2017 Year End Special News

While the world may move from one style to the next, and from one experimental form to another, this descendant of India's painter prince remains committed to her style

As you step into the new year, what if you were able to resist the easy temptation of the new? And, instead, repair, restore and renew what once gave you joy? These were the questions that drove the Lounge year-end special

The street calls of the repairwallas of Mumbai have faded as a society in the habit of mending things moves to a use-and-throw culture. A tribute to the invisible workers who once held us together

As innovators look to create newer and more sophisticated gadgets, they sometimes take inspiration from the past. Here's a look at some devices from 2017 that changed the way nostalgia sells

Twenty20 and IPL might have come to define cricket but the ongoing Ashes shows us that tradition and old-world charm are still a part of people's lives

Withering old Patola saris repanelled into skirts and onion sacks relaced with ribbonsfive fashion labels are making upcycled fashion gorgeous

From celebrating the Indian women's cricket team's performance in the World Cup to rising in solidarity against mob lynching, these hashtags served as important chapters in 2017

From childhood memories to separation and modern love, the story of a piece of jewellery outshines everything else

There are so many uses, reuses, associations, stories and memories attached to things

In an age of endless new recommendations, a rereader muses on the unexpected joys of revisiting a book