, you can have a good time. Let`s make sure you do. The disclaimer ought to come right at the start, that this is not the party where you make a grand entrance with your gang of girls/boys, where you eat, drink and are merry, exiting on a…

Feature: When Did I Become That Mom?

When did I become that mom? It’s well past midnight and SK and I are as tense as a pair of wound-up violins. Our daughter, our only child, had called an hour ago to tell us she was setting off homewards … and home is just a 15-minute drive from where she was. We were…

Feature: BB Creams

The cream behind many a dream The BB cream promises to be many things in one tube. What’s more, it seems to deliver too, as users swear by it. Let`s take a close look at this wonder cosmetic. Oh, it’s a good life for women. First there was foundation. Then there was make- up base,…

Feature: The Deepika Govind Interview

‘A fabric for all seasons…’ Bengaluru’s Deepika Govind, who continues to stretch her job definition from designer to protector of ancient textiles and weaving methods, talks about her experiment with Eri silk. What inspired the Eri journey? I feel I have finally found my true calling with Eri. The collection enables me to work upon…

Feature: Litany, A Poem

Litany Don’t. Don’t dislodge that face veil, that head covering. Don’t sit with your thighs apart. Don’t refuse to open those thighs for him. Don’t let your eyes dance. Don’t let your voice lilt. Don’t lock gazes. With anyone. Don’t forget to cover your mouth when you laugh. Oh, and don’t smile so much. Don’t…

Feature: Ayn Rand and Atlas Shrugged

Ayn Rand: The enduring saga of Atlas Shrugged October was a special month for fans of Ayn Rand. It was the 50th anniversary of the publication of her grand polemic, Atlas Shrugged. And of course, there were celebrations, in the US as well as in India, the latter lot organized by the Delhi- based Liberty…