Best of Nirali Magazine
Les Impressions de Mumbai
Artist Florine Asch captures her passage to Mumbai in exquisite watercolors for a travel notebook published by the historic design house of Louis Vuitton.
A Change in Customs
Nakasha Ahmad recounts a visit to customs—and ponders how accustomed we’ve become to compromising our civil liberties.
Mistress of Spices
Nirmala Narine surveys the world for the flavors and spices that infuse people’s lives—all to bring the exotic to the homebound gourmand.
Holding Out for a Hero
Sendhil Ramamurthy plays against type on NBC’s newest drama. The rising actor talks about what it’s like to play the hero instead of a terrorist or a typical F.O.B.
Music That’s Not a MySpace Blog
Voxtrot frontman Ramesh Srivastava talks about making music that’s introspective but not depressing, his discovery of bhangra and his bi-cultural identity.
Ambassador of Beauty
Release your inner goddess with Shalini Vadhera’s new product line inspired by beauty secrets from women around the world.
Unveiling the Veil
Nakasha Ahmad’s reflections on a much-misunderstood piece of fabric.
One Woman Show
Funny lady Rasika Mathur talks about how the Bard launched her comedy career.
Bollywood’s Mane Attraction
As a longtime devotee of Bollywood hair, Roxanna Kassam decided to dig beneath the hairsprayed veneer to discover the real story behind Bollywood’s hair stereotypes.
A River Runs Through It
The fabled Indus River is the thread that binds the beautifully illustrated folk stories in Samina Quraeshi’s Legends of the Indus.