The former Raja of Tehri-Garhwal couldn’t have possibly predicted the pandemic, but he knew well of the therapeutic powers of his land. For one family, it became a space for hope and healing. “This land is quite exceptional on its own,” says entrepreneur Karishma Manga Bedi. “It was the place where spiritual guru Anandamayi Ma had spent quite a bit of time and she’d given the property the name Anand Kashi, which roughly translates to: light of inner bliss.” The maternal grandfather of Manga Bedi’s husband had subsequently purchased the land from the Raja and her mother-in-law then built the house that would carry the weight of its enchanting history on its sturdy beams.
The 37-year-old fondly remembers the first time she’d visited the house, barely months into her marriage. “I could literally see all my troubles disappear the moment I stepped into the house. I knew I was in an exceptionally tranquil place,” she recollects. And this ancestral paradise has now been infused with a contemporary language of its own, making it an ideal retreat. The key, she explains, was finding meaning in the little rituals that hold a family together, the ones that reinforce love ever so gently.
SENSE OF BELONGING
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 2021 من VOGUE India.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 2021 من VOGUE India.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
HEART AT WORK
London is a stomping ground for many South Asian creatives. AKANKSHA KAMATH meets an artist, an author-stylist and the duo behind a first-of-its-kind label on Savile Row to see what their work desks reveal about their unique expression
TSUNAINA
Otherworldly and bewitching are two words associated with the multi-hyphenate model. But who is the person behind the sculptured mask?
Viscountess of Hearts
She was catapulted into the stratosphere as Bridgerton's leading lady in 2022, but Simone Ashley is quite enjoying the descent as the spotlight shifts to a new couple this season. Speaking with Grammy Award nominee and fellow South Asian artiste Anoushka Shankar, she reflects on navigating fame, where she's headed next and if her path will lead her to India
Waning and waxing
The terror of inherited trauma always made SHYAMA LAXMAN keep her mother at arm's length. Now, with both of them older and wiser, there's a new dynamic to their relationship
Three's company
For as long as she can remember, SADAF SHAIKH has only ever hung out with her friends in groups, rarely one-on-one. Finally, she enlists help to excavate her passive pal origin story
Welcome to paradise
In the heart of the Mediterranean, a sisterhood gathers to pray, paint watercolours and pursue peace through spiritualism. MEDINA TREVATHAN reflects on the heaven to be found within The Women Sanctuary
The long game
Tamannaah Bhatia knows exactly what her skin needs-simple rituals, serums and stress-free days.
Current affairs
Can you plug into better skin with microcurrent therapy?
Ice me out
Torture method or genius life hack? NIDHI GUPTA investigates whether ice baths are really as cool as they're cracked up to be
She's got the look
Pop on a Punjabi song, fill a bowl with ice and get ready to immerse yourself in Kriti Sanon's skincare universe