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Srishti Jha

Srishti Jha

Articles by Srishti Jha

Of beauty, survival, criticism, love and pain: Why Susan Sontag will always be relevant

Of beauty, survival, criticism, love and pain: Why Susan Sontag will always be relevant.

Updated on May 21, 2020 05:35 IST

The new social distancing look is not just an outfit anymore. It is a strong message to fashion

Social media is buzzing with absurd hacks, mocking tutorials, sarcasm-clad memes, funny videos among many other things are circulating as prophecies.

Updated on Apr 17, 2020 12:35 IST

Dressing down: Pantsuits, embellishments and sheer, the era of extravagance is over

Dressing down: Pantsuits, embellishments and sheer, the era of extravagance is over.

Updated on Apr 17, 2020 06:46 IST

The curious case of dreaming in the times of a global pandemic

Social media is full of #pandemicdreams sequences where people share their horrors and looking for a relative space where they want to feel as well as convey that we are all together in this.

Updated on Apr 18, 2020 02:23 IST

Living in the times of social distancing: Why the hyper bored must revisit memories right now

Living in the times of social distancing: Why the hyper bored must revisit memories right now.

Updated on Apr 15, 2020 11:26 IST

World’s first cement suit has been designed in India to fight coronavirus. Here’s all you need to know

Somesh Singh, co-founder of Craft Village and its initiative India Craft Week and former director of The Institute of Apparel Management, who has in the past transformed mundane concrete into functional objects has designed the world’s first corona suits made of cement, to protect doctors, paramedics and police force engaged in saving us from the coronavirus pandemic.

Updated on Apr 9, 2020 05:02 IST

Home Couture: This DIY couture fashion trend during lockdown is making waves on Instagram

The age of social media took the art of storytelling across platforms to the next level and thank God for that!

Updated on Apr 6, 2020 10:19 IST

Sylvia Plath, the beekeeper, Leo Tolstoy, the chess player: 5 writers and their fascinating hobbies

In 1962, American writer and poet Sylvia Plath and her husband, Ted Hughes (also a successful writer), decided to take up beekeeping.

Updated on Apr 2, 2020 13:11 IST

We hope to use art as therapy to bring people a sense of calm, peace and focus amidst the uncertainty and stress during such difficult times, says Kiran Nadar

In an exclusive interview, Kiran Nadar, Founder and Chairperson, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art talks about the future of the art market amid lockdown, artists, initiatives, KNMA completing 10 years, and more.

Updated on Apr 1, 2020 12:01 IST

Shrink Your Wardrobe: Now is the time to declutter and rediscover your style

Shrink Your Wardrobe: Now is the time to declutter and rediscover your style.

Updated on Mar 29, 2020 08:18 IST

Living in the times of coronavirus: Take out all those ugly things you bought but never wore. Now is the time

Living in the times of coronavirus: Take out all those ugly things you bought but never wore. Now is the time.

Updated on Mar 26, 2020 06:09 IST

Letters from my Grandfather: Francesca Cartier Brickell on her earliest memory of a Cartier jewellery, the India link and how she keeps the family story alive

Francesca Cartier Brickell and her recently published work, The Cartiers, the untold story of the family behind the jewellery empire.

Updated on Mar 13, 2020 05:20 IST

Artist Marcel Dzama’s on folklores, hybrid characters, and why his art exists in a world of the subconscious

Artist Marcel Dzama (L) photographed by Jason Schmidt and

Updated on Feb 21, 2020 05:15 IST

Top dress styles this fall season and how to make the right choices

Dresses have had their very own evolution over a long period of time.

Updated on Sep 14, 2019 12:20 IST

Designer Rina Singh on Eka’s latest dream-like collection, democracy in fashion and why sustainability requires a longer conversation

Eka’s AW 2019 collection is a nostalgic take on vintage folklore, and how young girls build a world of fantasy growing up.

Updated on Sep 12, 2019 10:48 IST

Underwear Day 2019: Indian women are ready to challenge the status quo and talk about intimate wear: Amisha Jain, CEO, Zivame

The lingerie market has undergone a tremendous makeover as Indian women experiment with colours, designs and cuts and the online exposure has been an essential tool in all of this.

Updated on Aug 5, 2019 05:39 IST

Famous friendships and reckoning: How to be a friend in times of social media

In the times of digital friendships, there are so many ways to express and show who stands where in your life.

Updated on Aug 4, 2019 04:15 IST

It is extremely urgent that the Indian art community reaches out to local audiences: Shanay Jhaveri

Shanay Jhaveri, Assistant Curator of South Asian Art in The Met’s Department of Modern and Contemporary Art.

Updated on Jul 19, 2019 11:16 IST

Designer Ritu Kumar on revisiting Kashmir, the Indian fashion industry and her upcoming book

A still from Ashvin Kumar’s No Fathers in Kashmir.

Updated on May 2, 2019 05:01 IST

Tidying expert Marie Kondo on how to deal with clutter that has sentimental value, her Netflix show and her upcoming book

Tidying expert Marie Kondo’s book and her new Netflix series focuses on how to deal with clutter.

Updated on Apr 3, 2019 07:19 IST

Lotus Make-Up India Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2019: Day 3 of blending textures, ultra-feminine and revisiting classics

Lotus Make-Up India Fashion Week Autumn Winter’ 2019: Day 3 highlights

Updated on Mar 16, 2019 06:20 IST

Lotus Make-Up India Fashion Week 2019: Day 2 was about ivory, structured silhouettes, sneaker culture and gossamer gowns

Beautiful silhouettes, sheer, pop colours and visual narrative stood out on day 2 of Lotus Make-Up India Fashion Week 2019.

Updated on Mar 15, 2019 08:47 IST

Lotus Make-Up India Fashion Week 2019: Day 1 was about sustainability, gender bender and revisiting roots

Lotus Make-Up India Fashion Week AW’ 2019 Day 1 was about redefining sustainability, revisiting roots and gender-neutral fashion.

Updated on Apr 22, 2020 11:55 IST

Best-selling author Robin Sharma on his new book, digital distraction, finding happiness and how he wants to be remembered

Author Robin Sharma talks about heartset, healthset and soulset apart from mindset in his new book, The 5 AM Club.

Updated on Mar 3, 2019 05:01 IST

Beauty, today, is all about liberating and unifying men and women, says Radhika Apte

Radhika Apte is the new face of Clinique India.

Updated on Mar 2, 2019 05:36 IST

Is Rami Malek’s crooked bow tie at the Oscars 2019 red carpet a thing?

Actor Rami Malek during his acceptance speech at the Oscars 2019

Updated on Feb 28, 2019 05:44 IST

Oscars Red Carpet 2019: Kendall Jenner’s naked dress really pushes the line

Kendall Jenner at the Vanity Fair Oscars 2019 red carpet.

Updated on Apr 19, 2020 09:07 IST

Billy Porter is just ‘a man in a dress’ at the Oscars 2019 red carpet. Ranveer Singh, take cue

Actor and pop singer Billy Porter at the Oscars 2019 red carpet .

Updated on Apr 18, 2020 14:48 IST

Oscars 2019: Top 5 Hollywood beauty trends from the red carpet last year

Margot Robbie, Gal Gadot and Saoirse Ronan at the Oscars red carpet 2018

Updated on Feb 21, 2019 06:19 IST

Madhubala and the eternity of style and beauty

Madhubala and the eternity of style and beauty.

Updated on Feb 14, 2019 10:24 IST

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