Photography Srinivas Kuruganti

The Art of Book Design Rukminee Guha Thakurta

Rukminee Guha Thakurta takes us through five books that hold a special connection to her practice and her heart

Music

Upstairs With Us

By opening up baithak concerts, encouraging conversation, and prioritising fair pay for artists, Upstairs is reshaping the culture of classical music today

Literature

Kiran Desai

Booker prize nominated Kiran Desai dissects the art of writing about loneliness and the extensive world building that went into her most recent novel



Film

Game Changer: Priyanka Chopra Jonas

To celebrate Women in the Arts, we revisit our conversation with Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Design

Zaha Hadid

From our archives, we bring back our interview with Dame Zaha Hadid, whose architectural masterpieces made her one of the most significant architects in the world


Fashion

Ten Years of Nicobar

As they look ahead, Nicobar has already begun turning heads with what they are crafting for the next decade

Lifestyle

Must Calendar: March 2026

Platform brings you a comprehensive list of everything you must read, watch, listen and attend this March


Art

The People Watcher

Revisiting our conversation with Bharti Kher, who challenges familiar narratives around femininity through her art

Literature

Under Water

In Under Water, Tara Menon traces the aftereffects of the loss of friendship and traces the fragility of the natural world


'It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses, we must plant more roses.'

George Elliot

Categories


November 2025

  • pg. 16

    Art

    Everyday Art with Shilpa Gupta

  • pg. 22

    Literature

    Kiran Desai gives us insight into her Booker nominated novel

  • pg. 32

    Music

    Midival Punditz celebrate twenty five years of making music

  • pg. 36

    Art

    Nikhil Chopra and HH Art Spaces on curating the Kochi-Muziris Biennale

  • pg. 40

    Design

    Inside Martand Khosla’s design for M.F. Husain’s Doha museum

  • pg. 44

    Art

    Elephant in the Room by Bharat Sikka, a visual narrative

  • pg. 78

    Film

    Anuparna Roy & other emerging filmmakers making waves

  • pg. 84

    Art

    The Last Sword Dance, a striking photo essay by Avani Rai

  • pg. 104

    Design

    Tiny Farm Lab & other designers to keep an eye out for

  • pg. 150

    Fashion

    Sanjay Garg reveals a quiet moment from his early days

  • pg. 152

    Design

    Rukminee Guha Thakurta examines the art of book design

  • pg. 168

    Lifestyle

    Gauri Devidayal and Jay Yousuf on curating experiences at The Table


Interviews