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Kaftans made of Kerala cottons

Athira M Meenakshi Sajeev from Thiruvananthapuram is designing kaftans for Onam, which are sold through her friends’ Instagram pop-up store

When nothing goes waste

Shilpa Anandraj T Muppidathi creates work of art from recycled material

Loewe’s elephant bag

Shop the jumbo: some retail therapy for World Elephant Day

Nidhi Adlakha From designer ‘mundus’ to art prints, here’s how you can bring the elephant home

Toyota introduces new virtual showroom service

Toyota has launched a virtual showroom feature to further digitalise customer experience. The virtual showroom, which is an end-to-end facilitator,

Milk Bikis Classic relaunch cashes in on ’90s nostalgia

Meghna Majumdar In the midst of a challenging year, Britannia relaunches its 40-year-old Milk Bikis formula, complete with retro packaging

MG recalls 14,000 units of Hector DCT

MG has announced a recall for about 14,000 units of the BS6-compliant Hector petrol-DCT (dual-clutch auto) in order to rectify an emissions-related issue.The International Centre for Automotive Technology (iCAT), which is based in Manesar, Haryana, conducted tests on some samples of the BS6 MG Hector petrol-DCT. As the testing agency discovered variations in the hydrocarbon and NOx emissions, the SUV did not pass the conformity of production (CoP) tests.However, according to reports, iCAT found

The interiors at Sage and Lavender

short eats | Food

Braving Chennai’s heat, diners rediscover the joy of eating outdoors

Shonali Muthalaly In response to Chennai diners seeking fresh air and sunshine between successive lockdowns, restaurants are carving out outdoor dining spaces bright with natural light, greenery and cheer

‘Nendran’ bananas for export

Export of ‘nendran’ bananas from Kerala on the rise

Athira M The shipment of bananas has been mainly to European market and countries in West Asia

Multimedia

Test run with Little Amal

Watch | A Syrian puppet takes on an 8000-km journey

Clockwise from top left: Yashwant Singh, Khadija Islam, Ria Biyani, Rehan Gulam, and Isha Sutaria

Watch | India's Gen Z 'skinfluencers'

You can catch the life cycle of autumn leaf in its pristine habitat

‘Life of Butterflies’: a documentary that chronicles butterfly behaviour in great detail

Bug at the eggs

A film on award-winning macro photographer K Jayaram

Fashion

Vasundhara Kasaraneni

Meenakshi Sajeev

This dramatic production was part of van Herpen’s showcase for Paris Fashion Week A/W 21-22

‘I want to preserve our traditional jewellery styles,’ says designer Vasundhara Kasareni

Prabalika M. Borah

Hyderabad-based Vasundhara Kasaraneni talks about the intergenerational value of heirloom jewellery

Kaftans made of Kerala cottons

Meenakshi Sajeev from Thiruvananthapuram is designing kaftans for Onam, which are sold through her friends’ Instagram pop-up store

Meet the skydiver, with an India connection, who jumped off a plane in a couture gown

Priyadarshini Paitandy

As part of a presentation for Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 21/22, Dutch couturier Iris van Herpen collaborated with French skydiver Domitille Kiger to model an outfit while free-falling

Designs from the Wanderlust collection

Sabyasachi brings the sari to H&M

Sujata Assomull

upcycling Fashion

This West Bengal designer ups her glitter game by upcycling sequins for her new collection

PRIYADERSHINI S Designer Priyal Turakhia from West Bengal has won the Fashion Forward Fellowship 2021 for her Nirantar collection titled ‘Could Be’ which uses an upcycled alternative to single-use plastic

Food

These Chennai restaurants are offering Onam sadhya in take away boxes

Chitra Deepa Anantharam While Onam lunch is traditionally a time for families and friends to get together, with the ongoing pandemic, we are looking at another year of takeaway. This time, chefs and restaurateurs have found inventive ways to make the experience festive

Onam ‘palahara kutta’ filled with homemade traditional snacks offered by Citrine Hospitality Group in Thiruvananthapuram

‘Palaharam’ packs for Onam turn hot sellers

Saraswathy Nagarajan Add that crunch and a dash of sweetness to your Onam with these ethnic snacks

Motoring

Travel

This dramatic production was part of van Herpen’s showcase for Paris Fashion Week A/W 21-22

Meet the skydiver, with an India connection, who jumped off a plane in a couture gown

Priyadarshini Paitandy

Vikram Jeet Singh Parmar’s ‘Pinnacle’ follows regular people attempting to scale high Himalayan peaks

Prabalika M. Borah

A panoramic view of the new hotel

Bridgerton meets Karan Johar production at India’s first Raffles in Udaipur

Priyadarshini Paitandy

Test run with Little Amal

Puppet Little Amal walks 8,000 km, from Turkey to the UK in search of her mother

Priyadarshini Paitandy

‘The return of the family holiday’- a shot in the arm for the bleeding hospitality sector

Nivedita Ganguly

Fitness

iOS 15 brings secure sharing and new insights for users within the Health app.

