Mens-Interest
GQ India
Soul Shot
Summer Of Soul is winning awards and breaking records. But the documentary is only the first in a series of cinematic partnerships between Questlove and buzzy desi producer Joseph “Jazzbo” Patel
6 min |
September 2021
GQ India
THE MOSAIC MAVERICK
Priya Ahluwalia’s eponymous label is a symphony of myriad cultural tones; and still a strong, fervent voice of its own.
3 min |
September 2021
GQ India
GOING SOLO
Call him Abhilash. Like the narrator in Moby Dick, the “watery part of the world” is his obsession. In that classic 19th century novel, Captain Ahab compulsively pursues “the great white whale”, but our hero’s fixation is the Golden Globe Race to circumnavigate the world solo. Consider these numbers: over 6,000 people have climbed Mount Everest since Hillary and Tenzing, and at least 570 have “slipped the surly bonds of Earth” into outer space after Gagarin. But scarcely 180 humans have ever sailed around the world by themselves without stopping, and only one is Indian. Meet Abhilash Tomy
9 min |
September 2021
GQ India
Joe Keery Levels Up
What makes the Stranger Things actor and budding movie star one of the most likable guys in Hollywood? We tried to get him to explain. (Operative word: tried.)
7 min |
September 2021
GQ India
MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED
In the middle of lockdown, a Disney star transformed, seemingly overnight, into the rarest kind of artist: a self-made global pop star adored by Gen Z, boomer music critics- and everyone is between.
10+ min |
September 2021
GQ India
PORT OF CALL
Cozy cabins in the snow, culinary odysseys or islands swaddled by Aegean seas – choose your adventure and close out the year with a holiday to remember. No passports needed.
9 min |
September 2021
GQ India
THE DRESDEN JOB
When a rash of sensational museum robberies stunned Europe, police zeroed in on a fearsome crime family – and a flashy new generation of young outlaws. Joshua Hammer unravels the case of a billion-dollar jewel heist and the race to catch a brutally audacious band of thieves
10+ min |
September 2021
GQ India
It's Time To Take Care Of Your Digital Health
You’ve worked on your physical health and your mental health, now it’s time to focus on your digital health too. After more than a year of dependence on tech, psychotherapist Zoë Aston guides you through how to develop a healthy, reasonable relationship with your screens
9 min |
July - August 2021
GQ India
THE ART OF CRAFT
As a penchant for home-grown crafts grows stronger, we shine the spotlight on three liquor brands that have broken new ground in their spaces, and made a convert out of the global spirit habitué
5 min |
July - August 2021
GQ India
THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Hermès gets us planning our postmonsoon adventures
1 min |
July - August 2021
GQ India
THE TIMEKEEPER'S TALE
Behind each athletic achievement in the Olympics is a remarkable array of timekeeping devices. And behind these devices is one Swiss watchmaker
3 min |
July - August 2021
GQ India
THE ART OF GIVING
Perfecting the art of master blending over the years, Royal Salute’s precious liquids lie in wooden caskets, maturing, awaiting the celebratory moment they’re ready for, to make magic as the ultimate gift
3 min |
July - August 2021
GQ India
BEYOND THE LENS
Award-winning fashion photographer and the man behind style blog Garcon Jon, Jonathan Daniel Pryce, is no stranger to creating a masterful image of a male figure. The cipher, he tells GQ, is finding the stories of his subjects and giving them a canvas
3 min |
July - August 2021
GQ India
SEASON'S BEST
Latest launches, statement products and dynamic architects, here’s what’s happening in the world of interiors
2 min |
July - August 2021
GQ India
FUTURE TENSE
Anxiety is today among the most common mental health issues that people are seeking help for. Sonali Gupta, a Mumbai-based psychologist and author, talks to Nidhi Gupta about why we’re collectively feeling more anxious, and what we can do about it
6 min |
July - August 2021
GQ India
BREATHE IN BREATHE OUT
Take in the good, exhale the bad
4 min |
July - August 2021
GQ India
Amruta Patil Graphing the Future
She burst onto the scene in 2008 with the brilliant Kari – to a muted reception. Now, more than a decade later, India’s first female graphic novelist is at the height of her powers. Patil’s since published three more compelling books that take their inspiration from the rich world of Indian mythology and are routinely prescribed in university courses. In addition to a sequel to Kari, during the lockdown, she’s also started work in yet another medium: large scale paintings. Vivek Menezes talks to one of India’s most unique creative forces
10+ min |
July - August 2021
GQ India
Your Brain Doesn't Work The Way You Think It Does
A conversation with neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett on the counterintuitive ways your mind processes reality – and why understanding that might help you feel a little less anxious
10+ min |
May - June 2021
GQ India
Listen To Your Gut
Therein lies the answer to good health, prosperity and inner peace
3 min |
May - June 2021
GQ India
THE HERO SHOT
Kabir Bedi’s memoir is a fascinating look into the actor’s tryst with fame and fortune. Here, he tells Nidhi Gupta why he felt the need to document his rich, nonnormative life and make it raw, real and revelatory
4 min |
May - June 2021
GQ India
THE WORLD IS ONE Canvas
The pandemic may have brought India’s favourite biennale to a screeching halt, but nothing could stop Bose Krishnamachari from putting together Lokame Tharavadu, the ambitious art show featuring 267 artists and one timely message, writes Nidhi Gupta
6 min |
May - June 2021
GQ India
NEON HAZE
The latest upgrades on the Mercedes-Benz E-Class is proof that you can fix something even if it isn’t broken
3 min |
May - June 2021
GQ India
TWIN WIN
A new, METAScertified master chronometer movement is the driving force behind a new breed of Omega timepieces
5 min |
May - June 2021
GQ India
THE INSIDER
Actor Harshvardhan Rane on negotiating an industry of great inequities, the films he’s betting on this year and why he’ll never mistake Bollywood for a family
6 min |
May - June 2021
GQ India
THE FENISSANCE
A new breed of feni enthusiasts are giving the age-old tipple a makeover in Goa: ageing it underwater, infusing it with ingredients ranging from jeera to chorizo, and using it as a base in a variety of excellent cocktails. Arun Janardhan traces the evolution of this humble spirit from the bhatti to the bottle
10+ min |
May - June 2021
GQ India
DARING DESIGNS. INSPIRATIONAL INTERIORS
Impeccably handcrafted design offerings that flaunt a contemporary European aesthetic—that’s what luxury furniture and interior solutions brand Stanley is renowned for. Boasting a curated selection of product designs, the brand’s portfolio promises to add character and creativity to your space
3 min |
May - June 2021
GQ India
AMAZING GRACE
He made every mistake a child star can make, including the ones that nearly destroyed him. Now, fortified by God, marriage and a new album Justice, Justin Bieber is putting his life back together one positive, deliberate step at a time
10+ min |
May - June 2021
GQ India
Everybody Is Listening To Zayn Malik
For Zayn Malik, time isn’t dictated by a clock. He is a free being, a sensitive soul – maybe too sensitive – a little like Icarus, who flew too close to the sun.
8 min |
April 2021
GQ India
Email Broke The Office Here's How To Fix It
Computer scientist Cal Newport says email overload has made us miserable – and less productive too. Does he have the solutions to a better, more sane way to work?
10+ min |
April 2021
GQ India
THE SUMMER HANDBOOK
The GQ Team shares their tips, hacks and vacation essentials for a holiday with style
3 min |