High Stakes

Fintech wizkid and the founder of Zerodha, Nithin Kamath, has parlayed a personal passion for trading into building the country’s leading broking firm in the span of a decade. And now he’s overseeing a period of explosive growth for the company in the midst of a pandemic, thanks to a new generation of first-time investors. Arun Janardhan gets the low-down

Big UP

Why you need to bulk up before you can shred

NO Reservations

In Ravi Patel’s jocular, ever-expanding universe, any resemblance to actual persons or events is purely intentional. It is also a means to find answers to the big questions, discover parts unknown and build community. The American actor-creator of Indian origin weighs in on his extraordinary journey so far – from an investment banker to a stint in Wonder Woman 1984 – and his future capers on the road to world domination

Covid-19 Has Not Killed Off The Office

The truth is, it died years ago

Nuclear Fusion

Acquaint yourself with the world-melding sounds of Yanchan, the Canadian hip-hop artist of Sri Lankan descent, who is drawing new energy from an ancient instrument

SUBLIME

When he became the first person of Arab descent to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, Rami Malek had climbed the mountain. Now, with a starring role in an iconic franchise, he s̓standing on one summit and staring at a whole new peak

FLYING SOLO

For three decades, Aasif Mandvi, the British-American actor-creator of Indian origin, has worked hard to mainstream the immigrant experience in Hollywood and theatre. He’s played the skeptic, the cynic, the empiricist, the debunker, the myth-buster. Now, as he learns his way around fatherhood, and returns to an ever-more woke workplace, Mandvi takes stock of the world as it was, is and as he’d like for it to be

STRAIGHT SHOOTER

The world is in flux. And investors are on the hunt. Some countries will rise, others will lag. Powerhouse investor and writer Ruchir Sharma has refined his formula for what lies around the corner

Thinker Tailor

In an age of speedy obsolescence, what does it take to make a gadget live forever? Diwik Singh Chhalani, founder of the sustainable luxury speaker brand Diwiks, tells Nidhi Gupta about his vision for timeless technology

THE Alchemist

From starring in Kenneth Branagh’s Death On The Nile this month, alongside a sublime cast, to bagging the lead role in the prestige project Codename: Johnny Walker, Ali Fazal is officially Hollywood’s favourite Indian actor. But the Lucknow-bred, Doon-educated artist remains deeply connected to his roots, with the hotly anticipated second season of Mirzapur - in which he plays the lead - ticking ominously around the corner

Mumbai Central

Scenes of the pandemic from India’s epicentre through the eyes of photographer Colston Julian

CRYSTAL CLEAR

With macOS Big Sur, Apple gives its desktop UI its biggest facelift in 20 years. Alan Dye, VP of Human Interface, takes GQ through a redesign that marries minimalist design with utility

The Hate U Give

The most powerful African-American voices you need to be reading right now

Vidyut Jammwal - The Outsider

Every generation produces a new kind of action star. Ours is Vidyut Jammwal, a trained martial artist in kalaripayattu, who’s built himself a strong and loyal following through his high-octane action films as well as his explosive – and frankly, insane – fitness videos on social media. Meet the actor who plays by his own rules

RIDING THE WAVE

How to adapt – and flow through life

SERVICE LIP

Through her masterful Trump lip syncs, Sarah Cooper has become the voice of a nation – without saying a word

OUR BEST SHOT

Around the world, scientists are developing vaccines for Covid-19, with some banking on using mRNA, a brand new technology, to get us there faster

CASA TRANQUILA

Latin music superstar J Balvin crafts a pair of eminently quiet, contemplative refuges in his native Colombia with the help of Medellín-based design firm 5 Sólidos

Role Call

Actor and producer Vivek Gomber is kicking off September in high gear with a film, The Disciple, in competition at the prestigious Venice International Film Festival. He’ll also be seen in Mira Nair’s A Suitable Boy, dropping on Netflix later this year. Arun Janardhan caught up with the Arsenal fan who’s been waiting in the wings for a decade and a half – and whose time is now

LEVEL UP

As we await the impending arrival of the Series 6, here’s a look at all the new updates that Apple Watch users – Series 3 and upwards – can look forward to

It's A Great Time For Men To Do Housework

Coronavirus has meant a huge increase in necessary housework and child care. For the sake of your relationship, figure out how to split it up fairly

UPPING THE ANTE

The Kia Carnival may have the chops to kick off the luxury MPV parade. But can it start a revolution?

THE Souza Evolution

In a fascinating story that spans multiple generations and continents, as well as reflects universal human themes of migration, dislocation and identity, Vivek Menezes traces the ascension of muralist, graffiti artist and painter Solomon Souza, the Jerusalem-based grandson of the great modernist legend FN Souza

THE GREAT NEXT MIGRATION

Life on the planet is on the move – the plant kingdom, wild animal species and people. But far from being a disruptive behaviour, as popular media would have us believe, migration is, in fact, an ancient and lifesaving response. In this excerpt from her new book, The Next Great Migration, award-winning writer Sonia Shah talks about why the world needs to reimagine such movement as a solution, rather than a problem.

THE GENRE BENDERS

A round-up of the most unusual graphic novels of 2020

STAYING IN THE GAME

How to be your own coach