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From Beauty to Fashion: Nykaa Does it All

How much of its beauty playbook can Nykaa follow as it builds its fashion vertical? And what must it create anew?

How We Get the Job Done: Kolkata Chai Co's Ayan Sanyal

Co-founder Ayan Sanyal has a plan to take the classically South Asian drink mainstream. Can he beat out the competition?

Tea Can Be Cool: Re-envisioning Chai

Fine dining veteran Christopher Bunet brings fine dining principles (experimentation, precision, presentation) to chai at The Hideout Chai Bar in the Lower East Side.

The Audacity of Hari Kondabolu

Who gave the Queens native permission to ruin the joke and make things uncomfortable? And how do we create more of him?

The Ghostbusters of Indian Prisons

As more inmates raise alarms of haunted barracks and spirits in Indian prisons, authorities are now compelled to debunk superstitions with science and reason.

‘Mississippi Masala’: To the Wisdom of the In-Between

The iconic Mira Nair film is as much about the love between Demetrius and Mina, as it is about the love between Jay and Uganda.

Keep the Gullies Grooving

With Bollywood at its doorstep, 2019 could be Indian hip hop’s biggest year yet. But it could also be its last.

The Spitting Lyrics of ‘Gully Boy’

What a refreshing change, to see Bollywood lean on hip hop — and vice versa — in a way that feels so authentically Indian.