​The stage was awash in indigo and magenta, lighting up an eclectic mix of instruments: electric guitars and drums, but also a harmonium at the centre of it all. Over the next hour, the percussion hit with the insistence of a club beat and each chant seemed to gather pace the way a rock band’s viral chorus does. Around me, people were swaying, clapping, singing back, some with their eyes closed, others serenading each other. Except, the band’s setlist had no rock anthems. Tonight, they were singing bhajans like ‘Achyutam Keshavam’ and ‘Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram’.. At St Andrew’s Auditorium in Mumbai, the energy of a rave met the soundtrack of a puja at home. Surreal on paper, but oddly convincing in person, a Gen Z coded version of spirituality that comfortably straddles kirtan gatherings, tarot circles, bhajan clubbing and crystal exchanges. Barkha Punjabi, a shamanic facilitator with a large Gen Z client base, says, “This generation is more spiritually curious and less inclined to follow beliefs simply because their parents or grandparents did.”. For many young people, practices once tied to family or community structures are now approached almost like creative disciplines: something to explore, test, remix and personalise. “They are questioning, exploring and trying to make sense of spirituality in ways that exist outside what is prescribed,” Punjabi adds.. In recent months, chant-led concerts have begun drawing unexpectedly young audiences. Events featuring London-based kirtan artist and bhakti yoga teacher Radhika Das, the Mumbai-based collective Backstage Siblings and platforms such as Kirtan Mumbai have helped move the format from intimate living rooms into ticketed venues.. For Meghna Siraj—the founder of Megh, a wellness initiative and co-creator of Kirtan Mumbai alongside musician Baldev Maheshwari—this reflects a generation searching for steadiness in an unstable world. “Many young people today feel unmoored—socially, politically and emotionally,” Siraj explains. “Ritual and collective chanting offer a shared moment of grounding. When hundreds of voices chant together, the mind quiets and a natural sense of belonging emerges.”. As these gatherings move from backyards into sophisticated venues, the sound is changing with them. “Blending modern music with kirtan doesn’t mean diluting lineage, if it’s done with awareness and respect,” says Maheshwari. “It can allow people who may never enter a temple or satsang to still find a way in. In this newer format, spirituality can feel immersive and accessible without demanding strict adherence to tradition.”. Not all of this new spirituality arrives with a mic check though. Some of it takes shape in smaller rooms: gathered around a deck of tarot cards or at crystal pop-ups where stones, rings and candles are chosen as much for how they look as for what they supposedly do. If kirtan offers the charge of the collective, these spaces offer symbolism and  

​The entire movie is centred around who might have killed family patriarch Harlan Thrombey—it is revealed that his grandson Ransom Drysdale (Chris Evans) switched his medication, which ultimately led to his death, framing nurse Marta to make it look as if she accidentally overdosed him. Scandalous.. Atonement. ©Focus Features/Courtesy Everett Collection. Ian McEwan’s novel and the movie that inspired it, starring Keira Knightley, James McAvoy and Saoirse Ronan, is devastating—as is the plot twist that comes at the end. The story revolves around Keira’s Cecilia and James’s Robbie, and we are first led to believe that they end up together, reunited after a tragic separation earlier on in the film. But, unfortunately, this is just discovered to be a fabrication in Bryony (Saoirse Ronan)’s novel, and in reality, both characters died during WW2 and were never reunited.. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Courtesy of Everett Collection  

​Saba Azad wore archival Gucci from Tom Ford’s Fall/Winter 2004 collection, styled by Devki Bhatt, in a look shaped by cut-outs and narrow connecting bands. The gown, covered in deep blue sequins, is cut into a halter that draws the eye up to the neck before opening across the front. From one angle the surface appears almost continuous; from the side the construction becomes clearer. Sections are cut away at the waist and side, with slim bands linking the front and back panels. Those openings are what give the gown its tension.

A sheer chiffon strip runs vertically along the side seam, interrupting the sequin field with a softer, semi-transparent section. At the back, the fabric falls into a loose cowl and extends into a short train, which shifts the line of the gown when she turns.

Jewellery from Ishhaara is kept minimal and Karchung Gurung kept her hair away from her face, finishing into a sculptural, folded ponytail. Makeup by Myrra Jain stays in the no-makeup makeup territory with soft definition at the eyes, light moving across the cheekbones and a muted lip.

Vintage Gucci has been a crowd favourite on red carpets. The vault opened for global ambassador Alia Bhatt as she attended the series premiere of The Ba***ds of Bollywood in an ivory slip from Gucci fall/winter 1996. Styled by Rhea Kapoor, the gown had panels of side cut-outs and a gold-buckle belt that gave the satin a hard, modern edge, while the white Gucci Bamboo 1947 bag read like a punctuation mark.  

​Sonali Bendre wore an Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla skirt set against an ivory blouse for the third anniversary of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, styled by Archana Walavalkar. Cut in a pale blush-gold satin, it is scattered with circular sequin clusters in different sizes, so the surface flashes in bursts rather than one uniform sheet of shine. A broad sequin waistband sharpens the transition at the waist.. What keeps the look from tipping into straight occasionwear is the blouse. Instead of matching the skirt’s intensity, Bendre wore a loose ivory top with a soft neck tie and easy sleeves. That choice changes the balance of the outfit. The skirt still leads, but the blouse pulls it out of obvious eveningwear and into something less predictable.. Accessories feature the Noorjaal wire mesh bag by Meera Mahadevia, which picks up on the skirt’s reflective surface, while jewellery from Amrapali Jewels introduces emerald through the earrings and the brooch-like fastening at the neck.. Makeup by Divya Chablani keeps to warm neutrals, with smoked eyes, a rosey-nude lip and skin that looks even and lightly lit. Her hair is worn in loose curls with volume through the sides, which suits the softer blouse better than anything too severe would have.. “Sonali Bendre shows us that a skirt and white shirt can never go out of style and is a classic. Why not add a twist to this look by draping your mum’s or grandmother’s sari or dupatta as the skirt? Work with a textile that allows for more flow, such as chiffon or silk, and embellish or print it to offset the white shirt. Pair this with some contemporary jewellery,” says Divya Balakrishnan, Vogue India fashion associate.  

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