2017-10-01 Vogue India

OCT
2017
200
th
ANNIVERSARY
SPECIAL
STARRING
MITHALI RAJ
SHAH RUKH KHAN
NITA AMBANI
WOMEN
AND MORE
of theYEAR ... AND THE MEN WE LOVE

COLLECTOR’S
EDITION
STARRING
TWINKLE KHANNA
SONAM KAPOOR
ANUSHKA SHARMA
KARAN JOHAR
AND MORE
STARRING
PADMA LAKSHMI
PRIYANKA CHOPRA
NATALIA VODIANOVA
AND MORE
FABULOUS STYLE
FABULOUS STORIES
FABULOUS LIVES
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CONTENTS OCTOBER 2017
Y E A R S
52 Contributors
76 Editor’s letter
100 Letters to
the editor
106 On that note

As Vogue India turns
10, birthday wishes pour
in from the industry’s
leading names
138 Perfect 10
Here are the highlights
from Vogue’s archives
206 A decade of style

PHOTO: RUVEN AFANADOR. ON RACHEL: RUFFLED DRESS, ASOS. JEANS, FRAME. NECKLACE, HAARSTICK JEWELRY. ON ROS: KNIT JUMPER, TOPSHOP. SHEER DRESS, ASOS.
In October 2007, Vogue

India published its very
first issue. We asked
Alex Kuruvilla, Nicholas
Coleridge and Anna
Harvey—the three
architects of Condé Nast
India—to take us back to
Day Zero
234 Women we love…

always start with
the classics
HAT, YESTADT MILLINERY. GOLD-PLATED RING, SYDNEY EVAN. ON LISA: WOOL-BLEND DRESS, REJINA PYO
Meet the pieces that will

always be in Vogue
246 Icon:
Coco Chanel
She revolutionised the
face of women’s fashion
with her rule-breaking
designs, which continue
to be the building blocks
of our wardrobes
even today. By
Neharika Manjani
252 Women we
love…are an enigma
As the age of
560
oversharing reaches a
crescendo, the reclusive
wiles of Greta Garbo
and the seductive CELEBRATE
intrigue of Rekha hold DIFFERENCES
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in need. By Alexandra Jane Austen is name-
Marshall dropped and fashion’s
zeitgeist-disrupting
330 Icon: power is celebrated.
Chimamanda Ngozi Here’s what came out of
Adiche that conversation
She is one of the most
important writers of 358 Icon:
the 21st century. The Princess Diana
Nigerian author liberates Twenty years after her
310
what it means to be death, Princess Diana’s
female today, finds legacy endures in the
Shahnaz Siganporia humanitarian work she
MAKE IT
COUNT did, sons William and
334 Women we love… Harry, and her singular
give, share slightly-subversive style.
and protect Five devotees reflect on
dedication to the Some say it’s the what made her her
developing world thought that counts.
576
But then there are the 362 Women we love…
304 Women we love… do-gooders who not just take fashion forward
show you the money want a better world for What connects Miuccia
RAISE YOUR
SBI’s Arundhati others but are also going Prada, Anamika Khanna,
VOICE
Bhattacharya discusses out there and harnessing Stella McCartney,
demonetisation, women their expertise and Monisha Jaising and
special allure. Siddharth Narayanan puts the at the workplace, and resources to get help to Maria Grazia Chiuri?
Dhanvant Shanghvi spotlight on team India’s the value of empathy. those who need it
These intelligent
ponders the charm of brightest stars through By Shalini Shah women are shaping
the women of mystery the ultimate set of 346 Women we love…
sports trump cards our thoughts and our
310 Women we love... take sartorial risks
260 Women we wardrobes
make it count This fall, cross the line.
love…embrace 280 Icon: Mary Kom Horologers turn to the Count on deconstructed
gender fluidity The boxing legend’s detailing and 390 Women we love...
catwalk to adopt key
Get the best of husband, Onler Kom, exaggerated proportions mix faux and fine
looks from the season
both worlds with pens an ode to his wife to get you ahead of Monogamy is a thing of
fall’s boundary- 314 Women we love… the game the past. This season,
blurring basics 284 Women our love affair with
live the beautiful life
we love…are Deepika Padukone 352 Women we love… jewellery includes both
266 Women we unapologetically shares her 10 are forever carats and costume
love…play to win smart, successful, commandments on in fashion
Part captain, part sexy beauty, style and There are many reasons 400 Women we
master blaster, Mithali Presenting the more. By Sheree we adore Sonam love…ruled the
Raj is Indian cricket’s barrier-breakers Gomes Gupta Kapoor. Highest on that skies in style
newest role model. who are changing list— her unapologetic Malavika Sangghvi goes
The record-breaking perceptions by simply 322 Women we love… love for fashion. The down memory
cricketer talks to being themselves give in style couture-wearing, lane with the OGs
Deepak Narayanan Supermodel, supermom vintage-obsessed of jet-set style
about her blue squad 298 Icon: Melinda and superhero Natalia actor has transformed
and making room for Gates Vodianova and luxury red-carpet style in India, 404 Women we love…
women’s cricket in Melinda Gates, impresario Antoine with the industry closely make
the mainstream businesswoman and Arnault have created taking notes. So when beautiful things
co-chair of the Bill a truly modern family. we ask New York-based They are visionaries
274 Women we love… & Melinda Gates Prabal Gurung to creating objects that
ANKITA CHANDRA
And for Vodianova,

go for gold Foundation, talks to it’s that kind of familial interview our style icon are beautiful, functional,
Fearless, fierce and Megha Mahindru security that she’s trying and woman of the year, innovative and mostly
all female, Deepak about her unwavering to bring to children Annie Hall references fly, unforgettable.
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revel in what’s real.
By Aditi Bhimjyani
472 Women we
390
MIX FAUX
love...wear the crown
lightly
She is one of the most
& FINE beautiful women
in the world, but it
doesn’t stop at that for
are inspiring a still breaking records Abhishek Bachchan,
new way forward (and glass ceilings) who offers us an insight
while exploring and into her multiple roles
444 Women we conserving the as an actor, mother, wife
love…know how depths of the ocean. and friend
to rock a tee By Sana Goyal
Fashion’s favourite basic 476 Women we love…
is here to stay. Wear it 458 Women we are great storytellers
loud, wear it proud love…celebrate One is an indie hotshot,
their sensuality the other a mainstream
446 Women we Baby, it’s cold outside. favourite, and together
love…let their Turn up the heat with they’re expanding
clothes speak everything from the boundaries of
“Everyone is in love with sky-high slits to filmmaking. Anupama
his own ideas,” said Carl plunging necklines Chopra catches up with
Jung, giving us an insight Kiran Rao and Zoya
into the singular passion 462 Women we love Akhtar as they discuss
266
PLAY TO WIN
that creates great
brands. What about the
wearer? Bandana Tewari
…are earthy beauties
They let their truest
selves shine; what
teamwork, censorship
and more
psychoanalyses what they put on their skin 482 Women we love
To celebrate our 430 Women we a woman’s clothes say celebrates their golden …are body warriors
decade in India, Megha love…run the world about her glow, and their beauty An Everest climber, a
Mahindru asked some To really understand kit isn’t just skin deep. globe-trotting yogi, a
of the country’s best what world domination 454 Women we Think warm, molten 78-year-old trekker and
to design a modern looks like, take a peek love…love tones, ancient recipes in a true fighter enter a
masterpiece at Priyanka Chopra’s Karan Johar jars, heady jasmine and room— and everyone
in their signature style. trailblazing trajectory From Kareena Kapoor nourishing coconut oil, around is galvanized
The only brief— from Bollywood star Khan to Shweta all coming together to into action. Meet the
make it Vogue! to global icon, says Bachchan Nanda; celebrate the beautiful resilient women blazing
Parizaad Khan Sethi Alia Bhatt to Gauri skin you were born in. the trail for the rest to
420 Women we Khan; mother Hiroo By Sneha Mankani follow.
love…are bold, 434 Women we to daughter Roohi, By Sneha Mankani
brazen and beautiful love…are women are central to 464 Women we
An audacious changing fashion Karan Johar’s life. But love…love the 490 Icon:
photographer who As the founder and what makes him such a skin they’re in Simone Tata
braved the front lines CEO of The Business ladies’ man? Vogue gets They’re happy to With an eye for beauty
of a newly-created of Fashion, Imran his closest friend, Kaajal face the world, and a nose for business,
nation, an avant-garde Amed has built a Anand, to tell us about and the camera, she built an empire
pioneer of modern career out of telling the the Karan she knows barefaced and natural. based on her conviction
Indian art and one of stories of the fashion Their confidence is and vision that Indian
the earliest fashion world’s most influential 456 Icon: Sylvia Earle empowering; their women deserve
icons of India—Vogue figures. For our She is the world’s philosophy on beauty, cosmetics truly
best known marine inspiring. This is our
GREG SWALES
pays tribute to October issue, Vogue meant for them. Nidhi

three extraordinary asked him to list the scientist and, at 82, celebration of women Sharma Punjabi
trailblazers women in fashion who this oceanographer is who are not afraid to spends an afternoon

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482
BODY WARRIORS
Presenting the
force that is
Nita Ambani.
skies, studying the
wild or documenting
it, these new avengers
good fight
For over a decade,
photographer Pravin
By Priya Tanna have dedicated their Talan has been
lives to protecting our documenting and
520 Icon: environment, says putting the spotlight
Sheryl Sandberg Sana Goyal on women who have
Gouri Shah got our backs in the
unearths some 559 Icon: toughest of times. This
lesser-known facts Kalpana Chawla photo essay celebrates
We look back at the the real-life Khaleesis
522 Women we iconic moments in her leading our nation
love…embrace short life and pay
the fabric of India tribute to her legacy. 592 Women we
As part of our By Chandni Sehgal love…fall in love
10th anniversary with SRK
celebrations, we 560 Women we Chandni Sehgal meets
got the industry’s love…celebrate Bollywood’s leading
biggest names to their differences man to find out just
create one-of-a- Across gender, race what makes him the
kind couture pieces and size, fashion is eternal lover boy
inspired by a region embracing diversity
they love in all its splendour. 598 Icon:
Meet the women who Audrey Hepburn
540 Women wear their differences Neharika Manjani
we love…are loud and proud in replays the Academy
unstoppable the season’s reigning Award-winning star’s
At the risk of rainbow hues greatest hits
with the first lady of the captivated the West perpetuating a cliché,
Indian beauty industry and graced the pages Natasha Poonawalla 576 Women we 600 Women we
496 Women we of Vogue internationally is more than just a love…raise love…see the funny
love…can for over seven pretty face. She’s also their voices side of things
strike a pose decades now forging ahead with a Jennifer Lawrence Twinkle Khanna is
Going from a quiet, simple mantra—that once said, “What’s the poster child for
studious child in 510 Icon: philanthropy is the the point in having a rediscovering yourself
Nagaland to a Savitribai Phule ultimate luxury. By voice if I’m not going in your forties and
Kingfisher Calendar Social reformer, Priyanka Khanna to use it for what I achieving a successful
model and Vogue cover educationist, poet, truly believe in?” Four second act. Filmmaker
girl, Ketholeno Kense is revolutionary, feminist. 546 Icon: power women—a and scuba-diving
the face we Savitribai Phule was an Mother Teresa lawyer, corporate instructor Homi
are betting on. By outspoken activist who Mother Teresa remains honcho, poet and Adajania dives into
Rachana Nakra dedicated her life an eternal inspiration, rapper—tell us why the mind of Mrs
to the fight for says Sonal Ved their voices matter Funnybones
498 Women we women’s dignity
love…are always 548 Women we 580 Icon: 604 Women we
in Vogue 512 Women we love… love…are fearless Maya Angelou love…have
From that iconic photo pursue excellence Anushka Sharma and She is a legacy today, the last laugh
of Maharani Gayatri The winner of our Fearless Nadia are both the original multi- Our favourite funny
Devi by Cecil Beaton, award for leadership feisty heroines with hyphenate. Maya women know that
to Jinnah’s daughter and philanthropy is daredevil personas, Angelou will serious matters come
Dina Wadia shot in impressive and inspiring finds Raja Sen be remembered in hilarious punchlines
post-Independence in equal measure. for being one of the
India; from actor Leela She is busy making a 552 Women we most influential voices 606 Women we
Naidu to model Pooja difference, shaping our love…are conscious of her time love…are animated
TARUN VISHWA
Mor on the cover of world and bettering crusaders Here’s to our favourite
Vogue Arabia—the the lives of many in Digging deep into 582 Women we cartoon sheroes.
faces of India have long more ways than one. earth, scanning the love...fight the By Shalini Shah

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608 Women we Man Booker nominee to challenge the status
love…are stay-at- and one of the most quo. She tells Parizaad
home boss ladies celebrated writers of Khan Sethi why diverse
Giving up a high- the Indian diaspora. characters are the
paying job for a life with Here, some life order of the day
flexible hours, ex-editor lessons from the
Priya Ramani tells fictional world 616 Women we
us how she got over she created love…play the lead
working-woman guilt to Resilient. Audacious.
be a full-time mom 612 Women we Powerful. Hilarious.
love… blaze a trail Visionary. Here’s
464
LOVE THE SKIN
610 Icon:
Jhumpa Lahiri
She is a Pulitzer
From Bend It Like
Beckham to The Good
Wife, Archie Panjabi
to the reel-life
TV icons turned
real-life inspirations.
By Chandni Sehgal
YOU’RE IN Prize-winning author, a has always been ready
620 Icon: Kangana
Ranaut
She’s a self-made
star who takes on
Bollywood and
constantly challenges
the role of a leading
lady. Barkha Dutt
pays her a tribute
622 Women we
love…are intrepid
travellers
When it comes
to planning their
next holiday, these
three women pack
something more
COVER LOOK COVER LOOK COVER LOOK exciting than designer
On Twinkle: Dress, Roberto Cavalli. On Padma: Velvet blouse, matching On Mithali: Jumpsuit, Johanna Ortiz. suitcases, forever
On Sonam: Crêpe blouse, sequinned skirt; both Altuzarra. 18K gold peacock On Shah Rukh: Shirt, blazer, trousers; chasing enriching
trousers; both Osman. Bracelet, Cartier. ring with pearls, Deefine. On Priyanka: all Raisson D’Etre. On Nita: Lace experiences that are
Hoop earrings, ASOS. On Anushka: Silk dress, Off-White. On Natalia: blouse, Elie Saab. Lace trousers, also as pretty
Lace dress, Francesco Scognamiglio. Leather dress, Mugler. 14K gold and Valentino. Hair: Mickey Contractor as a postcard.
Silk slip, La Perla. Rings, Dior. On silver ring, Amrapali. Hair: Bok-Hee/ (Nita Ambani); Elton Fernandez/Inega By Sonal Ved
Karan: Shirt, ring; both Gucci. Jacket, Streeters (Priyanka Chopra); Peter Gray/ (Mithali Raj); Raj Gupta (Shah Rukh
trousers; both custom-made by Nikita Home Agency (Natalia Vodianova, Khan). Make-up: Mickey Contractor
Jaisinghani. Hair: Jerome Cultrera/ Padma Lakshmi). Make-up: Nick (Nita Ambani); Elton Fernandez/ 626 Women we love
L’Atelier NYC (Sonam Kapoor, Anushka Barose/Exclusive Artists Management Inega (Mithali Raj); Arun Indulkar …look back to
Sharma); Rajeev Gogoi (Karan Johar); (Priyanka Chopra); Kabuki/Kabukimagic (Shah Rukh Khan); Production: Divya look ahead
Yianni Tsapatori/ Faze Management (Natalia Vodianova, Padma Lakshmi). Jagwani; Temple Road Productions. Mira Kulkarni, founder
(Twinkle Khanna). Make-up: Andréa Tiller/ Manicure: Ami Vega/See Management Photographer’s assistant: Ryan Martis. of Forest Essentials,
The Wall Group (Sonam Kapoor, Anushka (Priyanka Chopra, Natalia Vodianova, Assistant stylist: Ria Kamat. Hair and pens a letter to her
Sharma); Paresh Kalgutkar (Karan Johar); Padma Lakshmi). Production: Divya make-up assistants: Sahil Shaikh (Nita 13-year-old self
Elton Fernandez/Inega (Twinkle Khanna). Jagwani; Coco Knudson/Seliger Studio. Ambani); Krishna Kami (Mithali Raj).
Production: Divya Jagwani; Temple Road Photographer’s assistants: John Kelsey; Editorial assistant: Janine Dubash.
Productions; Alexey Galetskiy Productions. Daniel Brittain. Photo intern: Xu Yang. Photographed by Greg Swales 628 Diary
Photographer’s assistants: Jean-Pierre Assistant stylist: Fabio Immediato. Styled by Anaita Shroff Adajania 634 Shoplist
Bonnet; Amanda Yanez; Valerie Burke; Fashion intern: Nikita Dodani. (Shah Rukh Khan) and Priyanka
Ryan Martis. Photo intern: Heley Patel. Accommodation partner: The Pierre, Kapadia (Mithali Raj, Nita Ambani) 638 Vogue at 10
ASHISH SHAH
Assistant stylists: Fabio Immediato; New York & Andaz 5th Avenue. Everything that went
Priyanka Kapadia. Editorial assistant: Photographed by Mark Seliger
Janine Dubash. Accommodation partner: Styled by Anaita Shroff Adajania into the making of
The Pierre, New York. this epic issue, from
Photographed by Greg Swales everyone who made it
Styled by Anaita Shroff Adajania happen (just in time)

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GREG
SWALES
WHO: Photographer,
cover (Sonam Kapoor,
Karan Johar, Nita
Ambani, Mithali Raj, YIANNI
Twinkle Khanna and TSAPATORI
Shah Rukh Khan); WHO: Hairstylist,
‘Women we love…love cover (Twinkle
Karan Johar’, page Khanna); ‘Women we
454; ‘Women we love… love…see the funny
pursue excellence’, side of things’, page
page 512; ‘Women we 600; ‘Women we
love…play to win’, page WHAT’S love…embrace the
?
266; ‘Women we love… YOUR MOST fabric of India’, page
see the funny side of 522; ‘Women we love… ANDRÉA
things’, page 600; and MEMORABLE are forever in fashion’, TILLER
RUVEN
‘Women we love…
fall in love with SRK’, AFANADOR EXPERIENCE page 352 WHO: Make-up
artist, cover (Anushka
page 592 WHO: Photographer, WHILE “Your first big things Sharma and Sonam
‘Women we love… are always the most
“Shooting with SRK celebrate their SHOOTING memorable. For me it
Kapoor); ‘Women we
love…are fearless’,
and Twinkle Khanna on
a day when Mumbai
differences’, page 560 WITH VOGUE was shooting my first page 548
cover for you with
was reeling under “Last January, I INDIA? Alia Bhatt.” “The opportunity
heavy rains—everyone had the pleasure of to collaborate with the
was committed to a collaborating with amazing Anaita Shroff
great shoot.” Vogue India’s fashion Adajania. She gave
director Anaita Shroff me a lot of freedom
Adajania on a cover with regards to the
story. We shot in make-up direction and
London on a winter day she was a dream to
and we were shooting work with.”
for a swimsuit cover! I
remember how brave JOANNE GAIR
everyone was.” WHO: Make-up
artist, ‘Women we
love…celebrate their
differences’, page 560
“I loved the creative

energy of the team and
photographer Ruven
Afanador on this shoot!
Their selection of diverse
talent coupled with
layered fashion was a
pleasure for me as a
make-up artist.”

WHAT’S
YOUR MOST
?
MEMORABLE
EXPERIENCE
WHILE
SHOOTING
WITH VOGUE
INDIA?
KRISTIAN MARK
SCHULLER SELIGER
WHO: WHO: Photographer, ARUN
Photographer, cover (Priyanka INDULKAR
‘Women we love…. Chopra, Natalia AND RAJ
embrace the fabric Vodianova, Padma GUPTA
of India’, page 522 Lakshmi); ‘Women we WHO: Make-up artist
love...run the world’, and hairstylist, cover
“It was page 430; ‘Women (Shah Rukh Khan);
overwhelming—a we love…give in style’, ‘Women we love…
team of over 50 page 322; ‘Women we fall in love with SRK’,
people working TARUN
love...are intrepid NICK page 592
seamlessly to create travellers’, page 622 BAROSE
a fantastic story!” VISHWA WHO: Make-up “It’s the energy that
WHO: Photographer, “Priyanka, Padma artist, cover (Priyanka we can feel whenever
‘Women we love… Lakshmi and Natalia
NATHAN PODSHADLEY
Chopra); ‘Women we we’re on a shoot
are body warriors’, brought their A-game love…run the world’, with team Vogue—
page 482 with a great sense page 430 it’s amazing.”
of style, beauty and
“It’s difficult to choose compassion. It “I’m originally
one as almost all was an honour to from Thailand. I’m
of them have been be a part of such an particularly excited
memorable—our important session.” about my first Vogue
shoots in Kashmir, Bali, India cover with an
Jaisalmer and even actress from my
Mehboob Studios!” continent making a big
splash in Hollywood!”

HOMI
ADAJANIA
WHO: Writer,
‘Women we love…
see the funny side of
things’, page 600
SPECIAL “Wow, 10 years huh?

Well, that’s a decade
WISHES FOR of bragging rights for
BARKHA VOGUE showing everyone
what fashionable and
DUTT INDIA ON classy really is.”
WHO: Writer, ‘Icon: KABUKI
Kangana Ranaut’, WHO: Make-up
TURNING 10
page 620 KAAJAL
artist, cover (Padma PRIYA ANAND
Lakshmi and Natalia RAMANI
“I know the best Vodianova); ‘‘Women WHO: Writer,
decade is still ahead! WHO: Writer, ‘Women we love...
we love...are
Good wishes to Vogue ‘Women we love… love Karan Johar’,
intrepid travellers’,
for always being are stay-at-home boss page 454
page 622; ‘Women
itself—individualistic, ladies’, page 608
we love…give in style’,
independent page 322 “Happy 10th Birthday
and creative.” “Dear Vogue, I can’t Vogue, here’s to
believe you’re 10 another decade
“Congratulations! I’ve
already! I dream of of style!”
worked with Manish
being stylish every
Arora on his Paris
time I read you.”
Fashion Week shows
for about 10 years and
have grown to truly
admire the unique
Indian vision of beauty,
glamour and culture.”

SPECIAL
WISHES FOR
VOGUE
INDIA ON
TURNING 10
ELTON
FERNANDEZ
WHO: Hairstylist ITALO
and make-up artist,
MICKEY CONTRACTOR cover (Mithali Raj GREGORIO
WHO: Make-up artist, cover (Nita Ambani); and Twinkle Khanna); WHO: Hairstylist,
‘Women we love…pursue excellence’, page 512 ‘Women we love… ‘Women we love…
play to win’, page 266; celebrate their
“Congratulations, Vogue India, on your 10th ‘Women we love… differences’, page 560
EMMA CANFIELD
anniversary, and thank you for keeping our see the funny side
creative juices flowing.” of things’, page 600; “Keep inspiring millions
‘Women we love… of women in India and
embrace the fabric around the world.”
of India’, page 522;
‘Women we love…
are forever in fashion’,
BOK- HEE page 352
WHO: Hairstylist,
cover (Priyanka “I hope that we
Chopra); ‘Women we continue to serve JEROME
love…run the world’, content that empowers
readers and gives them CULTRERA
page 430 WHO: Hairstylist,
a chance to dream big
and live loud.” cover (Anushka
“I would like to Sharma and Sonam
congratulate Vogue Kapoor); ‘Women we
India on their 10 years love…are fearless’,
of sharing India’s page 548
fashion and beauty
with the world. “I wish Vogue India
Wishing them continued success
continued success.” for the future!”

KRUTTIKA
SUSARLA
WHO: Illustrator,
‘Women we love…are
conscious crusaders’,
page 552
THUKRAL
?
“A tasteful, well- AND TAGRA
curated magazine WHO: Visual artists,
and resource to keep ‘Women we love…wear
up with all the work
that India’s young, bold WHAT DOES their art’, page 228
and fearless women VOGUE “Vogue India to us is a
are doing.”
INDIA MEAN bridge between local
and global, keeping an
TO YOU? international vision yet
staying grounded.”
IMRAN
AMED
WHO: Writer,
‘Women we love… MALAVIKA
are changing fashion’,
PRAVIN SANGGHVI SIDDHARTH
page 434
TALAN WHO: Writer, DHANVANT
“Vogue India is an WHO: Photographer,
‘Women we love… SHANGHVI
ruled the skies in style’, WHO: Writer,
intelligent Indian lens ‘Women we love…fight
PRABAL page 400 ‘Women we love…are
on fashion at home the good fight’,
GURUNG page 582 an enigma’, page 252
and abroad.” “It is the realisation of
WHO: Fashion the dream of many “Vogue India is where
designer, ‘Women we “Vogue India continues
people, chief among I hang out for stories
love…are forever in to evolve, bringing
them that great and for style.”
fashion’, page 352 myriad insights from
Indophile Nicholas
the world of fashion
Coleridge, who had
“Vogue India brings and lifestyle, in its
been plotting and
together so much of unique, engaging way.”
planning Vogue’s
what I love—fashion, advent into India ever
Bollywood, culture. since I met him in
It’s incredibly well the eighties!”
done. The book really
connects the industry
to creativity in a
smart way.”

EDITOR’S LETTER
Alex Kuruvilla
Priya Tanna, Arjun

Mehra and Anaita Shroff
Dilshad Arora Adajania Priyanka Khanna
I
Megha Mahindru,
Puja Bilimoria and Divya Jagwani and Renuka Joshi Modi
Jolie Wernette-Horn Priyanka Kapadia and Priya Tanna Bandana Tewari
I grew up at a time when superheroes were invincible

and cine stars were celestial. When reality came in the
form of news and art cinema. A time when our sartorial
choices could cutely fit into two slots— Western or
Indian, casual or formal.
Funny then, that when I took on the job of editing
this magazine our superheroes had turned dark and
damaged, and the stars were roaming freely amongst
us—tweeting and sharing with us the minutiae of their
daily lives. Reality today means keeping up with
manufactured TV sensations whose private lives are up
ANKITA CHANDRA; ABHAY SINGH
for public consumption. And our wardrobe choices have

to keep pace with the many demands we make on our
life and vice versa.
This made my job of creating Vogue challenging and
Nidhi Sharma thrilling in equal measure. On one hand I had to do
Punjabi and Aradhana Baruah what Vogue does best—bring alive the spectacular,
Sneha Mankani and Amrita Singh
razzle-dazzle drama of fashion through the editorial.

Rujuta Vaidya,
Ankita Chandra and Shruti Thacker and C’sam Muivah and Priyanka Parkash
Shweta Chaudhri Ridhima Sapre Swaminathan Iyer and Ria Kamat
Shalini Shah,
Chandni Sehgal Jehaan Irani, Rajvi
Shahnaz Siganporia and Sheree Sunil Nayak, Mangesh Pawar Chandra and
and Yashna Chopra Gomes Gupta and Amit Navarange Arunima Sharma
Sonal Ved
And, on the other hand, I had to offer style
that is democratic, accessible, adoptable and, above
all, affordable.
This journey of giving Vogue its unique voice has been
made possible for one reason and one reason alone—the
inspiring cosmos of women that I have met along the
way. Luckily for me, I get to work with them—they ignite
my creativity day after day, raising the bar with each
shoot and story.
Luckily for me, I get to produce this magazine for these
women—you, my readers. That I get to witness how our
thoughts and words touch and transform your life in any
way, big or small, is such a privilege.
Luckily for me, these are the women we have met along
ANKITA CHANDRA
the way— women with incredible style, lives and stories,

who fuel us to do more and be more. This issue is a
WE ARE ON Saryu Punhani and tribute to all these women we love, and the men who love
Anamika Sarkar
them. This is no ordinary issue and these are no ordinary

Prashanti Mehta,
Raveena Shahpuri, Pooja Thakur and Jaya Chaudhry and Deepak Biswal and
and Janine Dubash Hetal Shah Kritika Sharma Nitin Naik
Michelle Pereira, Giselle Nitya Chablani and Nydia Dias and Eesha Sukhi and
D’Mello and Dalreen Furtado Neharika Manjani Rini Joshi Althea D’Souza
Fabio Immediato
women. In a departure from our usual format
of sections, you will find this issue filled with women who
are our icons and women whose choices and attributes
make us want to be like them.
I love that there are so many of them in our special
10th anniversary issue—sportswomen, performers, game
changers, innovators and leaders. It gives me great hope
and confidence about what women are truly capable of
and will set out to achieve in the decades to come. India is
rich with female heroes who marry their passion with
purpose and redefine what it means to be successful.
As you read this letter we will have just come off
celebrating Vogue’s milestone year with our first Women
of The Year awards. You will meet them in these pages,
ANKITA CHANDRA
and read their incredible stories. Here’s hoping they

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My favourite aspect of to his twins
YOUR I am a big Casa Vogue fan and
Vogue’s family issue was GREAT-SKIN this year’s edition has by far been
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Another feature that caught the would like to amp up my pad. As
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my attention was the food ‘The fashion resistance’ spoke to
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ON THAT
which powerfully
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As Vogue India turns 10,

birthday wishes pour
in from the industry’s
leading names. Here’s
what they have to say
Alessandro
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“Happy 10th Anniversary, Vogue India! You’ve been a big

part of my journey. Thank you for revolutionising the Indian
fashion industry and inspiring us. Vogue represents the best of
fashion. If it’s fabulous, it’s in Vogue”
—MANISH ARORA

“Vogue India is very
special to me.
Manish My work was on its
Malhotra
cover celebrating
India’s leading actresses,
who came together to commemorate
my 25 years in costume design.
Here’s wishing Vogue another decade
of success and the new, evolving
voices of Indian fashion”
—MANISH MALHOTRA
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10 magnificent
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love with Vogue
in 1977; that was
the first ever issue
I had invested
in. I was only 11
but the image of
Farrah Fawcett
captured by
Avedon took my
breath away!”
—MONISHA JAISING
Paul Smith
Monisha
Jaising
Dean and Dan Caten
of Dsquared2
Giorgio Armani
Dries Van Noten
“Over the last 10 years, Vogue India has been a source of inspiration
for women around the globe. We still remember that stunning first
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cover. We’re excited to see the magazine continue to grow and push
Georgina
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—GEORGINA CHAPMAN AND KEREN CRAIG, MARCHESA

Stella Jean
Tomas Maier
“Ten is a fabulous number!

Abu Jani
So much achieved, and even

bigger dreams to live. Our wish
is that you go from strength to
Sandeep Khosla
strength in the next decade and
that together all of us put India centre
stage on the international fashion map. We love
Vogue India. It’s an absolute treat for the eyes and
nourishes the sartorial soul”
—ABU JANI AND SANDEEP KhOSLA
“My wish for Vogue India is to take all the

evaporating Indianness from the corners
of this great country, and distill it into
a modern, cool, accessible, authentic
Tarun Tahiliani
identity. I have loved greatly some of the
eye-popping shoots”—TARUN TAhILIANI
“Vogue India’s 10th anniversary is

a landmark in the Indian fashion
scene. It is particularly creditable
Ritu Kumar to see India’s rich cultural legacy
seamlessly blended with a modern
take on global fashion”—RITU KUMAR Sandra Choi
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many, many more years
inspiring, educating, and Paul Andrew
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India and the world at large.
What I like about Vogue India
is that you have your own point of
view, your own definition of beauty
and style, and you’re sharing it with
the world”—MICHAEL KORS
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anniversary. May
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your every word and may
your colourful pages keep
adorning the fashion world!”
—JOHANNA ORTIZ
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it also gives real exposure
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country. To me, it’s a real platform
for information about India”
—CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN
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Vogue India is that
they do powerful
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In the royal city of lakes,
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hen the British ised lifestyles, with perfumes, bath
l have pressur g makes blended
Fashion Counci run, Internet shoppin her friends.
and households to oils for herself and few
OCTOBER
announced that n of all time.” might say, but
is the greatest evolutio r with Amazon. All very well, you
the winner of familia to India, and what about
Most people are and websites deliver when
‘Best Shop’ in rguably the greatest book, CD import tax that we get hit with
com—a the
2004 was Net-a- Whether it is a “It was irrita-
an DVD store in the world. pho- the goods finally arrive? me to
porter .com— Newton finally drove
able book of Helmut CD that tions
like that which
forced coffee-t orter,” says Natalie
Mas-
retail world was
Model of the
online store—the s, the Songs of Fashion ion set up Net-a-P to
shop- tograph Paul Poiret exhibit the site. “I was trying
change in female
NOVEMBER
to recognise the accompanied the senet, founder of and
sceptics arguing olitan Museum this a store in the US,
ping habits. Despite to rep- at New York’s Metrop The Women buy something from that they would
never be able the 1937 film d to discove r
that websites would
moment Lakshmi
te summer, or John was incense orter de-
of browsing in favouri the inspiration for to the UK.” Net-a-P
licate the thrill that was cited as on not deliver what’s more,
es, our Europe an and American o’s autumn /winter 2007 collecti the world over, and,
boutiqu Gallian . livers ere
in and logging on. is the site that delivers includes import
tax—th
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Menon was shot

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no end to what no hidden extras.
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commodity,” says se online. It’s all
increasingly scarce Mellon, can purcha
busy Tamara
understandably
by then partner, author Padma Lakshmi

the late Prabuddha was one of the leading
Dasgupta, for a NOVEMBER ladies in ‘Maidens in
feature on the new On any given day, you’ll find Manhattan’, a feature
erogenous zones. books, groceries and gowns at on the coolest Indian
the Vogue office, all ordered women in New York.
online. So it’s hard to believe
we were just starting the
e-commerce conversation.
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B
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to the well-heeled influencers of
the capital give Chanakyapuri an
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unlike any other in Delhi. Which is exactly
why DLF Luxury Retail, the purveyors of
standout luxury, zeroed in on the area for
their latest project. Housed in the Yashwant
Place Community Centre, The Chanakya
sparks the revival of a market complex
that was once a neighbourhood landmark.
Appropriately, DLF’s endeavour to renew that
sense of community finds expression through
experiences curated specifically for the
modern consumer.
Perfectly located in close proximity to five-
star hotels, this curated shopping destination
practically beckons luxury-seekers to drop in,
and make a day of it. Spread across 250,000
sqft, The Chanakya houses international and
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Versace Collection and Brunello Cucinelli
to NIRAV MODI and Grassroot by Anita
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prestigious Chanakyapuri to make it happen. IS TO CURATE EXPERIENCES
While retail therapy will certainly serve as a CREATED ESPECIALLY FOR
dominant lure, there is enough in the way of
THE MODERN CONSUMER. ”
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— DINAZ MADHUKAR,
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of diverse dining experiences, from the multi- of luxury, The Chanakya is set to be the
cuisine restaurant to live-cooking theatres. foremost shopping destination for tastemakers
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HOMECOMING AT
MARRIOTT
MALAIKA ARORA KHAN’S STYLISH RETREAT
In between long shoots, glamorous

parties and dodging paparazzis,
Malaika Arora Khan doesn’t forget
to find quality time just for herself.
We traced her steps to realise that
she found this much-needed break
at JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar
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What is home? It’s not just a place—it’s a feeling—
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to one special place. And so came about the advent
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Malaika rings in a well-deserved vacation at J W Café

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A woman of many talents, Malaika’s regular workday is packed with an

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of JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar. The generous hospitality, a gesture of care and
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Upholding a four-decade-long legacy, Ashish Puravankara, MD of real-estate business
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Real estate, and all that it entails, is part of Ashish Puravankara’s genetic make-up. A second-generation scion of a successful business, he is
currently the MD of Puravankara Limited, a Bengaluru-based real estate company focused on residential and commercial developments,
largely in south India. Introduced to the family business early on by his father, Ravi Puravankara, he has successfully built on an illustrious
legacy, putting the Group at the forefront of the industry through innovative strategies and a customer-centric approach. When not busy
transforming skylines, the real estate entrepreneur is a car-racing enthusiast and enjoys spending time with his family. Here, he talks about the
company’s four-decade journey, the innovations that drive it and the people who uphold its storied legacy.
Purva Coronation Square Purva Palm Beach

When did Puravankara’s journey begin and what is the group by 2021, disruptive innovation will soon become a need and not
philosophy that drives the company’s ethos? a want. Companies need to shape their strategies to remain relevant.
Since its inception in 1975, Puravankara has anchored its foundations In keeping with this, we are focusing on investments in resources
on quality and timely delivery. This, combined with uncompromising and infrastructure that are geared towards innovation and digital
values, customer-centricity, robust engineering and transparency have transformation, with customer trust being at the forefront of it all.
made the company what it is today—one of the most preferred real
estate brands in India. What is your mantra for success?
The underlying principle fundamental to the organisation is the We believe that simply good customer service is not enough;
‘You’ philosophy. At Puravankara, all our endeavours revolve around a transformative customer experience is what takes organisations
one stakeholder—our customer. Their needs, dreams and aspirations to the next level. Aspiring to constantly keep up with this high
are pivotal to our decisions. This philosophy is what has earned us benchmark that we have set for ourselves is what keeps us going.
our most important revenue—‘customer trust’. In today’s demanding For us, the endgame is customer delight.
environment, customers are more loyal to the quality of experiences Our team is a big factor in our success. People are always at the
than to companies, brands or products. Hence, our customer-centric core of important decision-making. “Employees are the company’s
attitude has always kept us ahead of the curve. real assets”—that is a legacy that our founder and chairman Ravi
Puravankara has passed on to us. The senior management of
How has the company evolved and stayed relevant for more than Puravankara comes with a combined experience of around 150 people
40 years? years, which has played an instrumental role in creating a conducive
When our customers invest in us, they trust us enough to invest their environment for nurturing talent.
life savings. That makes it our responsibility to deliver more than just
brick-and-mortar; we aim to deliver absolute peace of mind. Continuous Who would you say is your role model?
evolution is what has kept us relevant in the past four decades. From Undoubtedly my father, Ravi Puravankara, who had a vision of
being pioneers in theme-based community living to introducing the a future where Puravankara would be a household name, which we
concept of luxurious amenities like clubhouses and tennis courts, we are today. In my book, he is the true disruptor of innovation. I have
have always believed in innovation-led design. always maintained that he is years ahead of the rest of us—we are all
trying to catch up!
How has Puravankara adapted to the ever-changing
real estate scenario? What do you do to unwind after putting in long work hours?
Today’s customers are very discerning and know exactly what they As much as I love my work, I am also a great believer in me-time.
want. We recognised this years ago, and set up a vertical which caters A late-evening long drive after a hard day at work is one of the
to design and innovation, Purva Streaks. This contemporary in-house ways I meditate. Besides actively running and playing tennis, family
interior and design division is capable of providing state-of-the-art has always been a priority and spending quality time with them has
design for any given space. One of its projects includes the Purva topped the list.
Palm Beach clubhouse. The USP offers a contemporary twist to Indian
lifestyle needs using global design and colour trends which ensure that What keeps you busy when you’re not working?
the end product is outstanding. I strongly believe in maintaining a healthy work-life balance by
pursuing my interests—automobiles and travelling. I keep myself
How important is innovation in giving real estate updated on all car-racing events across the globe, and enjoy exploring
companies an edge? new destinations for vacations. I also enjoy wildlife; a family vacation
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passions—food. the point. Ranaut now
she likes to eat, honest; it’s only
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show you pic- course, the timing
same way new parents for her it’s a express it. And of in
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food choices rest
lack of Japanese Revolver Rani that
on the glory of a per- she’s written a
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it’s charming, “I want to see if
soliloquy, and though maintaining a to take it on fully.
audiences in my
2014
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comes with the taking a major
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who don’t have else? She responds
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that? “I try and s, “I don’t want
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savoured the season’s delicious looks.
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Authors Salman Rushdie and Rana
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literary and the mundane—only in Vogue!
S I meet in London for

which he precedes with
cappuccino. The drink
messages, which he
times. He’s hoping for
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arrived before he checks
from his 18-year-old son,

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an early lunch,
a skimmed
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around
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things that Trailing vanilla
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WHEN
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Dasgupta at publishing and tales
world replete with myths
was a beautiful tribute to Mumbai’s most lively

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boutique in London from Arabia and India.
when Sea Of Sto-
read Midnight’s Children quel to Haroun And The
RANA DASGUPTA first d a literature degree, and ries, a similarly spiced
book written for
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he was 22. He’d just finishe m opus was a turning

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suburb by photographer Bharat Sikka, with the

Rushdie’s elder son,
novel, Two
before. With his present
SALMAN RUSHDIE’s magnuthe release of Rushdie’s Years Eight Months And
Twenty-Eight
in his life. On the eve of Nights, a cosmic drama
of humans and
point Months And Twenty-Eight
clothes as saturated as the setting.
future of the
jinn battling over the
new novel, Two Years Eight author to meet with the world, Rushdie returns
to those stories
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in order to present an
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customs and mores, they
don’t follow a script. Drawing back at long-established
food and fashion, media from professions as varied
and architecture, it’s hard as
When you try, what you to
have is the most impressiv put these iconoclasts in a box.
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SEPTEMBER
Red Valentino
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NAINA DE BOIS-JUZAN VANDANA VERMA PARMESH SHAHANI KUNAL LODHIA
Restaurateur and co-owner, Editor, Motherland magazine Columnist; head, Godrej Co-founder, Magnetic Fields
Le Bistro du Parc India festival
Culture Lab
Coolest Indian GAURAV GUPTA What you would do to make SREENIVASAN JAIN
What makes one uncool Maithili Ahluwalia...for being Fashion designer Managing editor, NDTV
Kashmir for one

such a vision What you would do to make India cooler
That unnamed Indian throwing India cooler I would encourage people
What makes one uncool Celebrating a decade in the to rediscover A cool game changer for
garbage everywhere industry, he and reconnect with the consciousnes your industry
Irrationality and dogmatism has changed the way we will Repeal Section 377 of our s of A portable uplink unit that
penal ancient India.
A cool game changer for forever. He considers actor
look at saris which criminalises homosexuali code, SIM cards
runs off 3G
your industry Kalki Koechlin ty
of our first shoots

The opening of the Indian Coolest achievement so a muse and designer Manish Coolest Indian
and globalisation
economy far
Motherland is pretty cool. But game changer in the fashion Arora a A word that defines India Gaurav Malaker from BLOT! Coolest Indian innovation
I’m biased! then, always doing what he believesindustry for Jugadu. I think what is cool
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musically knowledgable, talentedHe is The bum spray, aka the ‘health
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in the state. Model

magic. his far
creative passion. Not going entirely bald. Also,
interviewing Metallica
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and a painterly pastel

palette set the tone. OCTOBER
The sizzling chemistry of on- and off-screen pair
Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh came to
life, while we dedicated our anniversary issue to all
things cool, including the country’s coolest citizens!

A HOME IN THE SKY
THE 42 brings state-of-the-art technology and a
future-forward design right to the heart of Kolkata
When four stalwarts of real estate come together to develop the most talked-about property in the
city, you know your dreams are about to be brought to life. Sattva Group, Alcove Realty, Mani Group
and Diamond Group have been the brains behind some of the most stunning properties around the
country, bringing exquisite architectural designs and technological expertise to India’s most coveted
addresses. With the consortium coming together to develop Kolkata’s iconic new residence, you can
be sure they’re setting a whole new standard for ultra-luxury living.
1
THE HEART OF KOLKATA
THE 42 brings the luxe life to Chowringhee—the
contemporary, cultural and historical epicentre of Kolkata. The
structure is set to go down in history, as no other building in the
vicinity will ever compete with its towering height. Accessible
from across the city, you’re never too far from home—but once
you’re within its resplendent 3.5 acre precinct, you will be
surrounded by verdant luxury.
2
A 360 DEGREE PANORAMIC VIEW
Soaring into the sky, THE 42 offers all its residents unobstructed
360 degree views of the entire city—a true one-of-a-kind luxury in
South Asia. From the comfort of your home, enjoy a bird’s eye
view of beloved landmarks like the Victoria Memorial, Eden
Gardens, the Hooghly and the lush green Maidan.
3 4
AN ARCHITECTURAL A PRIVATE
MARVEL ABODE
Standing at a towering height of Right at the centre of the
250 metres, THE 42 is at present the city, THE 42 offers
tallest building in Eastern India. The residents the extravagance
world’s best consultants were brought on of space as well as privacy.
to the project to create a feat of Each of the 65 individual
engineering excellence. Especially units—comprising
impressive is the fact that the structure is bungalow apartments of
capable of withstanding earthquakes and 7,800 sq ft and duplexes of
5
tremors in Seismic Zone III. 6,200 sq ft—offers you
country-side serenity in the
ULTRA-LUXURY LIVING
6
midst of the urban bubble.
Experience the royal treatment every time
you get home. The magnificent three
storey lobby, rich with natural light during
the day and resplendent with luxury decor ELEVATED OPENNESS
elements by night, makes for a truly grand THE 42 showcases beautiful triple-height balconies that
entrance. A private lift lobby offers open each apartment out into the sky. What’s more, a fresh
exclusive access into each individual air system lets refined air circulate through the space,
apartment, which means you get to feel at keeping you connected to the natural atmosphere.
home before you even get there.
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THE COMFORT OF CLUB LIFE
The clubhouse at THE 42 offers a range of leisure amenities.
Head to the gym for your daily dose of fitness or take a relaxing
dip in the infinity pool. Make movie nights a regular treat in the
private theatre. Entertain your guests in the ballroom, complete
with cocktails in the attached reception hall or outdoor terrace.
At THE 42, quality time is at your doorstep.
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THE DREAM TEAM
The combined expertise of Sattva Group, Alcove Realty, Mani Group
and Diamond Group has succeeded in creating a luxury residence
beyond compare. Designed by leading architects and fortified by
engineering experts from around the world, the building is the result of
specialist collaboration on a global scale. Surrounded by wide-open space
on all sides, the sleek structure is an eye-catching marvel towering over
the city as it reaches for the sky. THE 42 certainly stands as the most
coveted residence in the country.
For more information, visit the42.in or call +91 33 4242 4242

15 REASONS TO
CELEBRATE IN STYLE
With its intuitive hospitality, stunning architecture, delectable
cuisine and unique experiences, the cornerstone of every
holiday are the memories you take away. As Park Hyatt Goa
Resort and Spa enters its 15th year of personalising luxury,
the award winning beachfront resort gives you 15 reasons to
arrive, celebrate, and never forget
1 5
Nothing is quite as enticing as Park Food served with a view is
Hyatt Goa’s charming pousada-style always a good idea. Park Hyatt
village architecture and picturesque Goa obliges with the most
settings. Look around. You could get used distinctive dining experiences
to this kind of living, couldn’t you? featuring an array of cuisines and
scenic backdrops.
2
Every private balcony offers
6
Instagram-worthy views. Take your pick You will never run out of
between the glittering lagoons, stunning things to do here. Make some of
pools, manicured gardens or the majestic the best memories with your loved
Arabian Sea. And then, stop and stare. ones as you enjoy the most entertaining
indoor and outdoor activities at the
3
There is something special to look beachfront resort.
forward to for everyone, including the
7
little ones. While you indulge in some Treat yourself to an indulgent spa ritual
TLC time, leave your kids behind at Camp infused with the legacy of Ayurveda
Hyatt—an exclusive recreation facility at the luxurious Sereno Spa.
for kids with a special mascot, GOGO the
8
Goan Gaur as their friend. The resort gives you the opportunity
to rediscover the simple pleasures
4
Wellness is celebrated in all its glory here. of life as well as kick-start your day
Embark on a pamper-filled sojourn with the the right way by offering early morning
hotel’s thoughtfully designed Wellness At yoga sessions by the beach. Two words:
The Park spa and stay packages. pure bliss.
9 13
The resort houses one of the largest Take a walk off the beaten path, and
pools in Asia. One day by its side, explore the charm of old Goa with
basking under the glorious Goan sun the resort’s curated tours and
won’t be enough. signature concierge experiences.
10 14
For those of you looking for a day For something truly out of the box,
of luxury, try the Day Packages trace the journey of the fruit of Goa
with an array of options like over curated experiences with the
wellness, Camp Hyatt, dining options, the pool resort’s unique week-long Cashew Trail,
and more, which allows you to spend a day in which takes place every April.
the lap of luxury. We recommend this if you
15
are staying over with friends, or a local in Goa. Even when you think you got it all,
11
Park Hyatt Goa does you one
You can enjoy home-style better. Like making any weekend
traditional recipes at Casa Sarita, into a long weekend with their Stay for Four,
its a signature Goan restaurant Pay for Three Nights Special package.
with regional chefs who love to share
anecdotes as they prepare special recipes. You To avail the best packages for your
can also savour sumptuous seafood under the beach vacation, visit goa.park.hyatt.com,
stars at the beachfront restaurant Palms email parkhyattgoa@hyatt.com
(during non-monsoon months). or call +91 832 2721234
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There is more to Park Hyatt Goa
than just family holidays. Celebrate
special moments of life and plan the
wedding of your dreams amidst luxury
and allow the dedicated events team to Arossim Beach, Cansaulim, Goa
take care of every little detail. Follow @ParkHyattGoa on
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FEBRUARY
Pulitzer Prize-winning author
Jhumpa Lahiri, resplendent in
Sabyasachi, walked through the APRIL
streets of Kolkata to shoot at the Where all did we go this year? Katrina Kaif went diving with whale
iconic Indian Coffee House with sharks in the Philippines (June); Sonam Kapoor went Down Under for
photographer Bikramjit Bose. our 100th issue (January), Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra sizzled in
the Maldives (March), we shot Priyanka Chopra in a snowstorm on a
TRAVELS
LIFE AND a’s Indian
Lahiri at Kolkatwhich she
20-hour trip to Toronto (April), Kareena Kapoor Khan was
in London (July) and for October we travelled the subcontinent!
,
Coffee House ries of
has fond memoa child
visiting as
NOVEMBER
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Report, featuring
guides to buying art,
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The Travelling
Jacket journeyed Our Age issue was
across five soulful dedicated to families,
nations—India, and we got 17
Bangladesh, families behind India’s
Bhutan, Nepal most successful
and Sri Lanka. In fashion labels.
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struggle and evolution into a `100-crore nidHi
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designers (married) Ensemble (sister); Tarun Tahiliani,
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A 10-year-long
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over 100 pages of
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where we asked 21
JUNE 42km run
Saiyami Kher
women—and one
For this year’s Style man—to undertake
25, Actor
Goal: Inch loss, always.
And to
compete in Ironman.
Fitbit meter: Average:
List, we hand- a fitness journey

High: 38,000 steps. 14,000 steps.
how i Sweat: I’ve always
been an athlete.
Last year, I ran the full marathon.
I play badminton twice a week.
how i eat: I love pizza
picked a select few with Vogue.

and chocolate.
I eat a big breakfast, and
lots of fruit.
I don’t smoke or drink.
ASSIStANt: NAHEED DrIVEr
biGGeSt challenG
e:
is Ironman. I’m still too unfit My ultimate dream
SEP
2017
compete in the half Ironmanfor it. I’m hoping to
and raided their

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VoGueathon liFe: in the next two years.

