Bangalore's Christmas cake mixing season arrived early this year, and I chased it across seven properties in six weeks. The same ritual evoked seven distinct moods. From poolside grape stomping to an airport lounge surprise, the city proved it takes its festive traditions seriously. Here's what happens when rum-soaked cherries, spirited crowds, and holiday joy collide. Read on...
Who let the kids out? This Children’s Day, no one’s questioning the parents — because joy, sugar, and chaos make the perfect recipe for celebration. From giggling toddlers to sugar-high tweens, every little one deserves a day sprinkled with sweetness and laughter. This year, restaurants and cafés across India are rolling out menus that promise just that — treats that are as delightful as childhood itself. TheGlitz kids not, as it goes food-hopping through the most deliciously whimsical Children’s Day celebrations in town.
Read on... as TheGlitz delves into House of Three’s latest menswear masterpiece Boxwalas ...a poetic ode to the evolution of Indian suiting, where heritage tailoring from the '50s meets the swagger of 2025. And as we go down the fashion memory lane with twenty sharply curated looks, this unique collection celebrates the metamorphosis of the Indian gentleman... from the well-pressed idealist of post-Independence India to the urbane aesthete of today.
They swirl, they sip, they sparkle... and somewhere between a velvety Pinot and a bubbly Prosecco, Gargi Kothari and Devathi Mallick have bottled India’s most effervescent wine revolution. As the Co-founders of Viva la Vino, they’re uncorking a whole new attitude toward wine.
In an industry where lights, lenses, and limelight define success, Badass Ravi Kumar director Keith Gomes did the unthinkable... he stepped away from it all. A car crash that nearly claimed his life and the loss of his father became his awakening... one that took him from the plush studios of Bollywood to the humble villages of Odisha and Chhattisgarh, where he lived among tribal communities, slept in mud huts, bathed in rivers, and learned the raw truth of existence. What he found there wasn’t just simplicity, it was meaning. Read on...
When India lifted the ICC Women’s World Cup, the roar was deafening, the tricolour soared high, and the nation watched in awe as captain Harmanpreet Kaur stood tall... serene, unshaken, and smiling that quiet smile of victory. But behind that composure lay something deeply personal — an anchor etched not in gold but in ink. A tattoo... a geometric mandala inspired by Aham Brahmasmi that became her mirror, her mantra, and her inner compass through the storm. TheGlitz reports.
The Beyond October Cancer Awareness Campaign 2025, spearheaded by the indefatigable media personality Manju Ramanan, marked its 11th glorious year on October 30th with an evening of heart, hope, and heroism. Hosted at Daftar, DIFC, the event radiated warmth, unity, and resilience... a fitting tribute to the campaign’s theme: No One Walks Alone. TheGlitz reports...
There are moments that stop a city in its tracks... and last morning in Mumbai’s Powai was one of them. A teacher and social activist, Rohit Arya, took 20 children hostage inside a small studio in Powai. He made a video and posted it on social media. “Don’t trigger me,” he said in his video. “I’ll set myself on fire… just listen to me once.” Within an hour, the police acted with precision and courage, rescuing the children safely. But Arya, who’d long been battling a different kind of fire, was shot and later succumbed to his injuries. His death has now sparked a haunting question: what happens when the system simply refuses to listen? TheGlitz reports...
Ar. Rajkumar Kumawat, founder and principal of Rajkumar Architects, has been designing award-winning spaces in Jaipur since 1997, mixing modernist ideas with the city's considerable heritage. But there's something else informing his work that most architects avoid: Vastu. Not as decoration, but as groundwork. He'll relocate entire rooms if the energy's off, persuading doubtful clients that old wisdom contains answers modern architecture keeps overlooking. His latest residential project converted sceptics. The real question isn't whether Vastu holds up. It's what happens when an architect respects it enough to make it central to his practice.