The clean face cleansers you didn’t know that you needed

The clean face cleansers you didn’t know that you needed

The balm + powder duo from Juno & Co. have upped my cleansing game I’ve been a double-cleansing fan since childhood. I follow a special regime of cleansing milk (now miceller water) followed by a face wash, topping it off with a moisturizing routine (that’s …

Meditation and Mindfulness for Healing the Mind

Meditation and Mindfulness for Healing the Mind

The pandemic has led to a new healthcare approach–building immunity by healing the mind Covid has shown that we cannot rely on medicines alone. We need to build our immunity, aligning ourselves to the natural biorhythm of the body. A rich diet, mindful lifestyle and …

The Dotted Line

The Dotted Line

BY ARYA brings a modern perspective in reviving craft traditions in global Indian fashion Arya Giri’s label BY ARYA strives to revive traditions while creating a vocabulary for global Indian fashion. Since childhood, the designer has been exposed to weaver communities and craftsmanship, through her …

How to support India’s handloom industry, one stitch at a time

How to support India’s handloom industry, one stitch at a time

There are many ways you can support India’s gorgeous handloom industry. I’m sharing what I’ve done over the years, so that it can help you also fall in love with Indian textiles like i have. Explore what’s in your home Open your sister or grand …

Crafts, Culture, Camels and the Charkha

Crafts, Culture, Camels and the Charkha

Surrounded by the Thar Desert is Bikaner, the desert city of Rajasthan. From here comes Ashok Bishnoi, who in 2004 founded the NGO Hastshilp. Working with folk crafts, he founded The Charkha (formerly knowns as Lokashram) representing the crafts of the region and khadi products. …

Jigsawing Your Way Through The Pandemic

Jigsawing Your Way Through The Pandemic

Working through the lock down with an ethical jigsaw puzzle The first few months of being locked up at home were akin to life crawling by in slow motion. Time, once so scarce, was piling up in minutes, hours and days. The minutes ticked by …