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Book Club

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Rasika Dugal x The Nod Mag
Entertainment7 MIN

The many moods of Rasika Dugal

On screen, she’s played the wily wife and conscientious cop with great seriousness. At home she’s dreaming of puppies, telling herself she’ll say no to the next indie flick, and still thinking about why that scene with Irrfan didn’t work
By Rehana Munir

LATEST STORIES

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Design3 MIN

18 housewarming gifts under ₹10k they’ll actually love

By Nandini Gulati
Esther Rachel Stanly and Joshua Neethirajan's wedding at Nigeen Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir
Weddings7 MIN

A dreamy lakeside wedding in Srinagar where the bride designed her own gown

By Chloe Chou
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Tech2 MIN

This app can detect “perv glasses” in your vicinity

By Sheya Kurian
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blame the stars4 MIN

Your horoscope this fortnight: September 21 to 30

By Sheetal Dewan Kapur
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Food5 MIN

What if your heirloom is sitting on your kitchen shelf? 

By Darshita Goyal
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No Spoilers3 MIN

Loved ‘Widow’s Bay?’ Here’s what to watch next

By Sheya Kurian
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Internet scrubbers inc4 MIN

Your boss does not need to see your old posts

By Sheya Kurian
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Entertainment5 MIN

Janina Gavankar predicts we’ll all be listening to the ‘Best of the Best’ OST

By Tanvi Parekh

STYLE

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Fashion3 MIN

Mukta Shahdadpuri can make even jorts look polished

The Dubai-based fashion curator and stylist’s wardrobe leans “minimal with an edge”, where white tees rule and repetition is a given
By Priyanka Khanna
Esther Rachel Stanly and Joshua Neethirajan's wedding at Nigeen Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir
Weddings

A dreamy lakeside wedding in Srinagar where the bride designed her own gown

Esther Rachel Stanly and Joshua Neethirajan’s five-day celebration in Kashmir brought together their multicultural roots, 50 guests, and tubs of leftover tiramisu
By Chloe Chou
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Fashion

Swadesh x Mayyur Girotra is a wild mash-up of craft

The collaboration between the luxury craft retailer and the Delhi-based designer turns Indian textile traditions into a riot of jackets, lehengas, saris, and jeans—some of which have already sold out
By Chloe Chou
The designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee at curtain call at his NYFW show
Fashion

Sabyasachi puts his own spin on Americana. Yes, there are cowboy hats

The designer’s New York Fashion Week show came with a whole lot of denim and some seriously scrumptious bags
By Chloe Chou
Matty Matheson at the 2026 Emmys
Accessories

Ballet flats are for the boys too

Matty Matheson, Harry Styles, and Bad Bunny are proof that the slim shoe has officially left the womenswear department
By The Nod Desk
An Indian wedding planned by Anaïs Events
Crazy Rich South Asians

What money can buy at an ultra-rich NRI wedding

From beads made of solid gold as mandap decor and an in-room artist to paint a couple’s wedding night—Amrit Dhillon-Bains of Anaïs Events has seen it all
By Darshita Goyal
With Nanai and AKimugha Yeptho Bride from the N-East
Weddings

The homegrown label giving white wedding gowns an avant-garde rethink

With Nanai and Akimugha Yeptho draws on textile traditions from Mizoram and Nagaland to make bridalwear that feels romantic, sculptural, and a little subversive
By Khushi Vora
testimonial-quote

Every year I tell myself: this year, no indie film. Too much work, too little payoff, no guarantee of release. The time to rough it out is gone. But I just can’t seem to help myself.

EntertainmentThe many moods of Rasika Dugal By Rehana Munir

SKIM

Capsule-sized news for the time-strapped.

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Tech

This app can detect “perv glasses” in your vicinity

By Sheya Kurian
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Hair & Makeup

Makeup brands are obsessed with purple and so are we

By Avani Thakkar
Hairspray Jhanvi Kapoor
Hair & Makeup

9 hairsprays that will hold it together this festive season

By Nandini Gulati

DIVE

Thought provoking long reads and opinions.
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Rasika Dugal x The Nod Mag
Entertainment

The many moods of Rasika Dugal

By Rehana Munir
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Entertainment

How Anurag Kashyap became the new hype man of south Indian cinema

By Priya Ramani
The Powder Room
Food

Where to eat this September… in Mumbai

By Roshni Bajaj Sanghvi

BEAUTY & WELL-BEING

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Hair & Makeup3 MIN

Makeup brands are obsessed with purple and so are we

From soft lavender to darker plum, the full spectrum of the colour purple has become a favourite in the makeup kits of Zendaya, Zara Larsson, and the Raj sisters
By Avani Thakkar
Hairspray Jhanvi Kapoor
The Nod Shop

9 hairsprays that will hold it together this festive season

There’s one delivering 96-hour hold, another that’s a saviour for bleached hair, and a humidity-resistant vegan formula
By Nandini Gulati
Namrata Purohit Wind Down
Wind Down

If you can’t find Namrata Purohit in the Pilates studio, check the stables

The Pilates powerhouse and newly minted KYN co-founder on keeping her skincare simple, finding stillness after a day of training, and why consistency is the real wellness essential
By Sheree Gomes Gupta
Shachi Ankolekar
On The Go

Shachi gets ready on the Mumbai local and she doesn’t care if you stare

The 25-year-old artist on transit glam, champis for ballet, and carrying an emotional support croissant in her tote
By Shyamolika Vaz
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Skin

You can want Moses Koul’s musical talents, or you can eye his cologne collection

The musician, actor, and now solo artist on stepping into the spotlight with his debut EP, geeking out at fragrance labs, and how ‘Dexter’ affected his take on bathtubs
By Avani Thakkar
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Skin

No, I’m not going through a breakup. It’s ferritin face

You’ve heard of cortisol face. Now meet its iron-deficient cousin
By Avanti Dalal-Mehta
Mind

Will a subliminal beauty audio really change the shape of your nose?

