Timeless tunes that link Punjabi weddings in Delhi and Lahore

From wedding homes in Delhi to celebrations in Lahore, Punjabi folk songs continue to travel freely across political boundaries. Sung by generations of women, these timeless melodies — shaped by voices like Surinder Kaur’s — remain a living link between communities divided by Partition

Wedding bells ringing again

The big fat Indian wedding has returned after the Covid break but with reduced guest list and fresher ideas like destination wedding

Celebrating vanity

As festivals and weddings make the winter months one mad whirl, every bride and her entourage need no excuse to check out the latest fashions, from ethnic to global brands As a family wedding required us to shop for something that passes for ‘party wear’, we visited the sought-after stores in Delhi, starting with Zara. […]

Cost of happily ever after

Horses suffer silently when a groom goes to get his bride in a noisy baraat. More often than not, they are cruelly treated to obey, and abused when the work ends When Reshma, a 13-year-old ghodi (mare), was rescued from Nand Nagri, she was lame from an old fracture of the left front leg, which […]