Contributing Writer
Alipta Jena, Features Editor of DOT.in, is a Kolkata-based journalist, teacher, dancer, painter and bookworm with a penchant for wordplay and colours
Ayurvedic texts to anti-ageing serums. Grandma’s scrubs to glow potions. Weekly head massages to luxurious scalp treatments. India’s ancient beauty ingredients are showing up as heroes in luxury skincare across the world
Kalaripayattu, one of the world’s oldest martial arts, subtly influenced the art of movement across Asia and beyond
A lakeside story of kouni phee, the delicate, eco-friendly lotus silk of Manipur
Nature has its own hues for every season, so why wait for an occasion to embrace myriad shades? From neck to toe, walls to wardrobes, here are some colour finds for the entire year
If a city could be summed up in a single bowl, Cuttack’s would be dahibara aloodum — messy, magical, and fiercely loved.
Brush in hand, scandal at her heels, Amrita Sher-Gil painted with a vision that unsettled society and showed the way to Indian Modern Art
Delhi is a treasure seeker’s haven with unique finds and keepsakes that speak to your soul — whimsical and wonderful, earthy and ethnic, historical and handmade.
