The Nod Mag

At ₹1.5 lakh, you may get to attend a secret ski party in Gulmarg

With Wazwan dinners, wellness sessions, and Sufi-music evenings, this invite-only winter gathering is quietly shaping après-ski in Kashmir

By Bani Sachar

Weddings8 Min

Nidhi Sunil and Noah Katz-Appel’s Kerala wedding was a love letter to community

The model and musician’s multi-day celebration was unexpected in the best way

By Chloe Chou

Food6 Min

Is it an art gallery? A cafe? A restaurant? A cocktail bar?

Depending on which door you open, Worli’s shapeshifting Bare Bombay can be anything you want

By Roshni Bajaj Sanghvi

Fashion4 MIN

What celebrity stylist Rahul Vijay is adding to cart this season

Ties are in, skinny pants are still out

By Butool Jamal

Saurabh Kumar and Amit Malhotra photographed at Safdarjung’s Tomb, a place they frequented when they first met

Brief Encounters

These groups often become competitive and make parents feel inadequate. I’ve never felt it appropriate to project personal anxiety onto a group chat and create a breeding ground for pressure and worry. It doesn't support anyone.

RelationshipsThe WhatsApp mom group is the best and worst thing that can happen to youBy Priyanka Khanna

SKIM

Capsule-sized news for the time-strapped.

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Accessories

Sorry, Bvlgari’s new egg-shaped minaudière can’t hold your phone

By Shyamolika Vaz

Hair & Makeup

Chanel Makeup’s iconic moody red gets lighter

By Chloe Chou

Fashion

Is Karan Johar wearing the season’s most coveted item?

By Priyanka Khanna

DIVE

Thought provoking long reads and opinions.

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Places

Should you bring a book on a bike trip and other on-the-road musings

By Julian Manning

Fashion

The most comprehensive Jaipur shopping guide

By Insia Lacewalla 

A collage representing Gen Z's woo woo spiritual interests

Mind

Is it cool to be woo woo now?

By Praachi Raniwala

Year of the fire horse 2026 chinese zodiac

Health6 MIN

It’s the Year of the Fire Horse, and burnout is imminent

This year’s Chinese zodiac energy is hot, relentless, and oddly thrilling. Here’s how to not get scorched in 2026

By Shyamolika Vaz

Confessions

I spent a week friction-maxxing and here’s how it went

Why the art of choosing the harder way might be the antidote to modern numbness

By Avanti Dalal-Mehta

Hair & Makeup

Chanel Makeup’s iconic moody red gets lighter

Ammy Drammeh of Chanel Beauty’s Cometes Collectives explains why it’s time for Rouge Noir to take a prettier, pink turn

By Chloe Chou

Summer Away founder Meghna Goyal shares her skincare and everyday makeup routine with The Nod

Shelf Life

What Summer Away’s Meghna Goyal puts on her face

The founder of the resortwear label on her low-effort routine, lip balm addiction, and the one product her friends keep begging her to bring back from New York

By Chloe Chou

Wind Down

For Jully Patel, rest doesn’t wait till the weekend

For the New York-based fashion and lifestyle creator, switching off means good food, shared rituals, indulgent skincare routines, and deep sleep in a tundra-like room

By Sheree Gomes Gupta

The best moisturisers for Best moisturisers for dry, oily, pigmented, acne-prone, eczema-prone skin

The Nod Shop

18 expert-approved moisturisers for every skin crisis

Dry January? Not with these around

By Patsy Anthony

A story on Gen X marathon runners participating in the Tata Mumbai Marathon

Health

The 50-somethings are giving millennial marathoners a run for their money

Ahead of Sunday’s Tata Mumbai Marathon, these Gen X and Boomer runners tell us why their prep to cross the finish line is more mental than physical

By Sheree Gomes Gupta

Entertainment6 MIN

‘Happy Patel’ is great meme fodder. What it is not is “great cinema”

Vir Das’s directorial debut has pirouetted onto a screen near you, but the movie really belongs to the home theatre

By Nidhi Gupta

Arts

This former chapel in Khandala is ready for Mumbai and Pune’s art crowd

Abbey 301 invites you to experience art, music, theatre, and more in a 200-year-old gothic structure