Probably not but we had to check anyway
By Nandana Francis

CULTURE

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Entertainment5 MIN

Janina Gavankar predicts we’ll all be listening to the ‘Best of the Best’ OST

As the dance flick premieres on Netflix today, the actor discusses co-stars, the AR Rahman earworm that is part of the film, and how ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ might just shut down the world
By Tanvi Parekh
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No Spoilers

Loved ‘Widow’s Bay?’ Here’s what to watch next

These cult classics, newer gems, and darkly funny favourites should be on your watchlist
By Sheya Kurian
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Books

In ‘Switzy’, we get a rare Emma Cline character who knows time is running out

The Booker Prize-longlisted novel takes us into the precarious reality of an elderly man grappling with dementia
By Pia Bhatia
Rasika Dugal x The Nod Mag
Entertainment

The many moods of Rasika Dugal

On screen, she’s played the wily wife and conscientious cop with great seriousness. At home she’s dreaming of puppies, telling herself she’ll say no to the next indie flick, and still thinking about why that scene with Irrfan didn’t work
By Rehana Munir
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The Nod Book Club

With ‘The First House’, Avni Doshi proves she’s only interested in the inner lives of women

Her debut looked at a searing mother-daughter relationship. Now, the author returns with a book about the messiness of divorce and the toxic orbit of family life
By DEEPANJANA PAL
Entertainment

The Nod office has some thoughts on the 2026 Emmys

We overheard strong feelings about Jean Smart, Keri Russell, Emmy snubs, and one very talented dog from ‘Beef’
By Sheya Kurian
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House Call

How Anurag Kashyap became the new hype man of south Indian cinema

With his move from Bollywood to Bengaluru, the filmmaker has found a creative reset that is seeing him write prolifically, act regularly, and occasionally rue spending time away from his first love—filmmaking
By Priya Ramani

TRAVEL & LIVING

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Food4 MIN

Selva is the Nikkei-Mexican mash-up that Delhi didn’t know it needed

There’s seafood, spice, playful cocktails and a darker cocktail den waiting beyond the main dining room at Aerocity’s latest dining hotspot
By Sheya Kurian
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In collaboration with Dewar’s Discoveries

Sarah Todd is on a journey across seven cities of India with Dewar’s Discoveries

The celebrated chef brings her decade-long connection with India to the table for a multi-city experience, starting with a Rajasthan-inspired menu at The Oberoi Udaivilas
By Tanvi Parekh
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Design

18 housewarming gifts under ₹10k they’ll actually love

From useful to indulgent, these gifts make everyday life easier or just more fun
By Nandini Gulati
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Tech

This app can detect “perv glasses” in your vicinity

As smart glasses become a little harder to spot, ZuckOff wants to make them a little less invisible
By Sheya Kurian
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Food

What if your heirloom is sitting on your kitchen shelf? 

Lemon pickle preserved since Partition or an indigenous seed may not be heirlooms in the usual sense, but they are preserving tastes, textures, and techniques across generations
By Darshita Goyal
Interiors at The Powder Room
Food

In The Powder Room, beat the server at a board game and win a picante shot

With a menu that mixes Mediterranean with Asian, a banging bar program and an Afro jazz playlist that progressively gets more playful, Bandra’s newest restaurant hopes to eliminate the question “where next?”
By Sheree Gomes Gupta
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check-in

At the new NoMad Hilton Singapore, not a single wall is boring

With 173 rooms to choose from, more than 1,800 works of art, a 15-storey waterfall, and a biophilic facade, your Singapore stay just got a little more design-forward
By Shikha Sethi
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The Insider

Bandana Tewari’s Bali trades beach clubs for warungs and textile trails

The curator of Art & Bali’s flagship exhibition, ‘What the Body Remembers’, takes us inside the show and shares her guide to experiencing the island like a local
By Tanya Mehta

COMMUNITY

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Internet scrubbers inc4 MIN

Your boss does not need to see your old posts

As work and social media become increasingly intertwined, people are taking a second look at what they have left behind online and deciding what stays, what gets archived, and what gets deleted
By Sheya Kurian
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blame the stars

Your horoscope this fortnight: September 21 to 30

Alert the neighbours. Warn your friends. Mars is moving through Cancer and it’s making things personal
By Sheetal Dewan Kapur
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I put a spell on you

Need a raise? Get back with your ex? There’s a spell for that

Stuck in unfulfilling jobs and tired of modern dating, people are turning to witchcraft, oils and potions to tackle love, luck and even layoffs
By Darshita Goyal
Horoscope biweekly september 2026
blame the stars

Your horoscope this fortnight: September 7 to 20

The Virgo New Moon brings clarity to the start of the month
By Sheetal Dewan Kapur
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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Relationships

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

Enter: Lavender marriages
By  Anu Prabhakar