Dharana at Shillim, Reframed: Precision Wellbeing, Set at Nature’s Pace

Dharana at Shillim, Reframed: Precision Wellbeing, Set at Nature’s Pace

Set across 2,500 acres in the Western Ghats, Dharana at Shillim integrates Ayurveda and yoga with clinical insight to make wellbeing measurable, science-led, and genuinely transformative. There is a soft rustling in the distance. Stepping into the private garden of my pool villa, I catch …

A Day in The Life of Bhil Artist Dhuli Katara  

A Day in The Life of Bhil Artist Dhuli Katara  

In our new section Samay: Reclaiming Time, we consider how the clock moved differently across the Indian subcontinent before the Industrial Revolution. In ancient India, time was understood as cyclical rather than linear, kaal that encompasses the cosmic dance of creation and destruction. And it …

Rajasthan’s Aangi Finds New Life in Aangiwali’s Fusion of Tradition and Style

Rajasthan’s Aangi Finds New Life in Aangiwali’s Fusion of Tradition and Style

Aangi is a garment woven with history. In the arid landscape of Shekhawati, Rajasthan, it tells the story of women whose hands, generation after generation, have crafted it with great finesse and artistry. The Aangi, a tight blouse paired with the flowing Ghagri skirt, is …

Mastering Colourful Living with Annie Sloan

Mastering Colourful Living with Annie Sloan

Ever since I was a child, I have been obsessed with Annie Sloan’s chalk paints, which she launched way back in 1990. At the time, paints weren’t readily available in India, so I muddled my way through my shabby chic phase with ordinary acrylic paint …

The Heritage Bride by Asha Gautam

The Heritage Bride by Asha Gautam

Delhi-based heirloom bridal label Asha Gautam completed a quarter century in 2023. Beejliving travels to New Delhi to trace its journey through warp and weft In 1998, Asha Gupta fused her love for India’s rich artistry and craftsmanship with her discerning fashion sensibilities. She embarked …

On the Oudh Trail in Assam

On the Oudh Trail in Assam

Beejliving travelled to Hojai in Assam to discover one of the most precious perfumery ingredients in the world, oudh, with Ajmal Perfumes We’re making our way to the outskirts of Hojai, a small town in Assam, to a plantation of agarwood trees in pursuit of …