By Zahra Amiruddin

Entertainment

What went down at Lollapalooza India 2026

A shirtless Mumbai kid joined Yungblud on stage, marigolds became the unofficial motif, a fan did an Alex Honnold, and Linkin Park somehow became the cross-generational hangout at the two-day music event

By Arunima Joshua

The Nod List

A week of art browsing in the Pink City

Plus, Jhumpa Lahiri in Kolkata, Art Deco jewels in Hyderabad, and more of The Nod’s current obsessions

By The Nod Desk

Theatre

In this immersive queer horror show in Bengaluru, the audience decides the end

At the ongoing BLR Hubba, ‘Blood Moon Over Bengaluru’ and other theatrical experiences promise to engage playgoers in the true sense of the term

By Darshita Goyal

Excerpt

This heart-warming story from small-town India shows how fashion can be a form of resistance

In her new book, ‘Stories We Wear’, fashion journalist Shefalee Vasudev looks at politicians, fashion designers and people from India’s heartland to explore how clothing impacts our identity

By Shefalee Vasudev

Entertainment

How Harmanpreet Kaur gave us the moon landing of women’s cricket in India

Ahead of the Women’s Premier League, the formidable captain who steered the Indian women’s cricket team to their first World Cup victory discusses fitness (and cheat meals), female solidarity, and the value of tears

By Rehana Munir

The Nod Shop3 MIN

The best 2026 planners, diaries, and calendars to keep you on track

From straightforward, leather-bound notebooks for the C-suite clique to stylish planners for the sticker-obsessed, here is all you need to get things done

By Ruhi Gilder

check-in

Once again, Jaipur has outdone itself with a new chic boutique hotel

Located in a 300-year-old building, Abode Jaipur is an antithesis of standardised hospitality and an antidote to all the bazaar-hopping the city demands

By Vinita Makhija

Food

Every three months, Bengaluru’s Nila changes its menu 

Chef Rahul Sharma’s new restaurant brings you a taste of a different Indian region every few months. First up: Nagaland 

By Darshita Goyal

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On the outskirts of Guwahati, rhino sightings, river life, and a bit of black magic!

Rhino & River Wildlife Retreat is a gateway to the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary and offers a glimpse into life along the Brahmaputra

By Aatish Nath

Food

Bring back snacks, not fridge magnets

Miniature porcelain clogs from Amsterdam are fine, but will they beat a tall, sticky stack of stroopwafels?

By Tanvi Parekh

Places

Should you bring a book on a bike trip and other on-the-road musings

On Royal Enfield’s Tour of Bhutan, a travel writer ponders what it’s like to ride over hill and dale with relative strangers

By Julian Manning

Honey, I stole the spoon

The unexpected rise of restaurant kleptomania

At the fanciest new eateries, diners are leaving with more than just their stomachs full

By Nikhil P Merchant

Food

Is it an art gallery? A cafe? A restaurant? A cocktail bar?

Depending on which door you open, Worli’s shapeshifting Bare Bombay can be anything you want

By Roshni Bajaj Sanghvi

Relationships5 MIN

Yes, the ‘Stranger Things’ finale was a dud, but it was never really about the plot

Piquing Gen Z curiosity and capturing millennial memory, the ’80s-era Netflix show was a record of a time when friendships were formed on bike rides, not group chats

By Vidhya Anand

Confessions

The WhatsApp mom group is the best and worst thing that can happen to you

It’s touted to be an emotional support system (which it often is), but it’s also an anxiety-inducing, 24/7 performance that you cannot mute

By Priyanka Khanna

blame the stars

Your horoscope for January 2026 is here

Walk before you run

By Sheetal Dewan Kapur

Impact

Could the solution to fashion’s big plastic problem be algae?

