Lifestyle

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Sole Searching: The Diwali Gold Rush and Luxury's Big Bet on India

From Louboutin’s Diwali Edit to Barbie’s Indian couture, global brands are flocking to India this festive season. But as luxury collections

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The METric of Morality: Couture in the Shadows of Conflict

The spectacle of the Met Gala, begs the question: What role does couture and extravagance play in the Shadows of Conflict.

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Feminism and Urban Loneliness: On Finding Love in the post-Sex and the City Era

Smriti Bhoker explores the ideas of urban loneliness with a feminist lens.

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The Gifts of the City Come with Strings Attached

"‘Posh’ was just a sanitised way of saying upper-caste," writes Srija U in her reflections on language, identity and the city.

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The Kitchen, The Food, And The Culture: The Recipes of Our Identities

Meghna Mathew writes an ode to the humble Indian kitchen and its role in shaping identities.

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Queer South Asian books for Pride Month 2022

We present our LGBTQIA+ book recommendations, from the fun fiction fantasies of Adiba Jaigirdar to the life lessons of activist Urvashi Vaid

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Artist Spotlight: Vidya On Uncensored Femininity in Digital Spaces

A conversation with NFT artist Vabyvel on feminity and minority representation in crypto art.

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Privilege and Period Poverty: On Luxury Feminists and the Crusades of ‘Sustainable Menstruators’

Smriti Bhoker on period poverty, luxury feminism and the need for empathy and responsibility in conversations around menstruation.

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Breaking Up with Diet Culture: On Body Image and Gender

Sagarika Chaudhary writes about breaking up with toxic diet culture and beauty standards and embracing one's body.

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On bell hooks, Therapy, and Self-Care: Choosing Yourself by Choosing Community

Raiyah Butt writes on the different ways to approach self-care as we start the new year.

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On Destinations and The Roads which Bind Us: Culture of the Crossroads

This is the story of NH-44, the longest highway in India. It is not just a mere road, it encapsulates the story of India.

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Silent Monsters Under the Bed: Demythifying Post Partum Depression

Invisible Conversations: TLP x Aara Health take a deep dive into postpartum depression and its effect on mothers.

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#Vaxgirlsummer wasn’t all smooth sailing: This Rakshabandhan, gift your sisters a break

This Rakhi, gift things that can add real value in their lives, writes Romita Roy.

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The Space to Create: the pandemic’s burden on female artists

Shivani Sambhare details the experiences of female creatives in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Lipstick Index: Beauty and the Pandemic

Romita Roy documents how the notions of beauty and the cosmetics industry have evolved with the challenges presented by COVID-19.

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A Tetley Tale: from Colonial Machinations to Masala Chai

Raviakash Deu spills the tea on the origins of our beloved cup of chai.

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Non-Fungible What Now? Explaining NFTs, #DisasterGirl, and the New Era of Digital Art

Fatema Pittalwala makes sense of this new financial-crypto-art-boom, and what are the potential uses?

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Mis-Conceptions: On Genuine Empowerment, Contraception, and Breaking Barriers One by One

In this article, we bust the myths and social taboos surrounding contraception.

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Caste and Compatability under the Anuloma Sun: There’s Something Wrong with the Way We Love

Find out how South Asian parenting, Bollywood movies, social anxieties, misogyny, classism and casteism have misguided the way we love.

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Is Any Of This Really Helping: The Cult of Positivity and the Monetisation of Mindfulness

TLP delves into the wellbeing industry and how it monetised mindfulness through the appropriation of many indigenous South Asian practices.

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