All you need to know about Apple’s Health Sharing feature

Divya Kala Bhavani Dr Sumbul Desai, Apple’s Vice President of Health, dives into the Health Sharing feature that launches with iOS 15. It will let users privately share their data with a trusted partner or caregiver.

Assam This yoga mat is an eco-conscious tribute to Deepor Beel in Assam

Prabalika M. Borah The sturdy and slip-proof yoga mat named after the purple moorhen was created by six young women from Assam. Made from water hyacinths, it is naturally dyed, completely handwoven and biodegradable

Homes and gardens

Homes and gardens

Style it in stripes

Teja Lele Desai They are a bold statement that provide visual distraction and hide design flaws, says Teja LeleDesai

Getty Images/iStockphoto

Everything now comes home: on-demand service apps and their teething troubles

Nidhi Adlakha Home services have become popular during the lockdown, but teething troubles continue

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History & Culture

Madras Day Week: Inside Liu’s Waldorf, one of Chennai’s last surviving Chinese-run restaurants

Telangana cuisine Hyderabad

Taste of rural Telangana cuisine

This Onam, Kerala handloom weavers experiment with design to beat the pandemic blues

Kerala’s teen fans distraught at Lionel Messi’s move from FCB to PSG

handlooms Fashion

Keeping the legacy of Balaramapuram handlooms alive

When nothing goes waste

Sneak peek at all-electric Audi e-tron GT ahead of India launch

Audi India has teased the all-electric e-tron GT ahead of the model’s launch in the coming months. Sharing its underpinnings with the Porsche Taycan,

Kia teases Seltos X-Line ahead of launch

Kia is set to expand the Seltos line-up with a blacked-out version of the SUV. The automaker has teased the upcoming model under the ‘Project X’

‘Palaharam’ packs for Onam turn hot sellers

Add that crunch and a dash of sweetness to your Onam with these ethnic snacks

A winning Snake boat waits out the pandemic

Thomas Daniel’s affection for his family boat, a Nehru Trophy winner, inspires a 1000 pages scrap book that records, in photographs and news, the life and times of Kerala’s boat races since 1975

These Chennai restaurants are offering Onam sadhya in take away boxes

While Onam lunch is traditionally a time for families and friends to get together, with the ongoing pandemic, we are looking at another year of takeaway. This time, chefs and restaurateurs have found inventive ways to make the experience festive

Judge Sabyasachi on the basis of his core strength: business

On the heels of the biggest global fashion collaboration featuring an Indian designer, we’re asking the wrong questions. The Hindu Weekend finds out more

Can the ayurvedic kamala fruit harness the power of the sun?

This research team at Central University of Jharkhand has used the dye extract of the kamala fruit to create a low-cost and non-toxic sensitiser for dye-sensitised solar cells. But there is still a lot to be done to finalise the efficacy

‘Sabyasachi x H&M: a wake-up call to the design fraternity’

The crafts activist’s response to the designer’s note today says communities with age-old creative traditions deserve much more than ‘crude shortcuts’

Kaftans made of Kerala cottons

Meenakshi Sajeev from Thiruvananthapuram is designing kaftans for Onam, which are sold through her friends’ Instagram pop-up store

Brew sachets are all the rage, according to these Indian coffee masterbrewers

Can brew sachets be a gamechanger for India’s coffee-lovers? A recent online coffee discussion hosted by Something’s Brewing explained how

‘I want to preserve our traditional jewellery styles,’ says designer Vasundhara Kasareni

Hyderabad-based Vasundhara Kasaraneni talks about the intergenerational value of heirloom jewellery

Vinod Dasari steps down as CEO of Royal Enfield

Vinod Dasari has stepped down from his role as the Chief Executive Officer of Royal Enfield and Executive Director of the Board of Eicher Motors with

Sanjeev Kumar on directing ‘MasterChef’ in four South Indian regional languages

Sanjeev K Kumar says audiences will see new facets of actor and ‘MasterChef Telugu’ host Tamannaah

Bengaluru autodrivers get green asset funding from this company

Auto rickshaw drivers who see benefit in purchasing EVs are being financed by Bengaluru-based start-up Three Wheels United that is now on the APAC 25 list

Tata to launch Ziptron-powered Tigor EV soon

Tata’s electric vehicle portfolio is set to expand with the new Tigor EV, which will be powered by the company’s Ziptron EV powertrain. Tata recently

Tried and tested

Is the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 a value-for-money motorcycle? Are there any reliability issues I should know about?Roshan Remani, TrivandrumThe

