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Style

Beauty & Well-being

Culture

Travel & Living

Community

The Wedding Collective

Book Club

Entertainment7 MIN

60 extremely funny minutes with Kajol and Twinkle

Transitioning from actor and writer to the chatty, chops-busting, newly minted talk-show hosts of ‘Two Much’ on Prime Video, the duo discuss their pretty famous guests, mahjong, and life at 50
By Priyanka Khanna

LATEST STORIES

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Fashion5 MIN

Is ‘I Love LA’ Gen Z’s ‘Sex and The City’?

By Tanya Mehta
Insiders Art guide The Nod Mag
Arts6 MIN

Art season is upon us. Plan better with our insiders’ guide

By Shikha Sethi
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Food5 MIN

At Nariman Point’s 8ish, wild ingredients upgrade post-work drinks

By Sagnik Chowdhury
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House Call7 MIN

Leaving London and Paris, this creative couple fell in love in New Delhi

By Akanksha Kamath
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Food4 MIN

In Delhi, a Savile Row-style concept bar

By Geetika Sachdev 
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R.I.P.4 MIN

Goodbye, gin. We’re drinking vodka again

By Deepak Narayanan
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The Nod Shop5 MIN

The Nod’s Black Friday wish list

By Shyamolika Vaz
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Health4 MIN

Beauty products you can nibble, swig and gulp

By Avani Thakkar

STYLE

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The Nod Shop2 MIN

Now seeking: a quarter-zip sweater to have with my matcha

The classic sweater silhouette will be your winter wardrobe hero
By Butool Jamal
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Fashion

Is ‘I Love LA’ Gen Z’s ‘Sex and The City’?

Christina Flannery shares how she created clothes that feel very current yet reminiscent of the best of early 2000s television
By Tanya Mehta
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House Call

Leaving London and Paris, this creative couple fell in love in New Delhi

What do you get when two contrasting artists share a life together? As Rikki Kher and Olivia Dar’s home reflects, a space for mutual admiration and eclectic sensibilities
By Akanksha Kamath
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Jewellery & Watches

The Line’s founder on being a minimalist designer in a world of maximalists

Combining the playfulness of costume jewellery with the longevity of fine jewellery, Natasha Khurana’s pieces have garnered fans like Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt
By Butool Jamal
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The Nod Shop

This heart (trinket) is not meant for breaking

Chunky, puffy, and refreshingly unsentimental—the beloved heart motif has taken on a more exaggerated form when it comes to jewellery
By  Priyanka Parkash & Naheed Driver
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Fashion

All the pretty fly people at Rolling Loud India

The India edition of the hip-hop festival brought the big steppers out on stage, and with them a motley crew of well-dressed attendees
By Shyamolika Vaz
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Jewellery & Watches

You’ve seen Sonam Kapoor Ahuja’s pink Escada suit, but did you clock the watch?

The actor’s ceramic Audemars Piguet timepiece is iconic for more reasons than one
By Chelna Khatau
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Fashion

What’s better than an embellished blouse? One with jewellery on it

We’re spotting pearls, brooches, and even embroidered motifs inspired by jewellery
By Vinita Makhija
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If my daughter wants to do makeup or put on sheet masks because she sees me doing it, I’ll keep that dialogue open, but I’m also very clear that some things are for grownups. That boundary is healthy.

SkinDo toddlers need sheet masks? The short answer: NoBy Avanti Dalal-Mehta

SKIM

Capsule-sized news for the time-strapped.

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Roxanne Assoulin Puffy Heart Necklace
Accessories

This heart (trinket) is not meant for breaking

By  Priyanka Parkash & Naheed Driver
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Jewellery & Watches

You’ve seen Sonam Kapoor Ahuja’s pink Escada suit, but did you clock the watch?

By Chelna Khatau
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Design

A Bottega Jenga tower, for the bougiest person in your life

By Chloe Chou

DIVE

Thought provoking long reads and opinions.
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The Nod's review of the most hydrating tinted lip balms
Hair & Makeup

Hyphen, Laneige and Summer Fridays—here’s The Nod’s lip balm edit

By Chloe Chou
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Skin

The in-demand facials that involve needles on your face and fingers inside your mouth

By Chloe Chou
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Books

The 2018 ruling on section 377 sowed the seeds of ‘Half Light’

By DEEPANJANA PAL

BEAUTY & WELL-BEING

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Everyone's talking about5 MIN

Do toddlers need sheet masks? The short answer: No

As brands tiptoe into “pre-pre-teen beauty”, parents are left wondering: is this harmless fun, or are we dragging kids into our adult insecurities?
By Avanti Dalal-Mehta
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Health

Beauty products you can nibble, swig and gulp

Beauty brands around the world are coming for your morning supplement stack with ingestibles such as pills, drinks and powders to clear breakouts, fight inflammation and offer overall wellbeing
By Avani Thakkar
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Health

Sit, crawl, jump, repeat: Inside Mumbai’s toddler workout scene

Why millennial parents are enrolling their babies in boot camps and loving every tiny, sweaty second
By Avanti Dalal-Mehta
The Nod's review of the most hydrating tinted lip balms
On Trial

Hyphen, Laneige and Summer Fridays—here’s The Nod’s lip balm edit

Jell-O shine or deep hydration? We tested over a dozen lip balms so you don’t spend winter licking your lips into oblivion
By Chloe Chou
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Skin

The in-demand facials that involve needles on your face and fingers inside your mouth

In the age of notox, the new glow-up comes from buccal sculpting, acupuncture, and lymphatic facials. Just don’t expect relaxation
By Chloe Chou
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Skin

Is cellular regeneration the final boss of skincare?