I
Lavasa. It was a 10km run, did a duathlon in
30km
run. the terrain is tough becausecycle and 5km
I’m also enjoying weight training. it’s very hilly.
StYLISt; rIA KAMAt. FASHIoN
closets for their

FaShion hiGh: I’ve moved
basketball shorts to bodysuits! from
THe
experTs
issue
wardrobe MVPs.
Kareena Kapoor Khan
SabyaSachi
FErNANDEz. ASSIStANt
JoSeph altuzarra
anamiKa Khanna
huda Kattan
maSSimo bottura
Jimmy choo
& more
On Saiyami: ‘Make Love’

HAIr AND MAKE-UP: ELtoN
the unstoppable
swimsuit, la Perla. ‘Airmax
thea’ shoes, nike. Beaded
cuffs; both Fiona Paxton
152 priYANKA
CHOprA
Printed bralette, briefs;

both 3.1 Phillip Lim.
Embellished kurta, Saaksha
APRIL
& Kinni. Wooden necklace,
Pebble London. Flat
sandals, Jimmy Choo
For our summer

special, we
went on a safari
with Bollywood
ingénue Kriti
Long kurta, Matsya. Jacket,
matching trousers; both Bottega
Veneta. Flat sandals, Jimmy Choo.
Necklace, Michelle Lowe-Holder.
Beaded necklace, Pebble London.
Flat sandals, Jimmy Choo
Sanon to find out

what made her APRIL
Kurta, jacket;
both Eka. Flared
trousers, Tokree. delve into the Millennial, Tumblr or Barbie, we’ve
mighty jungle of
Beaded necklace,
always believed in the power of pink. In

bracelet; both
Pebble London
Indian cinema. ‘La Vie En Rose’, Vogue captured spring’s

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VOGUE@10
A DECADE OF STYLE
In October 2007, Vogue India
published its very first issue. But the
actual journey began over a year
before that. What went on during
those early months? We asked
ALEX KURUVILLA, NICHOLAS
COLERIDGE and ANNA HARVEY—
the three architects of Condé Nast
India—to take us back to Day Zero
The April 2010

issue celebrated
the many shades
of Indian beauty
PRABUDDHA DASGUPTA

THE
INDIA
STORY
From converting
his wife’s shoe
closet to
a makeshift
office to affecting
change with
#VogueEmpower,
Condé Nast
Anticlockwise: The
India’s managing
foyer of the Umaid director, ALEX
Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur,
during the Vogue India
KURUVILLA, has
launch, October 2007; had a front-row
U
Alex Kuruvilla; the
ninth anniversary issue seat to the 10 years
celebrated the beauty of of Vogue India
the Indian subcontinent
US Vogue just turned a grand 125 and British sisting on playing fetch every few minutes, the
Vogue has crossed a venerable 100. When postman, the courier—I began to hammer out a
Vogue India was launched a decade ago, we had business plan and began the challenging task of
big Manolos to fill. Looking back, it has been a putting together a team.
remarkable 10 years, as much for Vogue as for Soon, I escaped to the peace and quiet of a
OCT
the world. business centre, where my first task was to hire
I was Employee Number One. And for the the all-important assistant. I recollect inter-
2016
150
first few months, The Only Employee. It viewing the candidates in a room so absurdly
seemed a bit unusual to move into publishing tiny that three would have been a crowd. The
after almost a decade spent running MTV. But company’s regulatory status wasn’t yet kosher,
the opportunity to found the Indian outpost of so we were operating as a shell company called
the company that produced Vanity Fair, The BVA Publishers (not particularly originally
New Yorker, Vogue, GQ and Wired? For a closet named after our lawyer’s initials). Candidate
writer, it was a no-brainer. It all started in my after candidate would take one look and flee, to
wife’s shoe closet. There, in the corner of our my utter consternation. The penny dropped
9
BHARAT SIKKA
E’S th
bedroom, I created a tiny makeshift office. much later. Who would believe that this was
VOGU SARY Amidst the cacophony of a household—kids re- the future headquarters of an as yet non-exist-
ANNIVER
CELEBR AT
ING BEAU
TY IN DIVERS
ITY
turning from school, a rambunctious boxer in- ent Condé Nast India, with a dodgy name to >

boot and no employees in sight, save a single ten corner of the world. Yet, border politics
male (moi!). seeped in—with a heavy heart we had to re-
The launch of a Vogue always involves a fas- move every trace of one country (words, photo-
cinating cast of characters, and Vogue India graphs, people, even illustrations) because the
was no different. China had only just launched atmosphere was so vitiated.
their edition and we were keen to top that. The Meanwhile, beneath our feet, seismic chang-
magic formula was a launch cover shot by none es were taking place. We saw political upheaval;
other than Patrick Demarchelier and a bevy of closer to home 60 years of Congress rule were
Bollywood stars and supermodels. Before we now a distant memory; in the US, Obama uto-
knew it, we had our first issue. The only thing pia dissolved into cantankerous megalomania.
left was to launch it, in true Vogue style. There was economic upheaval, too—the 2009
It may have been a decade ago but the launch financial meltdown, and later the inconceivable
of Vogue India is still talked about. Four hun- Brexit and its fallout. But most importantly, we
dred of the world’s most beautiful and interest- were swept up by a technological revolution
ing people were flown in on specially chartered that continues to intrigue us and challenge
planes to the romantic desert city of Jodhpur every creative cell.
for a weekend of fashion magic. It began with The cadence of the monthly cycle of a maga-
drinks at Maharaja Gaj Singh’s private resi- zine—it almost feels quaint receiving the fresh-
dence in the palace for a privileged handful, ly printed issue every month—was shattered by
followed by a stunning photography exhibi- the onslaught of the web, then mobile, social
tion, Vogue: A Love Affair With India. Then media, and video. It has been told too often but
came the launch and a series of magical par- bears repetition: who would have thought that
ties that ended with dancing at dawn, the pal- what happened in the first 125 years of US
ace’s silhouette the perfect setting for New Vogue would happen to us in Moore’s Law
York DJ Donna D’Cruz to make her entry on speed in 10 years? And yet the 125-year-old
a palanquin. continues dancing nimbly to the latest tunes, as
Over the years, we were confronted by doubts the 10-year-old cheekily shows her moves. FB.
and dilemmas and, in equal measure, inspira- Check. Twitter. Check. Insta. Check. Snapchat.
tion and ingenuity. Launching Vogue, an Amer- Check. WeChat. Check. E-commerce. Check.
ican icon that touched only a few hundred thou- Wearables. Check. Future. Check.
sand, in a country of 1.3 billion, gave reason for Come 2027 and we’ll be talking about the AI-
pause. Yet, our purpose revealed itself in Pro- powered Vogue inserted under your skin—
ject Renaissance in 2012, as the Vogue team think and your body will be virtually draped in
journeyed across the country in search of exqui- the new Junya Watanabe techno couture you
site handcrafted textiles and persuaded some of love. What about the Iris van Herpen outfit you
the world’s most iconic fashion brands to mould grew for Elon Musk’s SpaceX Annual Outer-
them into something new and momentous. The space Ball? Or will you change your mind and
result was sheer magic. Burberry created a choose to 3D-print a Neri Oxman dress to wear
trench coat with Maheshwari silk, Jimmy Choo on the light carpet?
stilettos came with a twist of Benarasi brocade, Or would you rather be sitting on a beach,
and Kanchipuram silk became the canvas for the waves gently lapping, a simple Péro organ-
Christian Louboutin’s exquisite handiwork. ic cotton shift falling sensually off your shoul-
Or three years ago, when we discovered der, Liz Ciokajlo bio-resin sandals on your feet
Vogue’s strength beyond fashion, and our pow- and the sound of the sea in your ears…as your
er to affect change. The brutal rape of a young personal robodrone hovers over you with glass-
woman in Delhi had outraged the entire coun- es of elixir?
try and we decided we had to do something: our But I’m getting ahead of myself. Time has
response was #VogueEmpower, a multi-lay- flown, many Vogue babies have been born, the
ered campaign that went viral and touched the boisterous boxer is in doggie heaven and a new
hearts of millions. one has taken her place, but now with a proper
From day one, embracing our Indian soul office to play fetch. Many parties have been
and all things Indian with pride has fired our thrown, glamorous shoots orchestrated all over
mission—from the sari to zari, the bindi to Bol- the planet, provocative stories written, stylists
lywood, from the ‘The Dawn of Dusk’ (April and art directors come and gone. The anniver-
2010) issue worshipping the colour of our skin sary party will soon be over, the issue put to
ANKITA CHANDRA
HRH Luna, to the ‘Beauty in Diversity’ (October 2016) is- bed, many an Insta post done and dusted. The
Kuruvilla’s nine- sue featuring models from every country in the weary foot soldiers will retreat for a brief res-
month-old boxer, Indian subcontinent—from Nepal to the Mal- pite... There’s a new decade to conquer. It’s
at the Vogue office
dives, Bangladesh to Sri Lanka—a half-forgot- time to put on those Manolos again. >

USHERING IN
FASHION’S FUTURE
While we give you a lowdown on the unique partnership between
IBM Watson and Women of the Year 2017, an awards ceremony that
celebrated the 10 indomitable years of Vogue in India, we also take
you through what cognitive technology is and how it’s using artificial
intelligence to revolutionise the fashion industry
get
We often think of science and art as opposite
M W a tson to
d with I
B ue
he Vog
ends of the creative spectrum—discovery
versus inspiration, thinking versus feeling. “I worke spiration for t uring my
in D
design he Year 2017. found
And yet, one has to admit that it’s not as
black and white as we may like it to be. There
of t on, I
is art in science and a science to art. And this Women tion with Wats s me grow
has never been truer than it is in our interac ts AI tools help ssion.”
ng i rofe
that usi ntially in my p
ever-evolving digital age. Computers have
expone Gaurav Gupta

become the new canvas for many artists, and
cognitive systems like IBM Watson have
become their creative partners. –
Named after IBM’s first CEO Thomas J
Watson, IBM Watson is a leading artificial
intelligence technology platform that uses
natural language processing and machine
learning to reveal insights from large observe and form subjective opinions on
amounts of unstructured data. But before it emerging trends. While there is great value
can answer questions, it needs to be trained in these observations, it is limited to the
in the subject at hand. So all related number of shows each person can see. It is
material, from web pages and PDFs to word also impossible for one person to manually
documents, images, videos and frequently browse thousands of images coming out
asked questions with answers, is fed into the from these shows. But with a more
system. Once trained, IBM Watson then data-driven approach, this is now possible.
rummages through vast amounts of IBM Watson can crunch all the runway
information available around the world, images from a show and then provide style
collects data on its own and uses algorithms reports to the observers, who can use
to develop insights in record time, all so that data-based insights to back up their
you can make informed decisions for the predictions on future trends. Recently, it
future. IBM Watson is already widely used analysed hundreds of runway images from
by medical researchers but other industries New York Fashion Week 2017. It took IBM
are quickly making it a key part of their Watson all of one second to analyse each
development. image. Ultimately, in less than an hour, it
provided an entire show worth of insights. In
Fashion’s Fastest fact, Fall 2017’s dominant colour palette is

based on the insights that Watson unveiled.
Professional So, if you come across a lot of greys, browns
The fashion industry is one of the newest and blacks or poppy maroons and sea blues,
adopters of IBM Watson. Designers and you know who to thank (or blame). That’s
fashion houses across the world usually start why we were thrilled to bits when they came
conceptualising for the new season, six on board as associate sponsors for Women of
months to a year in advance. Traditionally, the Year 2017—a special awards ceremony
experts are sent to major runway shows to to commemorate Vogue’s 10 years in India.
When Watson met
Vogue’s Women of
the Year
While Women of the Year 2017, which
concluded last month, recognised and
rewarded leading women from various
fields, it also celebrated a decade
of Vogue’s presence in India. Co-
sponsored by IBM Watson with two
distinctive integrations, it was, quite
literally, a luminous affair.
The world’s first sari-gown inspired

by artificial intelligence (AI)
Integrating technology with fashion,
Gaurav Gupta—one of India’s leading
couturiers—worked closely with IBM
Watson to bring the never-seen-before
“What we are really doing
innovation of a cognitive sari to life. here is pairing ‘Watson’
IBM Watson was tasked with finding —the world’s premier AI
dominant patterns and colours from platform—with the
the regions to which the winners of Vogue’s
Women of the Year 2017 belonged. creativity and sensibilities
After browsing hashtags and trawling of a designer like Gaurav.
more than five million photographs, IBM We’ve gone beyond
Watson used its Visual Recognition API to
design and styling, by
extract specific overriding colours, patterns
and shapes that are quintessential to these allowing AI to draw
regions. The collective output of this personality insights. It is a
exercise was then handed over to Gupta, man-machine partnership,
who in turn used it as an inspirational
springboard for this spectacular sari-
symbolic of how AI is
gown. By means of a custom-built IBM going forward. And this is
app with Watson’s cognitive technology, what gives you fashion to
Gupta put in his design inspiration. Based the power of IBM.”
on dominant human-created patterns in
its database, the app generated unique – Sriram Raghavan, CTO
patterns that were fashioned by Watson’s IBM India/South Asia
AI engine. Speaking about his experience,
the designer said, “I worked with IBM
Watson to get design inspirations for these was then attributed to a colour. So, gives you fashion to the power of IBM.”
Vogue Women of the Year 2017. During when the leading ladies at Women of the
my interaction, I found that using its AI Year 2017 arrived on stage to pick up their Art that interacts
tools could help me grow exponentially in award, the sari worn by the host changed At the event guests were thrilled to find
my profession.” hue to match the winner’s personality an art installation of a colour-changing,
The sari was worn by the event’s host, traits. This sari-gown was also powered by cognitive sari that interacted with them in
Archie Punjabi and was designed to IBM IoT (Internet of Things), which was real time. They were asked to enter their
change colour, based on each winner’s embedded in the ensemble with colour– Twitter handles. If they didn’t have one,
personality, something that IBM Watson changing LEDs. they could pick a handle from the pre-
analysed, after drawing data from Sriram Raghavan, CTO IBM India/ populated list of famous Indian women.
their digital presence and activities. It South Asia, said “What we are really doing Based on the most recent Tweets,
then mapped the personality of each here is pairing IBM Watson—the world’s Watson analysed their personalities, which
winner against seven dominant traits— premier AI platform—with the creativity were mapped against the seven dominant
efficacy in organising thoughts, open- and sensibilities of a designer like Gaurav. traits it had zeroed in on for the winners.
mindedness and originality, confidence We’ve gone beyond design and styling, by So, here you have it. IBM Watson and
in problem-solving, action-orientation, allowing AI to draw personality insights. It its cognitive technology is changing your
conscientiousness, openness to possibilities is a man-machine partnership, symbolic of world at the speed of light. And there’s
and, alternatives and social energy. Each of how AI is going forward. And this is what nothing elementary about it.
For more information on IBM Watson, visit Ibm.com/watson

Nast Britain), in the heaviest August monsoon
THE EARLY DAYS I can remember. It was like standing under a
power shower at full velocity. A search firm
The chairman of Condé Nast Britain, had produced 10 potential candidates
NICHOLAS COLERIDGE, is a committed for our consideration. We inter-
viewed them in turns in a damp
Indophile. Ten years after the launch, he conference room smelling of floor
takes us back to the beginning and tells us polish. After nine interviews, we
why, for him, India will always be in Vogue were becoming desperate. Then
Alex Kuruvilla strode into the
room, fresh from MTV, and things
looked up immediately. We had din-
ner together that night at Indigo
behind the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel,
and by the time the main courses
arrived we knew he was Mr Right.
The project gathered rapid momen-
tum. With Alex on board, we hired
Priya Tanna as editor, Anaita
Shroff Adajania as fashion director,
Oona Dhabhar as marketing direc-
tor... then Arjun Mehra, Divia Tha-
ni, Bandana Tewari and Priyanka
Khanna... It was looking like a
cracking team.
In no time, the first issue was be-
ing planned, and the Umaid Bha-
wan Palace in Jodhpur being
booked for the launch party. As the
day of the great October launch ap-
proached, the weather took a sur-
prising turn for the worse—a mon-
soon was looming. But the weather
gods cooperated, and the heavens
only opened as the party closed.
I still look at those early issues
with admiration—the Bharat Sik-
W
ka shoot with Lily Cole is one of my
favourites, shot on buses in Delhi,
in Agra and under the Howrah
Bridge in Kolkata. And Jason
Schmidt’s theatrical sitting with
Yasmin Le Bon at the City Palace
From top: Nicholas We had been considering launching an Indian and Fateh Prakash Palace in Udaipur. When I
Coleridge; model Lily
Cole shot by Bharat Vogue for several years. We discussed it regu- saw those early shoots for the first time I knew
Sikka for the launch larly at board meetings at the Condé Nast that Vogue India would never have a quality
issue of Vogue India headquarters in London but it was tricky. For problem—they were world class. And so it has
one, it was illegal at the time to start up on our proved to be. The Mario Testino issue this
own and could only be done through a licensee May, with Kendall Jenner on the cover, was
or a joint venture, which, to be quite honest, we another glorious winner.
really didn’t want to do. What I love about Vogue India—what makes
But then the law changed, and we hot-footed it, in my opinion, so successful—is that it man-
it to Delhi to visit the Minister of Information ages to combine an international sophistication
BHARAT SIKKA; GETTY IMAGES
and Broadcasting, who was most encouraging, with a highly appropriate Indian sensibility,
mentioning that his wife would never forgive the glamour of Bollywood and high society, as
him if he didn’t allow the magazine to launch! well as respect for the rich literary life of the
The search for a managing director began at nation. It is, at once, a publication of global
once. I flew to Mumbai with a colleague, Albert standards and local insight—made in India for
Read (now the managing director at Condé the world. >

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Clockwise:
A fashion shoot by
Patrick Demarchelier on
the sets of Saawariya in
the launch issue; Deepika
Padukone shot by Paolo
Roversi for the November
2007 cover; Anna Harvey
LEADING FROM
THE FRONT
A former
deputy editor
at British Vogue
and stylist to
Princess Diana,
ANNA HARVEY
brought her
experience to
the launch of
Vogue India as
editorial director
of new markets.
She shares her
T The launch: “The build-up was nothing if not
interesting. There were many meetings in
Mumbai to interview key members of the team;
poolside at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel was our
favourite interview spot.”
The office: “The very small team was sta-

tioned in a tiny, airless office in the eaves of
a building. I remember rickety stairs and
working elbow-to-elbow over a lot of the of-
fice’s famous grilled cheese sandwiches. But
the mood was positive and upbeat. For me,
working with a predominantly Indian team
was a very positive experience. I learned a
great deal about the country and their
knowledge of journalism. The quality of
India from time to time but an Indian star is
almost always more popular.”
Then and now: “Now, the magazine has a

more confident voice on international fashion
than in the beginning but it has always been
authoritative. The world has learnt a lot
about Indian textiles and design since the
birth of Vogue India. I love the way the maga-
zine celebrates Indian craftsmanship in such
a proud and major way. It’s also been inter-
esting to watch how closely the marketing
department worked with editorial; I had nev-
er worked in a market where this was such
an accepted practice and it took a bit of get-
ting used to. The resulting supplements and
writing was excellent.” marketing initiatives are testament to the
memories success of this collaboration.”
The first issue: “Anaita Shroff Adajania, the
fashion director, along with Priya Tan- Personal highlights: “I loved the first and
na, the editor, chose the stars of the first second issues in particular. I think it was be-
cover, the exception being Sasha Pivo- cause I was quite closely involved with both—
varova, who came over from Europe Patrick Demarchelier’s marvellous Bollywood
with the international fashion team shoot and Paolo Roversi’s beautiful second is-
7
nov 200
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orld’s
The wpp
hi es t that included Lucinda Chambers and sue. I loved the Roversi cover but India did
s in adors
Maidentt ambass of yoga photographer Patrick Demarchelier. not, which was sad for me but part of an im-
ha an
ManYork’s
New as
desi div Deepik a It was felt that in order to bring Vogue portant learning curve. I still don’t think that
ukonern to the Indian market it was important
60
Pad lovely cover would work for Vogue India today,
PAOLO ROVERSI; PATRICK DEMARCHELIER
A star is bo
Hillary
Clinton
’s for the new readers to understand it so perhaps after all these years not that much
seCret
beaUtyaves
mUst-He
for tH
weapon
was an international title that en- has changed after all! Some of Anaita’s under-
bride plUs
Kareena
Kapoor compassed all that was creative on water stories will always stay with me, too. I
Shashi
Inside r
Jennife
Tharoor
Claudia
the planet, and to do this an interna- am very proud of the magazine championing
Lopez’s Schiffer
dream
house
tional supermodel should stand women’s rights in India. The magazine is
alongside some Bollywood greats. strong and successful, confident in its market,
Fashion n
Celebratio
Since then Western models and ce- and the team knows exactly how to reach its
wedding
season lebrities have appeared on Vogue readers. It is my favourite Vogue.” n
the
styles for
Signature

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THE
FADE
We love freshly coloured hair,
but until now, believed that its
vibrancy was short-lived. Thankfully,
Kérastase Reflection Chromatique
is here to retain your hue and
its mirror-like gloss
Minimal or flamboyant; bold or discreet;

trendsetter or follower—the hair colour you
choose is a reflection of the many facets of your
personality. It’s empowering. It’s liberating. And
no one understands this better than Kérastase.
That’s why their renovated Reflection
Chromatique range for coloured hair prolongs
the intensity of your hair colour, preserves
the integrity of your hair fibre and retains that
glossy mirror-like shine.
Kérastase Reflection Chromatique ensures created Kérastase Reflection Chromatique,

that you get 40 days of colour protection which is enhanced with System Capture
40 and shine*. How? Well, here’s the story. After

years of research, the experts at Kérastase
Advanced Technology. The primary
component here is a fusion of sodium
DAYS discovered there are three molecules,

typically found in water, that are responsible
citrate with yuzu and lychee extracts—that
neutralises the culpable water particles.
IN for depleting hair colour. First there’s Furthermore, natural ingredients like rice
PERFECT
chlorine, which causes colour oxidation bran oil coat the hair fibre to improve its
and increases photosensitivity; then there’s ability to reflect light, while UV filters and
COLOUR copper, which has a greenish, darkening

effect; and finally calcium is to blame for
Vitamin E protect colour-treated hair from
free radicals and oxidisation. Finally, the
perpetual dull dryness that plagues coloured zinc gluconate content seals the deal by
hair. Armed with this knowledge, they capturing and stabilising the colour.
*Instrumental tests, Bain+Masque Chromatique

THE NEW COLOUR PROTECTING
RANGE YOU HAVE TO TRY
Sans Sulfate
Whether you’re at the salon or at home, Kérastase has designed

an easy to follow, three-step regime that promises to protect
your colour and nourish your hair.
STEP 1: BATHE
Wash your hair with Kérastase Reflection Bain
Chromatique, a salon-grade sulfate-free shampoo for
highlighted and colour-treated hair. You may want to choose
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have more sensitised locks.
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Kérastase Reflection Bain Chromatique Riche ₹ 1,800
STEP 2: TREAT
Next, nourish it with Kérastase Masque Chromatique for
fine or thick hair. Not only does it help to seal in the colour
molecules, but also replenishes the moisture and hydration
that your hair needs, protecting it from further damage.
Kérastase Masque Chromatique Epais ₹ 3,000
Kérastase Masque Chromatique Fin ₹ 3,000
STEP 3: TEXTURIZE
As a finishing touch, use a nourishing leave-in like the Elixir
Ultime Radiance Beautifying Oil by Kérastase. It leaves
coloured hair looking radiant and glossy with a sensual softness.
Elixir Ultime Radiance Beautifying Oil ₹ 2,600
IN SALON
SEAL-IN YOUR COLOUR
“
I love encouraging my clients
to play with hair colour and
to try out new looks but
many of them worry about
On the day you colour your hair ask
your hair stylist for a shot of Fusio- the fading of colour. We now
Dose for coloured hair. It will lock in have an excellent proposition
your colour and give you 5X more from the new Reflection
radiance. This quick 15-minute ritual
is a great go-to to ensure regular
Chromatique range by
nourishment and protection for Kérastase, which is made
coloured hair. To maintain coloured with advanced technology
hair, get a shot every 15 days
“
offering colour protection
at a Kérastase salon near you!
and shine for 40 days!
- Sumit Israni, Creative Director and Owner, Geetanjali Salons
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visit Kerastase.in or call toll−free on 1800- 22247
Follow Kérastase on Facebook.com/kerastaseIndia and
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ORNATE
ELEGANCE
From modern gold to diamond polki
jewellery, Azva is set to take over this
wedding season with its fine craftsmanship
and versatile designs
The ring of the wedding bells is a wake

up call for all those who want to make a
statement with their high fashion jewellery,
this season. If you’re one of those, take a
look at Azva’s designer, handmade gold
jewellery. The collection of statement pieces
has been inspired by the magical seven vows
of matrimony. It’s a juxtaposition of dramatic
designs and delicate clusters of gold beads.
The bridal jewellery blends the beauty of
nature with contemporary abstract motifs
—making it a design as special as your
D-day. We’ve bookmarked some of their
versatile pieces just for you. They’re sure to
leave you wide-eyed.
THE FUSION JEWEL

Studded with red square stones and
imbedded with brilliance—the modern gold
choker and earrings set will make its wearer
the talk of the town. It’s got seven rows of
geometric interlinks, square set stones and
granules of gold that string together the
ideology of the seven vows. This statement
piece allures you with its window-inspired
pendant with cut work and a core of red
kundan set stones held together by intricate
flowers and vines. The seven pearl drops
fall gracefully adding to its stylish charms.
This beauty can accentuate any outfit with
ease—making sure all eyes are on you.
THE BRIDAL
CHARMER
This bridal gold showstopper
will make you feel no less than a
goddess. Inspired by the seven
vows, the seven lines of graduating
floral motifs are made in 22k
gold. The textured gold sheets
and intricate links give it a richness
that will make you stop and stare.
It’s bordered with rows of precious
kundan set stones and chased
hanging balls that drape the neck
with flamboyance. It’s the kind of
jewel most worthy of praise and pride.
THE GOLDEN PETALS

Interpreting the seven vows and giving them yet another
captivating form is the cascading gold petals choker. Frilled
flutes are assembled in 22k gold to infuse beauty into this
masterpiece. Golden beads blend with delicate scrolls and are
pea
adorned with seven flowers in mesmerising red stones. The pearl
drops at the end make a poised presence as they line the layers off
tumbling buds. Its new-age sophistication is sure to gather many
admirers. Are you ready for all the attention?
THE DIAMOND AFFAIR

The seven wedding vows are some of the most sacredsac words that
diam
bind people together. The Azva modern diamond polki choker
personifies this precious bond with seven rows of kundan set
p
polki diamonds on a lattice of fine filigree. The plush row
eleganc It’s’
of pearls gives the piece a classic touch of elegance.
the symbol of a lifelong commitment for the ever
beautiful timeless bride. Feeling dreamy? We don’t
blame you.
For more information, visit Azvavows.com

WOMEN WE LOVE
. .WEAR THEIR
ART
We celebrate this milestone
issue with a limited-
edition temporary tattoo
artwork by artists THUKRAL
& TAGRA, influenced
by nostalgia and reverie
morphing into daydreams
and memories. Enjoy
wearing it on your skin
From the series Somnium Genero

shiny diamonds/cloudy atoms
Application instructions
Remove clear sheet and
apply face down
to clean, dry skin.
Hold wet cloth against
tattoo for 30 seconds,
then peel off
paper back.
Gently rinse image
with water for
best effect.
/
Do not apply to sensitive
skin, near eyes or if
allergic to adhesive.

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SARI-TORIAL
ELEGANCE
Since 1942, Kala Niketan.co has been a frontrunner in luxury
Indian fashion—bringing timeless quality to modern trends
R
ooted in Indian tradition with a focus
on everything that’s cultural and
timeless, Kala Niketan.co’s quality
standards, exquisite design aesthetic and pattern and print. But if you’re looking for
insight about the modern Indian woman a ready-to-wear ensemble, you’ll be equally
allow it to stand as a stalwart against the tidal spoilt for choice. Even better, some of the
wave of new-age ethnic fashion labels. traditional styles are now also being made
It has been over 70 years since the Kala available as indo-western attire.
Niketan.co store opened on Queen’s Road, Over four generations, this family-
Mumbai and it continues to stand as the owned business has seen a range of trends
Maximum City’s favourite destination for come and go, but its commitment to
luxury saris and ethnic-wear. Step into their quality craftsmanship has held strong.
store and discover fabric-lined shelves that
display a wide and varied range of design, Exclusively at 95 Queen’s Road,
embroidery, print-work and motifs from Mumbai. Open on Sundays. For more
India’s diverse cultures. Authentically- information, visit Kalaniketan.co,
crafted kanjivarams, benarasis, paithanis call +91 2222005001/4952 or
and chanderis—each retaining their unique email Kalaniketaninfo@gmail.com
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Jumper, Akivo
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THE TRENCH
Whatever your style,
soigné or street, nothing
tackles the tricky transition
from autumn to winter
quite like this staple
‘Sabel’ boots,
Dune London,
20,000
Jewelled poppy
phone case,
Kate Spade,
3,900
WOMEN WE LOVE
. .ALWAYS START WITH THE CLASSICS

When it comes to women’s wardrobes, these sartorial heroes have stood
the test of time. Meet the pieces that will always be in Vogue
TRAIL COAT
We trace the trench
through the ages
1930
A trench coat by 1961
Burberry, a label 1942 1958 Audrey 1964
synonymous with The first Canadian Sophia Loren Hepburn as Goldie Hawn in
the style staple women’s army in The Key Holly Golightly Washington DC
in Breakfast
1948 At Tiffany’s
Marlene Dietrich
on the set of
A Foreign Affair
T-shirt, Only,
799
REET
T
S
Track pants,
TommyxGigi,
4,999 Trench coat,
Marks & Spencer,
7,350
Sunglasses,
Lulu & Sky,
500
REX FEATURES; GETTY IMAGES
Boots, Topshop,
6,620
1987
A trench by
Karl Lagerfeld
2001
Gwyneth 2008 2017
Paltrow at Angelina Jolie Priyanka Chopra
1979 the Sidewalks at the 13th at the Met Gala
Meryl Streep in 1990 oOf New York Annual Critics’
Kramer Vs. Kramer ChristyTurlington premiere Choice Awards 2013
in a patent leather Selena Gomez
trench coat in New York

WHITE SHIRT + FLARED TROUSERS
They are the yin and yang of the style world, the power pairing we’re placing our bets on
Suede purse,
Accessorize,
1,150
Shirt, H&M,
3,999
Pinstriped wide-
legged trousers,
Cover Story,
2,990 ‘Jenna’ shoes,
River Island,
2,950
Wide-legged trousers,
Mango, 6,500
Puff-sleeved
shirt, Vero
Moda,
2,299
Interlinked hoop
earrings, Primark,
120
‘Amali Primrose’
shoes, Clarks,
5,999
Lace-up trousers,
Zara, 2,790
Shirt,
United
Colors of
Benetton,
2,470
‘Stan Smith’
sneakers, Adidas,
10,999
Jacket,
Levi’s,
4,000

…BECAUSE LIFE IS PRECIOUS
Stud farms; the derby; art collections; luxury and vintage cars—these are things that come to mind when the
Poonawalla Group is mentioned. But allow us to unveil its only purpose, which is to save and enhance lives
There’s no denying that the SERUM INSTITUTE

Poonawallas have luxurious OF INDIA
lifestyles. But there’s much,
much more to what meets the The world's largest vaccine
eye. Behind the flamboyance is manufacturer
a powerful resolve to make the Serum Institute of India produces
world a better, cleaner and safer more than a billion vaccine doses
place. The Poonawalla Group for a wide and varied range of
stands firmly by its purpose to not medical afflictions. All of them are
only ensure good health, but also accredited by the World Health
provides a mentally and physically Organization (WHO) in Geneva
stimulating environment that and are being used in national
helps denizens thrive and achieve immunisation programmes
their goals. It all began when in over 170 countries, saving
chairperson, Dr Cyrus Poonawalla and protecting millions around
founded the Serum Institute of the world, right from birth. It
India in 1966. Today, with son is estimated that about 65 to
Adar Poonawalla as CEO and 70 per cent of children across
Adar’s glamorous wife Natasha the world receive at least one
Poonawalla as director—the vaccine manufactured by them.
Poonawalla Group is creating Serum Institute's commitment
history as well as the future. to global health is exemplified
by significant investments in its This allows the production of
infrastructure, including state-of- doses in large numbers within
the-art laboratories with cutting- a shorter time-frame, which
edge technology and world- means the response time in case
class equipment. Rest assured, of an international emergency
its production facilities are or outbreak is much faster. The
continuously upgraded to ensure recent US FDA approval for
compliance with CGMP (Current one of its plants endorses the
Good Manufacturing Practices) fact that the institute conforms
regulations. to the highest quality standards
Serum Institute of India has when it comes to manufacturing,
crossed many milestones in infrastructure, expertise and
technology. It has technology.
a robotic arm for In 2012, the Serum
It is estimated
virus handling, Institute of India made
that about 65
a cell factory its first international
and cell cube for
to 70 per cent acquisition by taking
growing cells, of children over Bilthoven
facilities for the across the world Biologicals, a
manufacture of receive at least bioengineering and
polysaccharide one vaccine pharmaceutical
and recombinant manufactured company, from
vaccines, and by the Serum The Netherlands
for monoclonal Institute of Government, due to Adar Poonawalla and Dr Cyrus Poonawalla taking
His Royal Highness, Prince Charles through the Serum Institute
antibodies. It also India. which it got access to of India’s laboratory sites, during his visit to India
has the latest the technology and
screeners to inspect products expertise for making the IPV
for minute particulates, which (Injectable Polio Vaccine, Salk).
cannot be seen by the human The acquisition enhanced its own
eye. All inspections are done offerings in the paediatric vaccine
automatically to eliminate the segment, bolstering the institute’s
possibility of human error. resolve to eradicate polio from
Sophisticated tunnel systems, the world.
high-speed vial washing, filling, The Poonawalla Group’s
stoppering and sealing machines upcoming futuristic facility— Dr Cyrus and Adar Poonawalla with Bill
all work at a speed of 500 Poonawalla Biotech Park—is Gates on his visit to Serum Institute of India
containers per minute with something to look forward to.
perfect accuracy. Better still, Spread across 42 acres, it is
with the licensure of additional expected to take the group’s
facilities, Serum Institute of India endeavours to protect and
has the flexibility to produce save lives to the next level
vaccines in more than one plant. of excellence.
Dr Mirta Roses Periago, Director-Paho; Dr Jose A Cordova Villalobos, Secretary of

Health, Mexico; Dr Cyrus Poonawalla and Dr Jon Andrus, Deputy Director-Paho
COMMITTED
TO CARE
In a significant step towards offering world-class
medical services and facilities at affordable rates,
Natasha and Adar Poonawalla unveiled the
Villoo Poonawalla Memorial Hospital in 2016
In a world where most people 300 people to achieve its goals

compete and attempt to control for the community and the nation
each other, there are a few who at large.
look out for the welfare of others. Last year, as a part of the
One such person was the late foundation, Adar and Natasha
Villoo Poonawalla. A social Poonawalla unveiled the Villoo
worker, a fine sportswoman in Poonawalla Memorial Hospital,
her youth and a director of the a multi-speciality hospital
Serum Institute of India during located on the easily accessible
her lifetime, she wore many hats. Pune-Solapur Highway
She is best remembered for at Hadapsar in Pune. The
her altruistic nature and many hospital has been constructed,
philanthropic undertakings. equipped and commissioned
To ensure that her endeavours by Welfare Medical Foundation
continue after she passed with complete financial and
away, her son Adar Poonawalla logistical assistance from Serum
and daughter-in-law Natasha Institute of India. It has a 74-bed
founded The Villoo Poonawalla capacity, and is expected to
Charitable Foundation in 2012. expand to more than a hundred.
With a focus on providing quality Offering comprehensive
healthcare, education, access to healthcare programmes like
clean drinking water, sanitation general medicine, general
and waste management, the surgery, laparoscopic surgery,
foundation employs more than orthopaedics, ophthalmology,
urology, neurology, ENT, skin,
paediatrics, gynaecology and
obstetrics, endoscopy, dentistry
and homeopathy, it is one of the
best medical facilities in Pune.
Sprawled across 40,903 sqft and
nine floors, it provides services
such as 24X7 emergency, a 10-
bed intensive care unit, five state-
of-the-art operation theatres, a
three-bed neo-natal intensive
care unit, a dialysis centre and with an earnest desire to strive commitment has remained reserved for the General Ward
complete diagnostic laboratory. towards enhancing the lives of unwavering and consistent category, the hospital intends
Speaking about the hospital, communities around us. With the throughout the years and Villoo to earnestly cater to the lower
the chairperson of The primary focus on critical issues Poonawalla Memorial Hospital socio-economic segment. It aims
Villoo Poonawalla Charitable such as health, sanitation and is another small step towards to bring down quality healthcare
Foundation, Natasha Poonawalla education, we hope to positively taking our communities to a costs by almost 50 per cent
says, “Villoo Poonwalla reach out to the underprivileged healthier future.” for the community, thereby
Foundation was established sections of our society. Our The biggest concerns for ensuring their financial burden is
the underprivileged sections significantly reduced.” While the
“By ensuring that 1/3 of the total beds are of our society has been health, Poonawalla family has already
sanitation and education. When achieved landmark successes
reserved for the General Ward category, all of these are addressed, only in their philanthropic ventures,
the hospital intends to earnestly cater to then can they be empowered Natasha Poonawalla initiated
the lower socio-economic segment. It aims for a better living. Adding to this project to ensure that quality
to bring down quality healthcare costs that, she states, “By ensuring healthcare is made available to
by almost 50 per cent for the community that 1/3 of the total beds are the masses at an affordable cost.
thereby ensuring their financial burden is
significantly reduced.”
—Natasha Poonawalla, chairperson, The
Villoo Poonawalla Charitable Foundation
WHERE
FUTURES
BEGIN
Helmed by Natasha and Adar Poonawalla,
the family has five schools under its aegis,
each one providing state-of-the-art education
that’s virtually free
Tomorrow is born in the classrooms of today—this is a belief the
Poonawalla family holds close to its heart. And because the future
depends so much on the quality of education, Natasha and Adar
Poonawalla ensure that the five schools powered by The Villoo
Poonawalla Charitable Foundation provide affordable education.
SOLI A. POONAWALLA values’, this school is a landmark
MEMORIAL HIGH institution in Kolhapur. With
SCHOOL 1,100 students and classes from
Based in Hadapsar, Pune and nursery to the 12th grade, it is
affiliated with the Central Board built across 12 acres, and has a
of Secondary Education (CBSE), playground, an auditorium, an
this school aims at all-round open amphitheatre, a computer
development through various laboratory, a library and a hostel.
innovative curricular and co-
curricular activities. It has more UPCOMING SCHOOLS
than 1,000 students, a sprawling Villoo Poonawalla School,
playground, a computer laboratory Alibaug and Vidya Pratishthan’s
and an extensive library, making it a Villoo Poonawalla School,
delightful place to grow up. Baramati are primary CBSE-
affiliated educational institutions
DR. CYRUS that aim to have classes from
POONAWALLA ENGLISH nursery to the fifth grade. Both,
MEDIUM SCHOOL currently being built over three
Founded in 2010, this school has acres of land, each one intends to
been operating officially under enrol 500 students once it opens.
the Mahatma Gandhi Sarvodaya
Sangh. Spread across three acres,
it has 29 classrooms, 95 students
and all essential facilities needed to
ensure a brighter future to all those
who graduate from it.
DR. CYRUS
POONAWALLA Natasha and Adar Poonawalla ensure that
INTERNATIONAL
the five schools powered by The Villoo
SCHOOL
Dedicated to the mission of Poonawalla Charitable Foundation provide
building ‘global citizens with Indian affordable education.
GREEN HORIZONS
Adar Poonawalla Clean City Initiative is making Pune a model for effective waste management
Early in September 2017, Adar aims at bringing state-of-the-art India is indeed a cleaner and matter of time before APCC has
Poonawalla was appointed waste collection and processing greener one. the whole city covered—making
as brand ambassador for the technology to urban India. At the time of APCC’s it a model for effective waste
Government of India’s Swachh Starting with Pune, APCC inception in January 2016, management across the country.
Bharat mission. Since 2016, the hopes to implement systems that the initiative had a total of Along with the Pune Municipal
industrialist has paved the way help citizens correctly dispose 20 machines. Today, that Corporation, which provides
for a revolution in Pune’s waste of waste, assist municipalities number has escalated to over the required city permits, and
management system, with his in transporting, treating and 150 and we’re still counting. Noble Exchange, which offers
own Adar Poonawalla Clean processing this waste, and Over 800kms of Pune’s roads the technical expertise, APCC
City (APCC) Initiative. A social eventually, recycling as much of are being cleaned every day, is on a mission to make Pune
responsibility venture backed by it as possible to minimise landfills. including 450 chronic garbage a cleaner, greener city. It has
Serum Institute of India, APCC The hope is that the future of dumps in the area. It is just a installed litter bins in public
The APCC funds
a number of
information
and outreach
programmes, which
educate citizens on
the importance of
waste management.
And over time,
it is the active
involvement of the
community that will
take over the APCC
initiative and turn
it into a long-term
reality.
places that allow for segregated allows you to live track garbage this involves the cooperation of Thanks to the Adar Poonawalla
waste, provided support vehicles collection machines and bins, households, corporate offices, Clean City Initiative, Pune now
and the manpower required to and make your own reports for schools and eventually, each ranks among the top 15 in the
routinely clear these bins, and garbage collection. and every citizen. To that end, Swachh Sarvekshan. Close to 70
mobile food-waste-processing Of course, efficient machinery the APCC funds a number tonnes of garbage are cleared
vans for organic food waste. and state-of-the-art processing of information and outreach every day—and more importantly,
APCC has also opened a state- technology can only go so far programmes, which educate the city is growing more aware
of-the-art wet waste processing in the way of making a city citizens on the importance of of the hazards of untreated
plant in Talegaon that converts permanently and self-sustainably waste management. And over waste, and is gearing up to aid
organic waste into biofuel and green. For organic and inorganic time, it is the active involvement the process of responsible waste
manure. The initiative has also waste to be correctly processed of the community that will take management. A cleaner, greener
introduced an app for Android and recycled, they must be over the APCC initiative and turn future might not be such a distant
and iOS called MYAPCC, which separated at their source, and it into a long-term reality. dream after all.
Fore more information, visit

adarpcleancity.com
Clean City Initiative
Rhinestones and
faux pearls set
1. THE LBD in multi-strand
necklace, Chanel
The LBD made its debut
in US Vogue in 1926, where
it was dubbed “the Ford”
because, like the car, it was
accessible to people of all
social classes.
A sketch of
the dress
as seen in
US Vogue
2. PEARLS Coco Chanel

Faux or fine, Coco in jersey
Chanel’s age-old saying, trousers with
“a women needs ropes her dog Gigot
and ropes of pearls,” still
A/W ’17-18
holds true today.

3. JERSEY
A/W ’17-18
The designer
pioneered the use
Coco Chanel
and her
of the functional
signature pearls fabric at a time
shot by Man Ray when women were
accustomed to the
likes of silk and satin.
ICON
COCO CHANEL
Romy Schneider
wearing a tweed
suit, two-tone
A/W ’17-18
shoes and the

2.55 bag
She revolutionised the face
PHILIPPE GARNIER/ELLE-SCOOP; DALMAS/SIPA; CHANEL/COURTESY VOGUE PARIS; MAN RAY TRUST/ADAGP PARIS 2016
4. TWO-TONE of women’s fashion with
SHOE
The 1957 slingbacks, her rule-breaking designs,
reimagined by Karl which continue to be the
Lagerfeld in 2015, have
had a celebrity following building blocks of our
S
that includes everyone wardrobes even today. By
from Gina Lollobrigida
to Rihanna. NEHARIKA MANJANI
Seasons may change but ward-

robes world over will always have
one thing in common—Coco
Chanel’s game-changing staples.
Over four decades since her pass-
ing, what keeps the French cou-
turiere so fiercely rooted in the
5. TWEED
The Duke of
fashion firmament? From the LBD
Westminster’s
that did away with the confines of a
A/W ’17-18
wardrobe served
corset to It girl-favourite two-tone as inspiration for
Gina Lollobrigida and the shoes, Vogue traces the designer’s the fabric that
house’s models sporting the
iconic two-tone slingbacks
legacy, unearthing the secret to continues to be a
her enduring appeal. ■ hallmark of the house.

BACKSTAGE
FORECAST
Be the first to get a sneak peek on the hottest hair
trends of 2018—sport these professional looks right
off the runways and do it yourself with Eugene’s
Essential Kit by Wella
T
he first time Eugene Souleiman came into the spotlight, he
gave Lady Gaga her most talked about hairdo—the bob cut. He
sparked a trend and watched it spread. So when a collection (or
three) from the Spring/Summer 2018 forecast of celebrated fashion
designers captured his imagination, we had to keep a tab on him. Whether
it is techno tails or an unkempt look—the celebrity hairstylist is making a
statement yet again with Eugene’s Essential Kit by Wella—and we know
you’re itching to know how. Let’s go backstage and find out.
P T V IB E
TH E U N KEM
SS ’18 Preen by Thornton Bregazzi is a take on Victorian travelling pilgrims, with
flowing chiffon fabrics embellished with floral patterns. So, Souleiman decided
to contrast the feminine lightweight fabrics with a strong yet raw hairstyle giving
the models an unkempt look.
DIY: GETTING PERFECTLY IMPERFECT LOCKS

Style Tools: EIMI Sugar Lift—for a voluminous texture, shine and grip. EIMI
Dry Me—a dry shampoo that gives a manageable matte texture.
Step 1: Braid the hair in an under section at the back.
Step 2: Create a side parting and set it with EIMI Sugar Lift.
Step 3: Play with the front sections of the hair, randomly taking
longer strands loose at the front.
Step 4: Now, secure a ponytail—off centre
cen
att the back on the same side as the parting
parting. STYLE TIP:
Step 5: Release the bottom half of the Play around with the
braid to add texture to the ponytail. hair sections to break
Step 6: Spray EIMI Dry Me over the up the shape and then
entire head, starting at the front sticking randomly place longer
the hair to the forehead. pieces around
the head.
G IR LY
A L L TH IN G S
Eugene Souleiman celebrated Jeremy Scott’s SS ’18
Collection and its 20th anniversary with much pomp
and aplomb. The celebrity stylist chose centre partings,
coloured accents, angelic buns and techno tail ponies to
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The trope of the mysterious woman might lie in inhabiting parts of one that did not warrant
a form of latent sexism; to assume that women permission or validation. “One can never be
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tellectual laziness or the failure of imaginative Sontag penned in her diary. Now the Sontagian
empathy. When one thinks of Greta Garbo we aloneness becomes a trope and a breathing,
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Rekha
men, or to be desired by them. This, I first encountered the work of Louise Bour-
again, is where sexism comes in the geois at the home of the writer John Berendt;
way of seeing solitary women as one of her earlier works was installed in the top
stronger than those with large follow- floor of his New York brownstone. The painting
ings on social media. Or perhaps I am radiated a great plainness I would later see in
merely being politically correct; how the architectural simplicity of Zarina Hashmi.
often have other women thought this There was a child-like quality that recalled
of their peers? (Joan) Miró, and distant afternoons of laugh-
ter, free of adult hovering; a lemonade quality,
THE POWER OF ONE deeply satisfying, simple. “You are born alone.
The only woman more powerful You die alone,” wrote the shy American artist.
than a popular woman is a reclu- “The value of the space in between is trust and
sive one. While popularity relies on love.” Never for a moment should we assume
acceptance, envy and adulation, its the woman who chooses aloneness is lonely; her
strength is measured in relation solitude is refulgent with private meaning, and
to others: the more people who with the sort of exchanges that find an endur-
adore you, the more popular you ing glow in history, as indeed, Bourgeois was
are. To be reclusive, then, is to recorded for in posterity. “After the tremen-
strip fame of its tinny muscle. A dous effort you put in here, solitude, even pro-
private woman, while enjoying longed solitude, can only be of very great bene-
the attention of many genders, fit,” Bourgeois advised a friend and mentor in a
may seek the attention of none. letter. The womb of artistic greatness is dark,
To be gazed at but to be free fecund, difficult and all too secluded.
from the weight, solicitation
and demands of this gaze is an A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN
odd kind of freedom. And to be What happens when a woman learns to be
free not only from the male gaze but to live and alone and, involuntarily, gathers the public la-
to flourish oblivious of all form of scrutiny sig- bel of a “mystery”? In book after book, Virginia
nals satisfaction, fortitude and personal glory. Woolf creates characters—full-bodied, impel-
ling, chipped women—who experience the
FAME FATAL grave electricity of interiority, what Joshua
In the future, everyone will enjoy fifteen minutes Rothman called “innerness” in his essay exam-
of anonymity. Thanks to Kim Kardashian, the ining the sense of privacy that Woolf recog-
democratisation of fame has resulted in its nised in her characters. Their sexual motives
Greta Garbo complete devaluation. (It is testament to the are unclear—oh, is the character devoid of de-
volatility of our Warholian culture that she sire entirely? Is the person few samosas short
finds location in the same essay that draws on of a picnic, to want to live so wholly in herself
Sontag and Garbo.) One earned fame with tal- so as to solicit little meaningful contact with
ent. Today, fame is a talent unto itself, a tri- the outside world, as if literary echoes of the
umph of symbol over experience. And so, a fa- author? And so Mrs Dalloway goes to buy the
mous derrière stands up there as a public flowers herself, a wholly banal task, for an en-
conversation starter, a like generator, a prod- tirely superficial reason—a party! But as she
uct placement coup, a brand ambassador of our does this she juggles the red balls of the past,
Emily Dickinson collective lust and lousy judgement. Witnessed the present, and the anticipated moment, and
by millions, the Kardashian derrière turned becomes the embodiment of time itself—as the
into the opposite of a raunchy rump: it became Big Ben chimes, time itself spills into her like
something we derided and deplored, and it was the slowly poured treacle of eternity. “Woolf
utterly desexualised by its eminence. This is often conceives of life this way: as a gift that
where what is concealed, what enjoys discre- you’ve been given, which you must hold onto
tion, becomes crucial: fame is trade, but privacy and treasure but never open,” writes Roth-
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Umrao Jaan (1981), Rekha is bedecked in ruin the radiance—and the radiance of life is
Harper Lee
pearl-hued corseted anarkalis, with thick kohl- what makes it worth living.” Mysterious wom-
lined eyes that summon to mind a widowed en make worlds out of themselves, they are
Karen swan, beautiful, bereft. Whether it is her love- presidents of the nation of privacy,
Blixen thick gaze or the glamorous modesty of her raven-haired leaders of solitude, gazing into
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character who traffics in flesh but refutes its is also all the universe, and now there is no
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Part captain, part master blaster, MITHALI RAJ is Indian cricket’s newest role
model. The record-breaking cricketer talks to DEEPAK NARAYANAN about her
blue squad and making room for women’s cricket in the mainstream
Photographed by GREG SWALES Styled by PRIYANKA KAPADIA
W While Mithali Raj has always come across as be-
ing extremely calm and collected—both on the
field and off it—the captain of the Indian wom-
en’s cricket team elegantly glided over all estab-
lished benchmarks of cool on June 24 this year.
Waiting for her turn to bat in the ICC Women’s
World Cup opener, she sat on the boundary line
reading The Essential Rumi, a collection of the
16th-century poet’s works translated from Per-
sian. The image, unsurprisingly, went viral on
social media, just as Raj scored a match-winning
71. And cricket lovers fell in love.
She had borrowed the book from the fielding
coach at the last minute, after being told in the
pre-match briefing that she wasn’t allowed to
take her beloved Kindle into the dressing room.
strict at home. He pushed me and my brother
to take up sports very early. My brother would
play school cricket and I would accompany him
to practice every morning. Of course, I never
thought at that time that my career would turn
out like it did.”
In comparison to her own record-breaking
rise, the story of Indian women’s cricket has
unfolded at a snail’s pace. “The good thing is
that things have been changing of late. My
teammates have always come from very diverse
backgrounds, but no one is surprised anymore
when you tell them you’re a cricketer. There’s
much less ignorance around women’s cricket,”
she says.
At this year’s World Cup, things hit a new
“I never go for a game without my Kindle; I al- peak. Smriti Mandhana caught the eye early in
ways read before I bat... Honestly, I didn’t un- the tournament with a 90 against England and
derstand anything the first time I read Rumi... a century against the West Indies. Veda
but I read Rumi again recently and I under- Krishnamurthy got 70 off 45 deliveries against
stood some of it.” But what does her regular New Zealand. And Harmanpreet Kaur
pre-match reading list look like? “I usually read swaggered into the nation’s consciousness
a lot of crime thrillers and fantasy. Tolkien, Jef- when she smashed 171 off just 115 balls against
frey Archer...that’s my zone.” Her own story, Australia. And Raj, calm as ever, held it all
though, reads more like a fairy tale. together. India’s semi-final and final drew a
Raj was picked among the list of probables for higher viewership than many of the Indian
the 1997 Women’s World Cup when she was Premier League matches.
just 14. She first played for India in 1999—she The team’s heroics (India lost a close final
hadn’t turned 17 yet—and scored a century on against hosts England) seem to have earned
her one-day international debut against Ire- women’s cricket a more prominent place on the
land. In her third Test match, she notched up country’s sports map. Raj insists a lot still needs
214, the highest ever individual score in wom- to be done. “It’s good that people are talking
en’s cricket history at the time. Raj led India to about women’s cricket, but it’s important to
their first ever Women’s World Cup final when have continuity to build on this. Every match in
she was 22, and a year after that she captained this tournament was televised and that made
India to their first ever Test and series victory such a big difference. Right now we play only
in England. Till date, she has played five World 15-20 days of cricket a year. That needs to
Cups. And this year, she became the first in go up. There’s also talk of a women’s IPL...and
women’s cricket to go past 6,000 ODI runs. while we may not be ready for that, it’s
“It’s good India has had some powerful female sporting definitely something that the BCCI can work
icons recently, all of whom, at least briefly, towards,” she says.
that people achieved cult status. Mary Kom, Sania Mirza, Overall, however, she’s optimistic about
are talking Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, Deepika Kumari, what the future holds for women’s sport in In-
about women’s Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmarkar... but Raj has dia. “My advice to girls growing up? Play a
been consistent at her game longer than most sport, and take it seriously. The government is
cricket, but of them and has gradually made it to the top. doing more to support women’s sport and
it’s important The obvious questions come to mind: How associations are doing more too. The perception
to have difficult was it starting off? Was there pressure around women’s sport is changing. It’s a good
continuity to from the family to pursue a more traditional time to take up sport as a career. Good things
path? “In fact, it was the opposite,” says Raj. are happening.”
build on this” “My father (Dorai Raj) was in the Indian Air Yes, good things are happening. And in crick-
—MITHALI RAJ Force. He was very big on discipline and quite et, most are happening on Raj’s watch. n

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WOMEN WE LOVE
. . ARE UNAPOLOGETICALLY
SMART, SUCCESSFUL & SEXY
They think beyond boundaries. They do what others might think inconceivable. They
look nothing short of what they feel—confident, courageous and audacious. Presenting
the barrier-breakers who are changing perceptions by simply being themselves
SMART
TISSUE CULTURE
Tandon is the co-founder
of EpiBone and co-author
of Super Cells: Building
With Biology
NINA TANDON is a biomedical
engineer and CEO and visionary
behind the world’s first company
growing bones for skeletal
N
reconstruction, finds
PARIZAAD KHAN SETHI
Nina Tandon likes to start her day with some

‘me’ time. She’s quite serious about her yoga
practice, and even on overscheduled mornings
she powers through her app-based seven-min-
ute workout. Meditation is also non-negotiable
in her AM routine; whether it’s the silent or
guided variety depends on her mood. Pretty
standard stuff, till she blurts out, “But some-
times I meditate with an app that reads my
brainwaves.” Say what now?
Tandon pulls up the Muse app on her phone
to show me how it connects via Bluetooth to a
headband that measures brain signals, similar
to a heart-rate monitor. It provides feedback in
real time, so users can meditate more effective-
ly. “I geek out on this stuff. My PhD was on
electrical signals, so I want to know what my
brain is talking about,” she says. Conversation
with the 37-year-old is peppered with the cool-
est kind of nerdy references, anecdotes and sta-
tistics. Case in point: she got married last year
in a custom-made silk sari adorned with a
digital print of human connective tissue, fitting
OF THE YEA symbolism for a wedding!
EN R Human tissue is her stock in trade; as the
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that uses a patient’s own stem cells to grow

live human bones for skeletal reconstruction,
Tandon is obsessed with the connection
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between technology, the human body and

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creating solutions that are “so high-tech,

