by Bindu Gopal Rao | Aug 11, 2025
(August 11, 2025) Before Indian fashion found its seat at the global table, Ranna Gill was already stitching it into the conversation. Her designs — effortlessly glamorous, unapologetically bold, and steeped in tradition — have graced red carpets from Bollywood to...
by Amrita Priya | Aug 10, 2025
(August 10, 2025) When Indian immigrants were barred from U.S. citizenship, Dalip Singh Saund imagined a different future and made it real, rising from a turbaned newcomer in America to a California farmer, citizenship activist, and ultimately the first Asian elected...
by Vikram Sharma | Aug 9, 2025
(August 9, 2025) Back in 1992, when Nobel Laureate poet and playwright Derek Walcott recognised ‘Ram Lila’ as no ordinary drama and went on to craft his speech around the motif of the open-air Ram Lila in Trinidad (the tiny, almost invisible island on the globe and...
by Amrita Priya | Aug 6, 2025
(August 6, 2025) Dressed in a crisp bandhgala jacket over a white shirt, Indian-origin founder Akhil Patel stepped into history with a steaming pot of masala chai in hand. At the historic Chequers estate, where diplomacy is usually brewed over policy papers, Akhil...
by Bindu Gopal Rao | Jul 30, 2025
(July 30, 2025) After honing his skills in some of the world’s most celebrated kitchens—including the Michelin-starred Gaggan in Bangkok—Chef Vardaan Marwah returned to India with a clear vision: to create a dining space that reflected both innovation and...
