Archive
EDITION: Jan-Feb 2016
Think
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The age of inspiration
There's no better time to make reimagination a recurring theme
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Spoken word: The rise of performance poetry in India
The concept of spoken word, or performance poetry, might be a Western import. But like all things foreign, it is being adopted and adapted into Indianness
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Books for the little grown-ups
The best way to engage a young adult would be to tell a story well, not spoonfeed them with morals and messages
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The in-between world of renowned writer MG Vassanji
The Kenya-born award-winning author on the importance of history, identity and reaching out to disparate audiences
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Bollywood and the minority question
Indian cinema's narratives over Hindu-Muslim ties have evolved over the years
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The orchestra of multi-instrumentalists
Musicians playing more than one instrument is increasingly becoming the norm. And India's burgeoning indie music scene stands to benefit from it
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Saving artists' legacies by preserving their studios
Studios, tools, letters and belongings tell you as much about artists as their artworks
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A Jain footprint in South India
Wandering monks once made their home in South India, leaving behind an ancient legacy in the heart of the wild
Play
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Of slick beauties and sharp angles
A selection from the editors of ForbesLife India ForbesLife amd Network18 Publishing
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Happy feet: Shoes that thrill
Asics's MetaRun is designed to provide high performance benefits for runners of all levels, from start to finish
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Acing all odds, the Leander Paes way
Tenacious at tennis and in life, 42-year-old Leander Paes has consistently put mind over matter to beat the odds, and his opponents
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On a slow train through Siberia
The inscrutable Russian may be intimidating, but beneath the mask is a nation familiar with 'Shah Khan', Osho and Swami Vivekananda. To discern that Russia, you have to first board the Trans-Siberian Railway
Work
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Barlas Baylar: The master minimalist
With surreal chandeliers and sculptural furniture, designer Barlas Baylar makes the most out of minimalism
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Gizmo junkies, tech firms have you on their radar
Habit-forming design is the new USP as consumer companies set out to lure the 'addicts'
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Designers turn everyday products into things of beauty
On the request of ForbesLife India, and in just two weeks, these designers rethought utilitarian objects from everyday life to create these. These ideas most of which are on paper right now, don't just look good, but can do good too
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Fashion's plus point: Freeing clothes of their sizes
A new generation of designers in India has made the anti-fit popular, and is freeing size, one outfit at a time
Live
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Museums that house Indian art
For such a vast country, there are just a handful of museums where one can view modern and contemporary art
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Bibhu Mohapatra: The New Yorker from India
Designer Bibhu Mohapatra has won over the world and Michelle Obama with his creation
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The Portuguese flavours of Macau
The peninsula may have been handed over to China in 1999, but the former Portuguese colony still hangs around the corner of cobblestone streets
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Anoushka Shankar: Hitting the right notes
The sitarist has constantly looked to expand the boundaries of Indian classical music. Her latest album, Home, dedicated to her father Pt Ravi Shankar, has earned Anoushka her fifth Grammy nomination. Here, she tells ForbesLife India about influences that mould her creative process