OF
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INNOVATOR they’re almost organic.” >

healing power of the human body, using stem
cells and similar technologies in everything
from cardiac care to cancer. It might be close
to a decade until these lab-grown bones can be
used routinely in patients, but Tandon is con-
fident their implants will be quickly adopted
by the medical fraternity.
CURRENT AFFAIRS
Tandon’s fascination with science and the hu-
man body started young. She and her three
siblings were encouraged to try all sorts of sci-
ence experiments as kids, and her interest in
electrical currents was first sparked when she
discovered her siblings suffered from eye con-
ditions like night and colour blindness. “I was
very interested in all these electrical currents
that underlie the nervous system and I started
learning how those currents are also involved
GROW-IT-YOURSELF in almost every process in the body, from em-
EpiBone’s space in Brooklyn, New York, bryonic development to wound healing, and
has the sizzle-crackle-pop of a start-up that is what I wanted to follow.”
peacefully coexisting with the clinical preci- Tandon started taking college-level calculus
sion of a laboratory. That quintessential decor classes at 14. “I remember my dad telling me
element of start-up culture—the humble that I was good at math and science and if I
beanbag—is well represented, and the firm’s didn’t study them it would be a disservice to
17 employees have an ongoing poll to guess women, because everything in society is tell-
BUILDING which Game Of Thrones characters will meet ing girls not to.” Tandon, like most young peo-
CONNECTION
Tandon’s wedding outfit
their demise in Season 7 (a white board bear- ple, had interests that ranged from fashion
was a silk sari adorned with ing names of their doomed favourites is on dis- design to poetry. But science won when she
a digital print of human play). In other rooms, there are 3D printers, headed down the STEM path and never looked
connective tissue -80°C freezers, and incubators where tiny bits back, acquiring a Bachelor’s in electrical engi-
of bone are gestating. neering, a Master’s in bioelectrical engineer-
Bone, Tandon says, is the most transplanted ing, and a PhD in biomedical engineering,
tissue after blood; grafts are required in mil- with an MBA thrown in for good measure.
lions of procedures, ranging from cancer to While working on her doctoral studies, she
trauma, dental surgeries and congenital met EpiBone’s co-founder and CSO Sarindr
defects. Growing bones in a lab might have a Bhumiratana in the lab next door—she was
Frankenstein-ish quality but this technologi- growing cardiac tissue while he was working
cal breakthrough is preferable to the alterna- on bone. A supervisor asked Tandon to lever-
tives. Currently, doctors transplant pieces of age her business smarts to help him create a
bone from another part of the patient’s body business plan, and Bhumiratana’s PhD work
or use cadaver bones; the latter method runs and Tandon’s entrepreneurial education
the risk of the body rejecting the donor im- merged to form EpiBone in 2012.
plant. In contrast, EpiBone only needs a few of Tandon’s immediate focus is on starting hu-
“I remember the patient’s fat cells (stem cells are extracted man trials at EpiBone but her mind is already
from those and grown into bone) and a de- zooming ahead. “I’m looking forward to a time
my dad telling tailed CT scan of the area to be healed. “The when we can really extend our longevity and
me that I was shape is dictated by the shape of the defect de- vitality, as opposed to just extending our lives.
good at math rived from the scan, and it takes about three We will learn more and more about the intel-
and science weeks to engineer those cells into a piece of ligence that lives throughout our body, not
COURTESY NINA TANDON, TED TALKS
living bone tissue that’s ready for implanta- just in the brain but also with the awareness
and if I didn’t tion,” says Tandon. “We’re just mimicking a and intelligence of the cells that make up our
study them, it natural process, using the cells that grow the body and connecting with them to make up
would be bones every day in our body to do it [outside]. new technologies. I think we’ll appreciate our
Being able to use your own cells means you’re lives and bodies better when we learn what
a disservice empowered to heal yourself as well.” power we have to heal.” When she puts it that
to women” EpiBone is emblematic of a growing trend in way, a mind-reading meditation app suddenly
—NINA TANDON biomedical engineering that harnesses the seems like a great idea. >

E Early in her career she was booted out of her
workshop for not being able to pay rent. Survi-
vor. Her first workshop was in Dharavi—the
infamous slum-a-polis of a million people, noto-
rious for hiding the Bombay mafia. Risk-taker.
In an extended family of 50 cousins, she was the
first female to work for a living. Woman. In her
15 years of being a designer she employs 2,800
people directly, has 25 exclusive brand outlets,
656 large-format stores and is available through
83 multi-brand outlets across India—a feat that
gave her a seat in the alumni of Fortune India’s
list of 50 Most Powerful Women in Business
2013. Entrepreneur. And whilst a chunk of the
Indian fashion industry is still reeling from that
fateful day on November 8, 2016, when the
Prime Minister annulled 86 per cent of India’s
currency, Anita Dongre recently opened two
flagship stores in the Big Apple—one in SoHo,
and the other to be launched on Wooster Street.
Gumption. Tip your hat to Anita Dongre,
the Queen of Prêt and proud founder-designer
of four successful labels—AND, Global
Desi, Grassroot and the high-end Anita
Dongre Bridal.
With a swelling growth like this—she clocked
a net revenue of 414 crore for 2016—how does
one keep up the momentum? “Well, I realised
long ago that my work is my religion,” explains
Dongre. “I am deeply religious but I don’t go to
temples, I don’t go to mosques, I don’t go to
churches. My work space is a place of worship.
It is my sacred space.”
A FAMILY BUSINESS
Sacred spaces aside, this is a company of mate-
rial acumen—run by Dongre and her two sib-
OF THE YEA lings (each an equal shareholder in the compa-
EN R ny)—with a brigadier business strategy,
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intuitive leaders and a quiet aptitude for chal-

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lenges. “Though it’s my name and I am the

creative person,” explains Dongre, “I share
with my siblings equally, and I always will. I
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remember once someone commented on how

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OF three of us work equally hard, so we own an

DESIGNER
equal number of shares in the company. What
is so complicated about that?’”
In a country with hundreds of fashion busi-
SUCCESSFUL nesses spawning every day, it was this, and
only this, fashion label that the astute Ameri-
COURTESY ANITA DONGRE
When it comes to the business of fashion in India, can growth equity fund General Atlantic (GA)
invested in. (Just to tease your palate, GA has
ANITA DONGRE is in a league of her own. US$20 billion in assets under management
BANDANA TEWARI finds out the secrets to her (2016) and is the same company that invested
nearly 500-crore success in Tory Burch, amongst others.) >

When GA came to the company House of going by her professional trajectory so far; but
Anita Dongre (HOAD), many private invest- if she is to go down in the history of Indian fash-
ment firms came right after. “Almost 30-40 of ion as a path-breaker, it will be for the three
them,” recounts Dongre. “It was my brother powerful words that greet you at the steps of
who met most of them while I dodged almost her New York store: “Revive. Sustain. Empow-
everyone. Potential investors used tricks to er.” Whilst this ideal of ethical, sustainable
have coffee with me because I wasn’t meeting fashion is the benchmark of Grassroot, her two-
anyone. Here is the thing—when a company year-old baby brand, it will not be a surprise to
like ours is ready for divestment, it’s easy to see if the ethos of ‘ahimsa fashion’ permeates
settle for the highest valuation. But for me it as the lifeline for all her brands in the future.
was never about just money. It was about vi- “Grassroot is different because we work for
sion, about that je ne sais quoi and, most impor- the artisan. I create design collections that will
tantly, about demonstrative compatibility.” engage the handicraft skills of certain artisanal
GA did three months of due diligence where communities who desperately need the work. I
they walked in as consumers in all the stores in don’t create designs for design sake. I think of
Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai, to name a few. which handicrafts and which clusters of crafts-
They sent their wives, their office staff and men I need to gainfully employ. My design job
‘mystery shoppers’. “I think everyone came is to keep the craftspeople sufficiently em-
away with a unique experience,” says Dongre. ployed. It’s pure craft-driven and artisan-driv-
“When they hired Ernst & Young to do market en. Every time we know a certain community of
research on us, we came out with flying colours. craftspeople need work, I design around their
And then the deal was struck. Today we are the craft skills. If I am told by SEWA, the NGO I
beneficiary of their expertise and wisdom. And work with, who in turn work with the craft-
now this allows me to set my eyes on New York, speople, that the kantha embroiderers are out
the fashion capital of the world.” of work, I will shamelessly change my designs
GA was very clear. It came to India to fund a last minute so that I can use their particular
very India-centric business. After all, the coun- skills. My design purpose in Grassroot is to em-
try’s seductive India growth story made the ploy people and keep the crafts alive. For me,
time ripe for investment. “So, what worked this is a huge responsibility. My designs must
beautifully for us was GA’s interest and vision sell in order to feed mouths. So, I design
for investing in India; and our interest and vi- clothes that are very classic and timeless—
sion for outside India. We wanted a partner something that is preserved and not thrown
who had global presence and perspective,” says away like fast fashion. This is sustainability
Dongre. “Don’t get me wrong; I am very proud for me; and I found a simple way to work
to be a home-grown brand and I’ve always said around it.”
that you have to first succeed in your own coun-
try before you venture out. It is very important A SUSTAINABLE MODEL
to know the lay of your own land first.” Today customers increasingly demand that
clothes have longevity, that they resonate
NEW YORK STATE OF MIND with compassion, that they remind us of the
So this July, Grassroot, the youngest of HOAD’s many people who have touched them—the
bouquet of brands, opened its doors on Broome cotton farmer, the weaver, the dyer, the em-
Street in SoHo—a historic 1890 Romanesque broiderer, the designer, the shop owner. Be-
Revival masonry building designed by architect cause it is focused on artisanal skills, Grass-
Alfred Zucker in brick and sandstone. Gently root can play a pivotal role in her portfolio of
mimicking the colours of sagacious sedimenta- brands to successfully answer the most chal-
ry rocks (reflected in khadi and Chanderi wall lenging question in fashion today: Who made
panels) and a lovelorn palette of summer, the my clothes? Anita has the answer.
architect Shonan Trehan infused language, ar- She is on a mission to give dignity to the
chitecture and body, the very tenants of her artisan floundering in the cacophony of ‘mod-
own design philosophy, into the designer’s ernisation’ and homogenisation of skills of
store. “I have always loved New York’s diversi- the hand. In the annual general meeting of
ty,” says Dongre. “It couldn’t be a better time SEWA attended by approximately 20,000
to indulge them with the made-by-hand aes- craftswomen in Ahmedabad, she intends to
COURTESY ANITA DONGRE
thetic of my country.” And the numbers from show her garments to the very women who
her online sales certainly reinforced her belief. helped her make it. “They may have done the
Now, she is eyeing Dubai. embroidery but they haven’t seen the final
If Dongre goes down in the books for creating garment. I want them to feel great pride in
a superbly successful business, that is a given, what they create with their hands.” >

SEXY
SUNNY
LEONE has
always lived
life on her
own terms.
Confidence
in oneself is
what truly
defines her.
The Canadian-
G Growing up, I was a complete tomboy—I played
with GI Joe figures instead of Barbie dolls and
built forts instead of castles. Even in my early
teens, I was more interested in sport than fash-
ion and looked up to role models like Michael
Jordan. I didn’t particularly love dressing up
and my parents got a kick out of putting me in
very interesting clothes [laughs].
It was only around puberty when my body
started changing that I started becoming
aware of my sexuality. The transition hap-
pened after my first dance in school—that’s
when I realised I was a ‘girl’s girl’. When I
moved to California, however, it hit me what
sexy actually meant. The city was full of gor-
about myself on a daily basis that are ex-
tremely hurtful. But the way I look at it, I
don’t know these people making these state-
ments and they don’t know me. Their views do
not matter in the grand scheme of things, they
don’t affect the outcome of how I want things to
be or goals that I want to achieve. I am open to
constructive criticism even from family and
friends… I don’t think I am perfect. But when
you know people are just being downright nas-
ty, you have to block them out.
I don’t feel the pressure to prove myself to
be more than just my image—I am quite se-
cure in my own skin that way. I know who I
am as an individual and what I want to
born Indian- geous women, impeccably dressed—their achieve in life. I think most people have to
American actor hair always done up, their make-up on point, anyway prove themselves in their own way,
they even smelt so pretty. It was a totally dif- where they stand out, as there is always
takes Vogue ferent world from where I grew up. someone ready to knock you down and re-
through her place you. I have a great support system in
transformation STAND TALL the form of family and friends—there is no-
For me, sexy is about how you walk, how you body trying to hurt me at home emotionally.
from tomboy to talk, how you stand up…basically about how When people lack confidence, it generally
sex symbol, and you carry yourself, the confidence you ooze, stems from home.
the importance whether you are wearing something that covers
of being secure you up head-to-toe or a full-on mini. It’s all MAKE SIMPLE SEXY
about how you feel on the inside, because ulti- My advice to women: start by making small
in her own skin mately that is what reflects on the outside. changes. How about one day you make your
I’ve come across so many girls, especially in husband do the dishes since you’ve done the
India, who lack that poise to ‘own their sexy’. cooking, or you make him change the diaper
They will be wearing the most amazing one morning while you sleep in for an extra
clothes, looking their absolute best, yet 10 minutes.
they’ll have this awkward demeanour. It’s re- You don’t have to wear something you see on
ally sad to see this. For me, too, it’s been TV or in magazines—those are costumes worn
about trial and error… No one has helped me by women who have a team of people to help
become the person I am today. make them look sexy and beautiful. That’s not
Thankfully, I’ve always been very inde- what we wear on a regular basis. I look my sex-
pendent. I got my first job at 10, tutoring a iest when I have minimal make-up on, my hair
kid down the street. I’ve always wanted to be is up in a pony and I’m wearing a pair of fitted
free, to be whatever it is that I wanted to be jeans with a simple tank top. When you wake
at that moment. I know it’s very difficult for up in the morning, wear something that makes
girls, of course, but I believe it is the small you feel great about yourself.
decisions you make that add up to something You also need to do things, however small,
big eventually. Like that ability to say no the that make you feel happy. I feel the sexiest
first time or the ability to say I work so hard when I work out in the morning or when I eat
that I want a raise… It’s so difficult for wom- clean and healthy. Of course, I also feel great
en to ask for what they deserve. But all we when I indulge in my favourite foods once in
have to do is muster up that courage to say it a while.
that one time; after that it gets much easier. Own you craft. Be assertive in your person-
al as well as professional lives. Ultimately,
BLOCK THEM OUT that’s what being sexy is all about. Have that
ROHAN HANDE
Having said that, I too have had weak mo- confidence to be who you want to be, not
ments. I’ve not been completely immune to what others expect you to be. n
public opinion. There are many things I read —As told to Sheree Gomes Gupta

Sunny Leone’s
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philanthropy’s global powerhouse. MELINDA GATES, businesswoman and
co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, talks to MEGHA MAHINDRU
about her unwavering dedication to the developing world
ON WHAT
PROMPTED THE BILL ON NOT BEING AN ARMCHAIR
& MELINDA GATES PHILANTHROPIST
FOUNDATION “It’s critical to visit the field. It’s impossible
“I’d have to say a vacation to understand complex issues from behind
Bill (Gates) and I took to a desk. During a recent trip to India, I
Africa in 1993. It was my met a woman named Sister Sudha who
first trip to the continent runs a school for girls from the Musahar
and our first encounter community in Bihar. I saw the impact of
with deep poverty, and her dedication in the face of every girl in
it was the turning point. the classroom, and that inspired me.”
We couldn’t help asking
why so many people were
suffering so much.”
ON HER STRUGGLES
IN THE TRUMP
WORLD
“I’m concerned that as
ON THE TRUE countries try to balance all
ROLE OF A the priorities they face, they
PHILANTHROPIST will lose focus on the core
“Philanthropy isn’t things that lead to a healthy
just money. It’s about and productive life. Family
how you can give of planning is a great example.
whatever you have, be it When a family can decide
time or energy, to make to have a child when
a difference. I have great they’re ready, everything
admiration for Indian else gets easier—health,
philanthropists—Ratan nutrition, education. It’s a
Tata, Nandan and Rohini ripple effect. So, cutting
Nilekani, the Premjis and funding would be a big
the Piramals—who have mistake. We need to make
been generous with their sure that developing and
money and knowledge. donor countries continue
And I have the same to invest in the progress of
admiration for others the past generation, until
like Sister Sudha, who we finish the job.”
look for opportunities
to change the
PHOTO: JASON BELL/CAMERA PRESS. STYLIST: MAGGIE MANN
lives of others.”
ON HER COMMITMENT TO INDIA

“I try to come to India once a year. And what I see is a
country with everything it needs to transform life for
the poorest—highly educated young people, cutting-
edge technology, innovations like self-help groups
and a frontline health system staffed by millions of
ASHAs (Accredited Social Health Activists), ANMs
(Auxiliary Nurse Midwives) and anganwadi workers
reaching every corner of a vast country.”

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The names of the restaurants add a little hint a romantic gazebo and a royal sized bath.
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respective cuisines. Tuluva, which offers a more If you’re feeling particularly adventurous,
cosmopolitan fare, is named after the equally walking tours and trails take you through the
cosmopolitan Hindu dynasty that ruled the surrounding sights, letting you revisit Hampi
H
ampi was once the magnificent capital Vijayanagara Empire in the late 15th century. in its glory days, while also allowing you to
city of the Vijayanagara Empire, Bahmani, named after the Bahmani Sultans, witness the natural beauty that the city has
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Arundhati Bhattacharya, who retires
this month, is the first woman to be
appointed chairman of SBI
WOMEN WE LOVE
. .SHOW YOU the post of chairman of the State Bank of India

(SBI), India’s largest bank. In the four years at
the helm, Bhattacharya, who was ranked 25th
THE MONEY
in the Forbes list of the world’s most powerful
woman in 2016, steered the bank’s implemen-
tation of last year’s massive demonetisation
drive, scaled up digitisation in the bank’s oper-
ations, improved capital efficiency and over-
As ARUNDHATI BHATTACHARYA prepares seen the merger of five of its associate banks.
to retire from the helm of the country’s When we meet her in her 18th-floor office in
the SBI headquarters in Mumbai, we discover
biggest bank, she discusses demonetisation, in her an astute banker who’s listening to the
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women at the workplace, and the value of numbers as well as the needs of the people she
works with. She loves to travel (but not for
empathy. By SHALINI SHAH work), reads five books at a time (and hopes to
write one someday), and rues how much she
It was way back in the 1970s in Bengal, and spends on saris. She transitioned from the
Arundhati Bhattacharya was on her way to world of Dostoevsky to digits and decimal
start her pre-medical training after getting points but brings to the table much-needed em-
through the entrance exam. But the Naxalite pathy and the value of being nice while getting
movement in the state meant irregular classes, the job done. Excerpts from an interview:
“Very often so a five-year degree would have taken eight
years to complete, which made the whole thing You were the first woman to have been
people around infeasible, as her dad was due to retire. Then appointed chairman of the SBI in the
you will tell you her school principal, the legendary Father John 200-year history of the bank. Did that
it’s a big deal. Moore, who set up St Xavier’s School, Hazarib- play on your mind?
And frankly, agh and St Xavier’s School, Bokaro Steel City, It’s not a conscious thought but very often peo-
suggested that she study English Literature ple around you will tell you it’s a big deal. And
you don’t know and look at journalism as a career option. While frankly, you don’t know whether it is a hin-
whether [being studying Literature at Jadavpur University, drance or an enable...or neither.
a woman] is a some friends were sitting for the banking exam As far as my own experience is concerned,
and she joined in. (“It was more like a bet; we I’ve found this organisation to be a meritocra-
hindrance or
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just wanted to see if we could crack it.”) She cy. I also believe in lending a helping hand
an enabler... did. “And that’s how I became a banker.” whenever someone has a difficulty, and it has
or neither” Four decades later, she’s due to retire from nothing to do with gender. >

During your tenure as chair- When you took over in 2013, you had
man, you have introduced listed investor relations, improving
measures such as a two-year productivity, capital efficiency and
sabbatical leave policy for the overall liquidity management as your
bank’s women employees, priorities. How would you view the
alongside free vaccinations progress made in each of these?
against cervical cancer. We’ve made huge productivity gains. The cost-
The most powerful women to-income ratio has been brought down, several
in the world are espousing cost-control measures have been introduced,
the welfare of women at and the market share in advances has im-
the workplace... proved. When it comes to investor relations, if
It’s something that we’ve really you remember, as soon as I came in I did a QIP
been committed to. Women form (qualified institutional placement). It was a bit
50 per cent of society, so they of a struggle as there was a lot of volatility
Teamwork, according should form 50 per cent of the workforce in any around the globe—the Indian currency got
to Bhattacharya, is the organisation. We find that once women come linked with the Fragile Five, one of the South
key to work-life balance
on board, many of them fall off; at the entry American nations did a devaluation as well, etc.
level I might be getting 30 per cent women, but We finally managed to close it at 8,000 crore.
at the top level it becomes 4 per cent. So there’s Compared to that, when we went for a QIP this
a loss, a lot of leakage, along the way. You need time, I could do a 15,000-crore QIP at market
to plug those leakages. We found that women rates without discount. So we’ve come a long
were not being given operational assignments distance. People do believe this is a bank that is
because they were finding it difficult to go and going to stay, that’s going to get better, bigger
live in remote areas, especially rural areas, the and stronger. And we’ve shown that through
tier-5 and tier-6 centres, because nobody would the digital initiatives we’ve undertaken.
rent out a place to single women. So we created Today, there is a lot of emphasis on us being
LIFE IN chummeries, where we hire the flat where four
to six women can stay together and from where
a learning organisation. For instance, we now
have five marks in our annual reports that are
NUMBERS they can travel to the rural branches that may only given if you have completed the self-learn-
1806
The year in which the
be located 15, 20 or 30km away. This enables
me to put them out onto operational assign-
ments, which if they didn’t take up would im-
ing courses that are recommended for you at
the start of the year. We have also created a
position of chief ethics officer. At one point,
SBI was born as the pact their career going forward. It grooms them only 37 per cent of our roles were measurable.
Bank of Calcutta for higher management, it makes them look Today, it’s 93 per cent. We’ve done a lot of work
after each other. to make this bank more future-ready and re-
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The age at which
And cervical cancer is so preventable. We’ve
provided vaccinations not only for our women
employees but also their daughters, because
sponsive to the needs of the market.
What would you say about the proverbial

Arundhati Bhattacharya they should be protected, too. These are small work-life balance?
joined banking
things but they make a difference. I always believe in teamwork. And teamwork
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Bhattacharya’s rank
What was your first reaction to the
announcement of last year’s demonetisa-
doesn’t only mean the office; it also means
home. You need to have teams everywhere, be-
cause you can’t do everything on your own. And
on the Forbes 2016 tion and how would you now view the to get those teams, you must be kind to people.
list of the world’s most move and the SBI’s response to it? Secondly, you must prioritise. There are times
powerful women My first reaction was, let’s go out and organise when you’ll have to prioritise family, and there
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it. The announcement happened on the even- are times when you must prioritise work.
ing of November 8, and we had to open coun- Thirdly, don’t make yourself indispensable. A
ters on the morning of 10th. Thirty-six hours is lot of us have insecurity issues, because of
The hours it took
to implement a very small window. Not just that, demoneti- which we want to be indispensable. Even in of-
demonetisation sation last happened in 1978, so there was no fice, I have known women, some of the best
standard operating procedure. We also had to achievers, who keep everything close to the
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Her age (she’s the only
convey to our people that they had to behave in
the best possible manner with customers, com-
fort them, tell them their money is safe. The
chest. When they’re away you don’t know who
to call. You need to create a team that will
seamlessly step into the gap. You don’t have to
SBI chairman to have communication exercise was a massive one. feel insecure. You’ll still be required. Your place
received an extension
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When I look back I sometimes wonder how is your own. It doesn’t matter if your secrets
on her tenure) we did it. Of course, it helped that there was a are known, it doesn’t matter if you give the
groundswell of support from people at large. keys to somebody. ■

THE LIFE OF
A LADY BOSS
Fashion entrepreneur Radhika Goenka takes
us through a typical day in her life, and shows
us how she manages to strike the perfect work-
life balance
7am
7am: Three snoozes max, and then it’s time to
get out of bed.
8am Who needs coffee when you have

CrossFit? Despite her hectic work-life, Radhika
makes it a point to take time for her health,
working with her trainer four times a week for
an all-round fitness routine.
9:30am As she digs into a healthy breakfast of

muesli, fresh berries and a glass of soy milk, her
phone is already starting to blow up with work
calls—she may not have reached the office yet,
but the workday has officially begun.
10:30am
10:30am: Workout and healthy breakfast
down, she’s ready to conquer the day. Once
she’s at the office, it’s all about juggling
meetings with social events… and then a few
more meetings. Towards the end of the day,
things usually slow down, and she uses the time
to plot out her next course of action.
7pm With the workday behind her, it’s time to

unwind. Once a week its ‘Happy Hour’ with her
girlfriends, but otherwise it’s a quiet dinner with
friends or family.
10pm Since she spends the day surrounded Favourite fashion brand: Celine, Zara
by people, she likes to get some time to and Topshop
herself before she heads to bed, either Favourite cuisine: Oriental, specifically
reading a book or catching up on a TV show. Thai and Japanese
Top holiday destination: The Maldives
11:15pm
11:15pm: Lights out, to fit in exactly 8 hours and Florence
of beauty sleep before the next day’s grind. Favourite TV show: Game of Thrones
Favourite restaurant: Sequel and
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. .LIVE THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE

DEEPIKA PADUKONE has been on more Vogue covers than we can
count. The gorgeous actor and style icon leads the new generation
of stars who aren’t afraid to live life on their own terms, unfiltered
and unguarded as never before. She shares her 10 commandments
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on beauty, style and more. By SHEREE GOMES GUPTA
Vogue India’s poster child for healthy living This year, Padukone celebrates two mile-
and now a bonafide global style icon, Deepika stones—10 years ago she made the transition
Padukone exudes the kind of radiance only from supermodel to actor with director Farah
years of self-discipline can bring. As a former Khan’s Om Shanti Om. In January, she made
national-level badminton champion, her fit- her Hollywood debut in the action film xXx: Re-
ness regimen was gruelling growing up— turn Of Xander Cage, playing the female lead, “Being
she’d wake up 5am, train for two hours, head Serena Unger, opposite Vin Diesel. While her comfortable,
home to shower, have a good breakfast, leave movie career and much-talked-about personal
for school, get back at 3.30pm, have a light life may have seen many ups and downs, she’s confident and
snack, and then go to the courts to play until continued to be an influencer, be it with her secure in your
late evening. red-carpet style, beauty looks, brand endorse- own skin is
Her athletic roots continue to subconsciously ments and, more importantly, as India’s most
what makes you
TARUN VISHWA
impact her lifestyle—working out daily, eating famous champion for mental health. She lets us
clean and staying true to her personality come in on the 10 beauty and style commandments truly feel and
naturally to her. she swears by. > look beautiful”

1 THOU SHALL NOT OBSESS ABOUT BODY WEIGHT
A few years ago, Padukone signed up with nutritionist Pooja Makhija to bring down her
fat per cent despite being at the perfect weight (60kg) for her 5ft9inch statuesque frame.
Fitness, she says, depends on fat per cent, not body weight. “Many skinny people have high
fat per cent… That’s so unhealthy, as one day they are bound to expand.” Her trick to staying
in great shape is simple: Know what food patterns work for you and eat smart. Learn how to
balance—if you’re indulgent one day, go light the next, and for those who love their desserts,
moderation is key. Diets, she says, are not about starving; they’re about eating right. “Ask any
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of my co-stars; they’ll tell you they’ve never seen a girl eat as much as I do!” she adds.
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THOU SHALL
FOLLOW THE LESS-IS-
THOU SHALL KEEP MORE FORMULA
FITNESS FIRST
With an action-packed itinerary—
While her approach towards beauty
is to keep it as simple as possible—
wearing make-up only if she
shoots, endorsements, long-haul absolutely has to—Padukone’s must-
flights, talk shows and red-carpet haves include mascara and lip balm
appearances across the globe— with SPF. Her secret beauty weapon?
Padukone says the first things to “A bright shade of lipstick,
go into her suitcase are her gym in an orange or red,” she reveals.
clothes and trainers. Inspired by
her mother (“she’s in her fifties
and her fitness levels are still
amazing, as a result of which she
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can achieve anything she puts
her mind to”), the actor ensures
she works out regularly. When
in town, she often does Pilates
and functional training with
fitness guru Yasmin Karachiwala.
“What I like about her is that
the exercises are all free-hand,
THOU SHALL NOT GET
forcing you to use your core and
body weight. Within two weeks
SWAYED BY TRENDS
Padukone’s earliest make-up memory
of working out with her, I could would be watching her mother put
see a difference in my body— on lipstick, which, at that time, would
there was a lot more definition.” double up as blush, and her first
encounter with make-up was during
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a performance in school. “My choices
and beliefs have definitely evolved a
lot over the years, but so have trends
and technology with regards to
make-up today. There is so much to
experiment with nowadays,” she says.
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However, less is still more for the actor,

who refuses to get bogged down by
THOU SHALL INDULGE IN SOME TLC trends that do the rounds. “One needs
to try and find a routine that suits
For Padukone, a workout followed by a spa session is the
them. That’s what I do,” she says,
ultimate indulgence. The self-confessed spa junkie loves her
“Being comfortable, confident and
Thai and pressure-point massages. Getting enough sleep,
secure in your own skin is what makes
giving your body time to rest and recover and being positive are
you truly look and feel beautiful.” >
also habits that have held her in good stead through her hectic
schedule. “I believe that makes a huge difference—keeping
negativity away from your life. It’s a bit spiritual but it’s true!”

6 THOU SHALL NEVER SLEEP WITH MAKE-UP ON
Padukone’s flawless skin is a head-turning phenomenon. Bump into her on any given day
and you’ll know we’re not exaggerating. Of the many things to which she credits this to-die-
for feature, besides genetics of course, is her skincare routine. “I am most particular about
removing all my make-up and keeping my skin clean before I go to bed. No matter how
tired I am or how hectic my day has been, I always make it a point to take it off,” she adds.
THOU SHALL
TAKE RISKS
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While she toed the line in her
early days as a model and actor,
it wasn’t long before she ditched
the Bollywood stereotype (think
dark make-up, strong highlights
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in the hair, embellished clothes)
and came into her own, picking
edgy styles and silhouettes that
THOU SHALL best suit her personality. Take
her first official Hollywood
MAKE SKINCARE red-carpet appearance at the
MTV EMA’s last year—the actor
A PRIORITY wore a thigh-high-slit Monisha
Jaising trail skirt paired with an
This is another beauty rule
she adheres to diligently. “In embellished bodice and matching
addition to drinking lots of bomber jacket, statement
water and keeping myself jewellery from Valliyan and a
hydrated, I avoid using too pair of sexy Balmain heels. Not
many products on my skin. I the safest of outfits to wear but
keep it simple. In the morning, she looked confident and happy,
apart from a sunscreen, which owning the outfit the way only
I apply twice a day, I also apply she could. At the 70th Cannes
L’Oréal Paris Hydrafresh Anti- Film Festival earlier this year, the
Ox Aqua Balm. I also regularly actor slayed it—from the sheer
apply a night cream to keep my one-shoulder Marchesa gown
skin hydrated. Every three to to the short hot pink Balenciaga
four days I also use the L’Oréal dress. With each passing year,
Pure Clay Mask to detox my her looks have only gotten more
skin. It works wonders exciting. “You should wear what
and leaves my skin feeling you’re comfortable in, rather than
fresh, healthy and hydrated following a trend that may not
in just 10 minutes,” she says. suit your personality.
I would go for a sari any day.
Saris are something I’m very sure
of; I think I carry them off well.”
Well, we can all agree this “well”
is an understatement.
8 THOU SHALL KEEP THE BROWS THOU SHALL NOT SHY AWAY
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BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL FROM MAKING HEADS TURN

Padukone believes eyebrows are very important—and she’d “When it comes to an evening or night look, I would opt
know, given she has the perfect set. Overthinning and over- for bold statement lips and pair it with luminescent skin
drawing, she says, are two traps that Indian women often and highlighted cheekbones. I would finish the look with
fall into. “What many tend to do is go to the salon and keep dollops of mascara to enhance the eyes. My hairstyle would
threading and threading the brows, and one day they’re left mostly depend on the outfit I am wearing,” she says. n
with pencil-thin eyebrows. The right thickness and shape define
your face. I believe the thicker the brows the younger you look.”

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Supermodel, supermom “It’s a wonderful mess,” says Natalia Vodianova
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as she walks into the living room of her apart-

and superhero NATALIA ment in Paris, the Eiffel Tower looming outside
VODIANOVA and luxury the window. A polished Yamaha baby grand is
impresario Antoine Arnault surrounded on all sides by a candy-coloured as-
sortment of kids’ stuff: wooden puzzles, a Play-
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family. And for Vodianova, register and toy telephone for junior wheeling
and dealing. They blend in with more-adult
it’s that kind of familial amusements, including a roulette wheel set into
security that she’s trying a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk. On almost every
surface there are stacks of books—Vodianova’s
to bring to children in partner of six years and the father of her two
need. By ALEXANDRA youngest children, Antoine Arnault, doesn’t like
to get rid of any of them. Pop novels like The
MARSHALL Maze Runner lie on top of poker manuals, next
Photographed by to not-quite-bestsellers, like a French guide on
marketing to women. There are enough auction
MARK SELIGER house catalogues and coffee-table tomes (Yves
Styled by Klein, Steve McCurry, Erwin Olaf, Alexander
ANAITA SHROFF ADAJANIA McQueen) to stock an art-book store—albeit one
that doesn’t mind dust jackets stained with rings
left by bottles of baby formula. Where there are
no books, there are bucket-size Cire Trudon can-
dles, vases upon vases of poppies and pink roses,
and framed vacation snapshots of the Vodiano-
va-Arnault clan. Were it not for the important
artworks scattered throughout the apartment,
there would be little to suggest that this is the
home of one of the world’s most successful su-
permodels and the son of France’s premier luxu-
ry tycoon, Bernard Arnault.
Settling onto a sectional sofa near the piano,
Vodianova juggles her children, briefly handing
Roman, one year old, off to Lucas, who is almost
16, while Viktor, 9, plinks away on the piano. >

Curly-headed Maxim, 3, tugs at his very patient even to myself. So I thought, okay, maybe he
11-year-old sister Neva’s long, white-blonde just wants to be friends?” Subsequent texts dis-
hair. Vodianova moved into the duplex five abused her of the notion.
years ago with Arnault and her tribe, which It was the next date, a dinner at La Société, in
then comprised just the three oldest children, Saint-Germain, when Vodianova fell for him.
fathered by her ex-husband, Justin Portman. They found out they were renting summer
Enough time has passed for tiny hands to have houses 10 minutes away from each other on
smudged their fingerprints onto the apart- Ibiza. Vodianova hadn’t introduced her children
ment’s pale walls, the Portman branch to have to anyone since her divorce, and though things
added French to their Russian and English, and were just taking off between them, she invited
the china closet to have been transformed into a Arnault to drop by. “Not only were the children
small pharmacy. (This group goes through a lot there,” Arnault recalls, “but also her grandpar-
of Band-Aids.) Upstairs, the wall next to Ro- ents, her mom, and a couple who were taking
man’s room is filled with handwritten measure- care of the kids. At some point, the woman in
ments tracking the heights of the kids, as well the couple had a panic attack, and we had to call
as those of their mother and grandmother, Ber- an ambulance. So I knew what I was getting
nard Arnault’s first wife, Anne Dewavrin (here into. Very quickly after that I was going almost
called “Mamoune”), and family friend Karlie every weekend to England, where she was liv-
Kloss, who is taller than everyone, except An- ing. I told her, ‘Come to Paris, I want us to live
toine. “We need more space,” says Vodianova, together.’ She said, ‘You realise it’s not just me,
who yearns for at least one room that isn’t “in- right?’ But she thought about it, negotiated a
fested with toys,” adding, “We’re looking, but bit with her ex-husband, who lives in Uruguay,
I’m almost paranoid to let this place go. We’ve and that was that.” That fall, the kids started at
been so happy here.” an international school in Paris. “I told her that
Quietly handsome, with a deep voice and his I wanted to have children with her,” Arnault
father’s reserve, Arnault was childless when he says. It didn’t take long, though Vodianova hes-
and Vodianova started seeing each other in itated at first. “I mean, I already had three gor-
2011, around the time she and Portman were geous children,” she recalls. “Maybe initially I
divorcing. “Since almost our first date, it has was doing it more for him than myself, but, at
been a superb roller coaster ride,” he says. For the same time, when you’re in love with a man,
both of them, it was a case of when you know, you want to reproduce him as many times as
you know, though Arnault knew first. “Natalia possible.” Maxim came two years later, and two
doesn’t even remember it,” he recalls of the first years after that, Roman was born.
time they met, on a shoot for a 2008 Louis Vuit- “Going from zero to five kids in two and a
ton campaign (he was then the house’s head of half years is the most wonderful thing in the
communications). It featured a supermodel cast world,” Arnault says. “Not only having our
of Vodianova, Eva Herzigova, Angela Lindvall, own, but her kids as well. Natalia is much more
Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell and Steph- mature as a mother than she was when she had
anie Seymour. “I remember seeing her and my her first babies. And it’s a bit selfish, but the
“I remember jaw sort of dropping internally,” Arnault says. older ones are a great help with the little ones!”
seeing her and “I mean, of course she’s beautiful, but she has At about the same time that his new family ar-
something undefinable: her look, her air; there’s rived, Arnault assumed the role of CEO of the
my jaw sort an aura around her.” Afterward, whenever they menswear label Berluti and, six months before
of dropping bumped into each other over the next few years the birth of Maxim, he took on the position of
internally. or showed up at the same group dinners, they chairman at the Italian cashmere company
I mean, of were friendly. Finally, after Arnault had broken Loro Piana. The domestic and professional
up with his girlfriend, “and I’d read she’d split changes have been mutually supportive, he
course she’s from her husband,” he says, “I texted her.” Vo- says, making him a better communicator.
beautiful, dianova held him off for months before agreeing Vodianova’s well-known backstory, which
but she has to meet at his apartment, to avoid a chance she’s neither concealed nor romanticised,
something sighting and igniting media speculation. “We makes the tangled innocence she brings to a pic-
had a drink on his terrace with a view of Paris,” ture especially compelling. Raised by a single
undefinable: she says, “and it was completely ridiculous. We mother, she grew up poor in the then-Soviet city
her look, her were both super shy. I knew that seeing him in of Gorky, now Nizhny Novgorod, caring for her
air; there’s jeans, like a casual, normal guy, I liked him. But disabled younger sister, Oksana, who suffers
he didn’t even try to kiss me! I’m not the kind of from cerebral palsy, and selling fruit with her
an aura girl who worries if a man likes her. I mean, mom at age 11. Her grandmother, a retired fac-
around her” somewhere deep down I’m really fragile, and it tory worker who enjoyed “polar bear swims” in
—ANTOINE ARNAULT would hurt me, but I put on a lot of bravado, icy waters, gave her a measure of stability and >

Raw silk choli, matching
lehenga, embroidered dupatta;
all Anita Dongre. ‘Hydra’
diamond and emerald earrings,
Hanut Singh at Fred Leighton
Dupion silk lehenga, Payal Singhal.
Rubies set in 18K gold necklace, Amrapali
Hair: Peter Gray using L’Oréal Professionnel/

Home Agency
Make-up: Kabuki for M.A.C Cosmetics/
Kabukimagic
Set designer: Michael Sturgeon/ADB Agency
Manicure: Ami Vega using Chanel le Vernis/
See Management
Production: Coco Knudson/Seliger Studio;
Divya Jagwani
Photographer’s assistants:
John Kelsey; Daniel Brittain
Photo intern: Xu Yang
Assistant stylist: Fabio Immediato
Fashion intern: Nikita Dodani
Accommodation partners:
The Pierre, New York; Andaz 5th Avenue
comfort—as well as a sense of style. “She had sia, which leads many families to place children
this red hair she put in a 1940s chignon, and with autism, Down Syndrome, or cerebral palsy
wore red lipstick every morning,” Vodianova re- in state-run orphanages. “My mom kept Ok-
members. At 17, Vodianova was scouted—“If I sana in the family, which was an exception, and
hadn’t become a model I would probably have I saw how tough it was for her to raise her,” she
ended up living on the street,” she says—and says. To date, Naked Heart has built 177 play-
went to Paris, where she rose so precipitously grounds in Russia, the UK and Peru, with at
she earned the nickname Supernova. At 19, al- least 17 more approved for 2017.
ready a catwalk and cover star and just married Eight years after Naked Heart was born, “we
to Portman, she gave birth to Lucas, causing were building as much as we could in Russia and
fashion insiders to wonder if, given the immense wanted a bigger challenge,” says Vodianova. As-
wealth of her husband’s real estate family, she sembling a group of experts, the foundation de-
might just retire. signed a model family support centre for people
The answer came six weeks after Vodianova with special needs, which opened in Nizhny
gave birth, when she opened the Yves Saint Novgorod in 2011, and which Oksana attends.
Laurent show. “I hadn’t been Westernised yet Next, Naked Heart developed a mobile teacher-
when I fell madly in love and became preg- training programme for children with autism,
nant,” she recalls. “Where I come from, it was with a focus on early intervention, that is now
normal to have a baby at 19. Maybe most of the active in 10 schools and 24 preschools in Russia.
Western girls brought up with a family that Since 2012, the foundation has put on an annual
was strong for them would say, ‘You’re very educational roundtable in Russia, and donates
precious, are you sure about this guy?’ No one to other NGOs with complementary missions. In
told me I was precious in that sense, so love, for 2015, Vodianova became a board member of the
me, was that precious thing. It made sense to Special Olympics, and she isn’t shy about using
me completely. Would I recommend the same her fame to try to change the conversation cul-
thing to my daughter today? Absolutely not.” turally. When the Russian pop star Dima Bilan
Even now, despite all her professional and per- asked her to appear in one of his videos, she
sonal accomplishments, she remains “vigilant,” agreed under the condition that he let her write
she says. “I never feel secure. I’m always pre- the script. “Ne Molci,” which translates to
pared for the worst!” “Don’t be silent,” is a Cinderella story about a
Vodianova’s immediate family may not have woman sure she won’t find love because of her
been able to give her much materially, but they daughter’s Down Syndrome. The video, in which
certainly gave her a sense of purpose. Her Vodianova makes an appearance, has had more
strong work ethic remains unabated, even if her than 7 million views on YouTube.
priorities have shifted. She allocates about one Vodianova’s current obsession is Elbi, the
month a year to editorial work and fulfilling micro-giving social network app she developed
contracts for Calvin Klein and Guerlain. Other two years ago with her media advisor, Timon
than that, she spends her days—until 4pm, Afinsky, which is currently in beta and will re-
when the kids come home—at the Paris branch launch after testing. Elbi encourages users to
of the Naked Heart Foundation, which is locat- share original artwork and photos to send mes-
ed in a massive modern office building a few sages of support to kids in need; each time fel-
blocks from her apartment. (There are offices in low users like your content, they donate $1—
London and Russia, too.) Though the founda- the maximum amount allowed—to the linked
tion, which Vodianova started in 2004, throws charity. “We want to make giving easy, some-
two glamorous galas every year, the Love Ball thing you can do sitting around at the airport,
and the Fabulous Fund Fair, and participates in without a second thought,” Vodianova says. She
several other annual art and fashion events, at has already participated in several international
the office her look is no make-up, distressed philanthropic conferences, and she plans to
jeans and Louis Vuitton combat boots. Her ramp up those appearances. (She just signed
grandmother, who still gives her beauty tips, with the Kruger Cowne agency, which also rep-
likely would not approve. resents Sir Bob Geldof, Archbishop Desmond
“If I hadn’t
Naked Heart came into being after a siege at Tutu and Elle Macpherson, to help her “make become a
a primary school in Beslan, North Ossetia, by more educated decisions” about how to make a model I would
Chechen separatists in 2004 pushed Vodianova bigger impact.) As a public speaker, Vodianova probably have
to do something for her country. Her idea was to is heartfelt and emphatic. In the future, it’s
build playgrounds in rough areas in Russia, likely that we’ll be seeing her pacing a stage ended up living
adapted for kids with special needs like her sis- wearing a headset mike rather than striding on the street”
ter. Vodianova explains that there is a grave down the runway. Either way, it’ll be extremely —NATALIA
lack of institutional and social support in Rus- hard not to give her our full attention. n VODIANOVA
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SHE IS A LITERARY
POWERHOUSE...
FOR REDEFINING
STORYTELLING
“Stories have been used to
dispossess and malign. But
stories can also be used to
empower and humanise.”
From probing the nuances
of African identity in the
Orange Prize-winning Half
Of A Yellow Sun (2006)
to examining blackness
in America in the instant
classic Americanah (2013),
Adichie’s ability to empower
through her sparkling
storytelling is undeniable.
FOR OWNING HER

FEMININITY
Advocating a woman’s right
to dress any way she wants,
wearing Nigerian fashion
brands to promote local
designers, and collaborating
with Christian Dior on
their signature “We should
all be feminists” tees to
becoming the Boots beauty
ambassador—Adichie
proves that femininity
and feminism are not
mutually exclusive.
FOR INSPIRING THE

NEXT GENERATION
Her most recent offering,
Dear Ijeawele, Or A
Feminist Manifesto In
Fifteen Suggestions (2017) is
the most relevant parenting
advice, helping raise the
next generation of feminists.
And she even has a message
for the Vogue woman:
“Don’t shrink
yourself to
ICON
please, don’t
reduce yourself
CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE

to be likeable;
someone
somewhere will
She is one of the most important writers of the 21st century, a like you just as
literary force who doubles up as a fashion collaborator and the you are”
–CHIMAMANDA
face of a beauty brand. The Nigerian author liberates what it NGOZI ADICHI
E
means to be female today, finds SHAHNAZ SIGANPORIA
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AN
ARTIST’S
TREASURE
Sotheby’s upcoming auction, titled Howard Hodgkin: Portrait (Clockwise from top left) India had a profound effect on his work and his
A selection of Indian drawings aesthetic sensibility, which fed immeasurably from the
of the Artist, will not only unveil the private collection of and paintings from the 17th to
colours, patterns and textures he experienced here. It
the late painter and collector, but will also reveal how the 20th century.
Mughal Ivory-Inlaid is no surprise, therefore, that Indian works and motifs
outstanding objects he acquired influenced his own work Wood Cabinet are central to this collection.
circa 17th century
While much has been written about
Estimate £ 30,000–50,000
Howard Hodgkin, one of the most admired post-war British artists, had the Hodgkin’s internationally exhibited collection of
Interior of Howard Hodgkin’s
ability to make colour sing from the canvas. Through rapturous, pigment- home Indian miniatures, it is the kaleidoscope of 400
loaded strokes he could instil within the beholder the sheer pleasure of being Patrick Caulfield, R.A. objects in his private collection that served a more
alive. His works created a unique pictorial language based upon the people and Sweet Bowl, 1966 intimate purpose. Revealed after he passed away
Estimate £300,000–500,000
places he interacted with. The artist’s eye for the exceptional is evident in his in March this year, the collection casts a new light
Bhupen Khakhar
paintings, but it had also lent itself to identifying extraordinary works of art in the on Hodgkin, reflecting not only his passions and
De-Luxe Tailors, 1972
most unexpected places. Estimate £250,000–350,000 interests, but also the ways in which collecting
nourished his own paintings.
Aside from two early paintings—Bedroom
(estimated between £250,000 and £350,000) and
“I think of collecting as a sort Travelling (estimated between £150,000 and
of virus really, and I was infected. £250,000)—Hodgkin did not keep his own work,
professing that this inhibited the production of new
And that was it.” work. Instead, he fed his almost unquenchable thirst
Howard Hodgkin (Desert Island Discs, 1994) for collecting new things to look at. Hodgkin’s partner
Antony Peattie recalls how the artist’s passion for
collecting veered between obsessional and
recreational. He kept auction catalogues by his
bedside, where “must-haves” were firmly marked
as MH.
His approach to acquiring was democratic,
instinctive and eclectic. He never adhered to the
hierarchy established by most collectors, who tend
to give one medium precedence over another—an
oil painting taking greater prominence than a
watercolour, for example. Ornamentation united
the objects that he surrounded himself with.
This unique collecting alchemy extended to the
manner in which he displayed his acquisitions.
From a precious 17th-century Indian sandstone
relief (estimated between £15,000 and £20,000)
to Kashan, Iznik and Mughal tiles (estimated
between £1,000 and £40,000); from calligraphic
manuscripts, selected more for their linear form
than their meaning, to an exquisite Mughal inlaid
box—they were all brought together in
arrangements that were at once unexpected and
harmonious. Hodgkin even used a fireplace to
represent the erstwhile rivalry between England
and France. He placed the busts of rival monarchs
George II of England (estimated between £80,000
and £120,000) and Louis XIV of France (estimated
between £20,000 and £30,000) on either side of
the ingle. This rivalry eventually sparked the Seven
Years’ War, which led to the Third Carnatic War in
India. The simplicity of this symbolism itself bears (Clockwise
from top left)
testimony to his artistic brilliance.
‘Portuguese’ Carpet Fragment
Gaurav Bhatia, Managing Director, Sotheby’s Khorassan, Northeast Persia
India, says, “It is a privilege to offer such an first half 17th century
Estimate £40,000–70,000
extraordinary range of art and objects that
“The sale is a vivid revelation of Howard
Bust of King Louis XIV
exquisitely span art history through time and circa 1700-15
geography. The sale is a vivid revelation of
Howard Hodgkin’s private world in all its intense
Hodgkin’s private world in its intense and Estimate £20,000–30,000
Iznik Pottery Tile
and exhilarating glory, taking us behind his exhilarating glory, taking us behind his Turkey, 1550-1600
paintings, casting new light on his aesthetic paintings, casting new light on his aesthetic Estimate £8,000–12,000
(Lower left)
innovations and revealing what inspired him
innovations and revealing what inspired him” Howard Hodgkin
and what he held close.” Bedroom, 1960-1
Reflecting Hodgkin’s preoccupation with Gaurav Bhatia Estimate £250,000–350,000
colour, and his status as one of the greatest

colourists of the last half century, are the rugs, collection also includes European textiles, like the South Asian Art, Yamini Mehta says, “This is the
carpets, and tapestries that he acquired. He was glorious 16th-century French ‘grotesque medallion’ first time that a work from Khakhar’s Tradesman
particularly drawn to fragments for their colour tapestry (estimated between £80,000 and Series has come to the market. Last year, Hodgkin
and design scheme. Perhaps most noteworthy is the £120,000). He was similarly fascinated with motifs had loaned it to Tate Modern for the retrospective
17th-century fragment that belonged to legendary which recurred across a variety of works, including on his friend.”
collector Robert von Hirsch (estimated between elephants and palm trees, collages, inlaid items and Other friendships represented by Hodgkin’s
£80,000 and £150,000). Hodgkin’s broad-ranging surface patterns like mosaic, pietra dura, cosmati, collection include Robyn Denny, Peter Blake,
marquetry and more. They inspired his banyan tree Stephen Buckley, and Patrick Caulfield. Howard
“I longed to visit India, but only mural for the British Council in New Delhi. once described fellow British artist Caulfield as a
Friendship was important to Hodgkin, as is “painter-colleague”. It is therefore significant that
managed to do so in my early powerfully represented in his personal collection by one of Caulfield’s most important still life paintings
thirties. It proved a revelation. the works of fellow artists with whom he was should end up in Howard’s collection. Sweet Bowl
It changed my way of thinking particularly close and, crucially, those whose art he (estimated between £300,000 and £500,000),
respected and admired. The presence of two works reveals Caulfield’s heightened awareness of colour
and probably the way I paint.” by Bhupen Khakhar in the collection is the result of and space—an interest that Hodgkin shared. And
Howard Hodgkin (Painting India, 2016) a long and storied friendship between the two yet, the painting has a minimalist style that stands in
artists. In many ways, Hodgkin mentored Khakhar. opposition to Howard’s own energetic hand.
Hosting him in England during the 70s, advocating The sale will take place with the intention of
his works with galleries, finding him teaching jobs, raising funds for projects that Hodgkin wished to
he helped to expand Khakhar’s horizons, which implement. Speaking about the auction, Peattie
seems to have led to Khakhar’s art becoming freer, says, “Howard liked the idea of a sale after his death.
funnier and unflinchingly honest. The painting De- It would enable the executors of his will to fulfil his
Luxe Tailors (estimated between £250,000 and wishes.” Each item was selected for its quality, its
£350,000) was a gift from Khakhar to Hodgkin. In beauty, and its ability to inspire Hodgkin both
fact, it marked the beginning of Khakhar’s intellectually and aesthetically.
Tradesman Series—a sequence of portraits depicting
everyday people, the likes of tailors, watch repairers Howard Hodgkin: Portrait of The Artist
and barbers, at work. Speaking about this painting, will be held at Sotheby’s, London, on October 24.
Sotheby’s Senior Director and International Head of For more information, visit Sothebys.com/hodgkin
WOMEN WE LOVE
…GIVE, SHARE
AND PROTECT
Some say it’s the thought that counts.
But then there are the do-gooders who
not just want a better world for others but
are also going out there and harnessing
their expertise and resources to get help
to those who need it. Meet the women
putting the passion in philanthropy
GIVE
In less than a decade ROSHNI
NADAR MALHOTRA has become
a breakout philanthropic star
and change-maker, whether she’s
setting up educational institutions
for the less privileged or taking
I
forward her family legacy of doing
OF THE YEA good. By ABHILASHA OJHA
EN R
M
VOGUE WO
I am seated in a plush conference room, sipping

on a frothy cappuccino, when Roshni Nadar
YEAR
Malhotra arrives. She wears a warm smile and

goes straight to pull the blinds in the room.
THE
T “Let’s get some light in,” she says. The natural

OF
PHILANTHROPIS light, almost immediately, transforms the

room, bringing in radiance and energy, just like
her name Roshni, which means ‘light’.
Executive director and CEO of HCL Enter-
prise, trustee of Shiv Nadar Foundation and
chairperson of VidyaGyan Leadership Acade-
my, 35-year-old Malhotra is juggling a packed
COURTESY ROSHNI NADAR MALHOTRA
schedule when we meet at the HCL headquar-

ters in Noida. “I just finished attending the
mother-toddler programme at Jahaan’s school
(her younger son) and then there’s Armaan’s
(her older son) after-school schedule,” she says.
Through the Shiv Nadar Foundation and
the VidyaGyan Leadership Academy, It’s evident that her life revolves around her
Malhotra has been working on affecting family. But even between all the juggling, her
empowerment through education life is the perfect balance of work and play, >

The aim of VidyaGyan,
according to Malhotra, is
to create future leaders
between concrete jungles and wildlife reserves.