Aradhita Parasrampuria is taking the most abundantly available raw material on earth, and turning it into beads and sequins

By Shyamolika Vaz

blame the stars

Annual horoscope 2026: It’s time to saddle up, folks

Here’s what the Year of the Horse has in store for every sign

By Sheetal Dewan Kapur

Identity

(Almost) everybody loves Zohran Mamdani

This was the year that New York’s new darling captured the young and the woke with the promise of making the city affordable. Nine South Asian New Yorkers talk about his appeal

By Arushi Sinha

humour

A day in the life of a performative male

Breaking glass ceilings and smashing the patriarchy, one half-read feminist book at a time

By Mansher Dhillon

How Harmanpreet Kaur gave us the moon landing of women’s cricket in India

LATEST STORIES

Once again, Jaipur has outdone itself with a new chic boutique hotel

I spent a week friction-maxxing and here’s how it went

Every three months, Bengaluru’s Nila changes its menu

On the outskirts of Guwahati, rhino sightings, river life, and a bit of black magic!

Meet the rose and the warrior behind Gul Sohrab

Sorry, Bvlgari’s new egg-shaped minaudière can’t hold your phone

Chanel Makeup’s iconic moody red gets lighter

What Summer Away’s Meghna Goyal puts on her face

At ₹1.5 lakh, you may get to attend a secret ski party in Gulmarg

Nidhi Sunil and Noah Katz-Appel’s Kerala wedding was a love letter to community

Is it an art gallery? A cafe? A restaurant? A cocktail bar?

STYLE

What celebrity stylist Rahul Vijay is adding to cart this season

Meet the rose and the warrior behind Gul Sohrab

Sorry, Bvlgari’s new egg-shaped minaudière can’t hold your phone

Mullet-spotting, boob tape, and leg-warmers at Lollapalooza

Is Karan Johar wearing the season’s most coveted item?

The chicest way to tell time right now? A bangle watch

Nidhi Sunil and Noah Katz-Appel’s Kerala wedding was a love letter to community

These groups often become competitive and make parents feel inadequate. I’ve never felt it appropriate to project personal anxiety onto a group chat and create a breeding ground for pressure and worry. It doesn't support anyone.

SKIM

Sorry, Bvlgari’s new egg-shaped minaudière can’t hold your phone

Chanel Makeup’s iconic moody red gets lighter

Is Karan Johar wearing the season’s most coveted item?

DIVE

Should you bring a book on a bike trip and other on-the-road musings

The most comprehensive Jaipur shopping guide

Is it cool to be woo woo now?

BEAUTY & WELL-BEING

It’s the Year of the Fire Horse, and burnout is imminent

I spent a week friction-maxxing and here’s how it went

Chanel Makeup’s iconic moody red gets lighter

What Summer Away’s Meghna Goyal puts on her face

For Jully Patel, rest doesn’t wait till the weekend

18 expert-approved moisturisers for every skin crisis

The 50-somethings are giving millennial marathoners a run for their money

CULTURE

‘Happy Patel’ is great meme fodder. What it is not is “great cinema”

This former chapel in Khandala is ready for Mumbai and Pune’s art crowd

What went down at Lollapalooza India 2026

A week of art browsing in the Pink City

In this immersive queer horror show in Bengaluru, the audience decides the end

This heart-warming story from small-town India shows how fashion can be a form of resistance

How Harmanpreet Kaur gave us the moon landing of women’s cricket in India

TRAVEL & LIVING

The best 2026 planners, diaries, and calendars to keep you on track

Once again, Jaipur has outdone itself with a new chic boutique hotel

Every three months, Bengaluru’s Nila changes its menu

On the outskirts of Guwahati, rhino sightings, river life, and a bit of black magic!

Bring back snacks, not fridge magnets

Should you bring a book on a bike trip and other on-the-road musings

The unexpected rise of restaurant kleptomania

Is it an art gallery? A cafe? A restaurant? A cocktail bar?

COMMUNITY

Yes, the ‘Stranger Things’ finale was a dud, but it was never really about the plot

The WhatsApp mom group is the best and worst thing that can happen to you

Your horoscope for January 2026 is here

Could the solution to fashion’s big plastic problem be algae?

Annual horoscope 2026: It’s time to saddle up, folks

(Almost) everybody loves Zohran Mamdani

A day in the life of a performative male

Every three months, Bengaluru’s Nila changes its menu 

Every three months, Bengaluru’s Nila changes its menu 