Indian brands are getting bio-intelligent, skin scientists are decoding mitochondria, and your next skin reset may start deeper than you think
By Sheree Gomes Gupta
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Take all my money

This Bali cafe serves Foreo massagers and LED masks with your collagen smoothie

48 Collagen Cafe is an aura-point paradise for the wellness girlies
By Darshita Goyal

VERY
QUICKLY

‘6-7’ is Gen Alpha’s new It word—and honestly, who even knows what it means?

CULTURE

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No Spoilers5 MIN

‘The Roses’ is now on OTT, and so is peak dysfunctional TV

From messy couples to full-blown domestic disasters, here are stories that make every family gathering look tame
By Sheya Kurian
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Arts

Art season is upon us. Plan better with our insiders’ guide

Chennai, Goa, Kolkata and Delhi through the eyes of India’s most plugged-in art insiders
By Shikha Sethi
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The Nod Shop

The Nod’s Black Friday wish list

From fluffy slides to party bags for the month ahead, here’s what we’re adding to cart
By Shyamolika Vaz
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Arts

Taj Mahal without the crowds? This Delhi exhibition is your chance

Through 200 archival paintings, plans, and photographs, this showcase by DAG tries to unpack Shah Jahan’s OG vision
By Tanuj Kumar
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No Spoilers

‘Stranger Things’ is back. So is our ’80s obsession

The long-awaited final season drops on Netflix tomorrow. If you’re already mourning Hawkins, here are the best retro shows from the decade of arcade games and big hair
By Sheya Kurian
Humans in the Loop
Entertainment

How a micro-budget film travelled from Jharkhand to the Oscars campaign trail

As ‘Humans in the Loop’ enters the Academy Awards race, director Aranya Sahay talks guerilla filmmaking, international audiences, and blaming the algorithm
By Nidhi Gupta
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The truth bombs in ‘All Her Fault’ shaking up school-mom group chats

For all its faults, the Sarah Snook and Dakota Fanning starrer hits too close to home in its depiction of the emotional exhaustion of mothers everywhere
By Priyanka Khanna
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Arts

Your kitchen waste can end up in a London exhibit

Just ask photographer Rhea Gupte, whose ‘Compost’ series transforms potato peel, eggshells, onion skin, leek stubs, and other scraps into 89 frozen installations
By Avani Thakkar

TRAVEL & LIVING

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Food7 MIN

With The Silver Train’s “ek, do, chaar” menu, you’re king of the thali

Inspired by the capricious whims of maharajas and maharanis, this choose-your-own-culinary-adventure eatery in Mumbai brings personalisation to portion sizes
By Roshni Bajaj Sanghvi
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Food

At Nariman Point’s 8ish, wild ingredients upgrade post-work drinks

Thanks to the bartender’s motorcycle trips, mugwort, chingfing, and fermented millet find their way into your cocktail glass
By Sagnik Chowdhury
Audrey Hepburn Mr Button The Nod
Food

In Delhi, a Savile Row-style concept bar

Mr Button in Greater Kailash-3 is where a leather-bound menu teleports you to a fictional tailor’s legendary life featuring meet-cutes with Audrey Hepburn, Winston Churchill and others
By Geetika Sachdev 
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R.I.P.

Goodbye, gin. We’re drinking vodka again

Made from Basmati rice, filtered through black pearls, tinged with olive, infused with cherry blossoms... The 90s’ favourite clear spirit is back, but it’s shedding its bland-as-potatoes reputation
By Deepak Narayanan
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Happy Hours

Bengaluru’s 33&Brew gives 9-to-5 folk a delicious vinyl break 

Located in a tech park, the new vinyl microbrewery brings together old-school listening and craft beer
By Darshita Goyal
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Places

This giant tiffin is your portal to being a dabbawala for a day

In Bandra, the Mumbai Dabbawala International Experience Centre serves up nostalgia, AI-fuelled avatars and a VR experience capturing the city’s OG food delivery service
By Neeti Mehra
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Covet

A Bottega Jenga tower, for the bougiest person in your life

Hasbro’s first official luxury Jenga collab with Bottega Veneta is here, and you can have it for the price of a mini holiday
By Chloe Chou
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Design

PSA: Your home can finally wear péro

Designer Aneeth Arora digs into past collections and decades of archival textiles to launch her new home line, péro is home—a dreamy range of quilts, curtains, dolls and delightfully handcrafted surprises
By Sheya Kurian

COMMUNITY

Scorpio Horoscope October 2025 The Nod Mag
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Your horoscope for November 2025 is here

The month of calibration and thinking before you speak
By Sheetal Dewan Kapur
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In collaboration with Bumble

‘For the Love of Love’: Bumble’s manifesto for the emotionally real

A reminder that in a culture obsessed with instant everything, taking your time to know, to feel, and to fall in love is the new kind of cool
By Vanshika Jain
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humour

How to lose a Diwali guest in 12 ways

Notes for those whose social battery lasts about as long as the length of a sparkler
By Simran Malhotra
Libra Horoscope October 2025 The Nod Mag
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Your horoscope for October 2025 is here

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By Sheetal Dewan Kapur
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Work

Help! My boss is following me on Instagram

What happens when your manager has a ringside view to your out-of-office life? For younger workers, the boundaries between work and life have never been blurrier
By Sheya Kurian
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Relationships

3 hours. 90 strangers. 1 modern baithak

At the now-viral The Strangers’ Choir, a multigenerational group of people gather in a room for one day to let their guards down and sing ‘Super Trooper’ and even ‘Old MacDonald’—no prior experience needed
By Saachi Gupta
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Work

Neha Ruch sees the burnt-out working mom. And she has an idea for them

With her platform The Power Pause, this New Yorker wants to help ambitious women get more support downshifting—at least temporarily
By Priyanka Khanna