MG launches new Hector Shine

MG has introduced a new mid-spec Shine trim on the Hector SUV with prices starting from ₹ 14.51 lakh (ex-showroom). The MG Hector Shine has been

2021 Ducati XDiavel launched

The 2021 Ducati XDiavel has been launched in India with prices starting at ₹ 18 lakh (ex-showroom). The bike is available in two variants — Dark and

Chic and contemporary: Volkswagen Taigun

A zesty engine and keen handling are the big takeaways from a Volkswagen Taigun

Notes from Kihnu

The women of Kihnu do everything from building houses, farming and repairing to governing and manning (or “womanning”) the island’s iconic lighthouse

Papads, pickles and Partition: A Sindhi reminiscence

Way back, in the Sindh province, the papad was not just an accompaniment to meals but was offered as a snack to guests along with a glass of water

Belvedere: flavoured vodka grows up

Belvedere’s new organic vodkas make good use of plant-based botanicals and natural essences

Fashion with purpose at the Tokyo Olympics

When athletes matched incredibly powerful performances with strong sartorial statements — designer Anand Bhushan writes for The Hindu Weekend

Meet the skydiver, with an India connection, who jumped off a plane in a couture gown

As part of a presentation for Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 21/22, Dutch couturier Iris van Herpen collaborated with French skydiver Domitille Kiger to model an outfit while free-falling

Celebrate Onam with a rice bouquet from Thirunelly Agri Producer Company

Three indigenous rice varieties and beaten rice will be available in Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi

Sedentary habits behind life-long lifestyle diseases: survey

‘Inactivity may diminish life expectancy, besides influencing ageing process’

Shop the jumbo: some retail therapy for World Elephant Day

From designer ‘mundus’ to art prints, here’s how you can bring the elephant home

Ramappa temple: A marvel in black basalt

The only temple to be named after its architect, the 800-year-old Ramappa Temple in Telangana gets the World Heritage tag

Toyota introduces new virtual showroom service

Toyota has launched a virtual showroom feature to further digitalise customer experience. The virtual showroom, which is an end-to-end facilitator,

Milk Bikis Classic relaunch cashes in on ’90s nostalgia

In the midst of a challenging year, Britannia relaunches its 40-year-old Milk Bikis formula, complete with retro packaging

MG recalls 14,000 units of Hector DCT

MG has announced a recall for about 14,000 units of the BS6-compliant Hector petrol-DCT (dual-clutch auto) in order to rectify an emissions-related

Braving Chennai’s heat, diners rediscover the joy of eating outdoors

In response to Chennai diners seeking fresh air and sunshine between successive lockdowns, restaurants are carving out outdoor dining spaces bright with natural light, greenery and cheer

Export of ‘nendran’ bananas from Kerala on the rise

The shipment of bananas has been mainly to European market and countries in West Asia

Have you seen the 220-kg three-wheeled cycle that stands at seven-and-a half-feet?

In a bid to market his creation, G Rajendran cycles from his home in Villivakkam to Pattinapakkam and Marina Beach, Chennai. He is now making customised cycles in steel. Have you spotted him on the roads yet?

Madras on your mind: gear up for the ‘Ancient Madras’ pop-up this Independence Day weekend

Nivedita Ganeshram of Madras Finds is all set to host her curation of Chennai’s homegrown brands, artists and influencers at a pop-up this weekend

Vikram Jeet Singh Parmar’s ‘Pinnacle’ follows regular people attempting to scale high Himalayan peaks

‘Pinnacle’, a short documentary by Vikram Jeet Singh Parmar, tells the story of a few climbers attempting two 6,000-metre peaks in the Himalayas. The story revolves around motivation, resilience, and overcoming fears

The taste and smell of gondhoraj lebu in Delhi

Sanhita Sensarma uses ingredients uniquely, especially this lemon from Bengal that she puts into meat curry

Audi launches new RS 5 Sportback

Audi has launched the new RS 5 Sportback in India at an introductory price of ₹1.04 crore (ex-showroom, India). The Mercedes-AMG C 63 rival returns to

Hyundai confirms N Line models for India

Hyundai will launch its first N Line model for India in 2021, with more models to follow in the next few years. Hyundai will debut its N performance

Tamannaah Bhatia to host MasterChef Telugu

MasterChef Telugu to premiere on Gemini TV, with chefs Sanjay Thumma, Chalapathi Rao and Mahesh Padala as judges

Immortelle Reset Triphase Essence review: an indulgence, if you are so inclined

L’Occitane’s new essence with immortelle oil and beetroot prebiotics can add an extra boost of good skin food to your daily skincare routine

Sabyasachi brings the sari to H&M

The Sabyasachi x H&M collection, the bridal couturier’s debut as a high street designer, is ready to launch after a long wait

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