Her family holidays take her to national parks might run a non-profit enterprise but we en-
in Africa and India (next is Bandhavgarh and sure that our teachers’ salaries are on par with
Pench). “Exposing children to nature, especial- the best private institutions in India,” she says.
ly at an early age,” she says, “keeps them Clearly, her role as a philanthropist is natu-
grounded.” Being grounded is a vital ingredient ral progression. Nadar agrees that it is some-
of how she and her husband, Shikhar Malhotra, thing that was instilled in her from an early
choose to live, work and raise their kids. age. “My mother and father are exceptionally
The foundation, which was the brainchild of proud Indians. They always wanted to contrib-
her father Shiv Nadar, chairman of HCL, a ute, to give back philanthropically, especially in
US$ 7 billion leading global enterprise, started the field of education,” Malhotra says.
in 1994 with the vision of creating an equitable, A former news producer at Sky News UK,
merit-based society by empowering individuals Nadar has an undergraduate degree from
through education. To that purpose, they have Northwestern University, majoring in commu-
established institutions and programmes relat- nication with a focus on radio, TV and films.
ed to rural and urban education and art all over She later earned an MBA from Kellogg Gradu-
the country. The father daughter duo, along ate School of Management with a focus on so-
with the other members, are dynamically grow- cial enterprise, management and strategy.
ing the foundation, ensuring its full potential. Working with companies outside of HCL, ac-
Her own journey in philanthropy through cording to Malhotra, fine-tuned her skills, made
“We might run the Shiv Nadar Foundation began when she re- her more confident, sharpened her decision-
turned to India in 2008 from the US to spear- making abilities and shaped her as an individu-
a non-profit head VidyaGyan, a residential academy for al. Eventually, however, it was philanthropy
enterprise but meritorious and underprivileged students from that allowed her to “discover” her own identity.
we ensure that Uttar Pradesh. “The idea,” Malhotra says, The Nadar family’s philanthropic vision, she
our teachers’ “was to develop future leaders who can act as strongly believes, got a fillip because they were
catalysts of change for their communities, vil- willing to take risks and think out of the box.
salaries are on
COURTESY ROSHNI NADAR MALHOTRA
lages and the nation at large.” “Think large and then you can start drawing
par with the There’s already a series of success stories—a boundaries to define it. If you put the bounda-
best private daily-wage earner’s daughter is now studying ries from before, you won’t push yourself,” she
institutions at Wellesley College on full scholarship and an- says. On her part, Malhotra believes that they
other girl from a village in UP is now at the are the “custodians” of these dynamic institu-
in India” University of Massachusetts. They now have tions, which will outlive all of them and bring a
—ROSHNI NADAR two branches, in Bulandshahr and Sitapur. positive difference to the lives of many people in
MALHOTRA “We have the right team and mentors. We the country for generations to come. >

A MATTER OF POLICY
A former journalist who worked with the Tele-
graph and BBC, Gupta has been working on
affecting policy change on trafficking and pros-
titution for over 25 years now and is a global
authority on the subject. Working with the UN
for more than a decade before she set up Apne
Aap, she has also testified in the United States
Senate before the passage of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Act in 2000, besides design-
ing and teaching the first-ever course on hu-
man trafficking at New York University’s
School of Global Affairs.
With Apne Aap Women Worldwide, what
started as a struggle to get the children of the
prostituted women into school (“We found that
education was the pivot in turning things
around”) has now become a larger movement.
“We have helped more than 21,000 women,
girls and their family members gain govern-
ment ID cards, voter ID cards and BPL cards,
Ruchira Gupta with actor
Demi Moore at the Clinton
through which now they not only have a politi-
Global Citizen Awards in cal voice but they’re also linked to the govern-
New York in 2009 ment’s anti-poverty programmes, food, low-
cost housing and low-cost healthcare, and with
all this they can also create their exit system
PROTECT because their vulnerability is coming down as

their dependence on the brothel system is com-
ing down,” says Gupta, who now divides her
Through her NGO Apne Aap Women time between New York and India.
Worldwide and decades of concerted effort to
affect policy on human trafficking, RUCHIRA SEEKING A VOICE
W
GUPTA has been impacting more lives than one Organising the women and teaching them how
to testify in court and campaign politically has
can count. By SHALINI SHAH led to wider, far-reaching implications. “Be-
cause we are so strong—20,000 and more—we
When Ruchira Gupta won an Emmy for her can actually influence policy. The women write
documentary, The Selling Of Innocents, in letters to the UN, to the Ministry of Women
1997, she didn’t indulge in the armchair out- and Child Development. We want the law to
rage that the topic of her film—the sex traffick- punish traffickers… We had a big success when
ing that existed between Nepal and India— we were able to testify in front of the Verma
would have inspired in most. Instead, she came Commission set up after the December 15,
back to Kamathipura, Mumbai’s red-light dis- 2012, Delhi rape and say that trafficking should
trict where she shot her film, and asked the also be part of the changed law, so for the first
women one question: What can we do to help? time the definition of trafficking got into the
“We do not use The answer became the basis for setting up Indian law,” says Gupta. (So far, they’ve man-
the term ‘sex her NGO, Apne Aap Women Worldwide, in aged to put 74 traffickers in jail.)
2002. “They had four dreams. They told me Gupta also realises how, over the years, sen-
worker’ anymore they wanted a school for their children. Sec- sitive subjects get glossed over with problemat-
because we ondly, they said they wanted a room of their ic vocabulary. “We do not use the term ‘sex
believe it’s so own. The third thing they wanted was justice. worker’ anymore because we believe it’s so in-
And they said they wanted somebody to watch herently exploitative that we do not want to
inherently out for them.” define it as work under any circumstances. So,
exploitative that Working towards ending inter-generational we use the term ‘prostituted child’, because
we do not want prostitution, with efforts concentrated on Son- there is no such thing as a child prostitute—
to define it agachi in Kolkata, Najafgarh on the outskirts of someone did it to the child. And we use the
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Delhi and Forbesganj on the Indo-Nepal bor- term ‘prostituted woman’. We realise the patri-
as work” der, her organisation has affected the lives of archy of the system that is exploiting the vul-
—RUCHIRA GUPTA more than 20,000 women across the country. nerabilities of these girls and women.” >

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NEERA NUNDY’S
Robin Hood-
esque job involves
supporting an
ecosystem—from
recognising causes in
need and diverting
funds, to taking
accountability for
impact. It’s an endless
giving circle, and one
that Nundy hopes will
continue well
after her, finds
CHANDNI SEHGAL
strategic philanthropy founda-

tion. A boarding school for adivasi
children founded by her mother
sowed the seed, she says, “We saw
the sort of issues an organisation
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Neera Nundy, like this faces in the world context
co-founder, Dasra, and it gave us a lot of exposure in
at the Dasra terms of what these organisations
Philanthropy Forum, need, and we started to think
2016, in Houston
about where our skills would ben-
efit the sector.” A two-year stint
We’ve all had days at work when you’re tempt- at Harvard Business School had her romanti-
ed to slack off, or give up, because “I’m not re- cising on-field work to empower women, so she
ally saving the world, am I?” But in Neera initially tried to be more community-focused.
Nundy’s case, not only is she kind of saving the “Then I realised my skills were much better
world, she’s also thinking about the people she suited to a desk, negotiating with key influenc-
works with—the ones in the field trying to feed ers, and that there were others who were much
infants with malnutrition, or the ones trying to stronger at mobilising and working directly. I
make sure little girls in a far-out village in India graduated from business school, went back to
get access to education—to banish all thoughts investment banking to pay off my loans from
of giving up or giving in. “It’s all about perspec- business school, moved to India and started to
“We didn’t tive: is my bad day really that bad compared to work on Dasra in 2003.”
what these guys are going through out there?”
create Dasra to Not a bad motto to live your life by, I think, as ENLIGHTENED GIVING
be small and I chat with the Canadian-born, Indian-origin Dasra, meaning ‘enlightened giving’, is an or-
beautiful; we Harvard graduate and banker as she tells ganisation that makes use of Nundy’s banking
created it to about how work took her from Wall Street and managerial skills to essentially give back.
to Dharavi. “One, we work very closely with NGOs
have scale, as (SNEHA, Magic Bus and Educate Girls, to
you ultimately THE BUSINESS OF SHARING name a few), organisations who are working
COURTESY NEERA NUNDY
want to impact Born to engineers in Canada but schooled in with women, children, vulnerable groups, and
Bengaluru, Nundy worked in investment bank- work on supporting these organisations and
more and ing while in the US but it was as far back in making them stronger—helping them grow
more lives” 1998-99 that she met her to-be husband Deval through money, or technical support or what
—NEERA NUNDY Sanghavi. Together, they dreamed up Dasra, a we call capacity-building. The second part is >

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influencing money
and teaching people
how they can be im-
pactful; we’re work-
ing at supporting an NURTURE
ecosystem. Not only
do we help families Founder of Myna
and corporations di- Mahila Foundation,
rect their money, SUHANI JALOTA
we also work closely
with the govern- is a young reformist
ment and academic and feminist who
institutions to eval- is changing the
uate whether im-
pact is happening
conversation about
or not.” Dasra and women’s healthcare
I
Nundy are work- and hygiene in India.
Suhani Jalota
ing on funding By SANA GOYAL
NGOs, working
with different
stakeholders, and working with “I want women to respect their bodies and take
the government in three sectors—adolescent control of their health,” says the Duke-educated
girls, urban sanitation, and democracy and economics and global health major who set-up
governance. Which means, not only do they Myna Mahila Foundation in 2015—a network
support NGOs in their work and gaining ac- of women from Mumbai’s slums who make and
cess to funds, they also work with the govern- sell sanitary products. “In India, pads are a
ment on bettering their systems. And cap- means for women to tangibly speak about a ta-
ping it all off is helping philanthropists boo topic. The Myna movement (named after
effectively spend money, teaching them the Indian bird myna, which talks a lot) is one
where and how their giving can be where women are speaking up about them-
most impactful. selves and about the difficult topics,” says the
2016 Glamour College Woman of the Year.
DASRA: 2.0
While Nundy has been, and continues to be, She’s on a mission to “bring equal access
relentless in her journey, obstacles naturally to healthcare services for all”
exist, and for her it’s working towards a sus- Jalota’s goal is for women to “become more
tainable future that assumes utmost impor- confident and aware so that they educate their
tance. She says, “We didn’t create Dasra to be communities and, together, demand better
small and beautiful; we created it to have healthcare services while earning a living for
scale, as you ultimately want to impact more themselves respectfully.”
and more lives, as that is what the country
needs. We realised that to support the sector She hopes to reach more than 10 million
and ecosystem you need to invest in people. women in the next five years
But the biggest challenge has been finding Within a year of the start-up, an 18-member
talent that has the vision and the desire to staff sold 20,000 pads to 1,200 customers. “Our
grow Dasra along with their careers. Dasra success is determined in terms of the number of
needs to have leadership that takes it forward women we can employ and reach through our
beyond just me. What I’m really excited about movement,” says Jalota, whose door-to-door
“Our success is that I think we’ve reached a place where we network has now reached over 2,500 women.
is determined are attracting leadership and talent, so at any
in terms of point I can make myself redundant and let She’s all for the ‘first day of period’ leave
the rest of the leadership team flourish and but as a flexible policy
the number of grow. That will be a huge achievement. We “Why not take sick leave? We are trying to nor-
women we can are 120-strong now, we will be probably be malise periods…” This is a typical example of
COURTESY SUHANI JALOTA
employ and 200 by March, and the goal for the next three ‘leaning out’ of the workforce, she clarifies.
reach through years is to grow and grow! Very few organisa- “Don’t create a separate policy for taking a day
tions like ours move from founders to the next off for managing periods—many women can
our movement” line of leadership, and that’s what is impor- deal with them. For those who can’t, be flexible
—SUHANI JALOTA tant to me—keeping this going.” with their sick leaves.” ■

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There are many reasons we adore
SONAM KAPOOR. Highest on that list—
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her unapologetic love for fashion. The FASHION ICON
couture-wearing, vintage-obsessed actor has
transformed red-carpet style in India, with the
industry closely taking notes. So when
we ask New York-based PRABAL GURUNG
to interview our style icon of the year,
Annie Hall references fly, Jane Austen
is name-dropped and fashion’s zeitgeist-
disrupting power is celebrated. Here’s what
came out of that conversation
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Actor Sonam Kapoor and fashion designer Pra-

bal Gurung could be crossover stars in each
other’s universe. Kapoor’s fascination with
drape and dramatic silhouettes has been well
documented, but she’s also passionate about
fashion in a bookish, almost academic way. Gu-
rung is a bonafide film buff and a self-pro-
claimed lover of Bollywood. So, Vogue decided
to get the friends together for a quick tête-è-
tête. Here’s what happened when Gurung put
Kapoor in the hot seat over coffee and cake at
New York’s hip Sant Ambroeus.
Prabal Gurung: Sonam, what’s your opinion

on the relationship between fashion and film?
Sonam Kapoor: I’m fascinated by it. As an >

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actor, you create an idea of yourself through PG: Who doesn’t love a makeover movie and
emotions, expressions, dialogue, but also Jane Austen! I’ve seen every Pride And Prej-
through clothes. When you look back at history udice production ever, including Bride And
to define an era, you look at the fashion. All Prejudice (2004)!
icons of their time—Frida Kahlo, Amrita Sher- SK: And Ang Lee’s Sense And Sensibility
Gil, even Amy Winehouse and Charlie Chap- (1995) was so beautiful. I’m a big Jane Aus-
lin—had elements in their dressing that stood ten fan.
out. Actors that I look up to were known for PG: What would you be if you weren’t an actor?
their fashion, like Audrey Hepburn’s relation- SK: I would own a library. I love going out and
ship with Givenchy, Katharine Hepburn popu- I love people, but at some level I like books
larising trousers, or Meena Kumari’s jewellery. more. I don’t drink and there are few things
Red lipstick can be subversive; trousers on that I enjoy doing socially. I would do anything
women or a higher hemline can be revolution- for good conversation and a good meal. Would
ary. It could be a form of rebellion, a changing you be an actor?
of mindsets… PG: I don’t know about being an actor, but I
PG: I completely agree. I think what makes would be a popstar. I’m a pretty good singer.
one’s true self is expression. Often, incredibly SK: Would you ever design costumes?
great talents also embrace fashion in such a PG: I would love to! My dream would be to do a
powerful way—look at Julianne Moore. I al- film starring a female protagonist. I like having
ways feel someone with a great fashion sense is women who have an opinion around me. The
often someone with great intelligence. story would be about transformation; a more
SK: I’ve been asked a lot about [taking fashion realistic Wonder Woman, let’s say. I started
too seriously] but I think it’s important as a sketching by looking at comics as a kid, and
woman to never be apologetic for who I am. that’s what I found fascinating—here’s a girl in
You must have a strong sense of self. I’m pas- workwear, she spins, and then she’s fabulous!
sionate about certain things—fashion, film, Would you ever do an action film?
LGBTQ rights—they make me who I am. I SK: For the physicality of it, sure, but it de-
have the same passion for Indian contemporary pends. I’ve put in a lot of thought and decided
art. No one asks if my passion for art takes not to do damsel-in-distress roles. I refuse to be
away from my career. I don’t get offended, be- a filler. I know the kind of privileges I have been
cause it’s nothing to be ashamed of. I’m first an born with, and I can afford to lack a self-preser-
actor, and I get to be a muse to some of the most vation instinct. I am in a position to take a
creative people in the world. If labels like Jean stand and do films like Neerja and Raanjha-
Paul Gaultier, Prabal Gurung, Elie Saab or Al- naa. I don’t want to do safe anymore. Even on
exander McQueen want to make looks for me, the red carpet, I feel it’s time to embrace dra-
is that different from Rakeysh Omprakash ma!
Mehra, Anand Rai or Ram Madhvani wanting PG: For me, one of the most iconic red carpet
to cast me as a lead in their films? It would be looks was your black and white gown at Cannes
ungrateful for me to say one is better than the in 2011. Before that, the biggest film industry
other. I love being muse to both. in the world had no presence on the interna-
PG: The brilliance we saw in Raanjhanaa tional red carpet. Then, out you come in Jean
(2013), Delhi-6 (2009) and Neerja (2016) proves Paul Gaultier couture. I truly believe it changed
that people should stop asking you that ques- the narrative for Indian stars. I’d love to know
tion. Now, talking about muses, who are yours? your favourites?
SK: Amrita Sher-Gil and Indira Devi, the SK: My red carpet favourites are Natalie Port-
Maharani of Cooch Behar, Maharani Gayatri man at Cannes in white Givenchy couture,
“As an actor Devi’s mother. She started wearing the chif- Gwyneth Paltrow in Tom Ford’s first collec-
fon saris that Gayatri Devi became famous tion, and Fan Bingbing’s 2011 red Cannes
you create an for. In films, I really love Nutan and Kathar- gown, made by her stylist, which was stunning.
idea of yourself ine Hepburn. I loved Audrey Hepburn in I love Selena Gomez and also Cara Delevingne,
through Funny Face (1957). The loafers and cropped because she has a great personality.
pants—what we think of Parisian fashion PG: I think actors these days are more afraid of
emotions, was made iconic by a British actor. There’s fashion. They don’t understand that if you
expressions, also Diane Keaton in Annie Hall (1977). Oh, want to go down in posterity, you need to have
dialogues, but and Alicia Silverstone in Clueless (1995) is a a distinct image of who you are. Creatively,
also through classic. By the way, Clueless was inspired by when the world is going through uncertain
Emma, and so was Aisha (2010). Jane Austen times, you have to dream. And when someone
clothes” said Emma was her favourite character, as like you pulls that off, it’s a joy to watch. n
— SONAM KAPOOR she was the most real. —As told to Parizaad Khan Sethi

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ICON
PRINCESS DIANA
Twenty years after her death, the legacy of the Princess of Wales endures
in the humanitarian work she did, sons William and Harry, and her
singular slightly subversive style, which feels as fresh now as it did then.
Five devotees reflect on what made her her
“You know who is the
“When I think of her, best who ever did it? “She never felt to me “I loved her balance
I think of somebody “You can feel Princess Princess Diana. She like stuck-up royalty, between masculinity
who was deeply Diana’s style so much was like—she killed it. or that she thought and femininity, and
compassionate. at the moment: in Every look was right. she was better than how she played on that
Whatever may have those really beautiful, She was gangsta with anybody else. I in a sexy way. She was
been going on in her thick-strap dresses, her clothes. She had remember being a kid in such a conservative
life—we all have things the high-waisted jeans these crazy hats. She and thinking that she world, so when she
going on—she always with the shirt tucked in got oversized jackets. was the most beautiful started to wear things
carried herself with such with the belt. When I I loved everything woman in the world, but that made her stand
grace and ease. Her was growing up in the she wore.” it wasn’t just about what out, it was shocking. As
style reflected that in UK, she was literally –Rihanna, she was wearing—it was she became freer in who
such an authentic way.” everyone’s goddess. She musician and really about her and the she was, her sexuality
–Demi Moore, actor was a sensation.” designer whole package.” came out through her
–Poppy Delevingne, –Evan Rachel Wood, clothing.”
model actor –Kate Bosworth,
actor
Black tie and The princess makes

off-the-shoulder, a compelling case for
the Diana way monochromatic dressing
Diana tops a coat dress

with a hat by milliner
Philip Somerville
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Stella Mccartney, MOniSha JaiSinG and Maria
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thoughts and our wardrobes, one design at a time
“What we as women have to really focus on their interests and concerns, their hopes and
now is our intention to fight for our rights, but joys and fears dovetail with our own?
to do it with dignity—not whining, not crying. We spoke to them about their backgrounds,
Since we are stronger than men, we shouldn’t their careers and also about how they felt about
be afraid of our own strength.” our world right now. We wanted to know how
The words are Diane von Furstenberg’s but the unfolding of so many narratives that will
the sentiments could be those of any of the affect women’s lives directly—some good, some
women we honour in this issue. far less so—were playing out in their design
For our 10th anniversary, we’ve crafted a studios and their homes, with their families
portfolio featuring the women of the interna- and friends and loved ones. What kept them up
tional and Indian fashion world. What better at night—and what made them spring out of
way to recognise not just their contributions to bed every day aiming to empower not just
how we get dressed every day but also how themselves but everyone they want to dress?
MIUCCIA PRADA
C
For being the force behind intelligent fashion
Crises are always positive because they force from her own world view. She used democrat-
you to think,” says Miuccia Prada, reflecting on ic and sometimes bizarre materials—army-
Italy’s political and economic woes. “You rede- tent nylon, bottle tops, broken mirrors,
sign reality. When everything is going well, shards of cutlery—and introduced “ugly” ele-
people get lazy!” ments alongside vintage influences as a way
Dressed like an irreverent tomboy in a long, to bid farewell to a limited vision of fashion.
cream skirt, with a turquoise feather boa pok- “Through the 1970s, fashion represented
ing out beneath a multicoloured leather biker only white people, Northern Americans, rich
jacket, Mrs Prada recalls her own professional and bourgeois Europeans. Such an elitist idea
beginnings during a time of radicalism and po- was absurd to me.”
litical ferment. In Milan in the 1970s, being a Today Mrs Prada feeds her vision from every-
woman in fashion, as well as a Marxist and a thing around her. “It could be a colour or some-
feminist, was something to own and fight for. thing I see on the street,” she says. “Part of the
Italy wasn’t exactly forward in terms of female vitality of my work comes from the access to
entrepreneurs, and the leftist culture Prada other fields. You have to be quick-thinking,
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espoused as a political-science graduate with a curious, 360-degree eye on the worlds of

frowned on the idea that clothes and accesso- film, music, dance and art. There is a story be-
ries were anything but frivolous—let alone hind every fashion show—perhaps one that is
culturally relevant. politically incorrect, kooky, wild.”
“It was very tough,” she recalls. “I under- A social being, not a socialite; ironic but never
stand now that I must have had a big passion detached; compassionate but not sentimental,
because, although I felt unease declaring it to Mrs Prada likes to engage. “It’s important for me
the world, it was never an internal struggle for to make clothes for broad groups of people. Open-
me. I always felt I was on the right path.” ing your gaze to the rest of the world, to their
That path not only led to a massively popu- unforgiving taste, is the challenge I am up for.”
lar US$8.6 billion business but it was built —Chiara Barzini >

STELLA
MCCARTNEY
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For standing strong for animal
rights and the environment
Cosily wrapped in an oversize, double-breasted personal life, to stick to her beliefs, refusing
camel coat with her trendy, silver-chained Fala- to use leather or fur in her products. “I was
bella bag draped across her lap, Stella McCart- often told that I would never have a success-
ney, squished into the back of a blacked-out ful accessories business,” she recalls with a
SUV, is jabbing manically on her phone. She’s wry smile. “But we now have more iconic
grocery shopping between meetings and also bags and shoes than many leather houses.
buying something online at an auction. Stella is The main thing is to create a beautiful, desir-
a designer who wears her conscience on her able bag that doesn’t compromise on style but
sleeve—she campaigns for animal rights and is for the conscious consumer. I have for sure
breast-cancer awareness, and against domestic lost money because of it. But money is not
“The main abuse—so it’s not surprising that politics is what drives me.”
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front and centre for the 45-year-old right now. Lest we forget, as well as running her busi-
thing is to Stella is, she tells me, “a glass-half-full girl.” ness, Stella has a universe that also encompass-
create a In the wake of Brexit and the Trump victory, es a husband, Alasdhair Willis, creative director
beautiful, she sees little point in negative thinking. “We of the boot brand Hunter; a house in London; a
can’t become the people who sit and moan and Georgian country pile with 400 acres; and four
desirable bag ferment. We have to be the people who are children, ages six to 12. “I am a 7-to-9am school
that doesn’t twisting and turning things into a solution.” drop-off-er, and then I work. I get home for
compromise on Salma Hayek, a fellow supporter of White books and bedtime. The aim is to be there be-
style but is for Ribbon Day—a movement to end violence fore seven.” She is so busy, she says, that every
against women—describes Stella as “a natu- five minutes of the day has to be “meticulously
the conscious ral-born activist. She is passionate, practical, planned. The time I truly feel like I have
consumer” creative in finding solutions, and committed, a moment for myself is on my horse. If I can
—STELLA with incredible stamina.” Indeed, McCartney get an hour’s ride, then that restores me.”
MCCARTNEY has managed, in business as well as in her —Plum Sykes >

MASABA
TORY BURCH GUPTA
A
For her seamless merging of For creating a trademark print
philanthropy and luxury
At 28, Masaba Gupta is already a fashion force
to be reckoned with. The celebrity-favourite de-
signer’s signature quirky prints have garnered
a contingent of followers (439K on Instagram,
to be precise). In a fiercely competitive industry,
Gupta’s unwillingness to succumb to trends is
what makes her immensely relatable, a very
necessary attribute in this Insta age. “You have
to respect how women feel about their bodies
and design around it. Many women come up to
me and say they have big hips when they have
really tiny hips—but you have to design for the
woman she sees in the mirror, you can’t design
for who you see,” she explains.
“I try and get to know my client, make some-
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thing that best suits their life, their culture, and
that’s why you see such a diverse range of print,
colour and silhouettes. If there’s a common
T
trait in all the women I design for, it is that they
are all fearless. They want to stand out but yet
not be rebels,” she says.
With the 10-year milestone fast approaching,
Gupta thinks women’s fashion has changed
drastically since she started. “When I started it
Tory Burch isn’t a raise-your-fist-in-the-street was more about playing it safe, especially for
protester. Her response to the current social weddings and festivities. Now you see a lot of
and political climate is intelligent, subtle and women breaking the norm because things have
perhaps more powerful. “How can I say this become more about comfort. Comfort is the
delicately?” she asks. “Equal opportunity, equal new luxury.”—Neharika Manjani >
pay—it’s not a favour; it’s a given. We’re talk-
ing about 50 per cent of the population.” She’s
targeted the problem by making US$25 million
available to aspiring female entrepreneurs
through her foundation in the past three years.
“That,” she says, “is impact and scale.”
Back in 2004, when Burch was a fledgling de-
signer and CEO, her business plan combined
expansion with philanthropy. “I was told by
many men never to say ‘social responsibility’
and ‘business’ in the same sentence,” she says.
“That only made me more determined.” Since
then, her fashion company—with its mid-cen-
tury aesthetic softened by a haute-bohemian “Equal
flair—has found a dynamic global market. opportunity,
Burch brings her intellectual curiosity—and equal pay—it’s
restlessness—to every aspect of her work, in-
fusing designs with an opulent American wan-
not a favour; it’s
derlust. As for her own ambitions, Burch’s a given. We’re
pitch-perfect blend of business savvy and social talking about 50
conviction might suggest a run for office. (The per cent of the
Tory Party?) “I would never say never,” she re-
sponds with a wry laugh. “I truly believe in population”
making a difference.”—Jessica Kerwin Jenkins —TORY BURCH

DIANE VON
W
FURSTENBERG
For redefining power dressing
When I was first starting out in journalism in berg told me recently, “but really the dress
1975, I was assigned to do a Q&A with Diane made me.”
von Furstenberg. I was very nervous. Even At 70, full of energy, she has found a chief
though she was only a few years older—a mere creative officer, Jonathan Saunders, freeing her
28—she was already a “tycooness,” as she likes to focus on various projects and philanthropy.
to call herself. We talked about her creation— Having led the Council of Fashion Designers of
an affordable “bourgeois” swath of colourful America since 2006, she also sits on the board of
jersey that hugged the body and tied at the Vital Voices, a women’s leadership organisa-
waist that was about to become, as she later tion; heads the Diller-von Furstenberg Family
wrote in her memoir, the “quintessential sym- Foundation with her husband, Barry Diller;
bol of the seventies.” and is raising money to build a Statue of Liberty
During that interview, I suddenly understood Museum on Liberty Island.
that you could be professional and sensual, that “We all have to stick together,” she says.
glamour and ambition could coexist. The “My mother, a survivor of the Holocaust, said
dress—five million were sold in the first two that no matter what, you can never be a vic-
years—was a letter of transit to liberation. You tim. I have been taking Tai Chi lately, and my
didn’t have to be handcuffed to the home or the teacher says: If you focus only on power, you
desk; you could whisk from office to disco, or fail and your energy stagnates. It’s most im-
HORST P HORST/CONDE NAST ARCHIVE
“People whisk yourself away on a plane with only your portant to focus on intention. When you have
say I made wrap dress, a bikini and some mascara. the intention, you get the energy and the
the dress... In 1997, after seeing the popularity of the power. What we as women have to really fo-
wrap with younger women who had plucked cus on now is our intention to fight for our
but really the them from their moms’ closets or picked them rights, but to do it with dignity—not whining,
dress made me” up in vintage stores, von Furstenberg revived not crying. Since we are stronger than men,
—DIANE VON it, and the comeback is fashion history. we shouldn’t be afraid of our own strength.”
FURSTENBERG “People say I made the dress,” von Fursten- —Maureen Dowd >

ANEETH
A
ARORA
For finding the magic in details
At curtain call Aneeth Arora appears in a non-
descript combination of basic shirt, jeans and
sneakers. An occupational hazard, she explains:
“I look at clothes all the time. The last thing I
want to do is dress up.” Much the same way,
her label, Péro, meaning “to wear,” implies sim-
plicity in clothing that does away with the
sometimes frivolous nature of fashion.
Arora is intrigued by the simplicity, resource-
fulness and enterprising nature of village folk.
“We draw inspiration from the places we travel
to for our textiles and it’s interesting to see how
people in remote parts interpret clothing. If
there’s a tear they put a piece of fabric to patch
it up, if a button is lost, they use another often
mismatched button in its place,” she explains of
her own artistic expression.
A strong feminine rhetoric underlies her phi-
CHARUDUTT CHITRAK; COURTESY CAROLINA HERRERA

losophy, whether it’s the school-girl innocence
of Pippi Longstocking, communal coming to-
CAROLINA gether of women in song and dance, or

sleepovers so emblematic of sisterhood—the
I
HERRERA Péro woman is always emboldened by her so-
rority. “There is a lot of love we put into creat-
ing our clothes. Many women painstakingly do
For valuing elegance and tradition the final touches and all the handwork. If you
look into the making of the garment and if you
If you don’t open your eyes and see what’s go- can appreciate it for the little details, you will
ing on in the world and the way women are definitely feel special.” —Akanksha Kamath >
dressing now,” Carolina Herrera says, “you
won’t see that it’s totally changed. It used to
change every 10 years, then every five years—
now it changes every three months.” Which
doesn’t, by the way, mean that the designer
who showed her first collection 35 years ago is
about to lower her standards. “You have to
stick to your style, your taste,” she says, and in
her case that includes a grand tradition of
dressing America’s First Ladies, from Jacque-
line Kennedy Onassis and Nancy Reagan to
Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama. Herrera
says that “dressing the First Ladies of this
country is an honour for me”—one that she has
been open (and on the record) about continuing “There is a
with Melania Trump. The pursuit of beauty lot of love
through fashion does not belong to any political we put in...
party, Herrera maintains.
In Herrera’s world, to be pulled together is an Many women
inner necessity; elegance, a bulwark in a rapidly painstakingly
changing world. That doesn’t mean she won’t do the final
adapt alongside her customers. “You have to
try new things to please people—and to please
touches and all
yourself. You’re alive. You’re living! Move the handwork”
on!”—Alessandra Codinha —ANEETH ARORA

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For outfitting wardrobes with timeless basics
From left: Cate Blanchett, “One feels luxuriously dressed in a calm, pure both of them to hone their ability to decipher
Rachel Feinstein, Mary- and minimal way,” says Cate Blanchett, se- “the good influences versus the bad,” as Ashley
Kate and Ashley Olsen and
Deeda Blair in The Row’s rene and soigné in a cashmere blanket coat puts it, while staying focused. “We own our
New York store from the label she’s lauding: The Row. Like brand. We don’t get pushed in any direction.”
Blanchett herself, The Row is synonymous With the exception of a few Italian knits, they
HERSBERGER (RACHEL, DEEDA). MAKE-UP: ERIC POLITO (MARY-KATE, ASHLEY); MORAG ROSS (CATE);
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with quality and a kind of independent syner- manufacture all of their ready-to-wear in the
gy. Of course, she’s hardly the only fan: Mary- United States. “We’ve created at least 80 jobs,”
Kate and Ashley Olsen’s customers are help- says Mary-Kate. Their elegant designs, by their
ing the 11-year-old label claim the mantle of very nature, challenge fast fashion.
the wardrobe of our time in the same way that As it turns out, the Olsens were ahead of
Donna Karan defined New York women’s es- their time in more than just style. In their April
sentials in the ’90s. 2001 issue of Mary-Kate and Ashley magazine,
Behind their international success, Mary- they predicted Hillary Clinton’s presidential
Kate and Ashley have always worked privately campaign as part of a feature devoted to the FRANCELLE (RACHEL, DEEDA). SITTING EDITOR: SARA MOONVES
and mindfully, showing beautiful clothes their question “When will we get our first female
way, sans spectacle. But how did two former president, and who might it be?” Sixteen years
child stars—who just turned 30 this past later, their designs defy age and—even though
“We are a June—become such connoisseurs of so many they have just launched menswear—gender.
trustworthy different women’s wardrobes? The twins are as “It’s more about respecting one another,
succinct in their response as they are in their whether you’re a female or a male or whatev-
brand that designs: “Continuity,” says Mary-Kate. “We er,” says Mary-Kate. “What’s going to happen
really sells are a trustworthy brand that really sells exactly tomorrow? Collectively, I feel everyone is ask-
exactly what what we say we’re selling.” ing that,” says Ashley, who’s made a positive
They attribute their perfectionist resolve to attitude her goal of the year. “What we’ve
we say we’re having been given a voice at a young age and built so far is pretty incredible. I would like
selling” having sat in many meetings with heads of the to push that further—but also to be a little
—MARY- KATE OLSEN entertainment and finance industries, allowing lighter on ourselves.”—Emma Elwick-Bates >

PAyAL
KHANDWALA
W
For bringing an artist’s
palette to our clothes
“When I started there was hardly anyone focus-
ing on ready-to-wear for women, especially as
easy separates in an India Modern context,”
says artist-turned-designer Payal Khandwala
whose résumé lists a degree from the Parsons
School of Design, New York, and a brief stint
with designer Krishna Mehta.
The secret behind the designer’s meteoric
rise? “I design for women like myself—women
who are more interested in personal style. I am
not designing for a model or a tailor’s dummy;
I’m designing for real women.” It’s this vision
that has secured her vivid, architectural
separates a place in women’s wardrobes across
the country.
Her latest collection stays true to her soft
yet strong philosophy by juxtaposing floral mo-
tifs with linear arrangements inspired by artist
Barnett Newman. “The idea behind the collec-
tion is to rethink, renew, reuse, reduce, rewear
and repeat. There’s an emphasis on versatility,
I
styling and a more considered approach
to clothing,” she says. “I think too many of
MANASI SAWANT
SALONI LODHA us dress for other people. We should all be less
critical of our bodies and focus on our strengths.”
For bringing the dress into focus —Neharika Manjani >
“I have been moving and living between differ-

ent countries for the last 10 years, while run-
ning my business in another country. This
global nomadic life I live comes through in the
dresses I make,” says Saloni Lodha of her uni-
versally flattering, nipped-at-the-waist dresses
that are often seen on Cindy Crawford, Karlie
Kloss and Salma Hayek, among many others.
Lodha’s free-flowing tea-dresses are a looking
glass into the designer’s transatlantic, multi-
cultural world—the subtly conservative forms
come from her traditional Rajasthani upbring-
ing, poplin, cotton and seersucker are borrowed
from her time spent studying textiles in Mum- “I think too
bai’s sultry climate, while London’s palpable
eclectic creativity translates into dizzying pat- many of us
terns embedded in a colourful frenzy. dress for other
The designer’s jet-set life, booming business people. We
across continents and creative alchemy collabo-
rating with best friend and accessory designer
should all be
Charlotte Olympia paint the mise en scène for less critical of
her luxury-lined boho chic label. You’ll likely our bodies and
believe her when she says her prettiest frocks focus on our
are made to “evoke a free-spirited, inquisitive
mood for a woman who pieces together the best strengths”
things of life.”—Akanksha Kamath —PAYAL KHANDWALA

ANAMIKA
A
KHANNA
For dressing India
with modernity
Anamika Khanna is a designers’ designer. Ask

most designers in India whose aesthetic they
admire, and Khanna’s name makes it to the
top. And what can be higher than the praise of
your peers?
But Khanna, for those who know her, re-
mains flattered but unperturbed. Blame it on
her geographical location (Kolkata, her home
city, is away from Delhi and Mumbai, where
the majority of the fashion industry works
from) or her almost blinders-on approach to
design. Khanna chooses to be removed from
the fashion frenzy. Maybe that’s why brides
from across the country make the trek to Kol-
kata for personal appointments, stores can’t
keep up with the demand for her designs, and
her infrequent runway shows always generate
great excitement.
“When I started nearly two decades
ago, the industry was nascent. It was just
finding ground, and the same could be said
for our aesthetic. After much experimenta-
tion I can finally say that today we stand for
India international.”
So in Khanna’s universe what does that
stand for? Drapes, capes, gilets, unexpected
pairings (think sneakers with kurtas, the track
pant salwar), her version of power dressing
(her recent couture collection had an embroi-
dered pantsuit as one of the stellar looks), and
her innovations in taking traditional Indian
patterns and creating her own story.
“Our aesthetic is quiet yet powerful, with
its own voice. It’s luxurious, modern yet
undeniably Indian. It’s for the woman who
can team her street wear with an Anamika
Khanna separate.”
She hates giving advice on how to dress, stat-
ing simply that fashion in India has gone
through a change and the rules are that there
aren’t any. After all, subverting the elements is
what her label is based on. “But yes, gone are
the days of the zardosi lehenga or the shapeless
kurta,” she says.
Do women designers have an edge, we ask.
COURTESY ANAMIKA KHANNA
“Women get it. They get what another wom-

an wants—what she wants to hide, how much
she wants to show, what makes her feel sexy.
For men, sometimes, it’s more about the gar-
ment. For women designers it’s always the
woman.”—Priyanka Khanna >

expectations. I didn’t come to this—and I don’t
really come to anything—with a game plan.”
Along with her instinctual approach, she is al-
most phobically reticent about putting
her work into words, as though articulating
an idea would damage its integrity. As she of-
ten explains, everything she has to say is in
the clothes.
Philo is talking in her light-filled office in an
elegantly lived-in Georgian town house in cen-
tral London, wearing a cosy-urchin grey mohair
sweater dress, jeans and thick-soled white
sneakers. “I have many other things going on in
my life that are very different from fashion,
that are not about making things, that are more
about human connection,” she says. Like, say,
three children, a husband, her own sanity and
happiness. “I step away often.”
The latest order of business for Céline is
pushing out its online market, something Philo
initially resisted in favour of the live experience
of touching her clothes in stores but is now em-
bracing with interest. Speaking from the van-
tage point of her 43 years, Philo says, “One of
the things I’ve enjoyed about getting older is
knowing more about myself.” There’s a quiet
PHOEBE power in her refusal to compromise, taking

time off, protecting her world by working in
PHILO London for a Parisian company, fiercely guard-

ing her privacy. Acknowledging a certain fragil-
W
For designs that make ity conversely frees her to be bold. “I’m under
no illusions that I may fail,” she says, now
a quiet statement perched on the table, dangling her legs over a
chair and sipping from a mug of fennel tea.
“There are times when I feel vulnerable, I feel
What women want is something Phoebe Philo, unsure, I feel scared. The other side of me is to
Céline’s creative director since 2008, has an ex- take risks and question things and be as fear-
quisite understanding of. (When an ultra-cool less as I feel I can be in that moment.
fashion emporium recently opened in a Euro- What Philo is experiencing now, with the up-
pean city, it was robbed. The thieves’ sole tar- sets at home with Brexit and in the U.S. with
get? Anything Céline.) She gives us clothes that Trump, is an environment that “feels very brit-
can serve as both armour and comfort blanket, tle. There’s a lot of mistrust in the air, which is
with killer details and surprising mixes and ex- unsettling. From my own standpoint,” she con-
plosions of colour—mint green, maroon and tinues, “I’ve always liked very diverse and dif-
scarlet; Yves Klein-blue body prints on white ferent things. I’m very curious about ‘the oth-
shifts. “What I love about her clothes is the of- er.’ I’m very interested in including that—the
ten over-the-top androgynous, tailored look offness, the chink. If something doesn’t have
ironically combined with feminine touches,” that, I don’t gravitate toward it.”
notes the artist Cindy Sherman. “When I wear In her own studio, the team often discusses
them, I feel like I’ve got my act together with- the current fractured political situation; how
out trying too hard.” “it stops people from looking around and get-
“Comfort and feeling good in clothes is some- ting in touch with their compassion and their
“Comfort and
ALBERT FUCHS/COURTESY CÉLINE
thing I think about,” says Philo, who intends ability to connect to others. These are things we
feeling good her designs to offer “a proposal” to women ne- talk about when we’re designing. We have these
in clothes is gotiating the chaos, complexity and contradic- conversations that have nothing to do with
tions of contemporary life. Of her exponential clothes or product.”
something success at Céline—profits have more than So, she believes, they work their way into the
I think about” quadrupled in eight years—she acknowledges, collections. “They’re in the room while we’re
—PHOEBE PHILO “The whole project has gone way beyond my making them.”—Eve Macsweeney >

RITU
R
KUMAR
For reviving India’s
textile traditions
Ritu Kumar’s success story never ceases to in- thetics of our textiles first and only using them”
spire. What started with four handblock print- are some of the biggest challenges the designer
ers in a small village is now a burgeoning fash- has faced.
ion empire that has found fans in not only Kumar’s efforts to resuscitate the country’s
industry influencers but also royalty. Popular rich heritage haven’t been restricted to her de-
folklore has it that Princess Diana often signs. Her critically acclaimed book, Costumes
frequented Kumar’s London store on a bicycle. And Textiles Of Royal India, which delves deep
Over a career spanning four illustrious dec- into the rich history of Indian fashion, is a re-
“I design ades, the fashion veteran has come to be known sult of years spent rummaging through muse-
for every for her deft ability to take the country’s dying ums and dusty stores. In 2013, the designer’s
crafts and turn them into modern, easy sepa- work was honoured with the Padma Shri
woman to feel rates. To keep our rapidly languishing textile award, the country’s fourth highest civilian
confident but tradition alive, Kumar has worked tirelessly award, for her exceptional service in the field of
COURTESY RITU KUMAR
also proud with local craftsman and weavers across India. fashion, textile and craftsmanship.
But like any rewarding path, hers wasn’t one At 72, Kumar is still bubbling with creative en-
of being an without hurdles. “Keeping a sense of self alive ergy. “I design for every woman to feel confident
Indian” and not getting too caught up with what the but also proud of being an Indian,” she says.
—RITU KUMAR rest of the world is doing, believing in the aes- —Neharika Manjani >

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RINA SINGH
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For showing sustainability in style
Eka is designer Rina Singh’s second innings

when it comes to fashion. The label that
launched in Paris is now considered by many as
an example of a textile-focused, globally driven
brand. In the last six years, Eka has come into
its own with a focus on details, chic separates
and pieces that help a woman transition
through various occasions.
“We have finally been accepted. No longer are
we sent requests to make embellished festive-
wear pieces. We are perceived as a label that can
be styled to look modern,” says the Delhi-based
designer, who was the Vogue India Fashion
Fund runner-up in 2016 and also an Interna-
tional Woolmark Prize, India, finalist last year.
For Singh, who started designing without any
formal training, a strong belief in sustainability
drives her: “It’s the order of the day. Women
DONATELLA are more conscious of their consumption. They

want clothes that are comfortable, breathable
VERSACE and made from natural fabrics, but they are not
willing to compromise on style.” What she’s
V
For bringing unapologetically conscious of is the supply of fabrics and keeping
pricing in check. “Mixing handloom and power
sexy glamour to the front lines
ABHAY SINGH; COURTESY RAHI REZVAN

loom is an exercise that increases the cost of the
product,” she adds.
What propels her to success, we ask?
“Evolve a little every day. Do what you are
Vulnerability and the vixen: such an unlikely good at and do it consistently. Be detail-orient-
combination. For those who know Donatella, it ed, create a strong body of work and a
is the former that is most endearing. To many strong individual sensibility and stick to it.”
the world over, she is an icon of the inscrutable —Priyanka Khanna >
and the glossy, the stuff of paparazzi and paro-
dy. But what is undeniable to all is her cumula-
tive influence on style culture right now. Behold
a red carpet from here to the Middle East and
see nonstop Versace (not just her clothes, be-
cause not everyone can wear Versace, but her
ideas picked over by others in the high-slit/high-
wattage game). Consider the current crop of
social superstars—the sisters Hadid, Jenner
and Kardashian—and in their ironed tresses, “Women are
permatans, and chiseled features one sees Do- more conscious
natella. By day they wear leather sweats and
vertiginous heels, and by night, chain mail. of their
And who can forget Michelle Obama at her consumption.
final state dinner, resplendent in rose-gold Atel- They want
ier Versace? It is women of this stature and in-
telligence who most inspire the designer. Dona-
clothes that are
tella speaks of elections (US, Brexit), comfortable,
resignations (Renzi) and global warming (her breathable and
son’s influence). And mostly she talks about the made from
need for fashion to speak directly to women.
“This is life today. This must become luxury, natural fabrics”
because we are luxurious.”—Sally Singer —RINA SINGH

MONISHA
JAISING
For creating Indian resort
W
fashion as we know it today
When it comes to transforming the urban In- the woman look a size down. Over the years, I
dian woman’s wardrobe, Mumbai-based de- have realised that everyone wants one thing—
signer Monisha Jaising has firmly entrenched to look thinner,” Jaising told Vogue in 2015.
herself in fashion history. Jaising, who has Which explains why legions of brides who
celebrated nearly three decades in the indus- are flocking to her stores for Jaising’s hybrid
try, is the force behind the reinvention of the takes on the sari, her unusual colour palette
now-ubiquitous kurti, the wardrobe staple and her dramatic detailing—from fringe to
that has made the sartorial life of Indian cut-outs, sequins to slits.
women so much easier. Naturally, it is her In a time when female expression is often
biggest achievement. questioned, Jaising is adamant that her de-
“I think the idea of women designing for signs convey “a feeling of being bold, sexy and
women in itself is what women designers open-minded. Women today are so much
bring to the table. They are sensitive to the more confident in what they want—there re-
products they create—after all, we wear and ally are no restrictions—and I see how open
carry them, which allows us to strongly iden- they are to experimenting.”
tify with our customers. This makes us the While Jaising’s incredibly proud of her leg-
“Women today closest to the source!” she says. acy, she’s also determined to keep innovat-
are so much That probably explains the designer’s steady ing—with a strong focus on her DNA of sen-
more confident success, which has moved on from just the kur- sual, laid-back glamour. “It’s very easy to get
ti to her sporty ‘Maharani’ tees, luxe resort influenced in this industry, so the best way is
in what they separates, those scene-stealing red-carpet to create a singular identity and be true to it.
want...and dresses and her inimitable take on bridal wear. I think my biggest challenge is the ability to
I see how open Jaising’s designs are strong, structured and consistently innovate and outdo past crea-
they are to flattering to the female form. tions. But the great thing about a challenge
“I think of the cut and the drape; it has to like this is that it gives you an immense burst
ASHISH SHAH
experimenting” wrap the woman’s body in a certain way. I have of motivation and really gets those creative
—MONISHA JAISING this trick, actually—the garment has to make wheels turning.”—Priyanka Khanna >

ANAVILA
MISRA
H
For bringing the linen sari
to urban wardrobes
How did a management and finance graduate
find herself reimagining the state of the six-
yard drape? “We are a country with living crafts
and resources that we often overlook. It’s time
we lead design from the front instead of being a
textile resource centre to the rest of the world,”
she explains. As a result, Misra’s work has been
an all-encompassing series of projects with ru-
ral craft clusters.
But a greater purpose lines the designer’s
breathable summery staples. The drape of the
sari carries within it the curves and bends of the
woman who wears it—each pleat a reservoir of
her stories. As a cultural catalyst, Misra’s linen
saris have empowered the millennial woman to
take to the wrap.
“When young girls tell me, ‘I want to start
wearing saris looking at your collections,’ I feel
I have achieved what I set out to do—making
PAYAL saris aspirational.” Dolls in saris stemmed the
vision for young girls, an ingenious way to in-
SINGHAL still the significance of the sari early on, along
with a growing home decor line.
TORANJ KAVYON
H
For bringing ease “The label is meant for the thinking woman
to Indianwear who is leading change while still being grounded
in culture and values.”—Akanksha Kamath >
How many teenagers can say they know exactly

what they want to be, much less take a monu-
mental step towards achieving that goal? Payal
Singhal was only 15 when she bagged the Shop-
pers Stop Designer of the Year Award and there
has been no stopping her since.
“I started the label for women who had grown
up with a predominantly Western upbringing
but were deeply rooted in their ancestral cul-
ture. They needed Indian clothes they could
relate to and didn’t look like ethnic costumes,”
explains the designer. Singhal inherits her crea- “When young
tivity and business acumen from her grandfa-
ther, a renowned photographer and artist, and
girls tell me,
her family specialised in denim manufacturing. ‘I want to
Singhal’s designs rip up the rulebook, seam- wear saris
lessly merging comfort and couture. “My aes- looking at your
thetic is clean, modern design with a strong
reference to Indian craft and culture. The wom- collections,’
en I design for have a distinct design point of I feel I have
view.” Nearly two decades in, what has been achieved
her biggest takeaway as a female designer?
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For bringing feminism into fashion
The first female artistic director of Dior was
born and bred a feminist through the excep-
tional example set by her parents. “I only real-
ised it later,” says Maria Grazia Chiuri, “but my
mother was very feminist. She never said any-
thing to me about the importance of getting a
husband—it was always, ‘You have to study, to
work, to be able to maintain yourself!’” As a
teenager running around Rome in the late ’70s,
Chiuri was an upbeat and energetic outlier un-
hampered by the usual Italian-family gender
roles. “My father, who was from the South of
Italy, washed the dishes and shared the chores,
which was really unusual. They never treated
me any differently from my brother,” she re-
members. “So I grew up with the idea that this
was normal!”
It’s a fine time for Chiuri, 53, to be setting her
own example—as a fashion leader, a boss, a
mother, and a feminist—at Dior. She’s spent 31
years rising from behind the scenes, design-
ing accessories at Fendi and then Valentino,
to become the haute couture-honed creative
director she is today. Taking up the reins at
Dior, a brand with an epic scale, she says, “I
can test myself.”
The way the world is currently turning is
likely only to strengthen the way Chiuri feels.
“I started thinking about it again when my
daughter, Rachele, became 15 or 16. I look
around now and think women have lost a bit;
the atmosphere has gone back to being more
traditional. What I want for Rachele, and also
for my son, is that they are free, that they are
not afraid of the future. Some say
to be feminist is to be angry. I’m not angry;
I’m worried!”
What more should we expect from this feisty,
accomplished and empathetic professional?
Strokes of shoe genius, like her terrific kitten-
heeled slingbacks embellished with a simple
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also, perhaps, a motherly managerial takeover
from the inside. “I have a lot of young people in
my studio,” she says. “I want to make sure that
they are confident in their work and have a bal-
ance—because sometimes this world we are in
can be dangerous.” n—Sarah Mower

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Long before the social media influencers and paparazzi-friendly society
It girls came the Air India hostesses of the 1960s and ’70s, inarguably
the first style tribe we know. These young ladies were intelligent,
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chic and the perfect ambassadors for India abroad. MALAVIKA
SANGGHVI goes down memory lane with the OGs of jet-set style
It was the age of innocence, the age of Aquari- the original supermodels of India!” says Mau-
us; the age of miniskirts and bell-bottoms; go- reen Wadia, who after her stint as an Air India
go boots and hippy saris; the Beatles were sing- hostess became society grand dame, following
ing ‘A Hard Day’s Night’, and somewhere, in a her marriage to Bombay Dyeing’s Nusli Wadia.
well-appointed boardroom in Bombay, every It’s a thought that Zarine Khan, one of the
Thursday, two men—the legendary aviator and leading models of the ’60s, echoes. “In my time
industrialist JRD Tata and his commercial di- air hostesses were considered the It girls... At a
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rector SK (Bobby) Kooka, would be personally time when travelling abroad was rare, the fact
picking the most glamorous girls in the country that they were able to buy the latest foreign
to fly their nascent airline. fashions, perfumes and lipsticks was a big
Born out of the romance of unbound travel thing. Some of them would even smoke ciga-
and majestic palaces in the sky, at a time when rettes with a holder,” she laughs.
ABOVE AND BEYOND
India was still young and its dreams of excel- “They were a special breed—those Air India
The 747 aircrafts had a lence not yet tarnished, these young women girls,” says another top model turned author,
dedicated lounge for their first came from West-oriented Anglo-Indian Shobhaa De. “They were hand-picked and im-
first-class passengers; the and Parsi homes, bearing names like Jean Mi- peccably trained. What made them stand out,
Air India hostesses were chael and Pat Shepherd, Shirley Kennedy and apart from their glorious good looks and perfect
known for their style
Farida Darashaw. Swan-like, in their rustling poise, was their confidence as the first genera-
silk saris and those famous bouffants, one tion of Indian career women, for whom even the
glance from them and your tomato juice would sky wasn’t the limit! They stood tall, walked
turn into a Bloody Mary. tall—and every wealthy bachelor in India want-
“We didn’t know it at the time but we were ed to acquire an Air India hostess.” >

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Ah yes, the legendary marriages that some of married to an Oxford-educated
these girls made. Maureen Wadia, Parmeshwar Nawab, reminisces about her days of
Godrej, Sakina Mallya, Sundari Khan, Shobha driving sports cars in Rome, whip-
Kapoor, and so many others like them, who, be- ping up masala chicken for home-
cause of their poise and glamour, were swept off sick crew in Beirut and her landlady
their feet by the leading industrialists and film in London, I think of all the lovely,
stars of their time. elegant, poised and articulate AI
What can I tell you about the girls of Air India? girls I have spoken to for this sto-
That they were as stylish as the planes they ry, who from the furthest reaches
fronted. That they flew Muhammad Ali and of their elegant armoires of mem-
the Dalai Lama, Al Pacino and Jane Fonda, ory have entrusted me with their
Richard Harris and Indira Gandhi. That they sepia photographs and sun-
could man the doors of the magnificent 707s stained recollections.
as effortlessly as they could sing a baby to These are women who
sleep at 30,000ft, or lay out a full meal service watched as the world they once
with caviar, champagne and lobster thermi- knew, of romance, adventure
dor. And that none of this would take away and high standards, was re-
from their effervescence and their warm all- placed by the banal and the boring,
encompassing smiles; not a plane load of crab- the crass and the commercial. But above all,
bity 5am passengers, not the spectre of fear these are women so peerlessly well-bred that
that often flew along with them, or the home- they will never so much as mention that to you.
sickness that would inevitably raise its head Roxane Khodaiji tells me of the days when
on long stints away. there were sales at New York’s Macy’s and she
“The ’60s and ’70s were a glam period in their would put in a request to be there. She even
own right. Cholis were sexy, saris were low- brought back her puppy Pasha from Moscow!
slung. It was the time when air hostesses were Jyoti Khanna was one of the five hostesses
queen bees,” says designer Wendell Rodricks. sent to spend six weeks in New York on a pres-
Such girls. Such class. Such style. tigious exchange programme with United Air-
In these times when the national carrier is lines to promote tourism. Amongst many
weighed down by unserviceable debts and un- things, she found herself doing television inter-
able to rise to the competition of newer air- views in Denver, Colorado, showing viewers
lines nipping at its heels, it’s hard to imagine how to wear a sari in five easy steps. Khanna
the sway that Air India’s tribe of impossibly was also part of the crew evacuated from Cairo
glamorous air hostesses held over urban In- when war broke out, while Duenna Advani was
dia’s collective imagination. It was a time snowed-in at her Frankfurt hotel for five days.
when women had not emerged out of the co- Chatura Chattaram, sister of actors Nutan
coons of their homes, let alone embraced jobs and Tanuja, left the airline a few months after
and careers. A time when international travel joining because the family astrologer had fore-
wasn’t the norm. To have an elite corps of seen her in a terrible accident in “big machine
handpicked swan-necked women swathed in surrounded by white,” thus preventing her
silk, flying across continents, was nothing from getting on the ill-fated 707 Kanchenjunga
short of remarkable. “The dazzle was really flight that crashed into the Alps. She rejoined
that such elegant, refined and classy women the airline a few years later, and recalls the days
were serving you,” says restaurateur Camellia when she could “work an eight-hour flight and
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Panjabi about those times. dance all night without a problem.”
“Our training was rigorous and very exact- “Those were the best days of my life,” says
ing. We were taught not only about cheese and Wadia. “The training was rigorous. It was often
wine but also about flight safety, first aid and backbreaking—taking the bus and train to Bo-
hygiene. There were strict grooming require- rivali, living in dodgy PG accommodations in
ments, sari-wearing lessons and make-up ses- Bandra—but the sheer joy of spending four
sions with Lancôme as a part of their training. days in Rome or four days in Beirut or five days
Being an Air India air hostess was akin to grad- in Perth or two days in Fiji was such that most
uating from finishing school,” says Colleen Hai of us never complained,” she says.
(nee Bhiladvala), who as chief air hostess and And then, perhaps unwittingly, Wadia sums
the face of Air India had trained many decades up in one sentence the maddening, hard-to-im-
of AI hostesses and is still quite the legend in agine or recreate, legendary and singular allure
the industry. of those wonderful Air India hostesses in their
And as this wise and wonderful woman with flying machines. “We flew in the clouds but our
her high forehead and calm brown eyes, now feet always remained on terra firma.” ■

