The latest Chimamanda novel to add to your must-read list

Handpicked by our editors, The Nod List is a fortnightly roundup of fashion, beauty, design, art, travel and food news, covering the newest drops, the hottest spots and everything you need to live that best life. 

Misho forays into high jewellery

The celebrity-favourite jewellery brand is taking things up a notch with its first high-jewellery collection inspired by Jaipur’s City Palace. The 16-piece collection, featuring earrings, necklaces, and lapel pins, is crafted in repurposed gold from designer Suhani Parekh’s personal collection as well as 18K single-mine-origin gold. Our picks? The Lotus and Peacock pendants that feature fine meenakari work and a halo of precious coloured gemstones sourced from Jaipur’s Johri Bazaar.

The collection is available to shop exclusively at Misho’s Mumbai studio. Address: Maraal, 3 Forsberrry Road, Sewri, Mumbai

Love, regret, and messy what-ifs

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the literary powerhouse behind Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists, returns with Dream Count, a novel brimming with her signature wit, sharp observations, and deep emotion. If you’ve ever replayed old conversations, overanalysed a text, or wondered ‘what if’, this one’s for you. At its heart, Dream Count follows four women at a crossroads—Chiamaka, a travel writer reflecting on past loves; Zikora, a lawyer forced to seek help after heartbreak; Omelogor, a confident cousin questioning everything; and Kadiatou, a housekeeper fighting for her future in America. With rich storytelling and raw honesty, Dream Count is for anyone who has navigated love, ambition, or the messy space in between.

Published by Knopf Publishing Group, ‘Dream Count’ is available in all leading bookstores

A print party in Khan Market

Homegrown fashion label Jodi, the chief purveyors of playfully printed attire, have opened a new store in the heart of New Delhi, in Khan Market. The interiors of the boutique by Pune-based Alkove-Design are inspired by the brand’s roots in Indian craft. Think colourful murals that mimic Gond art, and curved forms inspired by traditional homes in Kutch. While you’re there, make sure to pick up something from the brand’s newest capsule collection of bright, hand-block printed T-shirts.

21-A, Khan Market, New Delhi, 110001

Wellness doesn’t have to be dull

Cold plunges, animal flow, kids’ yoga, intuitive journaling, tarot, 30-plus curated brands to shop from, a wellness studio (including cryo and IV drips), fireside chats, and more—Jungly Wellness Festival is a day-long, first-of-its-kind experience in India with the aim to make wellness fun. It’s the perfect way to spend a Sunday with friends, family, kids or pets (yay, pets are allowed!), or even just by yourself. 

Jungly Wellness Festival is on March 9 at Araya Bagh, New Delhi. Tickets available here

Shopping as cardio

What’s the connection between pickleball and skincare? You’ll find out this weekend at Tira’s The Skin Affair, a two-day beauty festival that has a cool lineup of skincare brands to discover, but also activities like live comedy and music acts, workshops, and of course, everyone’s favourite racquet game.

Tira’s The Skin Affair is on March 8-9, at South Sky, Jio World Drive, Mumbai. Tickets available here

Like water, but better

Temperatures are rising again, which means there’s a good chance you’re sweating a lot more and losing a tonne of electrolytes—especially if you’re exercising. Whether you’re a gym rat or the kind of person who forgets to drink water and are looking for a fun way to hit your hydration goal, Liquid IV’s electrolyte sticks are packed with glucose, salts, and amino acids and come in three delicious flavours (lemon lime, Brazilian orange and açai berry) that make finishing the contents of that giant water bottle easy. It has no caffeine, so no jitters like those you get from the average energy drink. Drink up!

Available on liquid-iv.co.in and on e-commerce and quick-commerce platforms like Amazon and BlinkIt

Let’s talk about the table

Dubbed a table jewellery experience, the latest collection from designer Eeshaan Kashyap comes in the form of bindi plates, modern matkas, gold-plated utensils, lab-grown crystal candlestands (it’s a thing, when it comes to Kashyap’s creative laboratory), hand-carved stone cutlery, organic coral sculptures, metallic-finish flowers and even vark-covered edible delicacies. If you want your table to do most of the talking at your next dinner or brunch, here’s some arsenal you cannot miss. 

Play is on exhibit from March 5 to 9 at The Stands, Wankhede, Mumbai