Alibag’s Best-Kept Secrets – Discover its Hidden Gems

Alibag’s Best-Kept Secrets – Discover its Hidden Gems

BeejLiving visited Alibag for 24 hours. Meandering through Alibag’s best-kept secret, a lesser-known paradise in India Just a ferry ride away from Mumbai, Alibag, located in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, is no longer the sleepy coastal getaway for city dwellers. Alibag’s best-kept secrets include a new …

The case for preloved luxury fashion in India

The case for preloved luxury fashion in India

Does a market exist for preloved traditional Indian luxury fashion? Aashni Shah, the founder of Revivify, a resale platform for preloved South Asian designer wear weighs in for BeejLiving “Sustainable fashion brands play a necessary role in shaping how the fashion industry can improve its practices and …

Meditation and Mindfulness for Healing the Mind

Meditation and Mindfulness for Healing the Mind

The pandemic has led to a new healthcare approach–building immunity by healing the mind Covid has shown that we cannot rely on medicines alone. We need to build our immunity, aligning ourselves to the natural biorhythm of the body. A rich diet, mindful lifestyle and …

The Dotted Line

The Dotted Line

BY ARYA brings a modern perspective in reviving craft traditions in global Indian fashion Arya Giri’s label BY ARYA strives to revive traditions while creating a vocabulary for global Indian fashion. Since childhood, the designer has been exposed to weaver communities and craftsmanship, through her …

How to support India’s handloom industry, one stitch at a time

How to support India’s handloom industry, one stitch at a time

There are many ways you can support India’s gorgeous handloom industry. I’m sharing what I’ve done over the years, so that it can help you also fall in love with Indian textiles like i have. Explore what’s in your home Open your sister or grand …

Crafts, Culture, Camels and the Charkha

Crafts, Culture, Camels and the Charkha

Surrounded by the Thar Desert is Bikaner, the desert city of Rajasthan. From here comes Ashok Bishnoi, who in 2004 founded the NGO Hastshilp. Working with folk crafts, he founded The Charkha (formerly knowns as Lokashram) representing the crafts of the region and khadi products. …