WOMEN WE LOVE
…MAKE BEAUTIFUL PHOTO: HORMIS ANTONY THARAKAN. LOCATION: MUKESH MILLS, MUMBAI
THINGS
___________________________
ANUPAMA SUKH LALVANI,
FOUNDER AND CREATIVE
DIRECTOR, EN INDE
“I remember buying the first issue
They are visionaries creating objects that are of Vogue India. I had just moved
from Switzerland and I was so
beautiful, functional, innovative and mostly excited to see that Condé Nast
unforgettable. To celebrate our decade in India, was taking notice of India. For
Vogue, I wanted to create a piece
MEGHA MAHINDRU asked some of the country’s that was fresh, relevant and rooted
best to design a modern masterpiece in their in the past. And with India turning
70, it seemed apt to create an
signature style. The only brief—make it Vogue! installation that uses the colour of
our homespun khadi yarns as well as
Photographed by KAUSHAL PARIKH natural jute and handmade craft.” >

__________________________
SARAH FOTHERINGHAM,
CO-FOUNDER, SAFOMASI
“I wanted to create something
beautiful from scraps of Safomasi
fabrics that might otherwise go
to waste. Our prints are inspired
by our travels, so I decided to
create an appliqué world map that
pieced together patterns from
different collections. And although
the fabrics are diverse, the colour
scheme allows them to come
together in harmony.” >
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An Ode tO the
Queen of CouTure
Back in the Seventies, Adarsh Gill set the fashion capitals of New York and Paris ablaze.
Four decades later, her creations continue to beguile fashionistas and design connoisseurs the world over
T
he Seventies were a and working in Paris, Mrs Gill of sterling silver furniture that contemporary women who
tumultuous era for found her Indian heritage harks back to the days of the defy all limitations of culture
fashion in New York. developing an easy conversation Raj. The regal furnishings are and context. Her roots in Indian
Brave prints, bold patterns and with her western sensibilities. expertly crafted to fit right into tradition express themselves as
bright, unapologetic colours Resham, zari and pearl the contemporary home. It is a rich embroidery and traditional,
from the East were weaving embroidery wove into the clean celebration of the old and the artisanal weaves, yet they play
into the West, as were design pastels of the European palette. new, a study in the cosmopolitan out in subtle silhouettes and
styles from far-flung corners of Sleek cuts cleverly entwined nature of the modern world. whimsical patterns.
the world. In the midst of the jewelled accents. The aesthetic In 2015, she even took Step into the Adarsh Gill
floppy hats, flared pants and of Adarsh Gill was born. millennial fashionistas by storm flagship store in New Delhi
chunky shoes of the fashion Swift on the heels of her by launching an online prêt and you will discover a world in
houses of Manhattan, Adarsh return to India, she debuted label, which is a celebration which the glory of the past is
Gill launched her debut label her eponymous label, Adarsh of everything that makes the alive and bolder than ever.
Saaz, a collection that marked Gill Couture, with collections modern Indian woman a force
an impending fashion collusion for both men and women. to reckon with. Aptly named
between India and the West. Soon after, she introduced “Defiance by Adarsh Gill”, it For more information,
A decade later, while living Adarsh Gill Home, a collection takes its inspiration from the visit: Adarshgill.com
__________________
DIVYA THAKUR,
FOUNDER AND DESIGNER,
DESIGN TEMPLE
“Mirrors are the final authority on
how we perceive and see ourselves.
Vogue is the style and fashion
authority in India, so I thought a
mirror would be a great object
to reflect that aspect. Stylish,
confident and Vogue-inspired, this
V-shaped mirror is wrapped around
a bow-shaped stand.”
PHOTO: MANASI SAWANT. LOCATION: MUKESH MILLS, MUMBAI

___________________
KUHU KOCHAR &
TEJASVI CHANDELA
CO-FOUNDERS, ALL
THINGS CHOCOLATE
“Even after 10 years, Vogue
transcends a single identity. With
this flavour and the mixed-media
collage packaging, we’ve tried to
capture its bold versatility. Made
from flavoursome Java beans,
this single-origin chocolate is
paired with tonka bean, the
most versatile and delicious
ingredient ever.” >

_____________________
ADVAEITA MATHUR,
FOUNDER, STUDIO METALLURGY
“This collection is inspired by one of my most
personal experiences and is a tribute to my
grandmother, who was known to be brilliantly
creative and entrepreneurial in her time. I created
this collection of functional objets d’arts to celebrate
women the Vogue way. Each piece from my
Sharda Collection (named after my grandmother)
fuses glass and wood and is made by craftsmen in
Firozabad using firewood scavenged from
lumber yards.”
__________________
GUNJAN GUPTA,
FOUNDER, STUDIO WRAP
“When form and function come together to celebrate
style, it’s a Vogue moment. This ring is a miniature
version of my vertical Indian thaali. It looks stunning
as a ring and recalls the mythological chakra used by
goddesses, thus making it a powerful symbol from
my archives that is apt to celebrate 10 years of
Vogue in India.” >

__________________
MEGHNA MALIK,
CO-FOUNDER, THE LOHASMITH

“To commemorate Vogue at 10, my first thought was to create a mirror, symbolic of the role that Vogue India has
played in holding up a looking glass to India’s fashion and lifestyle industry, challenging Indian designers to evolve into
the best in the world. I was also inspired by Indian women, who are strong, confident and beautiful. The focal point
of this design is extrapolated from the Tree of Life representing strength and unity. The circular shape of the frame
itself is a literal representation of the symbol for women, while the trinity edge represents the natural, almost seamless
transitions of the three life cycles of a woman—maiden, mother and wise elder.” >

___________________
JAS CHARANJIVA,
CO-FOUNDER,
KULTURE SHOP
“While travelling, I always
look for unique stationery
where the art and concept
speak to me. For Vogue at 10,
I chose David Bowie’s stage
and video costumes because
of the massive impact he had
on the fashion world. David
Bowie has been my lifelong
muse. His music, personas and
style fascinated me more and
more as I grew into adulthood.
Bowie’s gender-bending
lifestyle, work and fashion
made me never question
anyone’s sexuality and style
as a child, whether it was
acceptable to those close to
me or not.”
PHOTO: ANKITA CHANDRA. LOCATION: MUKESH MILLS, MUMBAI
_____________________
RADHIKA CHOPRA,
FOUNDER, NO. 3 CLIVE ROAD
“We wanted to explore new ingredients and
new geographies for this exclusive tea blend
for Vogue. We travelled to the foothills of the
Himalayan mountain range to find the moringa
tree, which is loaded with medicinal and nutritional
benefits. We created a herbal tea of moringa
loose leaf with lemon peel and ginger—it is the
perfect morning blend to centre the soul and
kick-start the day. We call this blend Perfect 10 to
celebrate 10 years of Vogue in India.” >

______________
LEAH SINGH,
FOUNDER, LEAH SINGH
“Vogue India is about what is current, in
both India and the world. Floor cushions
are an integral part of traditional Indian
home furnishings, allowing guests and
family to gather. For these oversized
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embroidery technique and combined
it with modern, geometric patterns and
colour combinations.” >

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An audacious photographer who braved the frontlines of a newly-created nation,
an avant garde pioneer of modern Indian art and one of the earliest fashion icons
of India—Vogue pays tribute to three extraordinary trailblazers
Portrait of the artist

“I was privileged to know Homai Vyarawalla
intimately for 15 years. At the age of 94, and
still youthful, she travelled abroad for the first
time in her life. This picture of us by British
photographer Bethany Murray was taken after
a morning spent on a tourist bus in London.”
HV ARCHIVE/THE ALKAZI COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Looking up
BOLD “A carefree moment of leisure caught at
the Bombay zoo is indicative of the synergy
The inimitable courage between the young female photographer
and clarity of vision and this portrait shot after Vyarawalla had
completed her ‘official’ assignment.”
of India’s first woman
photojournalist,
HOMAI VYARAWALLA, Mirror image>>
“The young nurse at her dressing table
are fondly remembered represents the fashionable, young girl in
by her friend and India and her quest to be modern. In the late
1930s, the Sir JJ School of Art commissioned
biographer SABEENA Vyarawalla to photograph a feature on their
GADIHOKE formal curriculum and students.”

Partition diaries>>
“Besides covering the last days of the British empire, Vyarawalla was one of the key
chroniclers of the Nehruvian era politics and its architects. Vyarawalla’s most ‘camera-
friendly’ subject was a heavy smoker, although he was careful not to be seen in public with a
cigarette. Jawaharlal Nehru probably agreed to be photographed smoking with a diplomat’s
spouse because of the trust that could be reposed in Vyarawalla. Another of Vyarawalla’s
most iconic pictures of Lutyens’ Delhi is an uncluttered Connaught Place of the 1950s that
was haunted by a dark and violent history. Vyarawalla and husband Manekshaw lived in a
terrace apartment in that area. During the Partition, the couple guarded the shop of their
landlord below from looting mobs. Soon a wealthy Hindu family arrived from Karachi and
forcibly occupied the store. Her landlord’s family, who had to take refuge in the camps at
Purana Quila, eventually left for Pakistan. The Vyarawallas never saw them again.”
Silent
memory
HV ARCHIVE/THE ALKAZI COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY
“In 2010, the Alkazi Foundation

in Delhi started to digitise her
work. In her ‘rediscovered’
images from the late 1930s
and early 1940s, Bombay
emerges as a distinct subject.
She captures the streets,
architecture and the rush of
city life but the images that
stand out are quieter, evocative
and atmospheric—spaces
where one could find solitude.”

t of
A 1932 portrai
ed
the artist seat
ar a wi nd ow in
ne
Pa ris, Fran ce
“I can only paint

in India. Europe
belongs to Picasso
and Matisse. India
belongs only to me”
—AMRITA SHER-GIL
NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART, NEW DELHI; (C) THE ESTATE OF UMRAO SINGH SHER-GIL/VIVAN SUNDARAM
A
Self-portrait (3),
oil on canvas,
47.6x62.3cm
BRAZEN Amrita Sher-Gil is a legend. But for me, my

illustrious grand-aunt is an inspiration not be-
cause of her artistic prowess but because of how
One of the greatest she chose her life’s purpose and owned it. An
artists of the 20th often-repeated story at home is how one day,
century, AMRITA my paternal grandmother and her niece (who
served as Sher-Gil’s muse for four exceptional
SHER-GIL’S paintings) Teji were sitting under the sun in the
extraordinarily courtyard of Saraya, the family home in Gora-
progressive life khpur, watching Amrita work on a large can-
and artistic vision vas. She was painting what she saw—the vil-
lage folk standing in front of Saraya’s inner
are recalled by her walls. But suddenly the painting stopped and
grandniece and Amrita ripped the canvas into smaller bits.
Nude, oil gallerist TAVLEEN Horror-struck, Teji ran up and salvaged one
on canvas, of the fragments. It is said that Amrita took
79.1x112.5cm SINGH AKOI
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Paris, France
her—apparently it was the mo-

ment she understood which di-
rection her art would take. She
realised she had to move away
from what had been done before
and instead create her own para-
digm of art and modernity. So
this painting holds a special place
of honour and adorns the wall of
my parents’ home till date.
Sitting Nude,
“You will think that I’m oil on canvas,
self-opinionated but I stick 54x73cm
to my intolerant ideas
and convictions”
Amrita grew up between India and Europe. Her the process of finding her own, new and unique
19 35, father was Umrao Singh Sher-Gil Majithia, a artistic language. Living her life in India meant
Sher-Gil in Sikh aristocrat who in his own right was one of she didn’t flaunt her foreignness. And that’s
Simla, Indi a
India’s pioneering conceptual photographers. how she began her search for the ancient tradi-
NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART, NEW DELHI; (C) ESTATE OF UMRAO SINGH SHER-GIL/VIVAN SUNDARAM
Her mother Marie Antoinette- tion of her country’s rich artistic heritage.
Madam Gottesmann was the Hungarian
Tachlitzky, oil on companion of Princess Bamba, the “I am always in love, but unfortunately
canvas, 54x79cm daughter of Maharaja Duleep Singh. for the party concerned, I fall out of love
Amrita grew up traipsing between or rather fall in love with someone else
two cultures. The interaction be- before any damage can be done”
tween her rich cultural life in Eu- She changed my perspective when I saw her
rope and the luxury of a privileged nude portraits, and photographs of her father
life in India moulded her into the semi-nude. There was nothing uncomfortable
uniquely brave and strongly indi- about it because the world had already accepted
vidualist person she would become. her fierce talent, as had our family. She had set
the bar high for all of us and there was no place
“I can only paint in India. for societal pressure or even the need to keep
Europe belongs to Picasso up. This was the most liberating thought. And I
and Matisse... India belongs ran with it! She loved, experimented and creat-
only to me” ed. Her choices were progressive simply be-
In words that have now been im- cause they were her choices. Unfortunately, she
mortalised, Amrita staked her right- died at the young age of 28 in Lahore just days
ful claim on India. She chose to leave before her first solo show. But even in death she
Paris, where she was previously remains a vibrant talent, a vivacious woman
painting, and return to her father’s and a role model for women to unshackle them-
land, in which she settled and began selves from conventional society. >

which in the ’80s was the
lunching haven for those
who roosted in the front
rows of fashion weeks. I
was looking forward to
meeting Aunty Ayesha, known to the world as
Rajmata Gayatri Devi of Jaipur. She was my
grand-aunt, married to Sawai Man Singhji, the
late Maharaja of Jaipur, who was my grand-
mother’s younger brother. I arrived at the hotel
and went straight to her, greeting her in our
traditional manner, as I knew she would have it
no other way. Draped in an emerald green chif-
fon sari with an Art Deco bracelet donning her
wrist, she was every bit the incarnation of
elegance, grace and beauty.
I remember her caressing the fur coats as she
introduced me to her lunching companions,
I
BEAUTIFUL who included Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, for-
mer First Lady, and Eleanor Lambert, who was
believed to have started the best-dressed list in
It was mid-week madness at 550, 7th Avenue, Manhattan. The lunch-time chit-chat flowed
She was a fashion New York; the address was and still is the mec- from the ifs and buts of the fashion world to the
icon and paragon ca of fashion, with the world’s top fashion conservation of elephants in India, but what
of beauty. The brands crammed into one building. For me, the struck me the most was the effortless ease with
ethereal grace then youngest assistant to the legendary de- which she curated and held the conversation,
signer Oscar de la Renta, his offices on the second to none among New York’s power set.
and sartorial eighth floor were a shrine, with a strict code of She’d check in on me every now and again,
legacy of the discipline, the silence only occasionally disrupt- over phone calls that were a little bit of every-
late RAJMATA ed by elegant laughter or the distinct “tick thing, including updates on the upper echelons
GAYATRI DEVI tock” of stilettos signalling the arrival of one of of New York society, most of whom she knew,
the designer’s many lady billionaire friends or a and those she didn’t she would get to know and
of Jaipur are supermodel trotting in for a personal fitting. then invite to India. Every time I remember her
remembered by Sitting in the sparsely-filled design studio, in all her perfection, I go back to the first time I
her grandnephew which was attached to Mr de la Renta’s person- realised how astute an eye for aesthetic she
al office, I heard his phone ring and soon, in his had—it was at a gathering back home, when
and fashion typically polite Dominican accent, he was deep- she planted a little seed in my ear: “Look around
designer, ly engaged in conversation. Before I knew it, he and see the dilapidation of style, resurrect the
RAGHAVENDRA was standing outside my station, saying, “Ayes- stylish Jodhpuri bandhgala! With the changing
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RATHORE ha is in town and she would like you to join her times, what India needs is an authority in style,
for lunch… Speak to Boaz (marketing and pub- to pave the way for better things to come.” In
lic relations manager) and see if you can carry hindsight, it may have been the best piece of
four or five pieces from the new fur collection.” advice I ever received. Little did I know then,
Heaped under the weight of the furs, I found that this was the calling into my voyage in fash-
myself in a cab on my way to the Pierre Hotel, ion, with the bandhgala at its helm. ■

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GLOB ICO
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WOMEN WE LOVE
WORLD
To really understand what world domination looks like, take
a peek at PRIYANKA CHOPRA’s trailblazing trajectory from
Bollywood star to global icon, says PARIZAAD KHAN SETHI
Photographed by MARK SELIGER
Styled by ANAITA SHROFF ADAJANIA
P Priyanka Chopra’s popularity has reached criti-

cal mass. That became obvious to me earlier
this year when walking through Union Square
in New York City, and an unsavoury gentleman
eager to be friends called out to me, “Hey, Pri-
yanka Chopra!” When I narrate this incident to
Chopra, she laughs, a big solar plexus laugh,
and says, “I’ve really reached the heartland of
America now that I’m a catcall.”
She means it as a joke, but it’s also the truth.
In a short period of time, Chopra has burrowed
deep into the pop consciousness of America.
One day she’s spreading desi cheer by playing
Holi with Jimmy Fallon or beating him at a hot
wing eating contest on The Tonight Show, on
another she’s tinkling her aarti bell for Vogue’s
Her role in the film adaptation of Baywatch
really drove all that home. The TV show was
shorthand for California culture in the 1990s,
and though the 2017 film might have been a
box-office washout, it can’t be argued that it
catapulted PC from a Bollywood actor dabbling
in Hollywood into a truly global phenomenon.
Chopra, however, loses no chance to remind
everyone where she came from. “Everything I
am is because of where I grew up. I’m very desi.
My achaar goes with me even over my shoes,”
she says. (The achaar in question is “mirchi—
green or red” for condiment connoisseurs to
know.) Pudin Hara is another home-grown
essential that travels around with her.
For all that national pride, she’s not come this
73 Questions video series or handing out far to make simplistic, jingoistic declarations of
trophies at the Academy Awards. Indian-ness. Her self-assigned mission in the >

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Crêpe dress, Brandon Maxwell.
Shoes, Elie Saab
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Hair: Bok-Hee using Pantene/Streeters
Make-up: Nick Barose using
NARS Cosmetics/
Exclusive Artists Management
Manicure: Ami Vega using
Chanel le Vernis/
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Production: Coco Knudson/Seliger
Studio; Divya Jagwani
John Kelsey; Daniel Brittain
Photo intern: Xu Yang
Assistant stylist: Fabio Immediato
Fashion intern: Nikita Dodani
Accommodation partner: The Pierre,
New York & Andaz 5th Avenue
West is to ensure that talent—no matter where Acharia-Bath who spearheaded many of
in the world it comes from and what colour it Chopra’s early efforts in America. “However,
is—is recognised for its true potential. “It’s not strategy only goes so far without talent and Pri-
about showing the world what India or Indian yanka is a remarkably talented entertainer who
culture is. My ambition and struggle is showing has proved that she can straddle both East and
that talent from India or wherever else, who ex- West,” says Ramachandran.
cel at their jobs, can stand shoulder-to-shoulder
with anyone. It shouldn’t be a novelty, it should ON THE HORIZON
be the norm.” True to form, Chopra’s been hustling quite seri-
That gets to the crux of why Chopra is adored ously and it shows in her upcoming filmogra-
by brown girls everywhere. We recognise her phy. She resumed filming season 3 of Quantico
ambition and tenacity, and respect how far in September but managed to squeeze in sup-
she’s gotten in a world where we hear the word porting parts in two heavily anticipated films
‘no’ more than ‘yes’. Even for someone like her, before that. A Kid Like Jake, starring Claire
with her seemingly infinite resources, it Danes, Jim Parsons and Octavia Spencer, will
couldn’t have been easy chipping a foothold in a release next year, while Isn’t It Romantic,
closed industry like Hollywood. Her Bollywood whose cast includes Rebel Wilson, Adam
cred could only have gotten her so far, and the DeVine and Liam Hemsworth, is set for a 2019
rest of that climb must have been a steep one. Valentine’s Day opening. “I had a few months
Her struggle is our struggle and a win for her is before I started Quantico and I don’t like to sit
a win for us. idle,” she says.
Idling doesn’t seem to be in her foreseeable
AMERICAN HUSTLE future—she’s stockpiling an arsenal of projects
We are at a time when Hollywood studios are we can hardly wait for. They are also ones she
earning much of their revenue internationally. can’t talk about freely just yet. She’s currently
It seems a fairly natural progression that on- developing a comedy series with ABC on Mad-
screen talent would mirror the diversity of au- huri Dixit’s life following her marriage and
diences. A recent study by the Creative Artists move to the US. “The idea of a ginormous Bol-
Agency finds that films that have more diverse lywood actress who leaves everything for love
casts score better at the box office than those and becomes a soccer mom in middle America
with less diverse ones. Yet, last year researchers will be a really funny scenario for a sitcom,” is
at the University of Southern California, after all she’ll reveal. Another buzzed-about project
studying over 400 films and TV shows, found is a biopic of Kalpana Chawla, with Chopra
that Hollywood has a major diversity problem, playing the role of the late American astronaut.
with only a third of speaking characters being After Quantico, Chopra says her creative
female, while a scant 28.3 per cent of speaking horizon has expanded in several ways. “I’ve
parts are non-white people. realised media and entertainment is such a
It’s no wonder that “breaking concrete” is vast field that I can expand my creative self in
how Chopra describes her early efforts in every direction. As I go along, I’m dabbling in
America. She declines to dwell on it further, various businesses, in films and TV and pro-
only saying that “to have people believe that I duction. That’s a cool place to be.” Her pro- “My ambition
could shoulder a show as an American girl, or duction company Purple Pebble Pictures, set
play a villain, was [about] changing mindsets. up to shine a spotlight on new talent and re-
and struggle
I’m not afraid of the world, I’m not afraid of gional Indian cinema, will release the Sik- is showing
working hard and I don’t think people should kimese film Pahuna early next year. that talent
be either. You have to fight for what you want As she charts her course for the next few from India or
and you cannot settle. And that takes effort years, her only agenda is “to keep climbing. I
and work and that’s how I have defined myself like to do things for the first time. I don’t
wherever else,
and my career.” know where that will take me; my road has who excel at
“Priyanka’s rise internationally is a combina- always been a little less travelled.” Metaphor- their jobs, can
tion of strategy and talent,” says Naman Ra- ically, of course, because her real-life travel stand shoulder-
machandran, the Asia correspondent for Varie- itinerary seems schizophrenic. She’s getting
ty, and South Asian cinema critic for Sight & on a plane to India as we speak, and in a span to-shoulder
Sound. She eased her way into American enter- of a month and a half will have touched down with anyone.
tainment with two visible singles featuring in Toronto, Jordan and LA before going back It shouldn’t be
huge names like will.i.am and Pitbull, and un- to New York. “I have wings and no roots at
hesitatingly stepped out of her Indian comfort the moment,” she admits in a wistful mo-
a novelty,
zone to move to LA. Ramachandran also singles ment. We get the feeling that even with roots it should be
out the contribution of entrepreneur Anjula grounding her, her star will keep rising. n the norm”

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THE ENTREPRENEUR
Natalie Massenet
With her spirit of innovation,
visionary ideas and understanding
of what the consumer wants
(often before they know it
themselves!), Natalie Massenet
embodies the very concept of
entrepreneurship. Her story is well
known—she launched Net-a-
Porter at a time when shopping
online for expensive fashion and
luxury good was considered
unimaginable. I met Natalie early
on in my BoF journey. She was
the first person to tell me to write
a business plan for my nascent
blog, which she felt would be
“huge.” She’s been a mentor and
advisor ever since. With her new
fund Imaginary Ventures, Natalie
will be sharing that intimate
understanding of building your
own business with some very
lucky entrepreneurs.
“The women
I love all have
their own
style... They
live by their
words and
actions, their
Imran Amed,
art and
Natalie Massenet their hearts”
and will.i.am
—IMRAN AMED
WOMEN WE LOVE
S
. .ARE CHANGING FASHION
As the founder and CEO of The Business of
Strong. Intelligent. Independent. Forthright.
COURTESY THE BUSINESS OF FASHION
The women I admire—whether they are crea-

Fashion, IMRAN AMED has built a career tive minds, business experts, or activists—are
united because they each have a singular sense
out of telling the stories of the fashion world’s of purpose. They live by their words and ac-
most influential figures. For our October tions, their art and their hearts. They take a
stand, support new talent, and think far into
issue, Vogue asked him to list the women in the future. These are the women shaping fash-
fashion who are inspiring a new way forward ion as we know it. >

US Vogue’s Anna
Wintour on the
cover of BOF’s
April 2017 issue
Vogue China’s
Angelica
Cheung
_________________
THE ADVISORS
Anna Wintour, US Vogue; and
Angelica Cheung, Vogue China
Both these women are more than just
powerful editors in their respective
markets—they are the people the
industry turns to for advice in the
ever-changing fashion world. Because
they are constantly interfacing with the
consumers, the business community
and the creative talents that drive
fashion, they intimately understand
the dynamics of the industry. CEOs,
designers and educators all turn to them
for guidance in today’s turbulent times.
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_________________
THE ADVOCATE
Julie Gilhart
Julie Gilhart is the social conscience of the fashion industry, driving a
dialogue on two critical elements that are near and dear to her heart:
sustainability and nurturing young fashion designers. But what really
stands out to me is her ability to not be holier than thou. She gives
excellent advice and guidance, but her gentle approach means that
people really take time to listen to what Julie has to say. >

________________
THE ACTIVIST Adowa Aboah
Adwoa Aboah on the cover of
Adwoa is much more BOF’s September
than just a model. She is 2017 issue
an activist and feminist
who has opened the
doors to conversations on
mental health and body
image in fashion and
beyond. With her Gurls
Talk series, she’s using
fashion as a platform to
reach out to the people
who need it the most.
What’s incredible is her
ability to be confident and
vulnerable at the same
time. So much so that
she was one of the four
faces of our September
BoF 500 ‘Generation
Next’ issue, focusing on
the under-30 set who are
shaping the fashion world.
Adwoa
NERATION NEXT
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___________________
THE CONNECTOR
Elizabeth Saltzman
Elizabeth Saltzman is an uber-connector, fairy godmother and
stylist all wrapped in one. Not only does she have a great eye for
potential, she is the go-to person when navigating Hollywood and
fashion, two worlds she knows inside out. And, as a fashion editor at
Elizabeth Vanity Fair, Elizabeth uses her position to support upcoming talent
Saltzman by bringing together designers and actors in a beautiful, glamorous
synergy. She is the cheerleader you want to have in your corner. >

Linda Loppa
__________________
THE EDUCATOR
Linda Loppa
The former course director of the Antwerp Academy
in Belgium and former dean of the Polimoda institute in
Florence, Linda Loppa is a living industry legend. Linda was
around at the time of the Antwerp Six (Dries van Noten,
Ann Demeulemeester and extended to Martin Margiela,
though he was not one of the Six), who continue to
influence and shape the creative side of fashion. Even now
when you look at the approach Demna Gvasalia brings to
Balenciaga, you can see a clear manifestation of Margielan
philosophy. Linda is the rare educator who really challenges
young students to find their creative voice. She’s not an in-
your-face personality but rather a strong, quiet power.
Sarah
Andelman
________________
THE THINKER
Li Edelkoort
I first learned about Li
Edelkoort when I came
across the ‘Anti-Fashion
Manifesto’, a provocative
document she created
addressing the issues our
industry faces head on.
Li’s upfront approach
poses questions that
no one wants to ask on
waste, sustainability
and creativity. To
quote, “How is it
possible that a
garment is cheaper
than a sandwich?”
How indeed.
Li Edelkoort
_____________ ____
THE RETAILER
Sarah Andelman
In July, news broke that the famed Parisian store Colette was
closing its doors. I still remember the first time I visited Colette.
It was like walking into a different world. Situated on Rue Saint
Honoré, the bastion for traditional luxury stores known for their
serious, formal environments, the lack of formality at Colette
made for a refreshingly different shopping experience. Colette
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considers Sarah and her mother Colette innovators in retail.
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In the hands of the designers Domenico Dolce
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women is an idol—sacred and spicy at the same at the same time.” The brand’s cine-
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the inimitable extravagance of colour, culture only make me feel beautiful, the dresses are
and couture, resonate with the Indian woman also an invitation to enjoy and savour the world “We make
in a thrilling way. After all, these are the shared around you,” says Kapoor, whose Cannes
joys of two big nations—India and Italy—both trousseau always contains at least one outfit
clothes that
with voracious appetites for life’s abundance. from Dolce & Gabbana. Eva Mendes favours make you
the crimson red dresses that add oomph to her feel, make
THE WOMEN: Monica Bellucci is the personi- allure, reminiscent of the ’60s la dolce vita—a you dream an
fication of Sicilian glamour. Often seen in the period of party shenanigans brimming with
front row looking deliciously covetable in bos- bubbles and baubles but also infused with se- Italian dream”
om-spilling hour-glass Dolce & Gabbana dress- crets and dark romance. > —DOMENICO DOLCE

Florence
Welch
Alessandro
Michele
“To make
something
new in fashion,
you have to stay
in a little bit Roohi Jaikishan
of a mad
I
THE MAVERICK
Natasha
place and do Poonawalla
a revolution” BY GUCCI
—ALESSANDRO
MICHELE Innocence is sexier than you think. What
makes Gucci’s design melting pot—the exu-
berance of Baroque, whimsy of vintage,
swag of black street style—so delectable is the
undeniable child-like verve that the designer,
Alessandro Michele, injects into his collections.
Look closely—he has a penchant for Victoriana THE WOMEN: “Gucci looks into the past but
long sleeves, skirts that skim the ankle and with the most forward-thinking tools—androg-
necklines that ride high. Saying Gucci is sexy is yny, romance, sci-fi and fantasy. It’s playfully
reductionist in approach. His is the antithesis of clever. To me it’s a thinking woman’s brand,”
the ‘bite-me’ bandeau dress flashed with says Roohi Jaikishan, a Gucci patron and style
sequinned stilettoes—a seriously dated, morose savant. Wearers of Gucci, of which he is creat-
and tiring appeal for attention. ing a cult following, are challenging the tradi-
His designs, for all their extravagant demi tional hierarchy of fashion. It’s okay to be the
couture accoutrements, are more about look- fashion klutz who throws on separates with in-
ing inside than out. In his hands, ugliness is tuition and free will. “It’s the kind of expression
beauty turned inside out—and his designs are that fashion had ceased to display,” says Nata-
demonstrative of what he said once: sha Poonawalla, a devout Gucci client. “It al-
“To make something new in fashion, you lows me to test my boundaries. Michele has al-
have to stay in a little bit of a mad place and lowed so much versatility to exist in the brand.
do a revolution.” Look at the way he’s breaking the rules! He’s
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mixing every texture, style and fabric—things I

THE ARCHETYPE: The Gucci woman wouldn’t have ever believed would go together
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understands and embraces the cultural cap- co-exist.” Artists, especially, are enthralled by
ital of Gucci, which is at a monumental Michele’s design dexterity. And the woman who
high. She knows that fashion is about uplift- sums up, with immense candour, the true sig-
ing the spirit. She celebrates vintage be- nificance of Gucci in her musical life is the for-
cause she knows it is an appeal for nostalgia midable Florence Welch. She has gone on re-
and authenticity. She loves Michele for up- cord saying Gucci’s clothes allow her to keep
holding a time of bucolic and ecclesiastical cool, less of a boundary between performer and per-
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traditional sanctity and cultural diversity. The son. “I wanted to have clothes I would wear off
Gucci woman will not be alienated in a heart- stage and on... I didn’t feel like hiding behind a
lessly homogenised world. big dress or a stage persona.” >

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Michael Kors
“You can make

Kate sexiness strong
Kate Upton Hudson by balancing
Priyanka Chopra
it out”
— MICHAEL KORS
Alia Bhatt
was invited by Kors to his table at

the 2012 Met Gala. Upton, the all-
American girl, is Kors to the core,
someone who can move seamless-
ly from glamazon to girl-next-
door. Another Kate (Hudson), a
I
THE SUNSHINE GIRL longtime muse, brings her air of
Cali cool. She’s the ultimate gold-
BY MICHAEL KORS en girl, smouldering in a metallic
dress at the Met Gala 2015 or
bringing optimism to power
Imagine you are on a road trip, driving past dressing in an embellished suit. Like her, fans
Malibu, on the way to one of California’s loveli- of Kors are flirty, sporty with languid give-
est cities—Santa Barbara. You would be in a peace-a-chance beatnik vibes. The idea of
Cadillac, wind blowing your hair in abandon as sporty girliness is worn quite delightfully by
you traverse the ‘American Riviera’. You would Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt. She was spot-
most probably be wearing Michael Kors. This is ted in floral appliqué jeans by Michael
the man so in love with sun and surf and the Kors worn with a lingerie-like silk top.
outdoor American way of life that he practically At the CFDA Awards 2017, Priyanka
made the sun-kissed look achievable even in Chopra (who wears utility and sexy
hectic cities, miles away from the sea. with ease) arrived arm-in-arm with
the designer himself. “Give me a
THE ARCHETYPE: The Kors sporty-chic jet- dress I can twirl in and I will twirl,”
setter takes a few risks worth noting. She is she had told Kors, and he did—a
likely to throw on an oversized cargo vest over figure-hugging black herringbone
a pretty dress and polish it up with the brand’s sequinned dress custom-made for
Beckett metallic sneakers. She radiates health her; but you could well imagine her
and robustness of spirit and an air of gypset making a post-event dash with
A
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bohemia—a girl ready for a swing at a bat as Kors’s boyish Moto jacket in tow.
much as she is for a hearty laugh. What women Girls who love sporty-chic love that
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love to brandish most is this juxtaposition of their clothes can match the mo-
hard and soft—imagine a feminine hound- mentum of their own lives. “You
stooth Shetland wool skirt worn with a mascu- make sexiness strong by balancing
line poplin shirt. it out,” explain Kors. “Something
familiar with something unfamiliar, some-
THE WOMEN: It is no wonder that Kate Up- thing masculine with something feminine,
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ton, whose popularity has skyrocketed since something streamlined with something ro-
her Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition cover, coco. It’s yin and yang.” >

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Rick Owens
“It’s funny—
whenever
someone talks
about rules,
I just want to
break them.
I recoil from Gareth Pugh
the whole idea
of rules” ally wearing the mantle of irrever-
—RICK OWENS ence and dissonance. But be pre-
pared to be profound in your
Alicia Keys and intellectual leanings. We are talk-
I
Vera Wang
ing Aristotle, Confucius, Joris-Karl
Huysmans, Pierre Loti—his fa-
THE CONTRARIAN vourites. He’s known for his slouchy black en-
sembles cut with the precision of a surgeon and
BY RICK OWENS dusted with a touch of goth. Wear Owens and
you are an outsider, always channelling the un-
“It’s funny—whenever someone talks about derworld, but always with a heavy hand of so-
rules, I just want to break them. I recoil from phistication. Owens is all about celebrating the
the whole idea of rules,” said Rick Owens zeitgeist. But here’s the lethal combination that
once. For the renegades of the world forsak- makes the Owens woman singularly different—
ing the ethos of mass culture, Owens pro- like him, she is of-the-moment fierce but with
vides the crucible for radical fashion. In a an ancient soul.
world that is increasingly emulsified by
similarity, not difference, he boldly up- THE WOMEN: That he is a designer’s design-
holds the latter. It is no wonder that he er is a tell-tale sign of genius material. Donna
has cult status—his collections are sold Karan is a big fan and at one point in their ca-
out almost as soon as they reach the reer asked him to design for her brand. “I love
racks. And given his stand-out aesthetic Rick; I always have… He is really a fine artist,”
of monochrome and asymmetry—a fash- she told Women’s Wear Daily. “I’m a psycho
ion minimalist—his work lingers in the collector. I sleep in them. They’re my night
realm of wearable art. tees,” Vera Wang told the press. Victoria Beck-
He is known to use haute couture ham is also a long-time client. And now it seems
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materials but in his hands he frays music’s megastars are into him. At his A/W ’17-
the silks and punches holes in the 18 show in Paris, the front row boasted of the
richest of cashmere. Imperfections are mighty trio—Rihanna, Nikki Minaj and Alicia
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worth living with. Keys, who is said to have practically bent her
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knee in awe of Owens. “I want to wear all your

THE ARCHETYPE: To be called an Owens’s collection the next time I play piano,” Keys told
kind of woman is a loaded statement. It’s liter- Owens backstage. ■

8:30 AM
Not typically a morning
person, Mickey is rarely
out of bed before 8am.
He starts his day with 9:30AM
a therapeutic drink of A conversation with the lodge manager,
water that’s been left to over a cup of green tea, starts off the
sit overnight in a copper workday. It bears no debate that early
vessel—an age-old morning briefings are a whole lot better
tradition with proven when accompanied by the sprawling lush
health benefits. green view from his living room.
Life on the
Wild Side
9PM
Not your typical homebody, Mickey
usually heads out again in the evenings.
Whether it’s dinner or a party, there When your job is to run a luxury wildlife resort,
is almost always a social event on his
calendar. He’s strict about his bedtime,
you’re pretty much living the dream. Mickey
which is usually by 11pm. After a little Desai, founder of The Blackbuck Lodge and
TV to unwind, it’s lights out.
avid wildlife enthusiast tells us how he’s struck
11AM
the perfect balance between work and play Mickey is always on the go, so he’s
happy to get some time to himself as he
6PM
drives to work each morning. He’s a fan
Mickey tries to get his work done by 6PM—
of all kinds of music, and always has a
though with his commitments and his schedule,
playlist or two to match his mood.
it isn’t always possible. And yet, he is a staunch
believer in less work and more play—an attitude
that is certainly admired by his employees, most
of whom have been with him for over a decade.
8:30PM
After a hectic day at work, Mickey
heads back home for a bit of quality
time with his family, and the three
dogs—Mowgli, Coco and Groovy—
eagerly await their playtime with him.
12PM
7PM Once he’s at the office, it’s chaos from
His work-out time is sacred. Whether he’s at home, the word go. Mickey jokes, “I spend
at the lodge, or on a work trip in a far-flung corner of more time on the roads than actually in
the world—his gym bag is always by his side. A fitness office,” as he’s perpetually running from
enthusiast to the core, he spends anywhere between one meeting to the next. Still, he’s not
a half hour to two hours in the gym, depending on his one to sit still for long, and enjoys the
work schedule for the day. rush of constantly being on the go.
... love
WOMEN WE LOVE
KARAN JOHAR
From Kareena Kapoor Khan to Shweta Bachchan Nanda; Alia Bhatt to Gauri
Khan; mother Hiroo to daughter Roohi, women are central to KARAN
JOHAR’s life. But what makes him such a ladies’ man? Vogue gets his closest
friend, KAAJAL ANAND, to tell us about the Karan she knows
W
Photographed by GREG SWALES Styled by ANAITA SHROFF ADAJANIA
When I got a call from Vogue to write a piece, I Perhaps that’s why everyone is so attracted
have to say it took me by surprise. Anyone who to him, and that’s what makes him an integral
has met me would know writing and I make part of so many lives. One of Karan’s greatest
quite the unholy alliance! And then, I was strengths is that he has not succumbed to the
asked to make the piece about Karan Johar, sycophancy that plagues his industry. He has
which made the task even harder. How do you chosen to surround himself with intelligent
encapsulate someone like him in 400 words? and honest people, most of whom are women.
I remember when actor Hugh Jackman came He is drawn to women, and they are to him
to India for a session with Karan. He told us like proverbial moths to the flame. It’s some-
that during the course of preparing for his visit thing I have always known but that’s become
he decided to do some research. He thought even clearer with the newest woman in his
Karan Johar was just another common name, life—little Roohi.
OF THE YEA as Google showed up links for a director, pro- The women in Karan’s life have always been
EN R ducer, talk show host, talent show judge, de- strong and consistent influences. I’ve always
M
signer and author. He wasn’t sure which one wondered how Karan, who does not really lis-
VOGUE WO
he would be interacting with! ten to music, manages to produce such amazing

I don’t think anyone can dispute that Karan tunes in his films. When I asked him that once,
is multi-faceted, multi-talented and clearly one he told me he knew every Hindi song from the
of the busiest people in the industry. Strangely, 1960s onwards, thanks to his mother’s love for
AR
though, it never makes him feel inaccessible. music. He grew up with her music as his back-
E
YE
TH
MAN OF
That’s because he has such an incredible Emo- ground and that’s what gave him his ear.
tional Quotient (EQ). I can safely say he has the His relationships range the spectrum—from
highest EQ I have ever come across—he is kind his 74-year-old mother Hiroo to 24-year-old
“He is drawn and generous not only with the easy, material Alia Bhatt—and it’s safe to say that these
things but with his love, his time and his advice. women have shaped him as a filmmaker and a
to women, and I have known Karan for most of his life but human being. Look at his films; his depiction
they are to him he still manages to surprise me. When a close of women is intelligent and sensitive—and eve-
like proverbial friend was going through a difficult situation, ry female character in his film is nuanced and
moths to Karan, who really wasn’t connected to this per- multi-dimensional.
son, reached out to help. His capacity for kind- I am lucky to have found my friend and soul-
the flame” ness and sensitivity to things beyond his world mate. There’s no one else quite like him. He is
—KAAJAL ANAND really touched me that day. the ultimate ladies’ man. n

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Jacket, Valentino. Jeans, AG
Jeans. Shoes, Saint Laurent.
Sunglasses, Gentle Monster
Hair: Rajeev Gogoi
Make-up: Paresh Kalgutkar
Production: Divya Jagwani;
Alexey Galetskiy Productions
Jean- Pierre Bonnet; Amanda
Yanez; Valerie Burke
Assistant stylist: Fabio
Immediato
Fashion intern: Heley Patel
Accommodation courtesy:
The Pierre, New York
In 1979, Earle set
a women’s depth
record of 381m
SHE’S THE
ICON WONDER WOMAN OF
THE UNDERWORLD
SYLVIA EARLE
Her list of aquatic achievements precede
her: in 1970, Earle lead the first all-female
team of aquanauts in Tektite II for an undersea
research project; in 1979 she set the world
untethered diving record (381m); and in 1998,
She is the world’s best- she was titled Time magazine’s first Hero for the
Planet and became the National Geographic
known marine scientist and, Society’s first female explorer in residence.
She’s been dubbed “Her Deepness” by
at 82, this oceanographer the New Yorker and been a Rolex
is still breaking records Testimonee since 1982, and says of
her timepiece: “I just never
(and glass ceilings) while take it off.”
exploring and conserving
the depths of the ocean.
By SANA GOYAL SHE’S OUT TO
SAVE THE OCEAN
SHE’S AN When Earle, who has authored The
UNSTOPPABLE World Is Blue and Blue Hope, won the
ADVENTURE SEEKER TED Prize in 2009, she wished “to ignite
The oceanographer has spent public support for a global network of marine
thousands of hours diving but “still feels protected areas” with what she calls Hope
the thrill” of piloting the one-person Deep Spots, which are special places that are large
ROLEX/DAVID DOUBILET; ROLEX/JASMINE SAFAEIN
Rover submersible (that she helped bring SHE’S enough to save and restore the ocean. This
into existence) and diving it to a record- “MAKING PEACE… led her to Mission Blue (also a Netflix film)
making 1,000m solo dive in California. In WITH NATURE” that now reaches a billion people annually.
2016, she “had close encounters with Earle’s dive into the future? “One “The goal is to inspire people to take
whale sharks, and explored deep in a new generation of Deep Hope care of the ocean as if their lives
coral reefs in 400m-depth in submersibles, little subs taking three depend on it—because
Hawaii in Pisces-class people to as much as 1,000m deep in they do.”
submersibles”. Hope Spots world over. As never before,
we have the technical ability to resolve
many of the mysteries of the sea.
Maybe we finally have a chance to
apply our skill to restore health
to the ocean and
456 VOGUE INDIA OCTOBER 2017 www.vogue.in the planet.”
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The Temptress
1946 HOT LIST
We trace the
Lauren
Metal choker, Bacall temptresses who set
Versace, 27,255 1960 Helen the silver screen on fire
Sharon Stone
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THEIR
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at Net-a-porter.com, 2001
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7,81,705 Balconette, Dolce
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28,475
Penelope Cruz
in Vicky Cristina
Barcelona
2005
2008
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Burlesque dancer
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boots, Jimmy Fernando Jorge,
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GODDESSES
. .ARE EARTHY BEAUTIES

The faces we love for
celebrating the colour of
skin kissed by the sun
They let their truest selves shine; what they put on their skin
celebrates their golden glow; and their beauty kit isn’t just
skin deep. It evokes the emotion of feeling beautiful. Think
warm, molten tones, ancient recipes in jars, heady jasmine
and nourishing coconut oil, all coming together to celebrate
the beautiful skin you were born in. By SNEHA MANKANI
Nethra
Raghuraman
Massage and let your
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This hair
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This scrub is pressed lustrous locks, pure rose water (sourced
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methods and ground to leave behind foothills) to instantly
a fine powder. Apply a a fresh floral refresh tired skin.
mix of the apricot kernel trail wherever
and pure honey or milk you go.
as an illuminating face
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Bathline Hair
Dayana Erappa Mist, 3,100
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A balmy stick with
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On Radhika:
Dress, Maria
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On Bianca:
Sequinned gown,
Hasan Hejazi
WOMEN WE LOVE
. .LOVE THE SKIN

THEY’RE IN
They’re happy to
face the world, and
the camera, bare-
faced and natural.
Their confidence is
empowering; their
philosophy on beauty,
inspiring. This is our
celebration of women
who are not afraid to
revel in what’s real. By
ADITI BHIMJYANI
Photographed by ASHISH SHAH

Styled by RIA KAMAT
& PRIYANKA PARKASH
RADHIKA APTE, 32
Actor
Her beauty is almost demure, but Radhika Apte is intensely photogenic. Bright
wide eyes commune with the camera and speak to you. Everything about her
is easy, graceful and sort of quiet. What most people don’t know about her is
that she has serious OCD. She hasn’t had a facial in years and she never waxes
her hands. “I don’t have a regime. I use skin and hair vitamin supplements, do
a little yoga and run a lot. I remove all my make-up before I sleep.” Simple
Witch hazel gel, olive oil or Vaseline moisturise
her skin. Mascara and red lipstick are her only
two go-tos. She regularly forgets to drinkBIANCA CONTRACTOR, 19
water, but manages a raw detox juice cleanse Aspiring actor
thrice a month. Predictable standards of Vogue India spotted her quite by chance one evening when she
beauty scarcely matter to her. “An element of was at a glamorous event with her father, make-up guru Mickey
truth to a personality is what makes someone Contractor. She’s striking, with all the nonchalance of a woman her
beautiful to me. I connect with people who are age. She can do whatever she wants and eat whatever she fancies
transparent, whose smiles reach their eye.” and yet look the way she does, complete with that incandescent
skin. For Bianca Contractor, beauty is a distorted concept. “If you
have a messed-up nose, like mine, are you not beautiful? I think
you’re beautiful if you’re a good person and you’re happy.” No-
SANJNA KAPOOR, 49 one knows that she smiles at herself in the mirror every morning,
Theatre practitioner and co-founder, Junoon like clockwork, and has done it for years; it’s her way of telling
Sanjana Kapoor walks in and fills up the room, her herself that she’s happy. She is currently on a gap year from her
eyes stark, luminous; her face wearing a few elegantly BA degree, training to be an actor. An hour of dance a day and
stray lines. Her skin is always bare, save a magical a lot of water is pretty much her regime. In her bag you’ll only
pink Lancôme cream, a touch of natural-coloured find mascara, cheek tint and lip balm. “In 10 years I hope I’m a big
lipstick and a concealor she wears to hide the dark star—someone kids can look up to and say we want to be like her.”
spots she thinks she has under her eye. She’s trying to
take care of the few extra pounds she’s gained after an indulgent six-week holiday in Africa.
“I hate feeling heavy. And I am hopeless with juices and diets.” She just does some yoga and
dabbles on-and-off with the Dukan diet. There is a remarkable stillness about her. With that
are random tousled strands of grey and a throaty laugh. “I am lucky that I am passionate
about what I do. I want an India that has complete access to its incredible arts,” she smiles. It
is this inner happiness, this comfort in her own skin that truly defines beauty for her.
SIMONE SINGH, 42
Actor
“It’s hard to say this at a beauty shoot but I think we give it far too much
importance,” says Simone Singh, looking flawless, late on a Friday afternoon.
“Beauty and potions don’t achieve miracles. Real beauty is about personality,
a sense of humour and informed opinions.” She firmly believes gut health
and mental well-being reflect on the skin. Clean eating is critical for her, with
some judicious vitamin supplementation. A rich, emollient, SPF-free cream
from Dior’s Capture Totale range takes
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her through the night and day, finished
SUMAYA HAZARIKA, 20 with a touch of face serum, mascara,
Model tinted lip-balm and concealer, if her pores
She is the newest kid on the block, discovered quite fortuitously as she need it on that day. Once in a while, the
milled around her Delhi college campus and whisked off to Mumbai not service of a detox mask is enlisted. It
too long ago to be groomed as a model. Sumaya Hazarika’s raw, sultry probably goes well with her occasional
features have already caught the attention of photographers, even as three-day green apple, beetroot, parsley,
she remains completely unassuming, almost tentative. “When I go out carrot juice cleanse. But that’s it.
on jobs, I see other models and feel like I should look like them.” She is
serious about fitness, but in a sweaty, outdoorsy, basketball kind of way.
She believes your skin adapts to the way you treat it—the more you do,
the more it wants. A simple lip balm, soaked dry fruits and frequent face
washes are just about all her beauty regime entails right now. “I’m not
trying to be righteous, but I think beauty is defined by your vibe, by how
much you care about things and how nature-conscious you are.” n

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AISHWARYA RAI BACHCHAN is one of the most beautiful
women in the world, the original red-carpet queen who
blazed the trail for the rest to follow. But she’s more than
that. ABHISHEK BACHCHAN offers us an insight into her
multiple roles as an actor, mother, wife and friend
‘‘
The first time Aishwarya and I met profession-
ally was in 1999, during a photoshoot for Dhaai
Akshar Prem Ke (2000). It was our first film
together, and I expected a diva. Instead, she
was disarmingly wonderful. Over the 17 years
that I’ve known her—of which we’ve been mar-
ried for 10—she has remained grounded.
Aishwarya’s been a professional model and
actor since the age of 18, and she’s enjoyed eve-
ry bit of it. In the ’90s, when she was at the
peak of her Miss World career and unanimously
considered the most beautiful woman on earth,
she chose to make her foray into films as an
unglamorous girl in Mani Ratnam’s Iruvar
(1997). I remember her telling me how, on her
first day, she came out with her make-up in
place and Mani handed her a bar of soap and
said, “Wash it all off.” And she did.
Sometimes, it’s difficult for people to give her
credit for her craft and see beyond her looks.
One of my favourite films together was Guru
(2007). She played my character Guru’s wife,
Sujata, with such quiet dignity—hers wasn’t
the title role but it was a standout performance.
Aishwarya is completely invested in her
films. Raavan (2010) was an emotionally and
physically excruciating film, and she did the
Hindi and Tamil versions simultaneously. We
were shooting in an area rife with snakes and
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for 12 hours, shivering between takes, but
she submitted to what was required of her,
which is why directors like Sanjay Leela
Bhansali and Mani Ratnam have repeatedly
worked with her.
When she became a mother her career took
a backseat. Today, she does everything for
Aaradhya. She is supermom. Soon after
Aaradhya was born, the media went at her
about her weight gain. Nasty things were writ-
ten, which really upset me. If that upset her,
she said nothing. “Water off a duck’s back,”
said Aishwarya when she saw me perturbed.
Anyone who knows her would know that she
has never spent a day in the gym. The only time
was when we were shooting Dhoom 2 (2006),
and Uday (Chopra), Hrithik (Roshan) and I
dragged her.
Till date people refer to her as the most beau-
tiful woman in the world, and I know she is im-
mensely grateful for the love. She values her
fans and enjoys the adulation as well as the
trappings of her career. Even with the hectic
travel schedules and erratic work hours, I’ve
never heard her complain about front or back
of the plane, Maruti or Mercedes. Her focus
isn’t on the trivial. It’s these things that leave
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that journey of uncovering and making sense
favourite, and together they’re expanding the of ourselves.
boundaries of filmmaking. ANUPAMA CHOPRA
AC: The two of you started as assistant
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The interiors
of Arth are work and as an AD you’re always the worst AC: Do you ever censor yourselves?
designed by person on the crew, asking everybody to get ZA: Sadly, yes. I’m aware I do it, and it’s hor-
Gauri Khan
ready. You’re also the most yelled-at person rible. Because everybody else is saying and do-
and you learn how to manage people and how ing whatever they want, the only people being
important it is that everybody puts in their censored are artists. I mean, read a newspaper
best energies. and you’re bound to be horrified at the things
ZA: I think the only thing I’ve carried is re- people are saying.
spect for every single crew member. For me KR: When you start self-censoring, you feel
it’s important to have a turnaround time, to small and powerless. It’s not just humiliating,
break for lunch—the details are important. it also makes you so angry.
ZA: A while ago there were horrific details of a
AC: Both of you also work with your fam- gang rape in the newspaper, and at the same
ilies. What are your rules of engagement? time the CBFC was censoring the word “inter-
KR: It’s about giving each other respect and course” from Imtiaz Ali’s film promo. It’s a
space. Zoya isn’t living with her family day in parallel universe. If the word “rape” was in the
and day out. For me, it’s harder, because dis- promo, they wouldn’t have asked him to take
engaging is almost impossible. But I think it out. There’s a problem with consent and sex,
both Aamir (Khan) and I have a clear sense of but there’s no problem with assault and rape.
respect. We know when to defer to the other There’s something seriously wrong with that.
person and rely on each other for certain
things. But it’s kind of impossible to separate AC: As female directors, you represent a
it. It always leads into your personal life. larger conversation. Does this ever
become a burden?
AC: And Zoya, how do you set your KR: I instinctively feel responsible for what I
boundaries with Farhan or your dad? put out there.
ZA: It’s a very different equation, like she ZA: I keep getting asked why I don’t make sto-
said. For us it’s blood, so there’s no going any- ries about women. I haven’t found a story of a
‘Avial’ raw mango, yam, where. This is it. There is no exit. woman that I’ve wanted to make, and I’m not
sweet potato, carrot, going to force myself to do anything just be-
beans, palak dosa
AC: Has the current political climate cause I am a woman. I am very aware of the
changed the stories you are telling? women in my films but I think it’s equally im-
KR: The political climate always impacts the portant to put out male characters that do not
“I think stories. It gives you a sense of what, at the end conform to our level of masculinity.
it’s equally of the day, people are about or what in life is KR: For me, a woman comes at the centre
important to really possible, or how people think. And it is of a film quite naturally. I think it’s some-
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important for a filmmaker to recognise this thing I know better than I know a man’s life.
put out male because these are the people who watch Like she said, it’s important to have interest-
characters that your film. ing male characters, too. But responsibility-
do not conform ZA: What I find strange about it is that we wise, I really think we need more stories with
to our level of have what is supposed to be a certification women driving the action. But [we need]
board, which is a censor board. And every time women with some layering and complexity,
masculinity” the political party changes, the morality of the who also have a part in the action. If we won’t
—ZOYA AKHTAR country changes with it. do it, who will? ■

