Category: Lifestyle Fashion

Express News Service In the congested alleys of the Batla House neighborhood where women had no place to relax or put their bags down after shopping or just to meet outside the home for a friendly chitchat, ‘Sheeru Café’ on the first floor at the Cosmos Plaza, has become a  hidden-from-view, cozy leisure area for […]

Express News Service When one enters the exhibit, an animated logo runs on the screen. A snake-like figure circles a wheel ceaselessly, appearing to devour its own tail in a swift motion. The movement, so hypnotic and unrelenting, looks like an unending loop that denotes the essence of infinity. A volunteer chimes in, cutting through these […]

Online Desk When millennials hear ‘AI’ their first worry is about them losing their job. But if you ask a Gen Z for their opinion on the same they will say quite the opposite such as AI is extremely ‘efficient’.  Efficiency means producing more with less—but if the “less” in that process is “less labour,” […]

Express News Service Manu Parekh has lived a rich life. Of experiences. A Modernist, Parekh has been a painter for over five decades. Each of his paintings reflects a period of his life, a city that has impacted him, a realisation that has enlightened him or a person who has influenced him.  Art curator Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya […]

By Express News Service Delhi is all set to celebrate this Ganesh Chaturthi with pomp and show. As the city fills up with Ganesh murtis, big and small, Kishore Kumar is busy handcrafting intricate idols of Ganesha out of mud, hoping to make this Ganesh Chaturthi an eco-friendly one. Among the millions of plastic and […]

Express News Service A music video, recently released on Instagram, shows a sweet chorus of students in uniform, singing and swaying to a catchy tune with a rather moving message. “Khudse Karu Mein Pyaar” is a song about self-love, about forgiving and being there for oneself. It is written and sung by students of Rajkiya […]

Express News Service So much depends on a saree, the six-yard-long fabric that has been a symbol of indigenous identity and sartorial elegance. The ongoing exhibition at Delhi’s Aga Khan Hall titled ‘Sarees of India’ brings home this point. Organised by the Delhi Crafts Council and now in its 24th edition, the annual exhibition and […]

Imagine life as swimming through a vast ocean of joy, love and fear. We live together in its beautiful but frightening depths, trying to survive its many powerful and constantly changing currents. There is love, connection and immense happiness in the ocean. But there is also fear. Fear of death, hunger, loss, as well as […]

Amma has turned 70! For decades she has seemed ageless, a maternal figure almost since her twenties, revered by people far older than herself as “Amma”. And now the world (including me) is flocking to her ashram today to celebrate a milestone in a life of spirituality and service to humanity. Mata Amritanandamayi, as Amma […]

Online Desk Have you ever stared blankly or had the ‘???’ face after hearing how your Gen-Z co-workers or even your kids talk? Well, you’re not alone. My ever-patient teenage brother constantly has to teach me the latest lingo. If you fear that you’re getting uncool, look no further. Here is a list of trending Gen […]

Express News Service I visit one of the markets in the posh Delhi neighbourhood of Vasant Vihar where I have lived for over 20 years. In the last few years, I have spent more and more time outside the country. But since neighbourhood markets are an umbilical cord thing, I still have serpentine checklists for […]

Express News Service In a world of readily available factory-manufactured products, the charm of pottery is that it cannot be replicated. The little imperfections, which are created because they are handmade, gives each piece a unique property; all potters, who participated at The Delhi Blue Art Pottery Trust’s just concluded annual studio pottery festival, agree. […]

Express News Service Oormi was the name of my grandparents’ home in Bhubaneshwar. A rambling, slightly mad house set in the middle of fruit orchards. The first sight to greet my sleepy five-year-old eyes would be the fluorescent pink bottom of a langur on a guava tree. And the heavily tattooed face of Jaba, the […]