I have lost count of the number of times I have been told that my love for fashion and style is incongruous with my being a writer—especially one that writes on ‘serious’ subjects. I understand where this comes from—the irredeemable image of a ‘serious’ writer in this country is that of the jholawala in a… Continue reading What the sartorial choices of literary icons often indicate
Marie-Hélène de Taillac has revolutionised jewellery-making. Over two decades, she has used Eastern artisanal techniques to let the vibrancy of gem stones take centre stage. The French jewellery designer has travelled far and wide, from the glamorous by lanes of Paris to the age-old palaces of Jaipur. In an interview, she tells ELLE India all… Continue reading Marie-Hélène de Taillac’s book Gold and Gems celebrates her 20-year-long journey
I spent three years interviewing talented and smart young urban women, plus a limited sample of young men, asking, “What does it mean to be a woman or man today?” and ended up with 8,000 pages of notes. My findings shocked me. I went back and reanalysed them and kept interviewing more and more women… Continue reading Deepa Narayan: “How free is the modern, urban Indian woman?”
The novel begins with the words, “The baby is dead.” Leïla Slimani, 37, author of Lullaby (Penguin Random House; on stands now), sustains the primal impact of her first sentence through the course of her novel, and is now an international literary sensation. Lullaby won France’s most prestigious literary prize, the Prix Goncourt, and has… Continue reading Leïla Slimani’s new book about a killer nanny from hell has become a runway hit