A WOMAN OF
MANY DREAMS
Her endeavours are proof enough to get
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Women of the Year. Meet Harpreett
Singh—the woman who is revolutionising
the luxury fashion scene with her high-end
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A
n economics graduate from Miranda
House in Delhi—Harpreett Singh
dreamed about making dreams come
true, with a touch of luxury and a dash of
fashion. It started off as intricately designed
invites for weddings and special events. So
much so that every invitation looked like a mini
installation—well-crafted and painfully
meticulous. In 2009, her portfolio expanded
when she cut the ribbon to celebrate her brand
Mine N Yours. The idea behind the banner
was to conjure the most stylish events that
were a reflection of the client’s unique
personality. She knew that there are no
second chances to make a great first
impression. So she made sure that every
event had a lasting impact. After
accomplishing a number of sales driven
events, she successfully designed a show at
The Oberoi for the renowned brands
Bottega Veneta and Jimmy Choo. The
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Harpreett Singh’s vision had finally come
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of setting up a stage for bespoke luxury
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society—making every event a unique India’s finest brands.
experience, true to the client’s personality. And now, in 2017 and forward,
From then on, there was no looking back. Harpreett Singh has decided to
Harpreett successfully brought luxury to tier dream bigger. With an aim to
two cities. The first of these wedding encourage, uplift and ensure that
expositions took place in Ludhiana—a bespoke the talented artisans of India get
event that echoed the choices and needs of a their due—the Mine N Yours
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After which, there was an overwhelming generations closer to their roots,
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WHERE: The Studios at Andaz, Aerocity
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in the vibrant city of Gurugram, for an
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LISA RAY
“Alignment and stillness are more important
to me now than, say, 20 years ago. I’m a much
more harmonious and calmer person today.
Slowing down is a great discipline. There’s
great strength and resilience in stillness.”
On Lisa: Bodysuit, Falguni & Shane Peacock.
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...are body
WOMEN WE LOVE
WARRIORS
An Everest climber, a globe-trotting yogi, a 78-year-old trekker and a true
fighter enter a room—and everyone around is galvanized into action. Meet the
resilient women blazing the trail for the rest to follow. By SNEHA MANKANI
Photographed by TARUN VISHWA Styled by PRIYANKA KAPADIA
LISA RAY
Model, actor, writer, wellness entrepreneur, yoga teacher, cancer survivor, 45
When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked
in. This Murakami quote resonates through our conversation, as Lisa Ray recalls
the years that have passed and moulded her into the resolute soul she is today.
“That I’ve experienced a literal rebirth by virtue of my stem cell transplant means
I have a greater compassion towards my body. I love the scars I have retained on
my chest where I had a Hickman line implanted and
USHA SOMAN that’ s a big source of strength for me, to see the scar
every day and flaunt it.” She believes that today she’s
Trekker, 78 in the best shape of her life, the fittest she has ever
She may be the mother of one of India’s fittest (ergo hottest) model- been. “In the early part of my career, I was known as
turned-marathon-crusaders but when Milind Soman protectively escorts a pinup and associated with swimsuits and a great
Usha, his mum, to her first ever photo shoot, all eyes are on her. In her body. But I was weak, unhealthy and self-conscious.
traditional nauvari sari, her hair up in a simple bun and eyes lined with years Today, I’m on continual medical treatment—and
of experiences (which include being a biochemist and teacher), the mother steroids—which means I’ll never be extra slim, but
of four is demure, quietly amused and, naturally, a tad nervous about at 45 I love my body more than ever before,” she
facing the camera. Milind is always around for support, but few seconds says. “I’m learning tennis right now, I’ve got an hour
into posing on a pedestal, one leg casually balancing on a dancer’s knee at the gym, and yoga has always been an integral
without the slightest wobble, she’s proved us right and answered her own part of my life.” Ray also hikes in Hong Kong, and
question: “Why did you pick me for this shoot?” Usha Soman is what we all practises lagree, a workout technique akin to Pilates
want to be when we grow up. She wakes up at 5.30am, drinks half a litre of on steroids. Today she prefers Iyengar yoga, with
warm water, and takes off for her 5km walk. She eats everything, “but no its meditative qualities and its ability to align you
junk.” She’s completed a 100km walk in 41 hours for the Oxfam Trailwalk and open up your body in different ways. “And my
event, prefers walking barefoot, and can plank for more than a minute in experience with multiple myeloma has convinced me
a sari. Watching her breeze through multiple takes without a break, the that you live your truth or die your lie.”
crew is enthralled, wondering how her fitness obsession became. Her
reply is unassumingly real, “We had no idea about ‘fitness’. The term has
become popular now. Back then, everyone was more or less fit because ANSHU JAMSENPA
they were active.” Her secret is as simple as it is effective: “I walk. Everyday. Mountaineer, 38
Everywhere.” Milind, now we know you did get it from your mama! Her first ascent was in 2011—up the world’s
highest mountain. She did it twice in one
season, completing it in 10 days. Then she beat her own record in 2017, by summiting
Mount Everest twice in five days, making her the first woman in the world to do
so. Anshu Jamsenpa, mother of two girls, 16 and 11 years old, always knew she was
made to walk the road less travelled. “I was always ready to jump into any kind of
adventure activity—river rafting, paragliding, car racing. Then I got introduced to
mountaineering and how through it you can bring in a lot of changes—socially and
economically—and I knew this was my path.” Jamsenpa went through all kinds of
rigorous training—running, jogging, cycling, aerobics, yoga—for four hours daily, and
on weekends went hiking with a backpack that weighed 20-25kg. But nothing can
prepare one for nature’s unpredictability except one’s state of mind and will power.
“The first time we summited, the
DEEPIKA MEHTA weather was bad, with visibility
close to zero. I didn’t even realise
Yoga teacher, trekker, 39 I had reached the top until my
Not sure what it is about yogis but all that talk about auras and vibes seems all too Sherpa told me. For those 10
real when they’re around. Deepika Mehta is a real-life manifestation of optimism minutes, I was in God’s home.
and positivity, and a very flexible one at that. Her words can turn into a list of I had goosebumps. And while
motivational quotes to wake up to every morning. To think that the same person on top of the world, there was
who was told she couldn’t walk anymore after a 40ft fall while rock climbing now a bigger task ahead of me—to
travels the world teaching yoga and doing things with her limbs you didn’t think come back to ground level safely,”
possible, is a good reminder that nothing is impossible. “I function the best when she recalls. Jamsenpa regularly
I believe. For me yoga was the kind of spiritual awakening, beyond the physical meditates and concentrates on
aspects, that helped heal me. Even now, the process hasn’t stopped.” Her personal recovery after every climb with
practice starts with a two-hour Ashtanga session in the morning, followed by a deep-tissue massages, steam
handstand training in the afternoon for an hour. Currently, she’s attempting to go baths and hydration. Next
into a scorpion from a handstand, and you might have to hold your jaw back once spring, her goal is to summit
you Google what that is. “Every day is a discipline. When you wake up at 4am your Kanchenjunga and Lhotse, both
mind’s natural tendency is to ask you to go back to sleep, but staying connected over 8,000 metres high.
to the fact that I’ve not reached my highest potential keeps me going.” And that’s
also why it’s important to have mental discipline. “When you connect with your
breath you go into a space that is beyond negative obstacles, which helps you
harness something that is greater than what you thought your limitations were.”

USHA SOMAN
“People live very sedentary lives today.
Ignore phones. Make physical exercise
part of your daily routine, whether it’s just
walking or climbing stairs. Guide your
children because they will do what they see
around them. But never force your likes or
dislikes on them. Nurture their potential.”
Sari, Anavila. Silver cuffs, Amrapali
anshu jamsenpa
“There have been times when I didn’t
eat for over 15 hours while climbing, and
normally that isn’t something I thought
my body could take. But it’s when you put
yourself through such situations that you
realise your body is capable of incredible
things. Your mental fitness is put to test—
and it’s that power that pushes you.”
Bodysuit, ASOS. Corset belt, Zana
Bayne. Leggings, Zara. Shoes, Jimmy
Choo. Hand piece, Outhouse
deepika mehta
“If you look for the one thing within
yourself that you feel passionate
about, and then set a realistic goal,
it just makes you wake up every day
with something to look forward to,
and when you have that every single
day something inside you changes.”
Bodysuit, Falguni & Shane
Peacock. Cuff, Amrapali
Make-up: Rosario Belmonte/

Anima Creative Management
Hair: Franco Vallelonga/Faze
Creative Management
Production: Ankita Chandra
Dancers: Courtesy Navdhara
India Dance Theatre

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SAMODE BAGH
ICON
SIMONE TATA
With an eye for beauty and a nose for business, she built an empire based
on her conviction and vision that Indian women deserve cosmetics truly
meant for them. NIDHI SHARMA PUNJABI spends an afternoon catching
up with the first lady of the Indian beauty industry
I It’s 4pm on a Friday afternoon and I’m sitting

and nervously waiting for what will be one of
the most interesting interviews of my career.
As a beauty editor of Vogue India, the pros-
pect of meeting the woman who changed—
single-handedly—the beauty landscape for
millions of women in this country is a once-
in-a lifetime opportunity.
Five minutes later (thankfully, breaking
the incessant nervous chatter in my head),
she emerges with a powdery floral trail
that precedes her—immaculately dressed
in a soft, white blouse and tailored black
trousers, a string of pearls around her
neck and a timeless Cartier on her wrist.
And, those red nails. With her silver hair
neatly coiffed into her signature short
ful world of cosmetics. “I was a tomboy growing
up, and I remember one evening at a piano re-
cital in my school, where we all had to play a
piece. It was the first time my mom prettied me
up; she put some cream, some rouge and some
powder on me. I was transformed. I can’t re-
member what I really looked like.”
Little did she know that this early exposure
to the world of creams and powders would pre-
pare her for the next chapter of her life. Simone
married Naval Tata of the Tata group and
moved to India in the ’50s.
She recalls, “One very cold winter evening
in Delhi, after I got married, I was at a Tata
dinner, where I mourned the fact that despite
having a cosmetics company, we don’t have
anything, not even a cold cream. And some-
bob, her lips painted a rosy mauve, her body said at the table, why don’t you join the
skin flawless, marked by lines that board? I laughed and brushed it off. Three
speak of life’s many lessons, she cuts a days later, I had a proposal in front of me, and
striking figure and proves that she I said to myself, why not, not realising where it
was—and remains—the perfect am- would take me.”
bassador for beauty.
Simone welcomes me with a radi- STATE OF AFFAIRS
ant, affectionate smile and arms out- If you were a woman living in India in the ’60s
stretched, as if we’ve known each other who wanted to swipe on a lipstick or simply add
“In the ’60s, for years. With her all-enveloping warmth, over a little colour to your face, chances are you
make-up was coffee and cake, we begin our interview. would have nowhere to go, or worse, societal
an absolute pressure to fight. From kohl-rimmed eyes to
A BEAUTIFUL ACCIDENT glossy red mouths, everything we take for
taboo. You Growing up in Geneva, in a household domi- granted today in our kits and on our faces came
couldn’t appear nated by women—her sister, aunts and moth- into existence thanks to this lady in front of me.
in public er—a young Simone was homeschooled on Simone saw beauty simply as a birthright.
wearing the the importance of keeping up appearances. “Back in the ’60s, beauty in the country cer-
“My mother was a perfectionist; she was very tainly didn’t mean any cosmetics. It was old-
tiniest amount particular about us maintaining and invest- school—there were natural, herbal products on
of make-up. ing in our skin. It wasn’t so much about one side and talcum powder on the other. That
COURTESY SIMONE TATA
Not unless you make-up but hair and skin that she was very was all. Make-up was an absolute taboo. You
couldn’t appear in public wearing the tiniest
wanted to be particular about.”
Her first brush with beauty had her capti- amount of make-up, not even a touch of lip-
framed as a vated by the transformative powers of make- stick. Not unless you wanted to be framed as a
bad girl” up, as her mother initiated her into the beauti- bad girl.” >
490 VOGUE INDIA OCTOBER 2017 www.vogue.in Photographed by MANASI SAWANT

fordable and accessible. For one of her impor-
tant projects, she turned her attention to nails.
“It was a very strange situation with nail enam-
el. Even a little girl of four or five could wear
nail polish and nobody would object. But if a
girl of 14 or 18 painted her nails, it was looked
down upon. I found that both frustrating and
challenging. At the same time, it was an easier
nut to crack, because if it was accepted on small
children, I tried to push my luck and ask, ‘Why
not the nails of women?’”
With no prominent social taboos shrouding
nail lacquers, Simone went after the colour cos-
metics market. With Cutex, a brand from
Ponds, as their biggest competitor, Lakmé
rolled out collection after collection of nail var-
nishes in different finishes and colours based
on seasonality and in line with international
trends. It was also the first time that make-up
went mainstream and embraced its close rela-
tionship with fashion. She didn’t dictate trends
but was able to anticipate them with uncanny
The iconic sitar Simone arrived in India in the mid-1950s, accuracy. “It was a delicate balance we had to
commercial that aimed to when the beauty industry in the country was maintain—colours that were trending in the
break beauty stereotypes non-existent, save for a cold cream, talc and Western markets were adjusted and made ap-
nail colour. For her, growing up in Switzerland propriate for Indian skin tones. And we tried to
and knowing make-up as simply being a part of set make-up trends based on local fashion.”
a woman’s life, this came as a rude shock. “In Within five years Cutex shut shop and exited;
Europe, by the age of 18, at least 80 to 90 per they couldn’t keep up with Simone.
cent of the girls were wearing make-up. It
didn’t matter if they were married or single; LANDSLIDE VICTORY
everybody was wearing some form of it. It In the early ’80s, the brand launched an iconic
wasn’t something extraordinary, it was campaign to break beauty stereotypes with a
just a part of being a woman. When I catchy tagline (‘If colour be to beauty what mu-
came to India only to find out that it sic is to mood, play on’) and model Shyamoli
was a huge taboo, I got a bit of a Verma as the face. The commercial, with music
shock—I found it quite odd.” composed by legendary Indian flautist Pundit
In 1962, when Simone joined the Hariprasad Chaurasia, showcased Verma play-
board of Lakmé, she set out to build a ing Indian musical instruments, like the sitar
brand based upon the conviction and flute, wearing elegant make-up, and had a
that beauty shouldn’t have to be a clear message—good Indian girls can wear
luxury but a necessity that every make-up. Under Simone’s watchful eye, Lakmé
Indian woman should have access continued to fight the good beauty battle with
to. “I liked women to put their campaigns that made the country think and
best face forward and I wanted to question their beauty beliefs. Provocative state-
give them the tools for that. I ments like “Is it bad to look good?” and “Do
wanted them to take charge of men look down on women who use make-up?”
their appearance,” she says. made India sit up and take notice.
On one hand, there were the taboos and the
THE BUSINESS conservative mindsets to fight, and on the other,
OF BEAUTY hostile government policies. In the ’80s, the In-
With Lakmé, Simone’s pur- dian government declared cosmetics as undesir-
COURTESY LAKMÉ;, SIMONE TATA
pose was not to defy but edu- able commodities and levied 100 per cent excise
cate, not to shock but pro- duty even on products that were made in the
vide. She respected the country. “Every year, the day of the budget was
socio-cultural norms of the a day of horror, because every year the excise
time and worked within duty doubled, till we got to a shocking 110 per
them to make quality sk- cent. We were miserable. It was unworkable.
incare and cosmetics af- Year on year, for 10 years, we went to the >

the ones meant for them. I remember meeting
an American at the beginning of my life at Lak-
mé who said, ‘How can you make cosmetics in
India? You only have talcum powder and wa-
ter.’ There’s nothing more I wanted than to
prove him wrong.”
And prove she did—with an arsenal of skin-
care products and cosmetics that she intro-
duced over the years and creating categories
that never existed in the country, she laid the
foundation for the Indian beauty industry.
From Rekha to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, some
of the country’s most beautiful women joined
the brand as ambassadors and helped champi-
on the cause of beauty. But it was Simone’s un-
derlying belief that make-up is for everybody,
good girls or not, that really struck a chord, and
the next 40 years sealed her legacy.
“I joined the brand thinking it was an inter-
esting opportunity and not really giving it seri-
ous thought. My husband was a bit upset and
“I remember government and fought for the duties to be he said, ‘What do you know about business?
brought down. One year I got really frustrated And of course, I knew nothing. I knew nothing
meeting an and decided to meet the then finance minister, about business—I didn’t know how to read a
American who Dr Manmohan Singh, and he just said, ‘Get as balance sheet, I didn’t know anything at all. I
said, ‘How many women as possible to write to me and thought the company secretary was my private
complain.’ We took his words to heart and mo- secretary… It was ridiculous.” She may not
can you make have known much about business then, but
bilised an awareness plan. We contacted women
cosmetics in all over the country and talked to every associa- beauty she knew; she personally revelled in it.
India? You only tion, every school, every college about the bene- She understood the power and confidence it
have talcum fits of make-up. Social, as well as personal. We gave women and knew how to deliver it in a
told women that it was their right to look beauti- subtle, non-threatening way.
powder and ful. And then suddenly, the next budget it came Her belief in her products isn’t only une-
water.’ There’s down. For the first time we couldn’t believe it!” quivocal, it’s also enthralling, inspiring in so
nothing more many ways. Whether it’s the cleansing milk
I wanted GOOD GIRLS WEAR MAKE-UP she uses till date to tend to her sensitive, dry
As much as the Indian women loved the choice skin or the only shade of mauve lipstick she’s
than to prove and variety that Lakmé afforded them, it was worn all her life, she’s a loyalist above all else.
him wrong” the personalised colour palette that won them She still practises what she preached all her
over. “Choosing the right col- life. “I always loved make-up, especially liquid
ours for the Indian skin tone make-up, powder and lipstick. You’d never
was a matter of common sense. find me without some blush on my cheeks.
Women who had just discov- They add life to your face.”
ered make-up had no clue The beauty industry today has changed be-
about what would look good on yond her recognition—she’s amazed by women
them—they were all wearing using make-up to express their personalities
too much pink and looking like and even more at how cosmetics have become
strawberries. We really had to commonplace. By now I’m struggling to re-
bang on the table and say, ‘No! member which cup of coffee I’m on, and she
Don’t use this, don’t use that. pours in another cup of tea for herself. It’s dark
This is your shade!’ They all outside; a quick glance at my watch reveals it’s
thought that pink make-up almost eight. She asks me, “My dear, don’t you
would make them look fairer. have to go home?” I tell her, not before I ask
The whole focus was, and sad- you my last question. How did you do it? She
ly still is, on looking fair. My puts her hand on mine, smiles and reminisces,
COURTESY LAKMÉ
job was not only to handhold “Those were tough years, my darling. Nothing
them and steer them towards was easy. But we did it. We did it simply be-
the right products but also to cause we had a belief, a belief that every Indian
give them the right colours, woman had the right to look beautiful.” n

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TO KNOW
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for short, has five younger
siblings—a sister and four
brothers—and she takes care
of their education. “It was
crazy growing up but now
I miss the noise and chaos.”
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Her heart is in the hills. While September
she lives in Delhi, she doesn’t 2016
miss an opportunity to go
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She is a keen gardener.

“I grow ferns, seasonal flowers
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or help my mother-in-law
with her vegetable garden.”
She’s married (sorry, boys!).

Her husband, who she
first met in college, is a
photographer and graphic
designer and still lives in
Nagaland. “When I’m at
home with him, we sit in
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compromise on that.”
Her first international trip was

to Boracay in the Philippines
for the Kingfisher Calendar
shoot in 2013. “To see the
blue waters was surreal.”
Next on her agenda—Italy.
She isn’t a shopaholic. When

she does indulge in some
retail therapy she ensures
it’s a sustainable label.
She loves classic Hindi films

and music. Sridevi, Rekha
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WOMEN WE LOVE
. .CAN STRIKE A POSE

Going from a quiet, studious
child in Nagaland to a Kingfisher
Calendar model and Vogue cover girl,
KETHOLENO KENSE is the face we
are betting on. By RACHANA NAKRA
US VOGUE,
JANUARY 1964
LEELA NAIDU, the former
Miss India and well-known actor
from the 1960s, was shot by
photographer Bert Stern for a
story on women with magnificent
hair across the globe, with the
article noting that her mane,
which once fell to her knees, was
now waist-length. Naidu also
made Vogue’s list of the 10 most
beautiful women in the world.
WOMEN WE LOVE
. .ARE ALWAYS IN VOGUE

From that iconic photo of Maharani Gayatri Devi by Cecil Beaton to
Jinnah’s daughter Dina Wadia shot in post-Independence India; from
actor Leela Naidu to model Pooja Mor on the cover of Vogue Arabia----
the faces of India have long captivated the West and graced the pages of
GETTY IMAGES
Vogue internationally for over seven decades now

VOGUE SPAIN, MAY 2010
Inarguably India’s most famous model, the Bengaluru-born, Goa-based
LAKSHMI MENON has been the face of Hermès and Givenchy and walked
for Jean Paul Gaultier, among others. Here, the model, who has also featured in
US Vogue and on the cover of Vogue India, was shot by photographer Tesh for
Vogue Spain in a fashion shoot titled ‘Dress Code: Negro & Nude’.
US VOGUE, DECEMBER 1, 1985

Well-known editor Diana Vreeland’s spectacular
exhibition, Costumes of Royal India, at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, really put
the sumptuousness of Indian fashion, craft and royal
traditions in the spotlight. This shoot by Sheila Metzner
supported ‘India’s Royal Splendor’, André Leon Talley’s
piece on the exhibition.
SHEILA METZNER; TESH; CONSTANTIN JOFFÉ
US VOGUE, DECEMBER 1948

The only daughter of Ruttie Petit and Muhammad Ali Jinnah,
DINA WADIA was shot at the Bombay races by Constantin
Joffé for a story on Indian beauty beyond the barriers of caste.
Wadia, clearly, inherited mother Ruttie’s great style.

AN OLD ART,
A NEW WEAVE
With a quest to revive the arts of yesteryear, to celebrate the
intricacies of timeless technique and to bring back to life fashion
inspired by royalty but fit for the 21st century style siren—Tantuvi
presents a wardrobe of woven masterpieces.
T
hings from the past always find a way craft of yesterday to weave new styles for
of inspiring the future. And when it tomorrow. At the helm of Tantuvi, Smriti
comes to fashion, Tantuvi made it their Morarka was inspired by her surroundings
mission. Tantuvi which means “weaver” in of antiquity, art, objects and textiles, and her
Sanskrit, came to life in 1998 with the passion to keen interest in history allowed her to push the
revive the dying weaving traditions of Varanasi. envelope of innovation and create something
There has been an evolution of art form and new from the old, reviving weaving traditions
style over the years. From the ancient while making the product desirable to today’s
nakshabandi highlighting non-repetitive discerning audience. She endeavored to use
designs to the influx of brilliant zari work with the finest patterns and motifs along with the
intense meenakari and the stunning hues of most stunning selections of fabric and texture.
Indian tradition—reds, yellows and oranges, The label features fabrics made in natural
followed by synthetic yarn which replaced yarns of silk and cotton as well as the
cotton and silk—several crafts and textures combination of the two. Tantuvi uses only pure
have been celebrated and incorporated into zari and showcases a mélange of silk and its
masterpiece-worthy designs. With the aim to derivatives like Organza and Georgette in their
correct imbalances in design, colour, texture 2017-18 collections. Select from an array of
and quality, Tantuvi was conceived. It was stunning saris, in limited edition, made with
created to celebrate creativity and honour the immaculate skill and steadfast dedication.
“If we achieve our larger objective of

recreating the fabric of an era gone by
and of preserving the skills of the
weaver, we believe it shall serve a
purpose. Our purpose is to keep
intact the chain connecting yesterday,
today and tomorrow, as even if a
single link is missing, it would make
the chain meaningless and useless.
Buying a handloom ensures the
burning of the kitchen fire in the
home of a weaver a little longer.
Buying from Tantuvi enables us to
carry on the efforts we have started to
breathe new life into the second
largest industry in India – Handloom”
- Smriti Morarka
US VOGUE,
DECEMBER 1, 1948
Featured alongside Dina Wadia
in ‘Colour of India’ was PREMILA
WAGLE, daughter of the then Indian
ambassador to the United States.
US VOGUE, DECEMBER 1, 1948

Three women in traditional tissue saris stand on a
rooftop in Benares watching the boats on the Ganges.
The feature ‘Colour of India’, shot by Constantin Joffé,
focused on “the mysticism, the ritual of ageless India.”
CONSTANTINE JOFFÉ; EMMA SUMMERSTON
VOGUE ITALIA, APRIL 2016

BHUMIKA ARORA, a small-town girl from
Haryana, made it big on the fashion stage.
She featured on the cover of Vogue India
in February 2016 and walked the runway
for Balmain, Chanel, Fendi and Dolce &
Gabbana. Emma Summerton shot her for this
beauty shoot in Vogue Italia.

US VOGUE, MARCH 2008
PRERNA MALHOTRA was shot in her Alibaug home with
daughter Akanksha Goel for a ‘Global Glamour’ story by
Prabuddha Dasgupta. Malhotra, considered one of Mumbai’s
most stylish women, is known for her easy, boho-luxe vibe.
BRITISH VOGUE,
AUGUST 1944
MAHARANI GAYATRI DEVI was
shot by legendary photographer
Cecil Beaton at her palace in Jaipur.
Gayatri Devi, who featured on
US Vogue’s list of the world’s most
beautiful women, was known for her
impeccable style—her signature was
chiffon saris paired with beautiful
jewellery or jodhpurs. But Gayatri
Devi was more than just a style icon—
she opened a school for girls, entered
PRABUDDHA DASGUPTA; CECIL BEATON; NATHANIEL GOLDBERG

politics and was a polo player.
VOGUE UNIQUE, MARCH 2003

Jewellery designer QUEENIE SINGH was just one
of the many women shot by Nathaniel Goldberg
for a piece on Mumbai’s social set in the Vogue Italia
supplement. Also featured were Rhea Pillai, Avanti
Birla and Devaunshi Mehta.

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E
very wedding is unique, a reflection
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To begin with, the hotel has an expansive
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directly connects to the unique Elephant
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MAY
VOGUE
ARABIA,
BEN HASSETT; GIORDANO MORGANTI

MAY 2017
Indian model POOJA
MOR fronted the
cover of the second
issue of Vogue Arabia
photographed by Ben
Hassett and styled by
Amma Trevelyan.
FLASH OF
BR I L LI A N C E
VOGUE ITALIA,
APRIL 1978
The Indian-born ASHA PUTLI was
a jazz, disco and rock musician who
was also known for her roles in Italian
films. Her collaborators included the
Notorious B.I.G, Martha Graham and
filmmakers Ismail Merchant and James
Ivory. For this issue, Giordano Morganti
shot her with other well-known Italian
musicians Patty Pravo and Anna Oxa.

A ROAD LESS
TRAVELLED
A look at the 10-year journey of
Not So Serious by Pallavi Mohan
P
allavi Mohan graduated handcraft techniques in fluid
from the University of form and a strong feminine
Arts London and her grace. The experiment soon
journey as a designer started at turned into a great success
Magnolia Martinique, a leading story and Pallavi debuted at
export house owned by her then India fashion week 10 years ago;
fiancé and his family. It was her many milestones followed with
to-be mother-in-law who noticed each year.
her scribbling a flower on a piece The brand has received
of paper and she immediately patronage from celebrated
asked her to embroider it on an Indian actors—Sonam Kapoor,
organza fabric, which was chosen Kangana Ranaut, Deepika
by Roberto Cavalli for a runway Padukone and Alia Bhat to name
piece. She grew up in Guwahati a few and has a strong presence
and has a deep love for nature, in international fashion capitals
especially flowers. Since the of the world—Paris, New York
beginning, it is a signature that and London. Over the last 10
cannot be missed in anything she years, senior fashion editors
creates. Her journey at Magnolia and opinion makers of the
enabled her to understand country have applauded NSS
global trends and the finer and Pallavi. She was amongst
details of the fashion business. the top five finalists of Vogue
So it was a natural succession India Fashion Fund and was
for her to start her own label mentioned as a prominent name
alongside, Not So Serious by with an international aesthetic
Pallavi Mohan two years later, and footprint to look out for by
even as she continued in her another leading publication.
role as the creative director at This year, Pallavi has also
Magnolia. Not So Serious (NSS) introduced a couture line at
started with just two tailors and her flagship store along with a
at a time when bling was ruling bespoke Kidswear couture line.
the ramp, Pallavi embarked In fact, she is one of the only
upon a road less travelled, designers to make customised
which she has stuck to till date. couture dresses for children. Pallavi Mohan
She wanted to create beautiful Another milestone for
clothes in lighter hues, replacing her this year is setting up an
the traditional bling with a global energy-efficient factory in the
style. She started experimenting country with a minimum carbon
with European vintage lace and footprint, which she will share
with intricate layering of different with Magnolia Martinique.
Not So Serious by Pallavi Mohan

Kutub Boulevard, 6/4 Kalkadas Marg, Near Qutub Minar,
Mehrauli, New Delhi. For more information, call +919810374413
pallavi_mohan_not_so_serious_
US VOGUE,
DECEMBER
1, 1968
SHANTA RAO
was photographed
by Arnaud De
Rosnay in a story
titled ‘Shanta Rao-
India’s Mysterious
Dancer-Genius.’ A
fitting tribute to this
daughter of freedom
fighters who was an
exponent of Bharat
Natyam, one of
the first women to
study Kathakali in
the ’30s (unusual as
it was the preserve of
male dancers), and
Kuchipudi in the ’50s.
The National Award
winner passed away
nearly a decade ago. US VOGUE,
MARCH 2008
In a story titled ‘Global
Glamour’, PRIYA KISHORE
was one of three women shot
by Prabuddha Dasgupta to
show the changing fashion
aesthetic in Mumbai. The
London-raised Kishore
started one of Mumbai’s
first concept stores, Bombay
Electric, which merged
fashion, art and design, all
with an Indi-cool edge.
ARNAUD DE ROSNAY; PRABUDDHA DASGUPTA; ALEX SARGINSON
BRITISH VOGUE, FEBRUARY 2009

In a series titled ‘Global Fashion Diaries’, Mumbai’s ROOHI
JAIKISHAN was photographed by Alex Sarginson. Jaikishan, who
is the executive director of her family’s food business RRO, is one of
Mumbai’s most well-known hostesses and is known for her incredibly
stylish wardrobe and home.

ICON
SAVITRIBAI PHULE
She was a feminist before the F-word became fashionable. Born in 1831, SAVITRIBAI
PHULE was an outspoken activist, social reformer, educationist and poet. Educated
by her husband Jyotirao, who she married when she was just 10 years old, Phule went
on to become the first female teacher in the first girls’ school in India. Despite facing
constant opposition, she campaigned tirelessly against the practices of sati, dowry and
child marriage, dedicating her life to the fight for women’s dignity
1 2In 1848, she

opened a school
for girls in Pune.
In 1963, Savitribai and Jyotirao Phule
established the Satya Shodhak
Samaj, which fought against the
practice of dowry.

3In 1952, she started the
Mahila Seva Mandal to raise
awareness on women’s rights.
4
In 2014, the University of
Pune was renamed Savitribai
Phule University.
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It takes a few meetings and meaningful conver- I love everything I do. I am passionate about the
sations to get acclimatised to understanding work that I do and, therefore, for me my work
and accepting Nita Ambani as an individual—a becomes a source of joy. My work energises me.
woman and not just one half of a name. A name I wish I could give 24/7 to my projects but the
that unanimously connotes power, privilege key factor is time management, be it between
and wealth in its most consummate form. my professional and personal lives or within
Truth is, she is so much more than this. each of those. Being a working woman has
My first interaction with her was 20 years made me understand and appreciate the criti-
ago, when she spoke of her singular passion for cality of maintaining a balance between them.
dance. Today, she speaks of many—philanthro- You have to know what to prioritise while keep-
py, sports, education, healthcare and art, each ing your eye on the other projects.
one with the buoyancy of a student and the
sovereignty of a master. You’re always pushing yourself to do
Her ability to dive deep and turn all that she more, learn more and excel more. How
touches into a prodigious success makes her the much of that comes from your upbring-
poster girl for what women are truly capable of ing? What role did marrying into the
doing when their passions are aligned with family play?
their purpose. For me her story is not one of We are a reflection of all the unique experiences
making money and all that money can buy but that life brings us, right from childhood. I grew
the good that money can do. And what it means up in a joint family with very strong middle-
to create successful lives for others. Here’s an class values. My father’s soft and compassion-
excerpt from the interview. ate demeanour and my mother’s hardworking
and single-minded dedication have had a great
Whether it’s a township in Gujarat, influence on me. There was always an emphasis
education or healthcare, sports or arts, on quality education, and we were encouraged
you are the quintessential role model for to believe in and pursue our dreams. I was also
a multi-hyphenate success. How do you fortunate to be able to grow up surrounded by a
compartmentalise your energies, time set of incredible women who did not conform to
and attention for each? conventional gender roles; they were a huge >

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influence on me and on the way I have raised deeply enjoyed exploring museums and art
my daughter. After marriage, the biggest influ- shows. The more I look, the more I will learn,
ences in my life have been Mukesh and my fa- and the more the works will speak to me.
ther-in-law (Dhirubhai Ambani). Papa was the
most charismatic and inspiring person I’ve ever As the founder and chairperson of
known; he always encouraged me to think big Dhirubhai Ambani International School,
and make a positive impact with my actions. what were the goals that you set out with
From him I learnt that nothing was impossible and how would you view the progress
and to chase my dreams with hard work and you’ve made?
dedication. Mukesh has been my pillar of I wanted a school with international standards
strength. He’s the most encouraging and moti- but at the same time one that draws on and cel-
vating influence in my life. ebrates Indian values and culture. A school
where gaining knowledge is a joyful experience
What are the checks and balances you and teaching is a pleasure. A school where chil-
use to help you make big decisions— dren, teachers and staff, and parents are happy.
whether it’s a new project to immerse A school that inspires children to excel academ-
yourself in or a new cause to support: do ically and facilitates their holistic development.
you adopt the same guidelines for both? And most importantly, a school that instils in
Whether it is a big decision or small, the most them sound values and teaches them to be com-
important consideration for me is the creation passionate and kind. A school that prepares
and maximisation of societal value. All projects them to face the world confidently and contrib-
and investments must have a long-term posi- ute to it in meaningful ways.
tive impact on our people and the planet, while I’m happy that the Dhirubhai Ambani Inter-
also catering to their immediate needs. It is national School (DAIS) has achieved so much in
very important for us that our efforts support a span of 14 years. It has consistently been
and improve life in and around our communi- ranked as the No 1 international school in India
ties. I believe in empowering people from the and in Mumbai. Year after year, our children
marginalised and vulnerable sections to make bring accolades to the school by winning nu-
them self-reliant. For me, sustainability, social merous awards in sports and co-curricular
responsibility and addressing development events at the state, national and international
challenges in an integrated way are, therefore, levels. Our graduates are accepted by the
key drivers for all the causes I work for. world’s top universities. Our alumni work at
some of the leading organisations in India and
What drives you? around the world, while some have taken the
The belief that we have the power and responsi- entrepreneurial path; we’re glad that some of
bility to make a better tomorrow. Mukesh and I them have become social entrepreneurs.
believe that this is India’s century and we are But what makes me even more happy is when
single-mindedly driven to make this a reality in our alumni write to us, thanking us for the edu-
our lifetime. Through our own actions, this is cation they received and the values they im-
what we try to impart to our children—to make bibed at DAIS, and most importantly, how the
a positive difference to mankind through their happy learning environment at the school
thoughts and actions. helped them become what they are today.
You’re a noted art collector, and you’ve When did your interest in sport begin?
even been honoured by the Metropolitan My journey and interest in sports began in 2008
Museum of Art for promoting the arts. with the Indian Premier League cricket team,
How did your interest in art begin? Mumbai Indians (MI). I remember taking on
I grew up practising Bharata Natyam and this the responsibility of the team at the end of Sea-
“Mukesh and cultivated in me a deep appreciation not only of son 2, when it wasn’t doing too well. I started by
I believe that classical Indian dance but also of the visual arts learning the nitty-gritties of the game from the
this is India’s —they are so intertwined. Preserving and pro- best in the business—our MI team. More than
moting India’s rich artistic and cultural tradi- being the owner, I was part of the team.
century and tions is one of the pillars of the Reliance Foun- I’m so glad that our efforts paid off with MI
we are single- dation, through which we hope to make a winning the IPL trophy thrice and the Champi-
mindedly difference to the artistic fabric of our country. ons League trophy twice. The IPL win this year
I really wouldn’t call myself a collector. I sur- is even more special to me as it was under my
driven to make round myself with pieces that I enjoy. My daugh- son Akash’s leadership. Today, there are few
this a reality in ter, Isha, has been keenly interested in the arts thrills that match the joy I feel when I enter
our lifetime” since she was a little girl. So together we have a stadium full of fans cheering for their >

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favourite team, be it MI in Wankhede or any of How do you measure excellence—by your
our Indian Super League teams. efforts or their success?
Success follows your efforts, is my mantra.
Last year you became the first woman When one’s mission is clear and one is ready to
from India to be made member of the work hard, the results are automatically
International Olympic Committee (IOC). achieved. It is important to stay focused on the
Does that come with a lot of pressure? larger objectives and remain patient and perse-
It was a humbling experience and an honour verant on the journey.
to be elected to the International Olympic
Committee. I was sworn in just before the As a role model of leadership, what
start of the 2016 Rio Olympics, where I had ambitions do you foster for the women
the opportunity to interact with many sport- of India?
spersons and administrators from around the I grew up in a family of 11 girls and one boy, and
world. It reinforced my belief that sport is a we were all treated equally. This has played a
great leveller and unifier—it has the ability to big role in making me who I am today. I was
shape young minds through discipline, integ- interested in dance, so I trained in Bharat Naty-
rity and character-building. am. After graduating, I wanted to teach, so I
worked as a teacher. When I was getting mar-
As an IOC member, what are your aspira- ried, the only pre-condition I had was that I
tions for sports in India? would continue working even after marriage. I
I see this as an opportunity to spread the sport- could make my own choices because of an envi-
ing culture in India—to encourage the youth to ronment that enabled and empowered me.
take to sports and make India a multi-sport na- Unfortunately, millions of women in India
tion and a sporting power on the world stage. don’t have access to basic things like health-
Through our many sports initiatives, we want care, sanitation and education. Neither do they
to develop a holistic sporting ecosystem in In- have the power to make their own choices. That
dia, right from the grassroots. This will enable is why when we launched Reliance Foundation,
us to scout, nurture and prepare young talent one of the objectives was to empower women to
to represent India at the highest platforms in- take charge of their own lives and destinies.
ternationally. Be it football or basketball, we This is an objective that is closest to my heart.
want to ensure our youth have access to world-
class infrastructure and coaching facilities. Of all your professional achievements,
With the rise of professional sporting leagues in what are you most proud of?
our country, we are already witnessing a para- Every project has been unique, with its own
digm shift that encourages more and more challenges and lessons. But of all the work I’ve
youngsters to take up sports as a career. I am done, if I must choose, I am most proud of the
glad that in a short span of time the Reliance work we’ve done with women. I’ve realised that
Foundation grassroots initiatives in sports have when you empower a woman, you empower a
already reached out to over seven million whole nation. Such is the ripple impact that
youngsters across the country. women have in the lives of their families
and communities.
You are an inspiring role model— you’ve Let me share the story of one such remarka-
seamlessly struck a work-life balance, ble woman: Thirty-four-year-old Sujata Rout
and run an empire of successful busi- from Balangir district in Odisha. Her husband “I’ve realised
nesses. Can women have it all? owned a small piece of rainfed land but was able that when you
Women play a multitude of roles in society and to cultivate less than half of it. The family in- empower a
every day we see them entering areas that ear- come of 3,300 per month wasn’t enough to feed
lier were the preserve of men. Only recently, their family of six. Reliance Foundation helped
woman, you
India got its first ever full-time woman Defence her and her husband rejuvenate their land, dou- empower a
Minister, and we already have a woman as the bling their paddy crop productivity. Sujata also whole nation.
External Affairs Minister. This shows the pro- received training in stitching and food process- Such is the
gress that women in India are making. ing, which helped triple her family’s income. In
Sometimes while playing all these roles we two years, with support from our Foundation, ripple impact
tend to forget the relationship we have with our Sujata’s family was self-reliant. The best part that women
own selves. Our own aspirations take a back was that Sujata soon began training other girls have in the
seat. If we can make a conscious effort to strike in tailoring and helped them in selling their
a balance between work and family and also our products. I believe there is a Sujata in every vil-
lives of their
own inner and outer worlds, then it would be- lage in India... We need to find and empower families and
come easier to prioritise what really matters. them. They will do the rest. n communities”

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worldwide. GOURI SHAH unearths some lesser-known facts
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HER FIRST JOB Lean In: Women, an aerobics instructor in the
WAS IN INDIA Work, and the Will late ’80s, a period that involved
When Sandberg graduated to Lead in 2013 donning a “silver leotard, leg
from Harvard with a degree warmers and a shiny headband.”
in Economics, she was It helped her learn how to fake
recruited by her thesis confidence even if she wasn’t
advisor, Larry Summers, as feeling it. Forcing herself to
a research assistant at the smile through the routines
World Bank. Her first job helped her feel better. It’s
after graduation brought a skill that still comes handy.
her to India to work on
health projects dealing with SHE HAS WORN
problems such as leprosy, MANY HATS
blindness and AIDS. Apart from being the first
woman to serve as a director
SHE SUFFERED on the board of Facebook,
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her image projects— SHE’S A NATURAL-BORN
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smart or accomplished socially conscious family—her
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started listing all the things neighbourhoods. She thought
she did well, each day, to she would end up working with
rebuild her confidence. non-profits or in government.
But she pursued her MBA
at Harvard to learn how
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WOMEN WE LOVE
THE FABRIC
of
INDIA
Whether it’s the brocades of Benares or the silks of Chanderi, each of
the nation’s 29 states has a unique textile language of its own. As part of
our 10th anniversary celebrations, we got the industry’s biggest names to
create one-of-a-kind couture pieces inspired by a region they love
Photographed by KRISTIAN SCHULLER
Styled by ANAITA SHROFF ADAJANIA and PRIYANKA KAPADIA
Creative direction by PEGGY SCHULLER
GAURAV GUPTA
Ikat, Odisha’s revered dyeing technique,
takes on a new life with Gupta’s dramatic
interpretation of the art form. “Ikat is
often referred to as ‘poetry on the loom’.
With this garment I wanted to retain the
poetry of the form and create a red-
carpet-worthy look,” the designer explains.
Dress, Gaurav Gupta. Bangles, rings; all
Silver House. Shoes, Christian Louboutin
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MANISH MALHOTRA
Phulkari, which literally means ‘flower
work’, originated in Punjab as early
as the 15th century. “From flowy
dupattas to saris or new silhouettes,
phulkari is a craft that can be
translated into the modern wardrobe
with great ease,” says Malhotra of the
intricate embroidery that brings his
ensemble into full bloom.
Corset blouse, thread-work lehenga,
phulkari hand-embroidered drape with
feathers; all Manish Malhotra
TARUN TAHILIANI
The fashion veteran turned to
the textile traditions of the
country’s largest district,
Kutch, for inspiration. “I’ve
always loved the fierceness of
the women in black with the
colourful threadwork and silver
anklets. The garment is a
modern interpretation of their
style—the metallic gota ribbons
and fine resham work—with our
signature structured drape.
This is Kutch in a single motif,”
says Tahiliani.
Long kurta with metallic tapes,
thread embroidery, mirror shells
and gota, Tarun Tahiliani.
earrings, cuff, micro-mosaic glass
set in 18K gold ring; all Shachee

ABU JANI
SANDEEP KHOSLA
The duo’s pristine separates
celebrate the regal art of
chikankari, rumoured to have
been introduced by Mughal
empress Noor Jehan, in all its
glory. “We have worked with
chikankari for 25 years and
wanted to create something
exceptional. This garment
reinvents two classic silhouettes,
the ghaghra and the sari,
to create a single ensemble,”
says Sandeep Khosla.
Chikankari lehenga and half sari
with Swarovski crystals, pearls and
sequins, matching blouse with
crystal and pearl embellishment;
all Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla
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Silk kalidar with leheriya, bandhej
dupatta; both Sabyasachi
‘Meduti’ organza shirt,
‘Asmani’ waistcoat;
both Sanjay Garg.
Diamonds set in
18K gold earrings,
Shachee. Headpiece,
Piers Atkinson
RAJESH PRATAP SINGH
Gyasar, a type of silk brocade skillfully
handwoven by the craftsmen of Benares
and reminiscent of ceremonies in Tibetan
monasteries, is the focus of the statement
jacket. “This piece features a modern
interpretation of the fabric. For its
construction, improvised yarns of stainless
steel and paper were interwoven with
those made from traditional materials like
gold, silver and silk,” says the designer.
Benares silk brocade jacket, Rajesh Pratap
Singh. Earrings, Outhouse. Cuffs; all
Isharya. Headband, Camilla Rose

RAHUL MISHRA
An ardent admirer of Islamic architecture,
Mishra took his cues from Aurangabad’s Bibi
ka Maqbara, a tomb famous for its striking
resemblance to the Taj Mahal. “I wanted to
capture the ways in which the sunlight gleams
in the delicate details of the ivory marble,”
says the designer of his ethereal design.
Scalloped embroidered blouse, matching
lehenga; both Rahul Mishra. Earrings,
Outhouse, Ring, Isharya

SANJAY GARG
The delicate decadence of
chikankari from the Awadh
region of Uttar Pradesh is
deftly captured in Garg’s
separates. “These garments
bring back the original
charm of chikankari through
the use of mul, fine stitches
and visual imagery that
goes beyond florals and
paisley,” says the designer.
‘Meduti’ organza shirt,
‘Asmani’ waistcoat, ‘Raquib’
chikankari lehenga, ‘Ammara’
Chanderi trousers, ‘Izra’
organza skirt; all Sanjay
Garg. Diamonds set in 18K
gold earrings, Micro-mosaic
and diamonds set in 18K gold
necklace; all Shachee
MANISH ARORA
By seamlessly merging influences
from three distinct regions, Arora
celebrates the vibrancy and integrity
of the country. “While the tiered
skirt showcases the Kathakali dancers
of Kerala and Bharat Natyam dancers
of Tamil Nadu, the jacket is inspired
by my love for pop art and features
traditional imagery of Lord
Jagannath of Odisha,” he says.
Embellished jacket, dress; both Manish
Arora. Tassel earrings, Raya by
Vijeta R. Slides, Sophia Webster

SHANTANU & NIKHIL
Crafted using Chanderi, a rich fabric
that borrows its name from a small town
in Madhya Pradesh, the Mehra brothers’
fiercely structured creation is influenced
by the region’s architecture. “The
eerie fort walls and unique blend
of Rajputana and Mughal architecture
narrates a timeless tale of the state’s
glorious past. It is this simplicity that we
have tried to depict,” says Nikhil Mehra.
Chanderi and leather-border blouse,
draped skirt, matching dupatta; all
Shantanu & Nikhil. Enamel and metal
earrings, Valliyan by Nitya Arora
SABYASACHI
Rajasthan’s sprawling
palaces feature on
the master couturier’s
moodboard. “The
borders are inspired by
the window panes of
Hawa Mahal in Jaipur.
The sleeve is a rendition
of leheriya on block
print and the dupatta is
a representation of one
of the strongest textile
elements of Rajasthan,
bandhini,” he explains.
Silk kalidar with leheriya;
bandhej dupatta;
both Sabyasachi

FALGUNI SHANE PEACOCK
With their signature style, the duo takes
embellishments characteristic of Nagaland’s
Yimchunger tribe to new, unexplored
heights. “We used sequins, studs, pearls and
feathers to depict the vibe of Nagaland tribes
with an edge,” says Falguni Peacock.
Embellished bodysuit with attached parachute,
Falguni Shane Peacock
Make-up: Elton Fernandez/

Inega
Hair: Yianni Tsapatori/
Faze Management
Models: Ravyanshi Mehta, Pritika Swarup/
Anima Creative Management,
Set design: Bindiya & Narii
Make-up assistant : Krishna Kami
Production assistant: Janine Dubash
Photographer’s agency: Blood & Co
… are
WOMEN WE LOVE
UNSTOPPABLE
At the risk of perpetuating a cliché, NATASHA
POONAWALLA is more than just a pretty face. The 36-year-
old mother of two is intelligent, inquisitive and informed.
She’s also forging ahead with a simple mantra—that
philanthropy is the ultimate luxury. By PRIYANKA KHANNA
Photographed by SUSHANT CHHABRIA Styled by RIA KAMAT
HAIR AND MAKE-UP: DANIEL BAUER/ARTIST FACTORY INDIA

C Curiosity. It’s the one characteristic
that seems to unite the women in
this issue and some of the world’s
most fascinating people. These are
women whose interest makes them
interesting, who express the desire
to know more, to keep learning and
to broaden their horizons.
Natasha Poonawalla is a member
of this no-blinkers-on (riding refer-
ence intended!) club. That one of her
personal heroes is Melinda Gates,
another curious woman who fea-
tures in this issue, doesn’t come as a
surprise. Over the course of a blus-
tery, monsoon afternoon at the
Poonawallas’ South Mumbai home,
our conversation veers from work-
ing mothers and family to health
and wellness, philanthropy and, of
course, fashion.
A little background first—the Ins-
ta-friendly 36-year-old mother of
two is married to Adar, the only son
of Villoo and Cyrus Poonawalla, the
founder of Serum Institute of India,
the world’s largest manufacturer of
vaccines. The couple (in Natasha’s
words, “both overprotected, only
children from Poona”) met at Vijay
Mallya’s New Year’s Eve party in
Goa. (“Much to Adar’s amazement, I
tried to drag him to a rave to experi-
ence a different part of Goa,” she re-
calls, laughing.) What followed was
dinner in London, where she was
pursuing her MSc at the London School of Eco- minute I’m doing preliminary HR interviews
nomics, and marriage, when she moved back to for Adar; another day, I’m travelling the world
Poona (following her dissertation on accelerat- meeting the world’s most brilliant minds to
ed solutions with CapGemini Ernst & Young) a discuss designing the plants in more effective,
few years later. energy-saving ways; I’m at our schools in Ali-
Father-in-law Cyrus is the founder and chair- baug and outside Pune to see the children put
man of Serum Institute of India, Adar is the on plays on Swachh Bharat; talking about edu-
CEO, running day-to-day operations, and Nata- cation and model cities with ministers of Nor-
sha helps with human resources and project way and Sweden at Davos; getting Prince
design while overlooking the Villoo Poonawalla Charles’s insights on pesticides in farming; or
Charitable Foundation and their many projects even learning about Post-Impressionist and
in health, sanitation and education. European art, a family passion.” (The family’s
collection includes pieces by Picasso, Dali,
A FULL LIFE Rembrandt and Rubens.)
“I always tell Adar I’ll sleep when I’m dead,” As design has always been a point of interest,
she says of being constantly on the go. “I don’t one of her earliest projects was to renovate the
mind taking a thousand flights and meeting in- rooms of Pune’s Turf Club (“on a very small
teresting people to grow. When I first got mar- budget!”) following her father-in-law’s appoint-
ried, I didn’t know how a bio-pharma company ment as chairman. Natasha then worked on
ran or anything about horse racing, so I started their many homes, including, most recently, the
out as an intern in different departments.” Pune farmhouse, done with Sussanne Khan. “I
She’s happy to surf the proverbial learning love architecture and design. Anything with
curve. “For me, learning is everything. One aesthetics. That’s how fashion ties in,” she tells

me, rattling off the names of architects who in- gotiations to turn Pune into a model city; their
spire her and the shortlist of those she’s consid- five schools, which include an international
ering for the refurbishment of their new home school in Kolhapur and another in Alibaug that
at Lincoln House (the former American Consu- houses 2,000 kids; and their nonprofit hospital
late in Mumbai, for the uninitiated). in Pune.
Both Adar’s and her passion for philanthropy “Corporate social responsibility isn’t where it
comes from her late mother-in-law Villoo, who should be in India. To find the time isn’t hard.
she was very close to. Natasha credits her as the It’s really about taking interest, to ask the ques-
silent power and strength behind the family’s tions that will make a difference and act on
success. When she passed away, the family them. With my father-in-law’s support we’ve “I always tell
started a foundation in her name, with the Adar managed to touch so many different areas, and Adar I’ll sleep
Poonawalla Clean City as one of their first initi- I’m fortunate that in our family a woman’s when I’m
atives. “You walk out of our sterile, world-class voice is always heard.”
facilities where we’ve had everyone from Prince
dead. I don’t
Charles and Bill Gates to the teams of UNICEF, TO GIVE IS TO GET mind taking a
and there are piles of garbage. Both Adar and I Lunch is now served, and the dining table is thousand flights
are quite impatient and we were not willing to laden with a cornucopia of beautifully prepared and meeting
wait for someone else to get this done.” salads and grilled meat. In this age of wellness,
She talks a-mile-a-minute about the family’s our conversation naturally veers towards food
interesting
AVINASH GOWARIKER
projects to convert garbage to recycle energy, and diet. I discover that nutrition is another people
their plans to provide clean drinking water (“we area of interest for Natasha, who looks incredi- to grow”
already have a plant with a capacity of 2 million ble. When I ask her the secret, she’s emphatic —NATASHA
litres a day on the outskirts of Pune”); their ne- about women taking care of themselves. > POONAWALLA

“Even if it’s for 20 minutes a day, I fit in some mother. Guilt does crop up, but Natasha relies
kind of exercise—Pilates, a quick swim, a work- on her mum for support with both eight-year-
out with my trainer.” old Cyrus and Darius, who is nearly two. “At
Her diet stems from science rather than fads. the end of the day, it’s family first. I take maxi-
“I am a big believer in the ancient Indian way of mum pleasure in my children, and I really be-
eating but I also love to learn from sports nutri- lieve in the idea of quality time.”
tionists around the world. There’s a reason why She and Adar have also found their balance.
gluten and dairy are under attack at the mo- She describes him as more reticent, but also
ment,” she says, delving into her findings. “I’m generous, sweet and fiercely independent.
particular about what the children eat and it’s a “We’re very motivated to make a difference.
part of our HR programme to provide food From the beginning he has told me, ‘If it doesn’t
plans at the canteens that provide more ener- make you happy don’t do it.’” She says she’s
gy,” she says. changed the way he travels, made him open to
On a likeability scale, Natasha scores high. explore newer places, though she adds he pre-
She is warm, genuine, affable. She is, in many fers to skip fashion events.
ways, the girl next door. But in her case, next Fashion. You can always count on Natasha to
door just happens to be a 200-acre stud farm make a sartorial statement, and she’s unapolo-
that’s seen three generations of the family. getic about her love for good clothes. Today, for
That’s not a snap judgement. I’ve just spent a example, she’s doing her version of dressed-
few hours chatting with Natasha, but she’s also down—very chic in distressed jeans, a Chanel
someone I’ve known socially over the years. tweed jacket, and a white tank top. “I realise
The one thing that always strikes you is how that people judge you by what you’re wearing,
genuinely happy she seems to be. It’s easy for so I’ve started dressing like who I feel on that
cynics to ascribe her state of mind to other rea- particular day. If I want to wear a ball gown and
sons (“people are always surprised to know that walk the streets, I will.” She’s excited about the
my life is more than fashion and celebrity experimental fashion space and the direction
friends or that I do more than just strut around towards which it’s heading—it’s an avenue she
in ball gowns”) but for Natasha it’s a simple admits she’d love to explore. “At one point, I did
philosophy that guides her. want to be a designer but now I would like to do
“I don’t really care about pleasing anyone, something in fashion.”
and I don’t mean disrespect. It’s just not some- At the moment, though, she’s content with
thing I would do at the expense of my happi- what’s on her plate. That’s not to say she’s sit-
ness. I give myself that importance—my health, ting still. She’s off to Los Angeles for quick
my work, quality time with my children. Those meetings and then on a brief holiday, sailing
are the things that make me happy. I trust my around Italy and France. “It’s our favourite
intuition. When you do good for people you get kind of holiday because it’s the four of us and
so much good energy back. Negative energy is the people we love. My father-in-law hops on
such a drain… Who has time for that?” and off, my parents are there. And our close
friends, like Roohi Jaikishan, Kaajal Anand and
THE BIGGER PICTURE Shweta Bachchan Nanda, have all sailed with
It’s not difficult to see why people would like us.” The trips, she says, are always brief because
to put Natasha in a box. It’s their way of un- they don’t like to be in one place for too long and
derstanding her living this rather extraordi- always end up adding in a work element.
nary life. She’s at AMFAR with Karolina It’s a big life. How does she keep the chil-
Kurková, at the Love Ball with Natalia Vodi- dren grounded? Cyrus, she says, goes to an
anova, having dinner with Prince William, ICSE school in Pune—her alma mater, in
“When you partying with Karan Johar, Christian Lou- fact. (“Of course there were fancier schools
HAIR AND MAKE-UP: DANIEL BAUER/ARTIST FACTORY INDIA
do good for boutin and Kareena Kapoor Khan, off to Da- but I want him to meet children from differ-
vos to listen to the world’s most inspiring ent backgrounds.”) And she’s already instill-
people you get speakers or sitting front row at the couture ing in them the importance of hard work and
so much good shows. She’s living her best life, and she personal achievement.
energy back. won’t have it any other way. “My father-in-law, at this age, is at the fac-
Negative energy “I’m not one-dimensional. I’ve always loved tory at 7am every day. On Sundays he’s at the
doing the unexpected and I vacillate between farm. There’s no day off. His integrity and
is such a drain... extremes—I can be social and gregarious but I dedication is what I would like for my sons to
Who has time can also be sedate. And between all that I’m a know,” she says. “When I hear about a five-
for that?” mother. So it’s a balancing act, one that I don’t day week, I find it funny. I understand the
— NATASHA
think I’ve gotten completely right yet.” need for balance but if you love what you do
POONAWALLA Spoken like every millennial, multi-tasking there’s no way it’s work.” n

WHY SHE WILL NEVER BE
FORGOTTEN...
SHE WAS THE EPITOME

OF HUMANITY
After receiving “the call within the
call” in 1946, Mother Teresa started
The Missionaries of Charity in
1950. Today, the organisation has
operations in over 100 countries
and successfully runs orphanages,
besides helping HIV/AIDS patients,
refugees, the disabled as well as the
poor and homeless.
SHE WAS FEARLESS

Whether travelling through war
zones with Red Cross workers
during the Lebanon War in 1982,
or rescuing trapped children and
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visiting Armenia after the earthquake
in 1988, she never shied away from
the frontlines. Her organisation also
funded communities in troubled and
war-torn countries like Iraq, Albania
and South Africa.
SHE BELONGED TO
THE WORLD
“By blood, I am Albanian. By
citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am
a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I
belong to the world. As to my heart,
I belong entirely to the heart of
Jesus,” she once said. Mother Teresa
travelled the world, spreading her
message and setting up her charities.
SHE’S RENOWNED IN
BOTH RELIGIOUS AND
SECULAR WORLDS
During the course of her life, Mother
Teresa received over 120 awards and
honours, including the Nobel Peace
Prize and India’s highest civilian
honour, the Bharat Ratna. And last
September, she was canonised as a
saint by Pope Francis at St Peter’s
Square, Vatican City. ■
Mother Teresa:
Facets of Femininity
series (2000) by “She was strong,
the Singh Twins, spiritual and
water colour on
conservation compassionate;
ICON board, 3.7X4.5 inch and also
MOTHER TERESA
controversial. Bu
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for most she was
a
role model becau
se
of her lifelong
She is a legend, a Nobel Prize-winning saint, a controversial muse service and char
of her time and a woman who truly made a difference. MOTHER ity”
– RABINDRA AN
D
TERESA remains an eternal inspiration, says SONAL VED AMRIT SINGH,
ARTISTS
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...are
N OF THE YEA
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women we love
year
FEARLESS
he
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Game ChanGe
What does a whip-

wielding stuntwoman
from the 1930s have
in common with
a mainstream star
with great acting
chops from today?
ANUSHKA SHARMA
and FEARLESS NADIA
are both feisty heroines
with daredevil personas,
finds RAJA SEN
Photographed by GREG SWALES
Sharma channels the swashbuckling Nadia’s satorial style.

