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Style

Beauty & Well-being

Culture

Travel & Living

Community

Balance

The Wedding Collective

Book Club

Off-Book

Entertainment7 MIN

A decade ago, Mona Singh almost quit TV. Now she’s everywhere 

Oprah Winfrey said life starts at 44. And the ‘Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin’ actor, who is riding a career surge, is living proof. In 2026, with nearly as many releases as months, she’s finally receiving the compound returns of years of sticking to her guns
By Cheryl-Ann Couto

LATEST STORIES

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The Nod Shop2 MIN

14 bandhani pieces that hit the spot in your festive wardrobe

By Khushi Vora
And this is how the cookie crumbles5 MIN

Things got very Oreo very quickly on this mom WhatsApp chat

By Priyanka Khanna
Virgo Horoscope for August 2026 The Nod Mag
blame the stars5 MIN

Your September 2026 horoscope is here

By Sheetal Dewan Kapur
The First House Nod Book Club Avni Doshi
The Nod Book Club3 MIN

Why Avni Doshi’s ‘The First House’ is our September pick

By Ruhi Gilder
The Good Earth store in Lucknow
Excess Baggage Alert5 MIN

A discerning shopper’s guide to Lucknow

By Vinita Makhija
Hair & Makeup4 MIN

A beauty museum ft Marilyn Monroe’s lipstick and a hamburger-shaped lip gloss

By Adarsh Soni
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dispatch5 MIN

Your Venice itinerary deserves an Indian craft upgrade

By Sheya Kurian
JW Mariott Ranthambore
check-in6 MIN

At this jungle resort, first you play some pickleball, then you see the tigers

By Praachi Raniwala

STYLE

Vandana Verma and Shiv Burman at their wedding in Goa
Weddings6 MIN

At this Goa wedding, even the rain gods obliged

Vandana Verma and Shiv Burman's monsoon wedding featured an elusive Raw Mango ivory silk sari, a 30-second downpour, and some emotional-support tequila
By Avani Thakkar
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The Nod Shop

14 bandhani pieces that hit the spot in your festive wardrobe

These breezy tie-and-dye pieces ensure getting dressed for the festivities doesn’t turn into an extreme sport
By Khushi Vora
The Good Earth store in Lucknow
Excess Baggage Alert

A discerning shopper’s guide to Lucknow

From exquisite chikankari and attar to curios carved from bone, these are the keepsakes worth bringing back from your next trip to the city of Nawabs
By Vinita Makhija
Joey King in custom Miu Miu at the Practical Magic 2 premiere in London
Fashion

Joey King is a naked-dressing pro

The ‘Practical Magic 2’ star is baring it all for the season of the witch with a lacey, lingerie-inspired, see-through wardrobe
By Khushi Vora
Designer Arouge Salim
Brief Encounters

Can a dress have an aura? Arouge Salim thinks so

Meet the Parsons MFA Textile grad and emerging designer making technicolour sculptural knitwear that seems to radiate off the body
By Chloe Chou
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Put your paws up!

The dog with the three stripes...

Was wearing Adidas Originals. The brand has brought its capsule of tees, collars, and carriers for our four-legged friends to India
By The Nod Desk
The Raw India AMER Stripe pants
The Nod Shop

Your summer wardrobe needs more stripes

That’s the bottom line
By Nandini Gulati
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I feel like we’ve always been a musical culture. We love songs. But somewhere people started treating them as frivolous. Like they don’t require thought. Or effort. Or investment.

EntertainmentTamannaah Bhatia: Prolific actor, girls’ girl, no-BS entrepreneurBy Rohini Ramnathan

SKIM

Capsule-sized news for the time-strapped.

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The First House Nod Book Club Avni Doshi
Books

Why Avni Doshi’s ‘The First House’ is our September pick

By Ruhi Gilder
Artwork by The Nod
Skin

Vitamin C-infused under-eye products that can fake a full night’s sleep

By Nandini Gulati
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Accessories

The dog with the three stripes...

By The Nod Desk

DIVE

Thought provoking long reads and opinions.
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Virgo Horoscope for August 2026 The Nod Mag
Relationships

Your September 2026 horoscope is here

By Sheetal Dewan Kapur
Entertainment

A decade ago, Mona Singh almost quit TV. Now she’s everywhere 

By Cheryl-Ann Couto
Food

We’re in the year of the martini

By Joanna Lobo

BEAUTY & WELL-BEING

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Skin4 MIN

There’s more to Moroccan beauty than argan oil

Poppy-petal blush, indigo powder, and beldi soap are rituals as old as time. Now the global beauty industry, for better or for worse, is tapping into them
By Patsy Anthony
Hair & Makeup

A beauty museum ft Marilyn Monroe’s lipstick and a hamburger-shaped lip gloss

With The Makeup Archive, celebrity makeup artist and beauty historian Erin Parsons turns her passion for collecting into an online museum with more than 1,500 vintage objects
By Adarsh Soni
Artwork by The Nod
Skin

Vitamin C-infused under-eye products that can fake a full night’s sleep

The power ingredient supercharges your skin against pollution while fighting pigmentation
By Nandini Gulati
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Hair & Makeup

Are buzzcuts the male version of breakdown bangs?

