Issue 01 · Spring 2026 Curates with love · Finds with heart Bombay — Worldwide

The Section

Culture

14 stories

Essays, memory, and the everyday culture we dress inside of.

Black paint with a bright yellow crack of light and a yellow bindi on the surface

Defiance With a Smile

Tara Kohli · 5 min · October 23, 2026

Green and pink watercolour bleeding together with a green bangle and pink bindi

Envy Softened Into Care

Tara Kohli · 5 min · October 22, 2026

Bold red paint stroke across white surface with a red bindi on white marble

Fierce and Still

Tara Kohli · 5 min · October 21, 2026

Blue and orange paint meeting on wet paper with a crumpled tissue and orange bangle

The Laugh After the Cry

Tara Kohli · 5 min · October 20, 2026

Deep violet ink spreading in water on a white plate with a purple scrunchie behind

The Intuition You Almost Ignored

Tara Kohli · 5 min · October 19, 2026

White pigment powder on a pale surface with a white scrunchie on cotton

The Reset Day

Tara Kohli · 5 min · October 18, 2026

Soft pink watercolour wash on wet paper with a pink bindi on linen

The Tenderness You Forgot You Had

Tara Kohli · 5 min · October 17, 2026

Black ink pooled on stone with a single black bindi on dark slate

The Boundary That Felt Like Self-Love

Tara Kohli · 5 min · October 16, 2026

Vibrant orange paint on textured canvas with orange jhumkas on a crumpled napkin

The Chaos Hour

Tara Kohli · 5 min · October 15, 2026

Moss-green pigment smeared on rough paper with green bangles catching side light

The One You Envied, and What It Taught You

Tara Kohli · 5 min · October 14, 2026

Warm yellow turmeric pigment on a pale surface in golden morning light

The Morning You Woke Up Curious

Tara Kohli · 5 min · October 13, 2026

Deep blue indigo fabric draped on a wooden surface in soft natural light

The Day After Being Brave

Tara Kohli · 5 min · October 12, 2026

A Bombay newsstand stacked with magazines

Notes From The Newsstand

Sanaya Irani · 4 min · February 28, 2026

Two women in festive dress adjusting a dupatta on a staircase

Sisters of the Staircase

Rhea Kohli · 6 min · February 22, 2026