Cotton blouse, cotton cape; both Dsquared2.
Bra, marks & Spencer. Latex knickers, Atsuko Kudo.
Velvet boots, manolo Blahnik

following the advice of a fortune teller—are
few: both were born to fathers in the army,
both created positions for strong female pro-
tagonists in what is essentially an androcen-
tric industry, and both—as these pictures
show—make for crackerjack dominatrixes.
“I don’t see it as risk-taking,” says Sharma
of her decisions as an actor and as a pro-
ducer. “I’ve always been attracted to things
that are not regular.” This includes films she
has produced, like NH10 (2015), a stark and
brutal film about a heroine trapped in a phys-
ically repellent world of misogyny, who is
forced to pick up arms, and Phillauri, a re-
cent dramedy where she plays a spirited Pun-
jabi ghost. “For me, it’s important that I’m
doing something that is presenting me in a
different way, because you can only be that
relevant as an actor. You have to keep rede-
fining yourself and keep engaging your audi-
ence in that way.”
Earlier this year, a film called Rangoon was
built around a Fearless Nadia kind of hero-
ine, and while that didn’t star Sharma, she
features in a much wilder—and far more
C
fearless—film by the same director, Vishal
Bhardwaj. In the absurdist Matru Ki Bijlee
Ka Mandola (2013), her Bijlee is a frequently
Lace satin slip,
La Perla. Wool-leather
drunk, rich girl with, in Sharma’s words, “a
jacket, Gareth Pugh Meena Kumari complex,” that allowed the
actor to tap into a different side. “I loved it,”
she laughs, recalling the film fondly. “I
Convention is a safety net. A performer finds thought it was strange and very interesting
comfort and guidance in following in the foot- and allowed me to do something crazy. And
steps of those before and around her. Not those are the films and TV shows I like to
Anushka Sharma. At a time when Hindi cin- watch as well: the ones that are a bit absurd
ema keeps serving audiences what they’ve but also real, in some strange way.”
already dined on, she keeps challenging her- Sharma is aware of the fact that she doesn’t
self as an actor and a producer. do as many films as her contemporaries: “I
When we speak, Sharma’s camped in the can’t do films just for the sake of doing
back of her SUV. It may be a stretch to draw them”—and makes sure she never has more
any parallels between this girl who made her than two or three projects in her line of vi-
first film with Shah Rukh Khan and a Scot- sion. “I can be very lazy,” she says. “We lead
tish-Australian stuntwoman who rode a lives that are definitely very privileged, and I
BEHIND THE MASK
Born Mary Ann Evans, horse named Punjab Ka Beta, but Sharma’s cannot be doing things that don’t excite me.”
stuntwoman Fearless career and decisions are characterised by the “For me what would be risk-taking,” she
Nadia aka Hunterwali kind of moxie that would make Mary Ann Ev- says, “would be to do a film that I don’t un-
made the masked, ans proud. There is a defiance of expectation, derstand or that doesn’t challenge me but
cloaked look her signature
a bucking of tradition and, perhaps most im- one I’m doing just because I feel it needs to be
portantly, a sense of free-spirited adventure. done. Mujhe woh zyaada risky lagta hai.”
©WADIA MOVIETONE
With a woman like this, you never know what That’s the kind of talk the legendary bare-
you’re going to get. back rider and box office trailblazer would
The factual similarities between Sharma find heartening. Here, then, is a toast to the
and Nadia—as Evans rechristened herself woman who dares. Giddy up! ■

Lace blouse, matching
trousers; both Givenchy
by Riccardo Tisci. Leather
studded boots, Alexander
Wang. Patent leather
mask, Atsuko Kudo
Hair: Jerome Cultrera/

L’Atelier NYC
Make-up: Andréa Tiller/
The Wall Group
Alexey Galetskiy Productions
Jean-Pierre Bonnet; Amanda
Yanez; Valerie Burke
Assistant stylist:
Fabio Immediato
Accommodation courtesy:
The Pierre, New York
WOMEN WE LOVE
. .ARE CONSCIOUS CRUSADERS

Digging deep into earth, scanning the skies, studying the wild
or documenting it, these new avengers have dedicated their lives
to protecting our environment, says SANA GOYAL
WILDLIFE
DR KRITHI K KARANTH,
CONSERVATION BIOLOGIST
all—she holds degrees from the universities of

Duke, Yale and Florida; has published 75 scien-
tific and popular articles in a research career
spanning two decades; and is National Geo-
graphic Society’s 10,000th grantee and emerg-
ing explorer. She has also mentored several
young scientists and interacted with over 500
citizen science volunteers.
Her work is at the “intersection of people and
wildlife”—the research encompasses assessing
patterns of species (significantly, mammals)
distribution and extinction, and the human di-
mension documents the impact of wildlife tour-
ism, voluntary resettlement and human-wild-
life conflict. “It’s a pretty broad spectrum but
OF THE YEA
EN R it’s again inter-disciplinary work that inte-
M
grates biology with geography, economics,

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political science and history,” she says.

In 2014, Karanth launched her project, Wild
Seve—a “toll-free helpline to address human-
YEAR
wildlife conflict”—with the support of the Wild-

THE
life Conservation Society and the Centre for

R
OF
Wildlife Studies. “Having spent so much time

YOUNG ACHIEVE being a scientist has made me realise that doing
science for the sake of science is not enough; it
has to have some kind of policy impact.” The
G
project, piloted in two parts, has already assist-
ed over 7,000 families, who have been able to
claim compensation from the government.
Growing up, she might have been mistaken for Karanth clarifies that although this implies a
Mowgli. Daughter of Dr K Ullas Karanth, popu- “very local-scale impact,” she’s also working on
larly known as India’s ‘Tiger Man’, Dr Krithi K projects that span India, looking at the infra-
Karanth saw her first tiger and first leopard by structural impact of roads and railways, dams
age two, and assisted her scientist-father across and mines, and what that means for human-
wildlife reserves as he radio-tracked tigers and wildlife conflict. “India is growing at seven per
leopards before she was eight. Clearly, she in- cent; we’re not anti-development but we need
herited an ecologically-aware childhood. to figure out smart solutions so that we still
Karanth is a conservation scientist at the have some space for wildlife. Because the reali-
Wildlife Conservation Society, executive direc- ty remains that currently it’s less than four per
tor at the Centre for Wildlife Studies, and ad- cent of land, so we are already a very crowded
junct faculty at Duke University. And that’s not country. We need to hold on to what we can.” >
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FOOD BIODIVERSITY ENVIRONMENT
WHO: KAVITA MUKHI WHO: BANO HARALU WHO: ARATI KUMAR-RAO
WHAT: Founder of the “original and only” WHAT: Hailed as the “lady who saved WHAT: There is something devastatingly
certified farmers’ market (Farmersmarket. Nagaland’s Amur falcons,” Haralu is poetic about Rao’s work, and something
co.in) in 2017, as well as organic food almost single-handedly responsible for the deeply pertinent about it, too. Published
company Conscious Food (though she’s no sustenance of the most stunning natural across the Guardian, Sanctuary Asia and
longer part of it), a craniosacral therapist, spectacle in the state of Nagaland, where National Geographic Traveller India, among
and an eco-nutritionist, when Mukhi tells each October the Doyang reservoir welcomes other platforms, the award-winning
you that “our very roots are organic” and the single-largest gathering of Amur falcons environmental photographer and writer
that “not just a few foods are superfoods, across the globe. A television journalist for describes her project as “crisscrossing
but all whole and natural foods, grown two decades, she charted into conservation the Indian subcontinent—watching,
RAMKI SREENIVASAN/CONSERVATION INDIA

organically, eaten in variety, are essential territory in 2009, when the forest department learning, waiting, documenting the ‘slow
for good health,” it’s all the convincing you permitted the Nagaland Wildlife Conservation violence’ inflicted on communities by
need to eat clean. Having devoted the Project. In 2012, she led a team into the environmental degradation and climate
last 35 years to this chemical-free cause, hunting grounds of the reservoir to confirm change.” Most notably, Rao has strived
she also dreams of a future built by small that these species had thus far been birds of to secure the Sunderbans and the Thar
farmers: “We have to ensure that farmers’ prey; and has since become managing trustee Desert against degradation through oil
families carry on their profession, otherwise of the Nagaland Wildlife and Biodiversity spills and toxic waste and also protect
agricultural wisdom stands to disappear Conservation Trust, conducting bird surveys the lives of environmental refugees and
and then there is no turning back.” and charting biodiversity hotspots. endangered elephants. ■

THE
5O MOST
INFLUENTIAL
YOUNG INDIANS
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Che Kurrien in coversation with Ranveer Singh
Robin Singh
Saavn’s Mahesh Narayan, Facebook’s

Umang Bedi & Megha Shah
Che kurrien, actor Ranveer Singh, musician Badshaah & Reggie Brown
Vidushi Mehra, Mallika Dua & Chhari Rajawat
Amit Thete
Restauranteur Gauri Devidayal Restaurateur Keshav Surei The Mercedes Be

nz GLA
& Ranveer Singh, & Cyril Feuillebois
The Oval Room, Hyatt Regency, Delhi The Mercedes Be
nz GLA
A NIGHT TO
REMEMBER
WHAT: GQ’s Most Influential Young
Indians WHERE: Oval Room, Hyatt
Regency, Delhi
Some of the capital’s most prominent

citizens congregated to toast the
50 Most Influential Young Indians –
overachievers who are changing
the way our country lives, works
and plays.
In attendance was also the electric
Ranveer Singh, who engaged in a
discussion with Editor Che Kurrien,
charming the audience with his
Dildeep Kalra, Almona Bhatia, candour, spirit and infectious energy.
Zorawar Katra & Arjan Bajwa
Niketan Madhok & Arjun Mehra
Jiten Thakural, architect Ashiesh Shah & Sumir Tagra
Disney’s
Amrita Pandey
Jugnoo’s Samar Singla Anish Trivedi
Asish N Soni
Politician
Madhukeshwar Desai
Miss Malinis
Malini Aggarwal
Intex’s Keshav Bansal &

The Singleton Selections Bar TAC Security’s Trishneet Arora
& Ankur Sharma
Dubey, Abhishek Paatni
Saumya Nagar, Ujjawal
Theron Carmine DeSouza Spice PR’s Prabhat Choudhary & Rajkummar Rao
Sanjay Kapoor
Shivika Jhunjhunwala &

Sonalika Sahay &
Spencer Retail’s
Tina Chhatwal Akshay Chowdhary & Surabh Dewan Prachi Singh & designer Dhruv Kapoor Shashwat Goenka
Samrat Som
Mizoran Premier League’s LV Lathanluanga, Laremruati, Amit Jain

Lalrinsangi & Mizoram Premier League’s T Lalnunpuia Vijendra Bhardwaj & Arjun Saluja
The Piano Man Jazz Club’s Arjun Sagar Gupta,

White Rhino’s Ishaan Puri & Indian Type
Foundry’s Satya Rajpurohit
Shabnam Singhal
Prem Dewan & Abhilash Kumar &

Sumit, Esha and Amit Diwan Sanchi & Arjun Gautam Salesh Grover Parinita Samantha
ICON
HEAD IN THE STARS

Chawla with her classmates at
Tagore Baal Niketan School,
Karnal. She knew early on in
KALPANA CHAWLA
For a little girl with stars and planes in her eyes, this Indian-born
T
her life that she wanted to be
an aerospace engineer, and NASA astronaut from Karnal made it far—as far up as space. We look
had visited flying clubs with
her father as a child
back at the iconic moments in her short life. By CHANDNI SEHGAL
‘The sky is the limit’ is an overused phrase,
AIMING HIGH
Chawla pictured in tagged on to overachievers of all kind. But in
1995 when she was an the case of Indian-American astronaut Kalpana
astronaut candidate Chawla it was simply the truth. Not only was
at NASA Ames Chawla the first Indian-born woman to fly in
space, she was also only the second Indian to do
so. And for a girl born in the small town of Kar-
nal, Punjab, making her way to NASA and fi-
nally catapulting into space (twice), this was a
substantial leap—one that will inspire young
boys and girls for eons to come. Chawla, aged
40, was one of the seven astronauts tragically
killed when space shuttle Columbia broke upon
re-entry on February 2003, in Texas, USA. We
pay tribute through her life in pictures. ■
RANKING UP
LEAVING A LEGACY Chawla obtained a degree in
Chawla was honoured posthumously with a aeronautical engineering from
Kalpana Chawla exhibit at NASA’s Ames Research Punjab Engineering College,
GETTY IMAGES; REX FEATURES; NASA/CESAR ACPSTA; NASA AMES/ERIC JAMES
Center in 2013, the KC Hall at the University immigrated to the US and

of Texas, Arlington, and the Kalpana Chawla became a naturalised citizen in
Memorial Planetarium, Haryana, among others the 1980s. She had a doctorate
in aerospace engineering from
the University of Colorado
and a Master’s degree from
the University of Texas. Here,
pictured in November 1997 on
LOOKING BACK her first space mission, part of
On January 16, 2003, she the six-astronaut crew that flew
returned to space aboard the space shuttle Columbia
Space Shuttle Columbia flight STS-87
on the STS-107 mission.
One of the last images of IN MEMORY
Chawla, who was married Clockwise from far left: The space shuttle
to Jean-Pierre Harrison crew in 2003—Kalpana Chawla, David
at the time of her death, M Brown, William C Mcool, Michael
pictured January 2003 P Anderson, Llan Ramon, Lauren B
Clark and Rick D Husband

RASIKA NAVARE AND PAMELA RAMOS
Navare (below in embellished blue dress) is a medical technology
graduate who participated in a local beauty pageant on a whim.
Today, the New York-based Indian-origin model is causing quite
the stir on the global circuit. For Ramos (opposite page in yellow
lace dress), who hails from the Dominican Republic, giving back
never goes out of style. When she isn’t modelling, you can find
her supporting the Melodic Caring Project, an organisation that
streams live concerts to kids in their hospital rooms.
On Bruna: Cotton-mix jumpsuit, Marta Jakubowski.

Sterling silver necklace with onyx stones, Amrapali.
Beaded necklace, Erickson Beamon. On Jazzelle: Wool
turtleneck jumper, leather trousers; both Frame. Leather
boots, Jimmy Choo. On Duckie: Silk charmeuse blouse,
matching trousers; both Prabal Gurung. Leather
glittery shoes, Jimmy Choo. (On right arm) 14K gold
and black diamond safety pin bracelet, 14K yellow gold
and diamond small pyramid bracelet, 14k white gold and
diamond pavé link bracelet, all Sydney Evan. Beaded
earrings, Arpana Rayamajhi. On Rasika: Cotton blouse,
Lacoste. Embellished dress, Dior. Sterling silver choker
and earrings; both Amrapali. (On Left hand) 14K white
gold and diamond pavé bracket ring, 14K white gold
and diamond pavé signet ring; both Sydney Evan. (On
right hand) 14K gold and black diamond pavé signet
ring, Sydney Evan. On Pamela: Lace dress, Blumarine.
Leather shoes, Malone Souliers. Rope silver choker,
Nikao. On Ros: Cotton seersucker blouse, matching skirt;
both Rosie Assoulin. On Lisa: Cotton jacket, matching
skirt, flannel cape; all Vivienne Westwood. Patent
leather pumps, Gianvito Rossi. 18K gold cast pewter
bracelets; both Maison Mayle
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Across gender, race and

size, fashion is embracing
diversity in all its splendour.
Meet the women who
wear their differences loud
and proud in the season’s
reigning rainbow hues
Photographed by RUVEN AFANADOR

RACHEL TRACHTENBURG
A multi-hyphenate millennial to the bone, the
23-year-old singer, model, actor and activist
has raised awareness around animal adoption
through her music video, ‘Puppy Love’.
Cotton jumper, Vince. Lace belted dress,
Ermanno Scervino. Suede boots, Aperlaï.
14K gold and diamond eternity rings, gold-
plated ring; all Sydney Evan

CORIANNA AND
BRIANNA DOTSON
What started as a way to avoid eye
contact with high-school bullies swiftly
turned into Coco & Breezy,
a celebrity-approved eyewear label.
The twins’ sunglasses, first made in their
Minnesota home, have been spotted on
everyone from Prince to Rihanna.
On Corianna: Viscose crêpe jacket,
matching trousers, both 3.1 Phillip Lim.
Sunglasses, Coco & Breezy. Nose
ring, Tawapa. Beaded necklace, Arpana
Rayamajhi. Gold-plated choker, Mollie
Cutler Jewelry. (On right arm) 14K white
gold and diamond pavé bracelet,
14K gold and diamond pyramid link
bracelet; both Sydney Evan.
(On left arm) 14K gold and black rhodium
diamond pavé link bracelet, Sydney Evan.
On Brianna: Jumpsuit, Huemn. Sunglasses,
Coco & Breezy. Nose ring, Tawapa.
Gold-plated spiral choker, Jennifer
Fisher. Chain necklace, Mandy Wu
BRUNA TENÓRIO
Tenório, of Japanese, Chinese
and Brazilian descent, has lived
between Sao Paolo, New York
and Singapore. A few years ago
she started a thrift store, the
first of its kind, in her hometown
Maceió, Brazil, using pieces from
her own wardrobe.
T-shirt, satin skirt; both Christian
Siriano. ‘Copacabana’ 18K gold
necklace, Chopard. Patent leather
shoes, Puma x Fenty.
Faux fur jacket, H&M. Wool
coat (worn as hat), ASOS
LISA VERBERGHT
Verberght, who has now worked with the
likes of Dior, Prada, Céline and Alexander
Wang, was first discovered at the age of
13 at an Ikea store in Belgium.
Lace bodysuit, Else. Puffer coat, wool hat;
both Versace. 18K gold cast pewter choker,
18K gold cast pewter coin necklace, both
Maison Mayle. (On right hand) ‘Wow’ 18K
gold-plated brass rings, all Nikao. (On left
hand) Gold-plated ring, Haarstick Jewelry

ARPANA
RAYAMAJHI
New York-based Rayamajhi
stays connected to her Nepalese
roots by creating jewellery
that draws from the eclectic,
colourful ornaments worn by
the women of the Himalayan
nation and taking it to a global
clientele. Her pieces were seen
on Kendall Jenner and Adriana
Lima at the Victoria’s Secret
show in 2016.
Silk-mix blouse, Alessandra Rich.
Beaded earrings, necklace;
both Arpana Rayamajhi

NYADAK ‘DUCKIE’ THOT
The star of Pirelli’s all-black Alice in
Wonderland calender, Thot recently
garnered over 1,600 comments on an
Instagram post about dealing with her
natural hair. “Being a black woman,
we haven’t really been taught how to
take care of our natural hair—we’ve
only been taught how to hide it,”
she told Teen Vogue.
Silk coat, matching trousers, metal and
crystal magnet earrings; all Givenchy by
Riccardo Tisci. Leather studded shoes,
Jimmy Choo
MOLLY CONSTABLE
“Everyone is starting to celebrate
themselves unapologetically. At
size 14, I didn’t think modelling was
a possibility,” says the curvaceous
beauty whose witty captions and
unretouched photos have procured
her quite the fan following (14.3k
on Instagram, to be precise).
Off-shoulder dress, Emilio de la
Morena. Nylon belt, ASOS.
18K gold cast pewter choker, Maison
Mayle. 14K white gold and diamond
oval pavé signet ring, Sydney Evan
JAZZELLE
ZANAUGHTTI
The gender-bending,
mixed-race Insta star, who
made her debut walking
for Public School last year,
caught the attention of
the fashion folk with her
brave beauty choices—a
bleached buzz cut, shaved
eyebrows and gold grills,
her signature accessory.
Stretch-cotton dress, fur coat,
leather knee-high trainers;
all Philipp Plein.
Crystal magnet
earrings, Givenchy by
Riccardo Tisci

On Bruna: Silk blouse, velvet
waistcoat, matching jacket and
trousers; all Dolce & Gabbana.
Leather shoes, Mulberry. Gold-
plated necklace, Castlecliff NYC.
On Jazzelle: Lace dress, leather
belt, both Elie Saab. Python
platform shoes, Le Silla. Leather
choker, Chrome Hearts + Bella.
Gold-plated bangle, Aoko Su

SARITA CHOUDHURY
Fifty-one-year-old Choudhury rose
to stardom through her roles in
Homeland and Kama Sutra: A Tale
Of Love. A little-known fact: the
half-Indian, half-British Choudhury
studied economics at Queens
University in Ontario before she
switched to acting.
Cotton T-shirt, Johanna Ortiz.
Lurex cloud skirt, Mimi Wade.
Gold earring with buffalo horn
charm, Chains by Lauren
On Laura: Silk dress, scarf,
tights; all Tom Ford. Leather
shoes, Christian Louboutin.
Gold-plated ring, Joanna Laura
Constantine. Gold-plated
ring, Haarstick Jewelry. 18K
gold cast pewter earrings with
faux pearls, Maison Mayle.
On Diana: Stretch fringed dress,
Emilio Pucci. Leather shoes,
Manolo Blahnik. ‘Love’ 18K gold-
plated brass bracelets, Nikao.
Gold-plated ring, Haarstick
Jewelry. 18K gold cast pewter
coin necklace, Maison Mayle.
Wool hat, Yestadt Millinery
GEENA ROCERO
Rocero recently shared her
inspiring story about being a
transgender model through
a TED talk that got over two
million views. She also founded
Gender Proud—a group that
battles discrimination against
the transgender community.
Wool embellished top, matching
skirt; both Prada. (On right
hand) ‘Wow’ 18K gold-plated
brass rings, Nikao

(Left to right) On Molly: Cotton stretch dress, Chromat.
On Geena: Wool dress, Alexander McQueen. Leather shoes, Aperlaï. Gold-plated earrings, Jennifer Fisher On Ros: Techno jersey coat,
matching trousers; both Dhruv Kapoor. Tasseled earrings, Haarstick Jewelry. On Pamela: Silk blouse, polyester printed dress; both Alice +
Olivia by Stacey Bendet. On Rachel: Dress, Péro by Aneeth Arora. Patent leather shoes, Dolce & Gabbana. Gold-plated necklace, Ayaka
Nishi. On Rasika: Velvet blouse, matching skirt; both Johanna Ortiz. ‘Yes’ 18K gold-plated brass handpiece, 18K gold-plated brass earrings;
both Nikao. On Brianna: Velour jacket, matching trousers; both Alberta Ferretti. Leather printed boots, Manolo Blahnik. Gold-plated choker,
Jennifer Fisher. Nose ring, Tawapa. On Corianna: Silk mikado dress, Marchesa. Leather PVC boots, Marco De Vincenzo. Nose ring, Tawapa.
18K gold cast pewter cuff, 18K gold cast pewter chain bracelet; both Maison Mayle. On Lisa: Lace dress, Zuhair Murad. Denim jacket, H&M.
Leather choker with 14K yellow gold, diamond and sapphires, Sydney Evan. Gold-plated necklace, Erickson Beamon. On Aparna: Silk twill
blouse, matching skirt; both Mulberry. Leather shoes, Rupert Sanderson. On Bruna: Printed dress, Stella McCartney. (On right hand) 14K
white gold and diamond pavé bracket ring, 14K white gold and diamond pavé signet ring, both Sydney Evan. (On left hand) 14K gold and black
diamond pavé signet ring, Sydney Evan. On Laura: Cotton blouse, Prabal Gurung. Cotton-mix trousers, Emporio Armani. Gold-plated choker,
Syd & Pia NYC. On Diana: ‘Ramie’ cotton cape, shirt dress; both Burberry. Suede boots, Emporio Armani. Gold-plated ring, Sydney Evan. On
Sarita: Cotton shirt dress, Alexis Mabille. Leather belt, Chrome Hearts + Bella. Gold-plated earrings, Jennifer Fisher. Leather pumps, Malone
Souliers. 14K rose gold and black diamond spike drop necklace, gold-plated necklace (worn under shirt); both Sydney Evan
Hair: Italo Gregorio/Wella Professionals
Make-up: Joanne Gair using Danessa Myricks Beauty
Set design: Freddy Aguirre
Production: Divya Jagwani; Walker Brockington/
Sarah Laird & Good Company
Models: Jazzelle, Bruna Tenório, Duckie Thot/New York Models; Ros
Georgiu/Fusion Models NYC; Rachel Trachtenburg, Lisa Verberght/
Elite Model; Molly Constable/JAG Models; Pamela Ramos/Marilyn New
York; Diana Silvers, Laura James/IMG; Rasika Navare/Wilhelmina
Models; Sarita Choudhury/Washington Square Arts; Coco and Breezy/
Next Models; Arpana Rayamajhi/Dispose; Leyna Bloom/State
Photographer’s assistants: Mario Jimenez;
Sebastian Beckmann; Michael Sikora; Justin Mulroy
Assistant stylists: Fabio Immediato; Nora Russell
Hair assistants: Yukie Nammori; Lauren Berrones
Make-up assistants: Manana Saralidze; Ashley Di Sarro
Casting: Maurilio Carnino/MTC Casting
Accommodation partner: Andaz 5th Avenue

One of India’s
finest lawyers, were born with natural rights, with
Nundy played the freedom to speak your mind,
a pivotal role in pluck the fruits of your labour and
framing India’s love who you want. The State exists
anti-rape bill
to protect your freedoms. Laws are
just the rights that courts and
governments promise to enforce.
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RIGHT TO SAY NO
Though Section 377 criminalises
oral and anal sex, it is legal to be
R
YEA
lesbian, bisexual or queer in India.
T
HE
OF It criminalises only the act, not an-
CRUSADER ybody’s identity. In fact, Section
377 criminalises consensual oral
and anal sex for everybody, even
heterosexual, married couples. The
judgement is before the Supreme
Court, hopefully to be “cured.”
The Delhi High Court is hearing
our petition to declare legal rape in
marriage unconstitutional. Though
you can’t make a rape complaint
even if your husband forces himself
on you, you can register an FIR
under Section 377, which covers
forced anal and oral sex. You can
also use Section 354 on sexual as-
sault short of rape, which doesn’t
exclude married men.
PHOTO: ANKITA CHANDRA. HAIR AND MAKE-UP: SONAM KAPOOR. STYLIST: ARADHANA BARUAH. WORDS: AS TOLD TO MEGHNA PANT
WOMEN WE LOVE If you are raped—by anyone—
…RAISE THEIR VOICES

make sure you go to a government
hospital immediately for a medical
examination, call the police at 100
and call a lawyer. If the police don’t
register your complaint for rape,
Jennifer Lawrence once said, “What’s the point in molestation or an attempt to strip
you, tell them an FIR can be filed
having a voice if I’m not going to use it for what against them under Section 166A
I truly believe in?” Four power women—a lawyer, IPC for not recording your com-
plaint, registering your FIR and
a corporate honcho, a poet and a rapper—tell us providing you a free copy. Shame
why their voices matter belongs to criminals, not survivors
of crime, but under section 228A of
T
the Penal Code you can have
anonymity, should you want it.
KARUNA NUNDY YOUR RIGHT TO HAVING
The lawyer, feminist and leading advocate for A BABY OR NOT
women’s rights in India today writes a letter on the If you are pregnant and employed in the organ-
ised sector, you will get six months’ maternity
laws that every Vogue woman should know leave. If you are taking a longer time off, the fi-
nancial loss should be shared if you are a cou-
To the women I love, ple. During that time, your partner could set his
I write to you today so you will know your pow- account to deposit half his earnings into yours,
er. Each time you exercise ethical power, you so you can share in the financial muscle and
change the world a little bit for the better. You contribute equally to household expenses. To-

and complaints committee, and must
conduct workshops so that your boss-
es and colleagues know it’s not okay
to tell you “you’re so hot” or even
“you’re really not that hot.”
The anti-sexual harassment law
provides a solution if someone
makes a sexual comment. But if
your boss doesn’t promote you be-
cause you’re a woman, where do you
go? I have worked with some well-
known companies to put Equality
Policies and Committees in place.
This helps in expanding on the
standard anti-sexual harassment
policy. It’s in an employer’s inter-
est to have talent flourish, whether
it comes from a man or a woman.
An Equality Committee can help
look at a gendered pay gap, or oth-
er gender discrimination that isn’t
Besides rallying sexual, recognising the unique dif-
for constitutional ficulties of lesbian, Dalit or disa-
and human rights bled women.
cases, Nundy is
also an expert in
commercial law
YOUR RIGHT TO
PROPERTY, MONEY
AND EQUAL PAY
Your work is valuable. Make sure
day you can have a baby as a single mother you negotiate what you’re worth, so that no-
through IVF. Many studies now say children of body can deny you your appropriate salary as
“choice mothers” are better emotionally and an employee or the fee you deserve for your ser-
more socially adjusted than children from trou- vices, because of your gender.
bled, two-parent families. The government has If you’re married, make sure that half the
been threatening to take away single women’s property and investments are in your name. As
right to motherhood, but the guidelines of the a joint enterprise with your partner, you may
Indian Council of Medical Research have not work part-time or give up your job to raise your
changed and still allow women—single or mar- kids. If you ever get divorced, you may get some
ried—to have children through IVF and anony- alimony, but it’s only the property in joint
mous donors. The government also recently names that will be divided.
decided to give financially-stable single women If you’re the partner raising kids, doing the
over 40 priority in adoption. housework, or taking care of the elderly, you
You also have the right to choose not to bring deserve to have half your partner’s earnings
an unwanted child into the world, but it is lim- transferred directly to your own account every
ited. You can abort a foetus up to the 12th week month (with household expenses to then be
of pregnancy, and between the 12th and 20th shared). The reverse is true of course, if your
week, if the pregnancy is a danger to your life. partner’s the one doing the work at home. Fem-
After 20 weeks, you are held back by the out- inism is about freeing one from society’s gen-
“Feminism dated, paternalistic law of 1971, though—in the dered matchboxes. It is nothing if not fair.
is about vast majority of cases—medical evidence sug- The State must enforce your basic rights, but
freeing one gests abortions are viable until the 24th week. you are in charge of your flourishing. Promise
me you’ll back yourself when nobody else will.
from society’s YOUR RIGHT TO WORK IN AN That you will keep daring greatly; you’re more
gendered EQUAL AND FAIR WAY resilient than you think. Promise me that how-
matchboxes. The onus of ensuring you can focus on your ever odd your choices look to others, you will be
your happiest, strongest self.
It is nothing if work unmolested is not on you but on those in
charge at your workplace. If there are more Your life depends on it.
not fair” than 10 people at work, your office must have a
—KARUNA NUNDY well-publicised anti-sexual harassment policy Karuna Nundy >

never suggested that I should consider an
arranged marriage. I am forever grateful that
they respected my decisions. I tried to find the
right balance between honesty and propriety.
I told only my closest friends but didn’t share
with extended family or acquaintances. I went
to Harvard Business School for an MBA and
stayed on to work in New York at the consult-
ing firm Bain & Company. Both Harvard and
Bain had professional LGBTQ networks. It
was the first time that I met gay and lesbian
people in positions of authority who were com-
pletely open about themselves. It redefined my
expectations for my life. New York has a large
LGBTQ community, with opportunities to so-
cialise with people from all walks of life. I met
the love of my life in 2007 and we moved to-
gether to India in 2009. I became the managing
director of VIP Luggage. Today, my wife and I
A Harvard graduate, live in our family building in Mumbai. We at-
Piramal is the tend social events together where I introduce
managing director
of VIP Luggage her as my wife. Many people are shocked by my
openness, but since I am comfortable, they too
become comfortable. My wife and I married in
London in 2011 and our marriage is legally rec-
RADHIKA PIRAMAL ognised in the UK. All my extended family
attended our wedding, which was one of the
One of the few leading figures in corporate India to happiest and proudest days of my life.
I
be open about her sexuality tells us why she chose to A few weeks after our marriage, I was “out-
ed” by a Mumbai Mirror article. The morning
come out and speak out on LGBTQ rights the article was published, many close friends
contacted me for support. My parents were
I broached the difficult subject of my sexuality worried that a public outing would create prob-
with my family at the age of 17 because I had lems. Unlike my social openness, I’d never dis-
fallen in love with a girl. Since I was close to my cussed my personal life at work. I wasn’t sure
family, I could not imagine not telling them what would happen but I had to use the oppor-
about my girlfriend. Their reaction was not tunity to tell my colleagues that I was lesbian.
positive but I never doubted their uncondition- Most of my team knew already but hadn’t dared
al love. I feel terrible sadness when I hear sto- to discuss it with me. I brought up the topic and
ries of young gay people whose families turn they welcomed the opportunity to ask me a few
against them. My family was disappointed but questions. The reason it’s safe for me to be out
there was no question about their love chang- is because my boss is my father who supports
ing. They hoped my gayness was a phase. They me in public and understands that my sexuality
told me not to tell anyone else. They worried has nothing to do with our financial perfor-
that I would live a lonely life if I stayed on this mance. Employees, vendors and customers at
path. I tried to explain that being lesbian, gay, VIP Industries care about business first. It’s
bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ) is not much harder for most LGBTQ people to come
“It’s harder for a “lifestyle” that someone “chooses”. I could ei- out as they can face bullying, harassment and
most LGBTQ ther acknowledge who I was or I could hide my discrimination at work and at home. For some,
people to come true self. I went away to college in Oxford, telling superiors may result in job loss or telling
out as they can which was helpful because I could tell more peo- family may result in being forced out of home or
ple without embarrassing my parents. Many into an arranged marriage.
face bullying,
BALJIT SINGH; SWAROOP SHANKAR
LGBTQ people experience shame and fear. I Being gay in India is still a huge taboo. Con-
harassment and feel lucky that internally I never felt ashamed fronting this taboo is the reason I speak publicly
discrimination to be a lesbian. I sometimes felt anxious but I about my experience as an Indian lesbian. I’m
never felt I was doing anything wrong. blessed with a progressive family and a support-
at work and After college, I returned to Mumbai and ive wife. I like to explain to anyone who’ll listen
at home” joined our family business, VIP Luggage. I re- that the LGBTQ community is diverse and ho-
—RADHIKA PIRAMAL mained single and focused on work. My parents mosexuality is part of life in all societies.

RUPI KAUR
An Instapoet and performer, she uses
I
her art to give voice to the trials and
treats of everyday womanhood
In 2009, a self-portrait of Rupi Kaur catapulted
her to internet stardom. The image, which saw
her lying on a bed with sheets stained with men-
strual blood, was banned on Instagram, and the
young artist decided to take on the image-shar-
ing platform, exposing its hypocrisy of posting
sexual images of women yet censoring a typical
female experience. Thousands of shares later,
Kaur became a household name. Over the years,
it is these experiences of being a woman that
have informed her work and she’s now ready
with her second offering—a collection of “deeply
Kaur’s debut collection of poems, Milk
And Honey, made her a No 1 New York personal poems” dealing with “love and healing,
Times bestselling author. Left: A poem ancestry and honouring one’s roots, expatriation
from The Sun And Her Flowers and rising up to find a home within yourself.”
She shares with Vogue an exclusive extract from
The Sun And Her Flowers (Andrews McMeel
Publishing) that releases this month.
SOFIA ASHRAF
An angry raptivist and hilarious
social media star, this unapologetic
O
voice has powerful rhymes on
everything from sex to the State
On being a multi-hyphenate: “I write,

produce, direct, rap, act and occasionally associ-
ate with NGOs. The term ‘content creator’ is a
persona I most identify with.”
On creating music with a message:
“Now hear “I don’t believe that every song has to have a
me the rebels and message. My songs are about moral policing
the rebellious. and patriarchy and even ice cream sandwich-
You’ve been brought up es! So I do believe in art for art’s sake, as
believing that you don’t
long as it has a voice.”
deserve any better/
That they are your On her hilarious online alter ego:
protectors. “Through Sista from The South (SFTS),
But hear this, I’m given the freedom to explore taboo top-
nobody can barter love ics and address stigmas. Women are often un-
for freedom. der-represented in the media, especially South tions. I realised that if “satisfactorily ever after”
Because you don’t own Indian women. I work with Blush, a digital is all you want from life, that’s all you’ll get. But
me and I don’t owe you/ channel, and SFTS is a mouthpiece for me to if you want ecstasy—the freedom of dancing in
I’ll choose my own rules speak about our conflicts and culture. There is the rain, of kissing on a roof, of travelling the
— ‘Private Property’ a misconception that women can’t be funny and world, of making a difference in the world—
by Sofia I wanted to bust that bubble.” that’s what you’ll get. Sofia Ashraf is not a
Ashraf On her latest song ‘Private Property’: name I chose for myself, but it’s a name that I
“When I was younger, I never had any ambi- have today made for myself.” ■

ICON
MAYA
ANGELOU
She is a legacy today,
the original multi-
hyphenate who escapes
casual definition. MAYA
ANGELOU was a poet,
filmmaker, actor, award-
winning author and REX FEATURES
civil rights activist. But

most of all, she will
be remembered for
being one of the most
influential voices
of her time
Illustration by ADITI DEO

...fight the
WOMEN WE LOVE
GOOD FIGHT
For over a decade, photographer PRAVIN TALAN has been documenting
and putting the spotlight on these wonder women who have got our backs
in the toughest of times. Strong, fierce and dedicated, this exclusive photo
essay celebrates the real-life Khaleesis leading our nation on the front lines

CAPF
PRIYANKA KUMARI
BSF
BSF requires the highest level of
training to operate in treacherous
terrains and extreme weather
conditions, but that did not deter
Priyanka from opting for the force.
Her transformation from an inhibited
schoolgirl from a village in Rajasthan
to an assertive commando today can
be attributed to her commitment
to serving the nation. “When you
patrol those barbed wires, you can’t
be less professional than your male
counterparts. Borders and bullets
don’t know the difference,” she says.
“Breaking
the glass
ceiling is an
understatement
when it comes
to these vibrant,
confident and
trailblazing
women. They
are few. They
have much
to face and
even more
to prove. Not
everything that
they encounter
is fair. But
they march
on, regardless.
And that’s
what makes me
salute them.”
—PRAVIN TALAN
THE ORIGINAL GIRL SQUAD
T
Armed with new roles and positions, women in the forces are taking
charge to usher in a new order, says SUNETRA CHOUDHURY
The year 2016 was the year of renewed possi- ed while growing up was to escape from
bilities and empowerment for the women of domesticity, and seeing this bomb disposal ex-
Haryana. The state that was usually in the pert one can unanimously acknowledge that
news for female foeticide and having the lowest she’s living her dream. Sujatha, whose long hair
sex ratio was about to report an improvement. is tied tightly into a bun, relishes the fact that
For the first time in a decade, the sex ratio was her job of handling explosives was previously
more than 900 for every 1,000 men. And then considered too dangerous for women. “There
there was Sakshi Malik, who was about to lift aren’t too many women right now in this
their image even higher by waving the bronze stream, but there will be more,” she says. It’s
Olympic medal around with her gloriously this kind of quiet assurance that is built in wom-
sculpted arms. It was in that unexpected year en like Sujatha, Jemini and hundreds of others
that I went to meet the wonderful women of the in the armed and paramilitary forces. The as-
Indian Air Force at their base in Hindon. surance that their time has come, that they can-
not be kept down. With last month’s cabinet re-
FLIGHT CLUB shuffle, and the appointment of Nirmala
I met squadron leader Jemini, who grew up just Sitharaman as the defence minister (the second
100km from Malik in Rohtak, and although she woman to take charge of the Defence Ministry
didn’t become a household name like the Olym- after Indira Gandhi), things are only looking up.
pic winner, she too became part of the state’s
honour roll. Maybe it was the gift of youth, or BATTLE OF THE SEXES
the energy of her olive jumpsuit that had be- However, the current crop probably say their
come part of her skin in the seven years since silent salutes to all the women who came be-
she joined the force, but the 20-something was fore them, and to earlier battles of equality. To
far from intimidated by the fact that she was all the women officers who joined the medical
just one of 1,600 women officers compared to corp of the Army, the first female presence in
her 11,000 male colleagues. “Being an engineer- the armed forces. And to Harita Kaur Deol,
ing officer, I have a hundred men under me. who became a media sensation for being the
The defence forces aren’t about being a man or first woman solo pilot in 1994. She died in a
woman; it’s about how capable you are.” plane crash just two years later along with 42
But then again, maybe it was because Jemi- others on board, but even in her death the un-
ni belonged to the batch of 2009. It was the derlining sexist rhetoric followed, with the
batch that ushered in the possibility of perma- ‘woman crew’ being incorrectly blamed for the
nent commissions for women in the armed crash. Neither did it come out in the open that
forces. The then-President Pratibha Patil men initially blamed the first women recruits
signed the proposal and although it only ap- as ‘distractions’ for mistakes they made, that
plied to select divisions in the Army, Navy and men dismissed their achievements as favourit-
Air Force, it meant that women could now ism or going easier on women. It has been 25 The current
have as long a career as the men in uniform. If years since women were allowed into the Short crop probably
they were found suitable, and if they chose to, Service Commission in 1992 and eight years say their silent
they could work for over 14 years and get the since permanent commission became a reality,
same pension benefits as men. but they had overcome the final frontier—it salutes to all the
It’s exactly what Wing Commander M Suja- was only in 2016 that the first batch of women women who
tha envisioned for herself growing up in south- fighter pilots were commissioned. We may have came before
ern India. The daughter of a vegetable vendor, a long road ahead, and there will be fights ga-
she tells us she didn’t watch endless Vijayashan- lore, but these wonder women in the forces are
them, and to
ti movies so that she could be put in a strait- here to stay and they’re prepared to fight the earlier battles
jacket or have her dreams limited. All she want- bigger fight. n of equality

PRIYADARSHINI
JAYMALA
CRPF
The CRPF is consistently
engaged in dealing with anti-
militancy and counter-Naxal
operations in dense forests
across India. And Jaymala
fits the profile—a commando
of few words and strong
convictions, she is, just like
her male counterparts, trained
to operate in excruciatingly
difficult terrain. When asked
how it felt to hold a gun,
she says, “I wish it was a
peaceful world but it is not.
I am on a mission… [my gun]
is an extension of me.”
SAYYED LATIFA
RAF
Braving mob fury, facing
frenzied crowds during
election duty and subduing
communal tension are just
some of the situations that
Latifa can handle as part of
India’s Rapid Action Force.
Her travelling post also
mandates that she almost
always keep her bags ready.
A zero-repose specialised
force of CRPF, RAF is
known to get to the crisis
situation in minimal time.
SHEETAL
KUMARI
CISF
As a child, Sheetal never
imagined herself in uniform
but her need to find a sense
of purpose in life took over
soon. In 2014, she decided to
join CISF, a multifaceted and
technology-driven armed
force capable of effortlessly
adapting itself to a fluid
security scenario. “CISF has
given me more than just
confidence; it has given me
an opportunity to serve my
country and brought pride to
my family,” she adds.
TANVI SHUKLA
SASHASTRA SEEMA BAL
Shukla’s first posting in SSB to counter-
insurgency operations ensured she instantly
matured as an officer. The constant threat
of attacks on their locations made her
even more determined, professional and
protective of the troops she commanded.
These days, on a different assignment and
border, Shukla deals with the menace
of human trafficking: “No woman in the
world deserves that her flesh and soul
be treated like a commodity.”
POLICE
KOMAL
VILAS VAGH
MUMBAI POLICE
—QRT
Komal Vilas Vagh was barely
15 when the 26/11 attacks
shook Mumbai. The reigning
chaos and round-the-clock
TV coverage disturbed her.
However, the ensuing stories
of martyrdom and bravery of
police officers made her want to
join the forces. “My training and
seniors have taught me to wake
up in the morning with only one
target—the safety of the city
and citizens,” says Vagh, who
opted to undergo commando
training and serve in the Quick
Response Team, a specialised
unit of the Mumbai Police.
SHUBHANGI
MALUSARE
MUMBAI POLICE
From a small village in
Maharashtra, Malusare was
distraught to see the plight
of villagers who had little
knowledge of the law and
often struggled to walk
into a police station even
after being victimised.
This motivated her to join
the police force and create
awareness. “I feel honoured
to be part of one of the
best-rated police forces
in the world,” she says.

DEFENCE
SHIKHA BHADAURIA
INDIAN ARMY
As part of her duties as an engineer in the Indian
Army, Bhadauria is trained to command a heavy-
duty trawl tank, negotiate obstacles laid by the
enemy and provide safe and timely passage in
the thick of battle. In 2009, she topped the overall
order of merit for Gentlemen and Lady Cadets
and was a recipient of the President’s gold medal.

INDIAN NAVY
This year, six daring women from the Indian
Navy—Lt Cdr Vartika Joshi, Lt Cdr Pratibha
Jamwal, Lt Cdr P Swathi, Lt B Aishwarya, Lt
Payal Gupta and Lt S Vijaya Devi (missing
from this image)—decided to undertake a
gruelling voyage to circumnavigate the globe
on a 17-metre-long sailboat and create history.
Just ahead of their maiden journey, Joshi
spoke on behalf of her all-woman crew: “The
sea is gender-neutral and unpredictable; it
can mesmerise you with its scenic beauty and
shock you with its brutality. We are sailing for
peace and adventure; that’s what motivates us.”
RUPAL LAMBA
INDIAN COAST GUARD
As a pilot, Lamba has several duties—
maintaining coastal security, safety of life at sea,
casualty evacuations, medical evacuations and
pollution response, to name a few—but braving
rough weather conditions that many may find
hazardous has now become routine for her. In
fact, it’s the trials of the job that made her sign
up: “The mere challenges of military flying
encouraged me to join the Indian Coast Guard.”

