TRENDS
Sundance 2023: Home is where the hesitance is, for 'White Ant' director Shalini Adnani
In 'White Ant', her first short film set in India, premiering at Sundance Film Festival, the London-based Chilean-Indian director reflects on the emotions of homecoming.
TRENDS
Curtain raiser | Sundance 2023: Screen time for India's fears and frustrations
Four titles set in India are travelling to the Utah-based Sundance Film Festival, from January 19-29. This edition of the event will highlight stories of personal strife and international wars.
BUSINESS
Self Service: The owner — and the staff — eat here
What do cooks crave when they’re not catering to diners? A taste of 'family meals' which the staff at some of India’s top restaurants make for themselves.
BUSINESS
Why Aditya Birla Fashion is buying stakes in high-end designer brands
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd (ABFRL) has bought significant stakes in luxury couture businesses of fashion designers Sabyasachi and Tarun Tahiliani. What is the business rationale? Read on
BUSINESS
Convenience beer stores: Why Growler stations are having a moment
Growler stations — where one can fill up and take away artisanal beers — are popping up across Mumbai and Pune after a nod from state authorities last year. What does the new retail format promise for craft beer brewers and enthusiasts?
BUSINESS
Screening struggles: The most gripping films at the virtual Sundance festival
Individual or collective struggles for a better life made for the most affecting movies at the 2021 edition of the festival.
BUSINESS
Four-day workweek? This Indian company tried it 4 years ago
The proposed new labour codes have piqued interest in the four-day working week. Beroe Inc, which transitioned to shorter weeks, says it benefits people and productivity alike.
FEATURES
How Mumbai Gallery Weekend is getting its mojo back
After a period of reflection and renovation, gallerists hope to revive the in-person aspect of art-viewing. Some 22 art venues in the city will stay open late to welcome visitors to this year’s Mumbai Gallery Weekend.
BUSINESS
A silent night of Christmas movies
The themes of more recent holiday movies are largely of romance and family dysfunction, but Christmas films from a century ago are not as easily characterised.
TRENDS
Band, Baaja, Biodata: How the CV became vital in Indian matchmaking
An autobiographical curriculum vitae remains fundamental to Indian marriages. Small businesses have even sprung up to help men and women craft it.
