Hardware, Software, Painware

By Udit Chaudhuri

It happens again and again. A smart product enters the market. Technology makes it smaller, cheaper, and multifunctional. The product bloats until you don’t know what to call it. And it dies, reborn in its oldest avatar. But does industry learn? 

Teenage Décor

By Chirag Sharma

Photography: Courtesy bilvil.com

A teenage room breathes vitality into a home! Here are some just-a-minute solutions to pep up your teenager’s decor...

Footwear trends for 2013

IAnD Exclusive

By Anuradha K R

Photography: Courtesy Lord’s Shoes

The recently concluded Indian Resort Fashion Week (IRFW 2012) in Goa proved to be a curtain raiser for footwear fashion trends that are expected to dominate 2013. The year is expected to create space for delightful mix-n-match of materials in terms of footwear, teaming metallic accents with neutral tones.  

Green Haven of Quietude

By Marina Correa

Photography: Nina Mascarenhas and Soumitro Ghosh

When one thinks of a memorial in India, the mind’s eye conjures up an obelisk with an inscribed narrative or statues of stone soldiers. Breaking away from the conventional, the National Martyr’s Memorial in Bangalore, India, is a green oasis of quiet remembrance and homage.

Wearable Art

By Dr. Alka Raghuvanshi

Miniature paintings designed as necklaces by Alka Raghuvanshi

It is my conviction that art can and should permeate every aspect of life. With this thought, I chose artists whose works I felt would make exceptional ‘wearable art’ for what eventually came to be known as Ehsaas…