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In 1957, when my dear godmother, the Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (1941-2020), was 16, she began her diary. The granddaughter of the Duke of Rutland and daughter of Loel Guinness, an MP, financier and Battle of Britain pilot, Lindy Dufferin had a gilded childhood. Her entries as a teen are like no other: ‘Randolph
The academic’s discursive, wonderfully enjoyable account of South Asia’s journey from a British colony to three independent nations is a classic
Be it weddings, college farewells, festivals, book store dates, or just another photoshoot for the Instagram feed, there has been a peculiar penchant towards light cotton sarees coupled with the old-school accessory, ‘gajra’, the flower garland in one’s hair bun. The newbies of this generation have found treasures in the old trunk of fashion and they are recreating and relishing the old-school era.
Celebrities including Dua Lipa, Reese Witherspoon and Graham Norton, not to mention Queen Camilla, have started book clubs, sharing their favourites so that the public can read along with them.
Every day the world over, good intentions cover up a multitude of sins.