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... fall in love

WOMEN WE LOVE
WITH SRK
From an obsessive lover to a sincere superhero, sports-team owner to fairness
cream poster boy, SHAH RUKH KHAN has done it all. But the role he excels
at is that of the affable superstar. CHANDNI SEHGAL meets Bollywood’s
leading man to find out just what makes him the eternal, enduring lover boy
O On days when everything goes wrong (yes, Bol-

lywood’s biggest superstar has those, too), Shah
Rukh Khan says, “I go cry in my bathroom, like
really cry—macho men cry.” He goes on to tell
me how most of his nights are spent doing dad-
esque duties—tonight it’s helping daughter Su-
hana transfer data from a broken phone be-
cause “she’s too lazy to do it.” Maybe it’s those
limpid brown eyes, that Cheshire cat smile or
the fact that he says just the right thing at ex-
actly the right moment, but you can’t not be-
lieve him when he insists that he’s just like us.
But don’t be completely fooled yet—Shah Rukh
Khan is, undoubtedly, one of the most recog- >

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by Anthony Vaccarello.
Cargo trousers,
Abercrombie & Fitch
nisable and loved actors in the world, his fame reality. And neither have failed films, the on-
knowing no bounds. This 51-year-old super dad slaught of newcomers or the conventional trap-
is also the star of over 80 films and one of the pings of the years made the slightest dent to
highest paid actors in the world. Add to that his his popularity.
Padma Shri, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and We might label it as enduring star power
the Légion d’honneur from the Indian and but Khan has a curious, more philosophical
French governments respectively, and you explanation: “I think the reason women and
know you’re in no ordinary company. So, after children like me (of all ages, and I’d like to be-
a three-hour-long cover shoot where he plays to lieve that they do!) is because I make them
our fashion director Anaita Shroff Adajania’s comfortable. I will not encroach on their space
cues, we carry on chatting and he charms me, and I will not get personal with them. Women
just like everyone warned me he would. need their privacy—emotional, mental and
physical. I see women with a lot of dignity, re-
THE MAN, THE MYTH, spect, love, desire, want, goodness, kindness
THE LEGEND and gentleness.” The last word sticks—there’s
But where does the actor end and the man be- a certain “gentleness” to him. He might have
gin? In Khan’s case, it seems a bit of a blur—a been a couple of hours late for our shoot but
30-year career filled with on-screen choices that it’s forgiven since it’s the day when the Mum-
have an underlining sense of the endearing to bai rains are making national headlines. When
them, a quality that seems inextricably linked he walks in at the suburban studio, he first
with the person he is. He explains, “Having apologises, then throws in a joke or two to
done this for more than half my life, there’s an lighten everyone’s mood, and then he’s all
overlap and I’ve given up on deconstructing. In in—that’s Khan, the consummate gentleman.
my heart, it’s clear—the person is extremely He continues, “I’ve analysed it, and hard
different from the actor. I’m very shy, and the work and talent have nothing to do with it—a
actor is a vent to all the shyness within me. Af- lot of people have that. I don’t understand
ter a hard day’s work all I want is to lie down women but I do feel and respect them. If I were
and stare at the TV, like caveman used to do to find one talent that’s endured the test of
with fire.” Shy and reclusive? Not exactly words time, it’s this. Nothing else.” But after watch-
associated with the international speaker ing him charm our almost all-woman Vogue
(Khan’s TED talk and Yale speech were viral crew, we unanimously agree—he knows what
hits), TV host, star performer and quick-witted women want, and he’s giving it to us.
tweeter. He tells me that at parties he likes to
sit quietly, observing people. “A lot of my ges- I’M EVERY WOMAN
ticulating has to do with that shyness… That’s No surprise, he’s always surrounded by wom-
my star act.” en—first it was his mum and sister, and now
Of course, in his case, it’s not just man and his wife Gauri and daughter, along with his
actor but also SRK the superstar. And since women-heavy team and a stream of co-stars.
feigning humility wouldn’t be plausible, he ad- It’s easy to see why most women remain besot-
mits to being an employee of the myth that is ted and why perhaps he talks so highly of his
SRK. He explains this grand persona as “a fam- ability to connect with us. Through the inter-
ily member who we don’t often meet or chat view, he addresses me by name, looks me
with, or get to see, but he’s there.” His children, squarely in the eye and offers me the chikki
“I don’t though, keep it real, jokingly chiding him every (what woman can resist sugar?) he’s munching
understand now and again: “My kids make fun of me, like on—decades of playing to an audience means
women but I ‘OMG SRKKKKAY!’” he knows what you want to hear and how he
wants to be portrayed. But he does it so well
do feel and WHAT WOMEN WANT that you still fall for it.
respect them. What makes him a transgenerational star, one He says, “They (women) are extremely pro-
If I were to who has catapulted from your grandma’s fa- fessional and I do feel it is extremely unfair for
find one vourite to your four-year-old niece’s latest me to be the one who’s at the forefront—but
crush, is this indescribable star quality that he it’s a man’s world in a lot of fields still, and cin-
talent that possesses. Far from being an ageing movie star, ema is one of them. In my early days I spent a
has endured he has bypassed contemporaries to romance lot of time with Sridevi, Madhuri, Juhi and Ka-
the test of the next generation of female actors, continu- jol. I’ve seen the younger lot start off with me,
ing to garner legions of fans. Stories of fans ser- like a Deepika or a Katrina, and within a film or
time, it’s this. enading him with his dialogues and songs in two I’ve seen them make a space for them-
Nothing else” Germany, or even as far as Borneo (as I found selves. I don’t talk to men—I don’t try to spend
—SHAH RUKH KHAN out on a holiday this summer), are a constant time with them. It’s boring! I’d rather be in >

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ward. In fact, he refuses to look back and is no-
toriously anti-legacy: “If I look at highlights, I’ll
just be resting on laurels, man. Anyone who
works for a legacy, towards a legacy, is working
too much in retrospect already. Trying to leave
something behind for people to remember you
by is silly—a tombstone should read, ‘I tried’,
that’s all.”
However, he has slowed down. While his
early years were spent thinking he knew best,
as most young actors tend to, right now he is
working on only one film project. “The process
is fantastic. I love acting, even if I get just two
shots right. I like telling someone else’s story
and I like entertaining people, so the high
point of every decade is that I’ve entertained
people more; it’s that simple. I don’t have a
dream role—you give me a role, I’ll make it a
dream role. I genuinely believe that, without
being pompous.” And I believe him—whether
playing the psychotic lover or a superhero, or
his signature role of the lover boy, Khan owns
every character he steps into. “I may have
done this for 30 years but I still don’t know it
all. I love what I do, and I make my choices
based on how I feel. One day I’ll feel like an
over-the-top comedy, so I’ll do it. I did Fan,
and it failed. You can’t detest failure until it
keeps happening to you. And I abhor it. But
failure does keep me going.”
Jacket, Balenciaga The acceptance that he doesn’t know it all,
the abhorrence of failure and his persistent cu-
Hair: Raj Gupta riosity is what makes him the eternal star. He
Make-up: Arun Indulkar reads two or three books at a time, watches the
Production: Divya Jagwani; Temple news diligently (BBC, CNN, Indian channels…
Road Productions
Photographer’s assistant: Ryan Martis “I’ll watch it, even if I don’t believe it”) and ob-
Assistant stylist: Priyanka Kapadia sessively Googles everything. And it’s this
Editorial assistant: Janine Dubash thirst that’s propelling him into the future.
Set design: Bindiya & Narii Owning a VFX studio, a successful production
company and cricket teams and a “for-women”
venture he’s working on are some of the things
the company of women. They have an inner that keep him busy. But he’s currently most
strength in the face of ups and downs and I excited about his next Anand Rai film, where
think I’ve turned a little woman, spending so he plays a dwarf: “It’s the most post-produc-
much time with them.” No surprise then that tion-heavy film I’ve ever done or made. I don’t
“Trying to leave he was one of the two men awarded at the first- think anybody in the world has tried it yet.”
ever Vogue Woman of the Year awards last The word “world” props up often in the con-
something month. “I always wanted to be a part of Vogue. versation—‘best studio in the world’, ‘first time
behind for I’d rather be doing an interview for a women’s in the world’—so it’s surprising that he hasn’t
people magazine—I may not know much about fash- crossed over to Hollywood. He explains, “I want
to remember ion but it doesn’t keep me away.” a role that does justice to the dignity and love
1.3 billion Indians have given me. So I want to
you by is silly— The world is noT enough make or be part of a film that doesn’t cross
a tombstone Khan is relentless. Commercial successes and over—it’ll have to take over.” In an industry
should read, failures, a three-decade-long career and having where stars combust more often than they
done it all may satiate most people but not him. twinkle, it’s straddling these lines that have
‘I tried’, He now wants to “make the greatest studio the made him King. But it’s in lambasting these
that’s all” world has ever known, in the heart of Mum- lines and drawing his own that’ll ensure he
—shAh ruKh KhAn bai.” He’s always on, constantly pushing for- stays king of it. n

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A white button-down, neck scarf and
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AUDREY HEPBURN
She is the most commonly cited source of
Sabrina (1954)
Hepburn’s first
collaboration with Hubert
Lady (1964) style inspiration. After all, there’s no
de Givenchy not only gave
us the black pantsuit and
Legendary designer
ethereal organza gown, it
Cecil Beaton created sartorial dilemma a Hepburn flick can’t fix.
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Eliza Doolittle’s also marked the beginning
wardrobe, which NEHARIKA MANJANI replays the Academy of a longstanding friendship
bagged him the between the two.
Award-winning star’s greatest hits
Oscar for best
costume design “My look is attainable,” the actor famously told Bar-
that year.
bara Walters in 1989. “Women can look like Audrey
Hepburn by flipping out their hair, buying the large
glasses, and the little sleeveless dresses.” It was in
1961 that the world was introduced to a doe-eyed
Holly Golightly, clad in a black Givenchy dress and
multi-strand pearls over her breakfast at Tiffany’s
but the obsession with channelling her style hasn’t
waned. We look back at the silver screen moments
that cemented Hepburn’s sartorial status. ■
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US$30,000, an extravagant
Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1961) number sported by
In 2006, the LBD worn by Hepburn as she gazed at the windows the actor as she ran
sum at the time, to create of Tiffany & Co. was sold for a whopping £467,200. This month, down the steps of the
the looks for the film. her personal copy of the screenplay will be auctioned at Christie’s Louvre wins our vote.
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Her off-kilter sense of humour, whip-smart wit and irreverence in the
face of convention make TWINKLE KHANNA the thinking woman’s girl
crush. She’s the poster child for rediscovering yourself in your forties and
achieving a successful second act. Filmmaker and scuba-diving instructor
HOMI ADAJANIA dives into the mind of Mrs Funnybones
T
The last time I had been to Twinkle Khanna’s Besides, Google hasn’t thrown up much fod-
house was to narrate a script to her mum, Dim- der anyway. It says that Khanna had a kidney
ple Kapadia. I’m not sure how it happened, but stone removed in February 2014, she weighs
before I could even begin I found myself flirting 57 kilos (yup, her weight never fluctuates if
with a full-blown hernia as the mother-daugh- the internet is your gospel) and she never
ter duo started re-decorating and promptly del- graduated. So, despite these brilliant nuggets,
egated to me some heavy manual labour. I can’t help but wonder why she behaves like
They made me move a newly procured sculp- she is passing one (a kidney stone) whenever I
ture—a multi-coloured bulbous baby’s head the bring up Dimple’s madness, how she consist-
size of a continent—not once but six times. So ently maintains this adolescent weight, and
when Vogue asks me to “have a chat at Twin- how she writes so effortlessly without an edu-
kle’s place,” I am a touch apprehensive. I’m cation? With this in mind, I saunter into the
very fond of Twinkle, but I remember walking “always open house” and the beautiful mind of
out of the last encounter slightly bent over on Mrs Funnybones.
jelly legs. Hey, I tell stories for a living, so I fig-
ure I’ll just Google stuff about her, create a nar- FACT IS STRANGER
rative and ask her to play along. Twinkle THAN FICTION
doesn’t mind the suggestion. Instead, she jabs “You want facts stranger than these internet
my Achilles’ heel with an offering of a delicious tidbits? My name on my passport is Twinkle
home-cooked lunch, which makes me question and my nickname is Tina. I’ve done various
my lackadaisical journalistic tendencies. jobs, including delivering seafood in a truck >

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for my uncle. I never studied interior design or this; I censor my thoughts now around people,
architecture formally but instead spent a sum- and I’ll tell you why. I used to say exactly what
mer going to Charni Road to assist architect I felt and wouldn’t conform to anyone’s expec-
Harish Shah. At one point, I was even a site tations of me. I used to consider not being forth-
manager for Hafeez Contractor,” she says mat- right a weakness, but now I consider it to be a
ter-of-factly. “I was a good student, always an kindness.” She has realised that the world
A+ in mathematics, hence I wanted to become doesn’t need her to be constantly badgering
a chartered accountant but I jumped into the them with her idea of the truth. “I do that
movies because mum was keen that I join the enough in my columns. Besides, who am I to tell
‘family business’ and I was also looking to al- people what’s true? They can figure it out for
leviate mum’s responsibilities as she had been themselves when they need to.”
working non-stop to support us.” Now that she’s created this beast, she must
She sits up straighter, “Hey, so the internet feel obliged to be witty and amiable all the time,
was right on one account; I didn’t graduate and maintaining her public avatar? “More than a
had to leave in my last year to do my first film beast, I have become a beast of burden, where I
instead.” And this is pretty much how the rest am carrying Mrs Funnybones on my back,” she
of the day goes, between wandering eyes, lucid laughs. “Luckily, within the confines of this
insights, acerbic wit and me avoiding looking at public persona, I’m not meant to be amiable,
that damn sculpture in case it gave her some merely witty, which is a bit of a relief as crack-
home-improvement ideas. ing lame jokes comes more naturally to me than
minding my p’s and q’s.”
TO THE MANOR BORN…NOT
Twinkle laughs hysterically at the suggestion ANTICIPATED SERENDIPITY
that spending her childhood in Samundra Ma- We walk across to her dining table, and as one
hal, a Juhu sea-facing bungalow, might make of her staff doles out ladles of delicious kichda,
her a privileged brat. “I grew up in an ‘always she recalls how the same guy had once inter-
open door’ house and that’s passed on to this rupted a writing session by thrusting sneakers
one as well … though that house was slightly in her face, enquiring if she was planning to go
different. Our ceiling in the monsoon was a for a jog. The young man smiles nervously and
blue tarp over the living room, which would there is an involuntary shudder in his kichda-
swell under the weight of collected rainwater splotching hand; perhaps he has been gripped
that would seep through the roof and we’d poke by the memory of why it isn’t the smartest
these bulges to guide the overflow into buckets thing to disturb madam when she is writing.
lined up at the edges of the rooms.” Twinkle smiles, ‘Yaad hain nah? Why would I
And as she effortlessly lures me into her past, want to go for a jog when I’m writing. I don’t
I’m privy to a madhouse of an extremely eru- even jog!” The state of the household is reflec-
dite and artistic extended family who squeezed tive of the chaos in her prolific mind, a cauldron
themselves into two rooms and left the third of warmth, humour, quirk and surprise. From
empty because it was ‘haunted.’ If you wonder her five-year old daughter bounding around in
why she finds all this amusing, she’ll tell you her father’s athletic steps, 11 goldfish dodging
with characteristic deadpan, “One day I decid- crow attacks in the garden, a turtle who mo-
ed to move into the haunted room. That night, seyed in and never left, four elusive cats who
I bolted up in bed with a rat sitting on my chest. poop in the flowerpots and disappear, an old
When I tried to switch on the air-conditioner, I Alsatian who seems oblivious to everything,
was flung across the bed by an electric jolt. Un- to her 14-year-old son who ambles in and says
able to sleep I decided to have a shower to cool softly out of his mother’s earshot, “She gets
off and, because of our constantly leaking very snappy if you disturb her when
house, got merrily electrocuted when I tried to she’s writing!” Thankfully, for me, her pen is
switch on the geyser.” That’s when she decided resting today.
to move into her mother’s newly acquired As lunch meanders into dessert, our conver-
“I used to apartment, although “mum stayed back in the sation drifts towards her Bollywood superstar
bhoot bangla for sentimental reasons. And then husband, Akshay Kumar. I can’t help but ask
consider not you wonder why I’m like this?” about the obvious overhaul in terms of his pub-
being forthright It’s this casual telling of outlandish anecdotes lic persona and choice of films. “More than an
a weakness, but that makes Twinkle Khanna so real in a bizarre overhaul, his growth and grasp on the changing
way. After several years of yoga, she is well reality around him has been remarkable. And
now I consider aware that life is better when you’re laughing perhaps all the years whispering into his ears,
it a kindness” and knows how to perfectly tread on the cusp of ‘Thou shalt do meaningful cinema,’ as he slept
— TWINKLE KHANNA political incorrectness. “I wasn’t always like did work on numerous subliminal levels, or so I

hope as I try to usurp part of the credit of his
own personal evolution.” And whenever Twin-
kle tries to make a valid point in these joyously
tolerant times, naysayers dredge up some of his
earlier films, which were peppered with misog-
yny, sexism and cerebral vacancy. “As his high-
ly underpaid defence lawyer, I would like to add
that it was probably an era where Indian mov-
ies themselves were largely misogynistic or
plain brain-numbing in general.” She cringes
with a smile. “I was part of some equally cringe-
worthy bits!”
HAPPY ENDINGS
The rest of the dessert has melted. It doesn’t
concern her, she doesn’t touch “the sweet
stuff.” Green tea and coffees do the rounds. I
realise that Twinkle is a hilarious woman who
can be engaging yet detached at the same time.
She doesn’t try to be funny, she just is. And her
eyes actually, well, twinkle. I’m not kidding
you. They have a mischievous I-have-no-obliga-
tion-to-make-sense-to-you kind of twinkle.
They dart from side-to-side as she processes
stuff, but it’s almost impossible to figure what is
going on in that mind of hers. “I grew up under
unusual circumstances (her dad being the late
Rajesh Khanna). I’m incapable of showing my
emotions. That’s why I had a glorious acting ca-
reer.” Few of her newfound fans are aware that
Twinkle had, and still has, a successful interiors
business. She never liked to be in the spot-
light—“the spot in the sunlight can also give
you a bit of a heatstroke”—and had a fear of
public rejection (after her acting stint, which physical and the woman examining my ovaries Slip dress, Barbara Bui.
she considers “a joke”) “but then I got the op- inserted the probe and while conducting the ex- Kimono jacket,
portunity to write without a plan in place and amination says, ‘I really like your column’. I N&S Gaia
thought, let me just write one column and fig- replied, ‘That’s wonderful, but… um, could you Hair: Yianni Tsapatori
ure if it’s for me.” Not that Mrs Funnybones take this out of me and then we could talk?’ But Make-up:
didn’t have a plan. “I was going to be 60, move by and large, most of the people who like my Elton Fernandez/Inega
to Goa, try mind-altering substances and finish work are sort of well read, and I get terribly Production:
writing the book I started at 17. I had it down to embarrassed by compliments, so I quickly shift Divya Jagwani;
having short nails, white hair and wearing only the topic to their favourite books or authors”). Photographer’s assistant:
white kurtas. I just got the opportunity at 40 As I’m about to ask for another coffee, I spot Ryan Martis
instead. And as for the second part of the plan her frowning at a seven-foot statue and I deftly Assistant stylist:
involving substances, I’ll save those for when make my escape in case she coerces me into Priyanka Kapadia
Make-up assistant:
I’m about to die.” moving the damn thing. Slipping out of that ‘al- Krishna Kami
A heady afternoon indeed, from the profound ways open house’ door, I wonder aloud: Why is Set design:
to the absurd. Inimitable Twinkle-isms swirl in Twinkle Khanna suddenly the toast of the par- Bindiya and Narii
my mind, like her ideas on mortality (“I don’t ty? “I wish I could say it’s because I’m as warm Editorial assistant:
want to kick it, I want to live long enough till I as toast! I have no clue, though I am grateful Janine Dubash
have bionic limbs and then finally be immortal, that Mrs Funnybones seems interesting to the
whether it involves leaving behind parts of my public and especially to women. This is who and
brain floating on bookshelves or eventually what I have always been. For a large part of my
downloading my mind into a virtual frame- life I was considered weird due to these very
work”) to her disdain for socialising (“I am a bit traits, but I guess every dog, or in this case,
of a loner. Though it is fun when you bump into purely on the basis of gender, every bitch has
people who like your work in the most unex- her day,” she shrugs with that enigmatic twin-
pected of places. I once went for a complete kle in her eye. n

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MINDY KALING
What would be Mindy’s
Lahiri’s new project?
“Mindy Lahiri loves
self-improvement and
makeovers but doesn’t have
the patience or discipline
for either. One could see
her really getting into Tracy
Anderson (and subsequently
being banned from her
studio for bothering
Gwyneth during class).”
WOMEN WE LOVE
. .HAVE THE LAST LAUGH

Tackling everything from eyebrow expectations to
NEVILLE SUKHIA; ROBYN VON SWANK; COURTESY MALLIKA DUA; KREERATH SUNITTRAMAT; GETTY IMAGES; COURTESY NEETI PALTA
patriarchy, our favourite funny women know that
serious matters often come in hilarious punchlines
______________
_______________ NEETI PALTA
RADHIKA VAZ What are the pros and cons
What are the lessons of being a female comedian?
in propriety you wish “The pro of being a female
you never got? comedian is my novelty factor. I
“When it comes to ‘propriety’ am like a non-spotted Dalmatian or
I would say hair management an honest politician. Thanks to the
is the worst. Every time I turn long-standing (and false) idea that
around there is some new women are not funny, me cracking
technology dedicated to a joke on stage is akin to pulling
removing ‘unsightly’ hair from a 2,000 note out of a hat on
places that, quite frankly, don’t demonetisation day. Of course, the
even see the light of day. As a biggest pro happens on Women’s
woman I am allowed to have Day. It’s so nice to be valued once
hair in three places—my head a year—even though the people
and both eyebrows—and even wanting to “celebrate women”
that’s tricky. First I had to pluck end up bargaining with me over
those eyebrows into extinction, my charges! Anyway, the cons
then Cara Delevingne came include calls like “female comedian
along. Really girl? Really! It’s all wanted—all male audience looking
just a bunch of rules telling us for a good time” or a client brief
we haven’t got it right and that that says “don’t do anything
we probably never will.” feminist-y.” Oh? Like existing?”

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APARNA NANCHERLA
How would you explain womanhood to a young girl?
“Womanhood is about hacking the patriarchal system set up to
dismantle your power. I know that’s a mouthful, but feel free to quote
it at your first TED talk. My advice is simple. Treat society like an
overly pushy relative—their advice comes from a good place but is
ultimately based on useless gossip that most probably isn’t even true.
The only advice worth listening to is that of your own heart, followed
closely by your stomach. After that, it’s anyone’s game. Oh, and have
fun. If you’re not having fun, put a silly hat on, and try again.”
______________
LILLY SINGH
The three lessons to being
a “bawse” that you can
learn from a Punjabi mom?
1) “It’s endearing and exciting
to be a little sassy sometimes.
When my Punjabi mother
scolds me, it’s hilarious
and effective.”
2) “Sometimes you have to
be stern. This means looking
someone in the eye and telling
them what you require.”
3) “Food is the way to
most people’s hearts.
My mom can get me to do
whatever she wants if she
gives me fresh naan.”
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MALLIKA DUA
If you had your own
Snapchat filter, what
would it look like?
“It would look like a
white fluffy pillow with
big eyes and heart-
shaped lips. I’d love
to ruin pillow talk
for everyone.” ■

Diane Nguyen
Diane Nguyen is a writer married to
Mr Peanutbutter and is ghost writer
and friend to Bojack Horseman. She’s
a feminist (“I wonder as a third-wave
feminist if it is even possible for women
to reclaim their sexuality in this deeply
patriarchal society, or claiming to do so is just
Turanga Leela a lie we tell ourselves so we can comfortably
cater to the male gaze”), suffers from
The purple-haired, one-eyed
captain of Planet Express situational depression (“do you think I’m a
has a complex, mysterious good person deep down? That’s the thing—I
past (mutant? alien?), keeps don’t believe in deep down) and existential
her crew from getting blasted crises (“I think I know myself but maybe
into outer space, comes with that’s a trap). She’s you and me.
a sense of humour (“Wipe out
all thought? My god, they’re like
flying televisions!”), has an on-and- Lisa Simpson
off relationship with Fry, a problem This little pearl-wearing kid on The Simpsons
with depth perception (because is what we wished we were. She leads the
of aforementioned one eye), loves revolution against Malibu Stacy dolls, turns
animals and is known to literally kick vegetarian (and meets the McCartneys), can’t do
butt with those trademark grey boots. gym, makes for the most sober drunk (“college
education is important. It’s my only hope of
getting out of this—pardon me, mom—
dump!”), knows her make-up when she
Daria needs to (“mom, mom, please
Morgendorffer
could you stay within the
lipliner!”) and, as she
The asocial high-schooler who made her proudly announces, has
first appearance 20 years ago in the MTV a chemistry set that
series can’t take a compliment (“I will kill she uses. Much
you and bury your body in this dress”), to her (and
SHUTTERSTOCK.COM
makes the best graduation speeches everybody’s)
(“stand for what you believe in—until relief, the
logic and experience prove you “Simpson gene”
wrong; if the emperor looks skipped her. ■
naked, the emperor is naked;
there is no aspect, no facet,
no moment in life that can’t
be improved with pizza) and
doesn’t believe in smiling
(“I don’t like to smile unless I have
a reason”). What’s not to love!
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concei ey offer on shero
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ght b lessons rite cart
save his life, disguised as a man, with a pint-
sized dragon for company. Mulan’s words are
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what motivational books are made of: The but the ur favou I SHAH
“The flower that blooms in adversity d o
is the rarest and most beautiful of them all”; boar ere’s to SHALIN
“no matter how the wind howls, the mountain
real.
H By
cannot bow to it” ...one gets the drift. There’s
some BO philosophy, too: “Just because I look
like a man doesn’t mean I have to smell like one.”

WOMEN WE LOVE master who got things done her way and wor-
. .ARE STAY-AT-HOME
ried about every little detail, I was every boss’
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favourite employee. I was probably a scary per-
son for my colleagues, often for the same rea-
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sons I’ve listed.
BOSS LADIES
“I have been asked to nominate someone who
will take over if I’m not around,” one ex-boss
said to me. “I’m suggesting you.” By then I was
already a little tired of being in charge. Manag-
ing talent meant I always put everyone’s work
Giving up a high-paying job for a life with flexible and needs before myself. I pushed my team-
hours, relaxed dress code and cosy ‘home office’, mates and felt joy every time their work was
A
noticed or praised. I had been doing that for two
ex-editor PRIYA RAMANI tells us how she got over decades, and my writing—the main reason I be-
the working-woman guilt to be a full-time mom came a journalist—took a back seat quite early
in my career as I revamped and revived assort-
ed newspapers and magazines.
At lunch with two fellow journalists, the con- I tell myself I quit my last gig because I was
versation turned predictable again: “So what do bored of doing the same thing. But really, I was
you do all day?” “Aren’t you bored yet?” “Come just being selfish. I wanted to reclaim my time.
back, we miss you.” I wanted to go back to the reason I joined this
I’ve been working from home for two and a profession. Meet new, interesting people every
half years now. When I quit my job as an editor day. Be inspired. Write. Once I thought about it
at a newspaper eight years after helping set up like that, trading in the money and all the perks
and launch it, my colleagues were convinced for more time with my daughter and the chance
I was turning entrepreneur. to go back to the beginning was a no-brainer.
Their excitement was understandable. For as My relationship with my toddler blossomed.
long as I can remember, my identity had been My husband (a cookbook author who finds par-
defined by my serious working-woman status. enting a breeze) and his mommy friends who
In my past avatar as a driven, aggressive task- never tire of telling me how lucky I am might

disagree, but I believe I stole
back primary parent status
MIND THE GAP

from my spouse. He works
from home too, and how our
marriage has survived that
experience is another story. Famous and furious, these women icons
The bedsheets are now continue to challenge and fight for
changed on schedule, the gender inequality and equal pay
Priya Ramani whites are no longer mixed
with the coloured clothes in ____________
the washing and you can ANUSHKA
actually find a specific title in our wall of books. SHARMA
I don’t spend too much time browsing through In a 2015 interview with
House Beautiful though, because redoing the Anupama Chopra, the
actor shared her views
upholstery and updating the accents can be-
on rampant Bollywood
come a full-time occupation before you know it. sexism: “If there’s an
My worker-bee identity was such an integral actor at the same
part of my adult life that some days I can’t be- stature as me…he’d still
lieve my daughter, now 7, won’t know that side get paid more than me
of me. She remembers visiting my office and because he’s a guy.”
traipsing along to Krispy Kreme to buy glazed ____________
donuts and play with the family of Persian cats BEYONCÉ
that lived amidst back issues of Vogue and “Equality is a myth,”
Wired at a magazine store down the road. But I said Beyoncé in a
know those memories will fade. The only re- 2013 GQ interview,
minder that mom was once a woman in charge “For some reason,
will be the sticker that says Girl Boss on my everyone accepts
the fact that women
work desk at home, a gift from an ex-colleague.
don’t make as much
In one moment of panic, I accepted a part- money as men do.
time assignment in publishing. I learned a lot, it I don’t understand
was great to sit around the conference table and that.” We don’t
brainstorm with smart minds again, and I con- ________ either, Queen B.
vinced myself that I needed to be back at work. EMMA
But by the time I completed a year, my work- WATSON
ing-woman guilt was no longer motivation UN Women Goodwill
enough to do the job the way I’d always done Ambassador, Watson
gave a speech at the
it—the best I could. Never underestimate guilt,
UN Headquarters
I learned the hard way. in 2014 where she
Now I’m freshly empowered. I ruminate declared, “I think it
about the future of work—it’s remote, flexi, and is right that as
requires an entirely new set of skills that your a woman I am paid
present employer is almost certainly not teach- the same as my
ing you. Since I’m no longer worrying about my male counterparts.”
team’s mental health and the quantum of their
annual increment, the ideas flow even faster. __________
Maybe I’ll undertake a couple of pet projects— HILLARY
for the sheer joy of journalism. And I believe I CLINTON
have a head start on you. Clinton has always ____________
When my daughter goes to school, I exercise, been an advocate of KANGANA
read, write, ideate and relax. When she returns, equal opportunities RANAUT
I pay attention. When she sleeps I am all his— for women, which she Upon being named
unless Netflix beckons. I’m no longer guilty emphasised during Bollywood’s highest paid
that my collection of fitted shirts from Indian
her 2016 presidential actress in 2015, Ranaut
campaign: “If talking used the headline to
Express has been relegated to the back of my about equal pay and send a message: “My
closet. I’m healthier and happier than I’ve ever more opportunities getting 11 crore is a
been. “I want what you’re having,” a restaura- for women is playing small step towards
teur told me recently. Anyone can have it, if the gender card, that equality you are
they’re ready to let go. ■ then deal me in.” talking about.”

ON THE IMPORTANCE OF
TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION…
“You are still young, free… Do yourself

a favour. Before it’s too late, without
thinking too much about it first, pack a
pillow and a blanket and see as much of
the world as you can. You will not regret
it. One day it will be too late.”
—The Namesake (2003)
“I had never travelled alone before and

I discovered that I liked it. No one in
the world knew where I was, no one had
the ability to reach me. It was like being
dead, my escape allowing me to taste
that tremendous...”
—Unaccustomed Earth (2008)
ON THE MEANING OF LOVE

AND IDENTITY…
“That the last two letters in her name

were the first two in his, a silly thing
he never mentioned to her but
caused him to believe that they were
bound together.”
—Unaccustomed Earth (2008)
“Isolation offered its own form of

companionship: the reliable silence of
her rooms, the steadfast tranquillity
of the evenings. The promise that she
would find things where she put them,
that there would be no interruption, no
surprise. It greeted her at the end of
each day and lay still with her at night.”
—The Lowland (2013)
“The cosmetics that had seemed

superfluous were necessary now, not to
improve her but to define her somehow.”
—Interpreter Of Maladies (1999)
ON THE WORLD OF WORDS…
Lahiri, who turned 50 “Books come to stand for various

this year, also teaches episodes in our lives, for certain
at Princeton idealisms, follies of belief, moments of
love. Along the way they accumulate our
marks, our stains, our innocent abuses,
ICON
they come to wear our experience of
JHUMPA LAHIRI
them on their covers and bindings like
wrinkles on our skin.”
—The Clothing Of Books (2016)
“To know a new language, to immerse

yourself, you have to leave the shore.
She is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, a Man Booker Without a life vest. Without depending
nominee and one of the most celebrated writers of the on solid ground.”
—In Other Words (2015)
Indian diaspora, creating unparalleled agency for the
BIKRAMJIT BOSE
immigrant experience. Here, some life lessons “That’s the thing about books. They let
you travel without moving your feet.”
from the fictional worlds she created —The Namesake (2003)

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From Bend It Like Beckham to The Good Wife,
ARCHIE PANJABI has always been ready
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PARIZAAD KHAN SETHI why diverse
characters are the order of the day
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Archie Panjabi’s reaction to winning an Emmy turing attention even in secondary roles, right
is a clear indicator of her matter-of-fact, focused from playing Pinky Bhamra on Bend It Like
approach. Panjabi, in her characteristic way, Beckham (2002) to Asra Nomani on A Mighty
shrugs off winning as “getting a badge to say Heart (2007). But it was Kalinda that really cap-
you’re not bad.” It was in 2010 that the British tured public imagination. Whip-smart, loyal and
actor collected one of television’s best-known not afraid to crack a few skulls to get her way,
prizes for her portrayal of the gutsy, leather- Kalinda owned her bisexuality (in a way not seen
clad, baseball bat-wielding private investigator before for a desi character) and was unapologetic
Kalinda Sharma on the legal drama The Good about her personal and professional choices. “I
Wife. For someone who knew she was going to was born in England, work in America and spent
be an actor from the time she was very young part of my childhood in India. Whatever I create
(despite having no similar role models to emu- embodies all of that. It will tell the story of the
late), winning that Emmy would probably have immigrant experience—people that moved
been quite the moment. there, what their lives are like and the culture
It was a surprise and an honour, Panjabi, clash they experience,” says Panjabi.
says, though her true validating experience had She does admit that she was worried about
come many years ago. At age 12, she won a ver- whether Indian audiences would accept that
satility cup presented to the star performer at overtly sexual character, but she believes Ka-
an arts and drama festival in the UK. “I was the linda’s ultimate success lay in her appeal to
only Indian girl in the room. When they called women of colour who finally could see true lives
my name, my mother and I were nearly in being reflected on screen. It’s no surprise that
tears. It was a defining moment because I Panjabi revisited the badass woman-in-power
thought, if a panel of judges can see beyond me genre as NSA agent Nas Kamal for a season-
being a brown woman, that was motivation long arc on the crime drama Blindspot (Panjabi
enough. Ever since, I’ve always felt like the lack exited the show earlier this year). In between
of ethnic actors or Indian women drove me shoots in Los Angeles, we caught up with her
rather than deterred me.” on kicking butt, testing limits and always being
In turn, Panjabi’s paid it forward by bringing the standout desi girl on screen.
to life what is possibly one of entertainment’s
most nuanced and fearless brown characters. What was the Blindspot experience like?
She’s always been incandescent onscreen, cap- I’ve always thought the show was really >

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cool—the idea of a woman be- was, and sometimes overshadow even the
ing the heroine. But I wasn’t lead. What is your point of view?
sure [about doing it] because When you’re working with people who are very
it was very out of my compassionate about their work, and you’re good at
fort zone—network TV with what you do and create a good environment,
action sequences. Creator this affinity can translate onscreen. I did A
Martin Gero has a unique Good Year (2006) with Russell Crowe; we got
style of working—even on so well that we started joking in an Indian
though the camera may accent, and he and Ridley Scott went, “Hey,
start on another actor you why don’t we use the accent?” We did, and it
never know when it will worked. When you improvise and experiment,
randomly point to you, so you come up with magic.
I had to deliver in every
single take. And you do Speaking of magic, Kalinda’s wardrobe
have heavy exposition be- caused quite a debate.
cause we’re in the FBI The clothes, hair and make-up help transform
and the NSA. So that who you are. I’ve always been just a blank can-
was a new muscle that I vas, and to create this character from scratch
had to work on. you really need to pay attention to all these
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things because the way you hold a bag or how
Were the action you wear jewellery or shoes influences the way
scenes challenging? you carry yourself. Without realising it, the au-
I had done San Andreas diences pick up on that. Kalinda had a swagger
(2015), which was an and part of it came from the leather boots and
action-packed film but jackets. Though she didn’t show any skin, it
not as much as Blinds- was all very tight and reflective of how closed-
pot in terms of han- off she was yet unafraid to express her sexuali-
dling weapons. Nas ty. Once I put the boots on, the way I held my-
(her character) was in self completely transformed.
a high-powered posi-
ss, T hu rle y tion and some of the What were the most surprising reactions
Dre
weapons I had to to Kalinda’s character?
hold were bigger I thought my family or the Indian community
than me! (Co-stars) Jaimie Al- would be embarrassed by her overt sexuality.
exander and Sullivan Stapleton were phenom- In every community there are people who are
enal at helping me initially. You have to stay in conservative and not quite ready, but on the
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character and deal with dangerous weapons. I whole I was surprised by how all generations
like the physicality of acting and a lot of the really liked her. Certainly, the Indian commu-
roles I had played before were [using] the mind, nity raised an eyebrow, but it felt positive be-
whereas here it was physical, so it was exhila- cause she was updating the way Indian women
rating but definitely put me to test. are seen in general. I’m sure that helped with
the way the younger generation is looked at.
What will we see you in next?
I’ve finished working on a six-part thriller for You’ve really seen the industry evolve
ITV called Next Of Kin. I play a doctor whose when it comes to ‘brown-girl’ roles.
family is shattered when her brother is killed It’s absolutely changed! When The Good Wife
whilst working abroad. I’ve never done some- came out there were not that many people from
thing like it—it’s an intelligent, gripping, time- diverse backgrounds, let alone from India. Over
ly family drama. It’s also my first time as execu- the years, the TV industry has transformed
tive producer. I got to understand the mechanics with streaming and channels working on edgi-
of TV-making behind the screen as well as on er projects—it helps that people have been vo-
the shop floor. I think I’m one of those people cal about the lack of diversity. Diversity is
who get more excited by the creative process about different ages, accents, cultures, physical
[leading up to the event] than the event itself. differences. Hopefully, there will be a lot more
With Julianna Margulies It made me realise I want to go on to create my changes, till we see people on TV reflect the
in The Good Wife; with own content, which is what I’m now doing. street that we walk on. I think it’s slowly hap-
Angelina Jolie in A
Mighty Heart
pening. I’m getting more inquiries about lead-
I’ve noticed that your roles often go on to ing roles in England now than I’ve ever had in
become huge fan favourites, like Kalinda my career. ■

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THE SMART GIRLS
Brainy. Beautiful. Badass. In a society where marriage
and children are given paramount importance,
inspiration came from Cristina Yang. She was
married to her work, didn’t want kids and didn’t
apologise. She became a world-class neurosurgeon
running her own hospital, while Paris Geller never
backed down—from anything. She taught us Paris Geller,
preparation and perseverance (and Krav Maga) was Gilmore Girls
the key to staying ahead. While Claire Underwood
goes from lobbyist to president of the USA, Olivia Temperance Claire
Pope shatters all barriers; she is among the first black Brennan, Underwood,
leads in a drama on American TV, not to mention Bones House Of Cards
sets trends with every outfit, while Brennan is smart, Amy Farrah
sexy and powerful. Our woman crush? Amy Farrah Fowler, The Big Cristina
Fowler, PhD, the hilarious neurobiologist. Bang Theory Yang, Grey’s
Anatomy
WOMEN WE LOVE
Willow
. .PLAY THE LEAD

Rosenberg,
Buffy The _______________
Vampire Slayer THE WITCHES
Whether it was the Halliwell
sisters battling evil while
raising children and Resilient. Audacious. Powerful.
pursuing careers, Samantha
embracing her magical Hilarious. Visionary. Here’s to the
W
heritage while married reel-life TV icons turned real-life
Samantha, to a mortal or Willow
Bewitched Rosenberg, the iconic inspirations. By CHANDNI SEHGAL
lesbian witch on Buffy The
Vampire Slayer, they all We’ve lauded real women for inspiring us across
embraced their individuality. genres and professions. We’re now turning the
Teaching us acceptance of spotlight on reel women—the iconic characters
the very things that make us that dominated TV screens. Whether through
stand apart from the crowd, their independence, strength, power or sass, they
they refused to give up who inspired us when we were searching for goals,
they were in the pursuit of made us laugh when we were feeling down and
what they wanted. They
gave us reason to make our own lives less than
inspired us to embrace all
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the things that make us ordinary. Here’s to the iconic ladies onscreen who
who we are, no matter how became the friends, mentors and support systems
The Halliwell we can count on, and laugh with, even today.
sisters, Charmed
intimidating or out of the
ordinary they appear.
Morticia
___________________ Addams, The
THE COOL MOMS Addams Family
Mothers and daughters always have a Emily
complicated relationship, but the Gilmore Girls Gilmore,
trifecta set the bar high for the idyllic bond that Gilmore
we would all have liked to have had with our Girls
mothers (or daughters). Marie Barone may not
have got the best mom-in-law award thanks to
her constant ribbing of her daughter-in-law, but to
her sons, and viewers, her mollycoddling was cute,
funny and left us with many quotable quotes, not
to mention ace passive aggressive comebacks.
Kitty Foreman, on the other hand, was the best
combination of clueless parent and badass mom Debra and
that one could get, and Morticia Addams, the Marie Barone,
low-voiced “smoking” matriarch of the Addams Everybody
family, was the real head of the household, and Loves Raymond
definitely not your regular mom. > Kitty Foreman,
That ’70s Show
Lorelai Gilmore,
616 VOGUE INDIA OCTOBER 2017 www.vogue.in Gilmore Girls
______________
Daenerys THE SUPERS
Targaryen, Legs apart, arms on hips, elbows bent. The superhero
Game Of stance. According to several psychological studies,
Thrones this open posture radiates power—and naturally, those
who assume the stance are likelier to feel and act more
powerful. Even if just for one fleeting second. Feeling
down? Assume the stance and channel your favourite
super hero(ine). For us, whether it’s Buffy Summers, the
diminutive blonde who always saves the day, Eleven, the
tiny girl who battles aliens, the Amazonian superhero
Wonder Woman or the Mother of Dragons herself,
Buffy Summers,
Eleven,
these badass women have never failed to inspire us, even
Buffy The Diana Prince,
Stranger Things Vampire Slayer Wonder Woman if the only monsters we’re battling are chaotic workdays,
stressful lives and metaphorical (inner) demons.
_____________________
THE TRAILBLAZERS
And then there are those that shattered the glass ceiling
for other women. Peggy Olson was a secretary who
worked her way up the advertising ladder at a time
when Mad Men were the only ones in control, while
Mary Richards re-jigged her life as a 30-something after Samantha, Miranda,
a break-up with her boyfriend (back in the ’70s). The Carrie and Charlotte,
Golden Girls were probably one of the earliest examples Mary Sex And The City
of the girl squad, while the Sex And The City women Richards,
The Mary
brought career success, sexual freedom, liberation and a Tyler
celebration of womanhood to the forefront of television, Moore
all under the guise of being a show about simply finding Show
love (and sex). Our personal favourite? Annalise Keating,
the high-profile Philly-based DA and law professor. Annalise Keating,
How To Get Away Peggy Olson,
With Murder The Golden Girls Mad Men
___________________
THE COMEDIANS
“I really thought I hit rock bottom. But today, it’s like there’s
rock bottom, 50 feet of crap, then me.” Rachel Green
couldn’t have painted a more apt description of a crappy day
if she tried. And to this day, her line makes me laugh when
Monica, I’m struggling. The best advice these icons gave us through
Rachel and
their tales was that it’s important to laugh at ourselves—
Phoebe,
F.R.I.E.N.D.S and take life with a pinch of (sarcastic) salt. Leslie Knope
might have seemed like a naïve, over-eager ambitious
government employee but she was funny and fierce, while
the show about nothing would be nothing without Elaine
Liz Lemon,
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30 Rock Benes’s signature sass. Liz Lemon, the woman-boss at a TV
show production, is all of us on a chaotic day—smart, sexy,
Leslie Knope, overworked, a little scatter-brained and always in the mood
Lucy Ricardo, Elaine Benes, Parks And to “talk to some food about it.” If you’re feeling blue, you
I Love Lucy Seinfeld Recreation
know your TV girlfriends will always be there for you.
____________________
THE TOUGH GIRLS
Emotional strength has always been highlighted as
being one of the fairer sex’s strongest traits. But there
are some who rely on their physical strength, resilience
and bravado to make a workday successful. Whether it’s
Arya Stark, survivor and teenage assassin; the warrior
Xena; Debra, detective sister of moral serial killer Dexter
Morgan who fought her way up the police force; or Dana
Scully, who battled the supernatural without blinking an
eyelid, tough girls are a treat to watch on screen. And in
real life. Whether it was Arya and Brienne’s sword skills Arya Stark and
that urged you to pick up self-defence lessons or Xena’s Brienne of Tarth,,
muscles that pushed you to enter a gym (willingly), the Xena, Xena: Game Of Thrones
Debra
lessons we learn from strong girls are kick-ass. ■ Warrior Princess
Dana Scully, Morgan,
The X-Files Dexter

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She’s a self- There are some women who have your admira- much that I couldn’t believe I had so much
tion not just for what they are but for what they strength that either I died or I killed you. That
made star are not. Kangana Ranaut is one such woman. day I really saw myself as who I always thought
who takes on She is not a standardised, assembly-line ‘star I was… I am actually a born fighter.”
daughter’; she is not seeking approval of the Kangana is not easy to explain or simple to
Bollywood herd or courting its acceptance; she does not understand but neither is she defensive about
and constantly care if she is disliked or judged; she is not apolo- her angularities, eccentricities or faults. She is
getic about her ambition or coy about her sexu- not overwhelmed by relentless scrutiny. She is
challenges ality; she does not fear the judgement of others not deterred when they question her mental
the role of a or the venomous private whispers of posh indus- health or personal morality. She is not afraid
leading lady. try influencers who air-kiss her in public; she is that the next film may not come her way if she
not candyfloss and cuteness; she is not scared to takes on industry insiders. She is not a cliché;
BARKHA tell you the disturbing story of how she got she is a character. She is not afraid of a dare;
DUTT pays here—sleeping on the footpath, teaching herself she is not afraid to dream. And, above all, she is
English or battling an abusive mentor who hit not afraid to be herself. n
her a tribute
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her so hard that she lay on the floor bleeding, Dutt is an award-winning TV anchor and
but about whom she told me: “I struggled so columnist, and founder-editor of Mojo

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BEACH GIRLS
This moment was
WOMEN WE LOVE
captured when I was
. .ARE INTREPID
on a vacation in Turks
and Caicos Island,
known for its nuanced
seafood-based cuisine.
To get Krishna onto
TRAVELLERS
the sand was a major
accomplishment in
itself because she was
so scared of it!
When it comes to travel, these
three women—an international
icon, a photographer and a
_____________ biker—pack something more
CUP SONG exciting than designer suitcases.
While filming Top
Chef, I stopped by Whether in their home country
with my daughter or aboard, they are forever
Krishna at Café
du Monde in New chasing enriching experiences
Orleans. It is
world famous for that are as pretty as postcards.
its beignets. By SONAL VED
_______________ _____________
SPICE TRADE FRESH TAKE
While writing The This is at a famous farmers’
Encyclopedia of Spices and market in Guadalajara
Herbs, which came out last in Mexico that sells
year, I did a lot of shopping everything from corn to
in different spice markets. edible cactus, known as
This is in Goa. In truth, I’ve nopales. I’ve visited Mexico
been hunting and gathering numerous times, both for
spices all my life. I love all the work and pleasure.
colours and textures. This photo was taken while
filming one of our
________________ Top Chef finales.
WALL FLOWER
This is a mural by street artist
Shepard Fairey on the side of a
pizzeria in Austin, Texas, called Home
Slice Pizza. I’ve gone there several
times with family and for my book
tours. It’s the most fun city for music,
food and festivals.
________________
STREET TREAT
I love Indian street food.
While I won’t drink strange
things unless they come in
a sealed bottle, I’m game to
eat almost anything. This is
the classic pav bhaji sizzling
on an iron grill in Mumbai.

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MARKET WATCH
This is from a farmers’ market in Malindi,
Kenya. I have been to Africa a couple of
times and it never disappoints. The people
are as lovely as the landscape. I highly
recommend going to Kenya and then
staying for safari in a mobile camp in the
Serengeti in Tanzania to view the migration
of the animals this winter.
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FOR FOOD
Whether she is penning her debut
cookbook that won her the Best First
Book award (1999) by Gourmand World
Cookbook Awards or working onTop Chef,
which got her nominated for an Emmy
Award, PADMA LAKSHMI is always _______________
DO-GOODER
foraging good food experiences This is from a
humanitarian trip that
_____________ I took in Guatemala,
BOTTLED UP with my daughter, for
I didn’t have the courage to an organisation called
try one of these artificially Mercado Global that
coloured treats in Delhi, but I _____________________ empowers Mayan women.
was fascinated with their vibrant STAR INGREDIENTS The country dishes out
colours. In fact, the proprietors I often visit Chinatown in New delicious food that is
used old Scotch bottles to house York City for interesting Asian based on Mayan cuisine,
the many flavoured syrups! vegetables. The market sells dried so expect maize, black
seafood and Chinese herbs, and is beans and chillies galore. >
always an adventure for the senses.

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FESTIVE SPIRIT
These images were shot at
Anandpur Sahib in Punjab,
on the occasion of Hola
FOR WORK
Mohalla, a Sikh festival that When she’s not shooting fashion portraits,
marks the establishment of wildlife documentaries or beautiful
the Khalsa Panth by Guru
Gobind Singh. weddings, you can spot award-winning
photographer ASHIMA NARAIN on a
lookout for inspiring experiences
____________
TROPICAL
PARADISE
I kissed a tortoise
and I liked it! This
was shot at the
Anse Lazio beach
on the Praslin Island
in Seychelles.
___________________
FIELDS OF GREEN
My husband and I trekked in Uttarakhand
to Roopkund, which is also referred to as KAUSHAL PARIKH, ABHIJIT DATTA; ASHIMA NARAIN; ISHAAN BHATAIYA
Skeleton Lake because of the hundred

of human skeletons found there. En
route you’ll see beautiful bugyal, or alpine
meadows that are lush with green grass.
On the way, at Ali Bugyal, we found lots
of grazing horses and sheep.
_________________
LADIES’ SPECIAL
I saw these two ladies having a good-old
catch-up early in the morning at Imphal’s
famous Ima Market. It is one of the few
markets in the world where all the traders
are women.

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PICK UP
This is in Chennai at
the Madras Motor
Race Track. I was taking
a photo with some of
the renowned coaches
from the California
SuperBike School, and
they picked me up and
said “That’s how we do
it in America!”
_________________
CURVES AHEAD
This monsoon, for my first ride on the Triumph Thruxton R,
I took the route to Pune. For most motorcyclists, corners are
crucial. My photographer Ishaan Bhataiya caught me coming
out of one of those corners.
____________________
WONDER WOMAN
I was flown to Italy for World Ducati Week
by Ducati India. I got to ride one of the most
powerful bikes, the Ducati 959 Panigale, on the
MotoGP Spec Circuit. I remember I was the
only girl biker among a sea of boys.
FOR THRILL
Popularly known by her Instagram handle
@bikewithgirl, model PRIYANKA KOCHHAR
is India’s only female motorcycle blogger. ___________________
She zooms with a new toy on every trip, COUNTRY ROADS
_______________ This July, I was in New Zealand on
TWO ROUTES whether in India or abroad an international modelling contract.
This photo was taken on I had a few days off, so I took off on
one of my trips to Pune. It a Harley Davidson Roadster 1200
has two contrasting subjects, and rode down to the Coromandel
which my photographer Peninsula. With beautiful views of
thought was interesting to grazing sheep, an azure sky and
capture. Two women, on succession of corners along the
their very own rides, doing coastline, it’s a biker’s paradise.
what they do! __________________
LOCAL FLAVOUR
I was riding a Harley-Davidson Street
Glide Special in Goa during the
HOG Rally. An old villager came up
to me and started talking in a local
dialect. Her son then stepped in
to explain that she really likes what
I do and wishes the same for her
granddaughter, Lata. ■

woman wE LoVE
. .LOOK BACK TO LOOK AHEAD

“What possible evolutionary purpose could nostalgia serve?”
asked Julian Barnes in Sense Of An Ending. But what if it did?
What if you could pluck out some wisdom from your present
and offer it to your past? MIRA KULKARNI, founder of Forest
Essentials, pens a letter to her 13-year-old self
Dear Mira,
I want to tell you that every judiciously, and to competent people.
experience you will go through now Understand that true style is effort-
will impact your life later in some less—you should be as comfortable
way. Some good, some not so much. in your orange rubber slippers as
you are in your new staggeringly-
At thirteen, we cut to boarding school. high Louboutins.
It was so not fashionable to use the Never try too hard. There will always
hand-ground ubtan biji used to send be a new colour, a new length; the
with instructions not to use anything new dead straight hair that you long
else to wash your face. You could hear for will someday die out and the natu-
the whispers... eeks, what’s that! But ral waves that you have will be the
you had promised her and you used it. new rage. (I know at 13 that’s difficult
to imagine!)
You do remember how a new friend
came and said it’s ok, don’t listen to Lastly, there is one more dimension
them. They all have pimples and you that will always hold you in good
don’t. She went on to become your stead. Beyond beauty, it is your inner
best friend. The most important thing self. Remain poised in the face of ad-
you learnt was to be friends with versity (there will be many), feel oth-
people who cared about you, regard- ers’ pain and be compassionate. Ap-
less of whom they were. Someone who preciate all that you have, and be
could tell you that you’re wrong, and content. Contentment will be your
then hold your hand and not greatest gift.
allow anyone else to say so.
The thing that you also didn’t know
You will learn about commitment and then was that it takes courage to fol-
trust and the courage to do what you low your dreams, and still have stars
“Never listen think is right. That will sometimes be in your eyes. You must do that al-
difficult but don’t take the easy way ways. Never listen to someone who
to someone out, because that is what will set you tells you that what you want to do is
who tells you
COURTESY ASHISH CHAWLA
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that what
You will also learn to prioritise and do Everything in the world is possible.
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to do is not learn that everyone cannot do every-
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of theYEAR ... AND THE MEN WE LOVE

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206 A decade of style

In October 2007, Vogue

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Meet the pieces that will

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And for Vodianova,

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pays tribute to October issue, Vogue meant for them. Nidhi

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ASSOCIATE FEATURES EDITOR Megha Mahindru MARKETING DIRECTOR Nydia Dias

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In other countries: Condé Nast International

The Condé Nast Group of Brands includes:

France: Vogue, Vogue Hommes International, AD, Glamour, Vogue Collections,

Japan: Vogue, GQ, Vogue Girl, Wired, Vogue Wedding

Mexico and Latin America: Vogue Mexico and Latin America,

India: Vogue, GQ, Condé Nast Traveller, AD

Published under Joint Venture:

Published under License or Copyright Cooperation:

“I loved the creative

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SPECIAL “Wow, 10 years huh?

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Priya Tanna, Arjun

I grew up at a time when superheroes were invincible

for public consumption. And our wardrobe choices have

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the way— women with incredible style, lives and stories,

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and read their incredible stories. Here’s hoping they

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MARK SELIGER; GREG SWALES; ASHISH SHAH; MARCIN TYSZKA

O T H W ORLDStch future is female. Meet

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THE VALLÉE DE JOUX. FOR MILLENNIA A HARSH,

AUDEMARS PIGUET RETAILERS:

TARUN VISHWA; ABHEET GIDWANI; SIGNE VILSTRUP

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As Vogue India turns 10,

Manish Arora Michele

“Happy 10th Anniversary, Vogue India! You’ve been a big

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Dries Van Noten

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“Ten is a fabulous number!

So much achieved, and even

“My wish for Vogue India is to take all the

“Vogue India’s 10th anniversary is

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“I love how Vogue India celebrates

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Tod’s sends Vogue

“What I like about

Five editors. Eight interns. 120 issues. Five days. 30,000

2007 Plastic fantastic