Opposites attract. Ask Royce Pappachan (23) and Ekta Hoora (21). If he trips on rock, she sashays to old Hindi classics. If he’s skilled in computers, she’s a trained fashion designer. “We are always arguing and correcting each other,’” says Hoora. But ask Pappachan what he feels about her, and he coos, “She’s purr-fect.” And…
She may not defy gravity. But her lifestyle store, Levitate, does defy the conventional shopping experience. Swing past the doors of 93 Residency, take up the flight of stairs leading to the first floor and you reach a cul de sac. Before long, you realise it’s your last stop for all things unique: from silk…
Your skin should speak for you, says Lulua Merchant. She should know. As an aesthetician, she always has an ear to the ground. As a qualified L’Oreal expert, Merchant is trained in the best techniques in hair care and colouring. As a graduate from the International Therapy Examination Council and the International Dermal Institute, both…
Sonia V Narayanan, 32, has always looked at things from close quarters. Whether it’s ‘early morning traffic choking Delhi’s broad-necked roads’ or ‘two well-respected families whose reputation begged her silence’, her pen has captured it all. “All the characters are inspired from life but none of them is me,” says Narayanan, who is out with…
Designations change all the time, because everybody is doing everything. And Saugatha Chatterjee aka Soggy (36) is no exception. From a management trainee with Coats Viyella in 1993 to business head for their international retail and sourcing consulting division, Intrad, Soggy has come up the grassroots way. At his next stop, Walt Disney India, he…
