Entertainment7 MIN
Rhea Chakraborty and the taming of the trolls
The actor turned podcaster and entrepreneur reflects on the de-evolution of the media, the most difficult time of her life, and how she managed to reframe her story
The Nod Mag
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Accessories2 MIN
Tory Burch took a chance at making a freaky shoe. It paid off
Fashion10 MIN
Cricket and farsan are fine, but you must shop in Ahmedabad
Food4 MIN
Top Banana doesn’t go bananas. So, a good cocktail means just that
In collaboration with Ray-Ban4 MIN
What caught our eyes (and ears) at Nomads 2026
The Nod Book Club8 MIN
‘The Correspondent’ is Virginia Evans’s first novel—and also her eighth
Shelf Life3 MIN
What Navkirat Sodhi puts on her face
Places5 MIN
This Indian billionaire stopped in Franschhoek for a sandwich. Now he owns a slice of the place
Fashion3 MIN
Bhavitha Mandava is living the fashion fairytale
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STYLE
Accessories
Tory Burch took a chance at making a freaky shoe. It paid off
The brand has long been loved for their classic, if ubiquitous, footwear. Now TikTok endorsements and Surrealist designs are driving them into It-girl lists
Fashion
Cricket and farsan are fine, but you must shop in Ahmedabad
From a restored ancestral home in Gulbai Tekra to a studio tucked into a heritage lane, India’s first World Heritage City rewards those who like to shop at leisure
Fashion
Bhavitha Mandava is living the fashion fairytale
The internet’s new favourite model just became a Chanel house ambassador
The Nod Shop
14 suede sneakers that are well worth the cleanup stress
If we’re going retro with our kicks, we might as well go all the way. Just box these up before it rains
dispatch
Finally, a front row for the rest of us, thanks to La Watch Party
Inside Lyas’s watch party for the Chloé show, where the runway away from the runway came with matcha, goodie bags, and a room full of fashion people reacting in real time
Favourite Things
Biren Vaidya has been a collector since he was 19
A ruby-studded sceptre, pocket squares amassed over 30 years: the creative director of House of Rose walks us through his treasures
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BEAUTY & WELL-BEING
Shelf Life
What Navkirat Sodhi puts on her face
The poet and performer on vibration plates, wellness at a “cellular level”, and why coconut milk is her ultimate beauty staple
Health
On Instagram, women are training for a different kind of marathon: pregnancy
Lifestyle overhauls, supplement stacks, extreme metric tracking—the pregnancy announcement is no longer the starting point but the finish line to a long, optimised ordeal
Hair & Makeup
11 Indian hair oils that are worth the wash-day effort
After years of skipping grease for masks and leave-ins, we’re going back to our roots (literally). Our picks, though, are an upgrade on your childhood champi
Overheard At The Gym
Are hydrogen supplements worth your cabinet space?
Before you make room for wellness’s newest obsession in your supplement stack, here's what you need to know
blame the stars
What does February 2026’s Mercury retrograde mean for your sign?
Get ready for logic to take a swim and for intuition to take the wheel
On The Go
Aditya Madiraju owns over 800 makeup brushes (mostly unwashed)
But he can do mascara and a winged liner in a moving car
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CULTURE
In collaboration with Ray-Ban
What caught our eyes (and ears) at Nomads 2026
At the first edition of Nomads 2026 in Khetri, Rajasthan, Ray-Ban brought together folk artists, international DJs, and aural storytellers through curated listening spaces and a future-forward collection
The Nod Book Club
‘The Correspondent’ is Virginia Evans’s first novel—and also her eighth
The author of the buzzy epistolary novel, recently shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, on letter writing, learning creative writing under Claire Keegan, and being on television
Going viral
Admit it, you love the kitty party ladies of IG
From ‘Matka, Latka, Atka, Jhatka’ to ‘Bridgerton’-themed soirées, kitty party aunties are bringing whimsy and abandon to our over-curated feeds
humour
7 usual suspects at every F1 watch party
The race is only half the spectacle. The other half is the characters in the room spouting strategy, quoting Charles Leclerc, or casually questioning your right to belong
Oscars 2026
Geeta Gandbhir has already made Oscars history. A golden statue couldn’t hurt
The filmmaker nominated in two documentary categories in this year’s Academy Awards talks about women’s rights, working with Spike Lee, and the art of being scrappy
The Nod Book Club
Why we picked ‘The Correspondent’ by Virginia Evans as our March pick
Written entirely in the form of letters, The Nod Book Club’s latest pick is a novel for the analogue-obsessed generation
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TRAVEL & LIVING
Food
Top Banana doesn’t go bananas. So, a good cocktail means just that
Delhi’s busiest drinking district has another entrant. This one pairs vinyl, playful bar plates, and stellar drinks sans the backstories
Places
This Indian billionaire stopped in Franschhoek for a sandwich. Now he owns a slice of the place
Until 2010, Analjit Singh, founder of Leeu Collection, had never set foot in the South African wine region. Today, he’s exporting bottles to 35 countries
In collaboration with the Singapore Tourism Board
Bencoolen, between the lines
Art schools, old temples, comedy clubs and everyday food: a slow itinerary through one of Singapore’s most fascinating neighbourhoods
The Nod List
A brass wizard turns to clothes
Plus, a fruit-forward coffee, indie comic books in Delhi, and more of The Nod’s current obsessions
Take a seat
This Mumbai exhibit captures 200 years of design in 250 chairs
At this ongoing showcase by the House of Mahendra Doshi, a chair is never just a chair
Design
15 coloured glasses to brighten up your dinner table
Water is colourless. Your drinkware doesn’t have to be
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COMMUNITY
blame the stars
Your March 2026 horoscope is here
The month for reading the final print and shedding excess baggage
In Collaboration with Godrej
The most sustainable trend in home design? Owning something you never have to replace
Modern homes are changing faster than ever; the best pieces simply keep up
Parenting
The first batch of Gen Beta parents is here. And they’re kind of stressed
From fears about screen time to climate anxiety, Gen Beta parents are hoping to build a new parenting playbook for their newborns
Excerpt
Chef Suvir Saran’s memoir captures what it’s like to grow up queer in India
In ‘Tell My Mother I Like Boys’, the chef of New York’s first Indian Michelin eatery writes about love, shame, and self-acceptance at age 40
blame the stars
Your February 2026 horoscope is here
There’s no avoiding the red flags anymore, thanks to Mercury retrograde
Relationships
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
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