Erling Haaland, Connor Storrie and Cristiano Ronaldo are sporting a 360-degree hair transformation and we have thoughts
By Avani Thakkar
Subiksha Shivakumar Model
Wind Down

Subiksha Shivakumar isn’t hiding her dark circles—or her skincare shelf

The model, content creator, and self-described artist on double cleansing after 3 am shoots, everything showers, and why she stopped Facetuning her under-eyes
By Sheree Gomes Gupta
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Skin

I feel bad about my hands

The beauty industry has come for your hands. But before you go all in, dermatologists break down what’s worth injecting, lasering, slathering on—or leaving alone
By Avanti Dalal-Mehta
The Nod Shop

10 setting sprays that double up as SPF

Because one thing doing one thing is passé
By Nandini Gulati

CULTURE

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For the Plot5 MIN

8 best things The Nod team watched this August

A comforting comedy, a feminist crime thriller, a new teen drama and a wholesome documentary are among our TV recommendations this month
By The Nod Desk
And this is how the cookie crumbles

Things got very Oreo very quickly on this mom WhatsApp chat

One mother had things to say about her child’s classmates’ snack-box choices. The other mothers pushed back. The cookie (and an AI app) had the last laugh
By Priyanka Khanna
The First House Nod Book Club Avni Doshi
The Nod Book Club

Why Avni Doshi’s ‘The First House’ is our September pick

Inside the unravelling of a marriage and selfhood in a new novel by the Booker Prize-nominated author
By Ruhi Gilder
Entertainment

A decade ago, Mona Singh almost quit TV. Now she’s everywhere 

Oprah Winfrey said life starts at 44. And the ‘Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin’ actor, who is riding a career surge, is living proof. In 2026, with nearly as many releases as months, she’s finally receiving the compound returns of years of sticking to her guns
By Cheryl-Ann Couto
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Currently reading

‘Life of M’ may or may not be about Natalie Portman, but is it good?

Rachel Cusk’s new novel has generated much controversy due to its supposed references to the ‘Black Swan’ actor, but its tendency to go too abstract keeps losing the reader’s attention
By Shalini Shah
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Can’t stop reading

‘Kitten’, BookTok’s latest darling, is done with the passenger princess

Stacey Yu’s debut turns the internet’s “I’m just a girl” mentality into a strange, funny coming-of-age story about helplessness, adulthood, and wanting someone else to take the wheel
By Sheya Kurian
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Brief Encounters

How a film about sand mining in India went to the Venice Film Festival

Filmmaker Shalini Adnani talks family, morality and the messy inspirations behind her film ‘Our Share of Sand’
By Anwesh Banerjee

TRAVEL & LIVING

Food6 MIN

We’re in the year of the martini

James Bond made it cool, but the three-ingredient cocktail is now inspiring fan clubs, getting paired with caviar, and taking the form of potato chips
By Joanna Lobo
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dispatch

Your Venice itinerary deserves an Indian craft upgrade

Homo Faber 2026 brings an impressive mix of Indian designers and craftspeople to Venice. Here are the works worth seeking out
By Sheya Kurian
JW Mariott Ranthambore
check-in

At this jungle resort, first you play some pickleball, then you see the tigers

With its gaming arcade and other activities, the 127-key JW Marriott Ranthambore Resort & Spa will keep you entertained all day long—even before you get into the safari jeep
By Praachi Raniwala
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Places

Will travel for padel

As the sport evolves from a post-pandemic hobby to a wider global phenomenon, the hospitality industry is going all out to attract the “padel traveller”
By Nikhil P Merchant
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Food

Raga isn’t Gaggan 2.0, but it sings a familiar tune

For his Delhi debut, chef Gaggan Anand brings his ingredient-technique experimentations to a 22-course meal that surprises without overwhelming and comes with only a tiny side of déjà vu
By Roshni Bajaj Sanghvi
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Places

I trekked 4 hours to reach Cherrapunji’s living, breathing double-decker bridge...

...and discovered I wasn’t alone
By Darshita Goyal
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Will fly for food

7 old and iconic things to eat in Hyderabad

Yes, there’s biryani. But we’re also talking silky haleem, the best introduction to the city’s bakery culture, and halwa simmered for 16 hours
By Vijaya Pratap

COMMUNITY

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Relationships4 MIN

Queer folx in India have found a way to deal with conservative parents

Enter: Lavender marriages
By Anu Prabhakar
Virgo Horoscope for August 2026 The Nod Mag
blame the stars

Your September 2026 horoscope is here

The cosmic red pen is out. Time to strike out what’s unnecessary
By Sheetal Dewan Kapur
Manam chocolate
Impact

Why a Hyderabad chocolatier is putting farmers’ names on its chocolate bars

In less than three years, Manam Chocolate and its thriving network of 300 farmers in Andhra Pradesh have found that sweet spot between ethical and delightful
By Radhika Iyengar
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The Tab

Blueberry facials, charter flights, and Gucci totes: Meet the pets you should envy

Pets are family and, increasingly, they come with family-size expenses. The Nod finds out where Indian pet parents are spending their money and just how far they’re willing to go
By Sheya Kurian
Bequins by Botto Labs on a Ganni FW25 dress
Impact

Can seaweed make a better sequin?

Goa-based Botto Labs with its tiny Bequins is proof that shimmer doesn’t have to come from plastic
By Mallik Thatipalli
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The Nod Shop

40+ Rakhi gifts for the sister who deserves more than an envelope

Because one thoughtful gift can make up for 364 days of relentless arguments
By Nandini Gulati
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Impact

The tiny pig that refused to disappear

Thanks to conservation efforts, the pygmy hog—barely a foot tall and once feared extinct—is making a comeback in Assam’s grasslands
By Radhika Iyengar