Tie-dye apparel from Udaipur-based Aavaran and Delhi-based fashion label Ekadi When Hyderabad-based Arti Shankar chanced upon an heirloom tie-dye dupatta in her wardrobe during spring cleaning, she instantly thought of reviving the craft. The Jaipur-born and Delhi-bred dance teacher utilised all her weekends during the lockdown to produce vibrant tie-dye home décor pieces, dupattas and … Read more
New Delhi: Fighting hard to ‘protect’ its brand name from rampant misrepresentation, government owned ‘Khadi India’ has shot off legal notices to over a thousand firms and has now got hundreds of web links selling ‘khadi’ products across e-commerce platforms pulled off. Amazon, Flipkart, and Snapdeal among others have taken down over 160 such web … Read more
A friend’s birthday is looming, and I am in an agony of indecision. A couple of months ago, life was simple. In the hazy period before Covid-19, I used to scramble for excuses to ditch the occasional party at the last minute (“Deadlines!” “My boss just called!” “Deadlines!”). But the pandemic had done away with … Read more