The Celebrations Issue: A festive showcase of how five sets of people follow the same traditions, differently!
Sibling goals
(Clockwise from top row, left) Chef Vikas Khanna and his mother Bindu; Artists Mithu Sen and Samit Das; Fashion designer Ashish Soni with his sister, and head of business development, Smita; Restaurateurs and chefs Hanisha Singh & Jamsheed Bhote; Entrepreneur Ankit Malhotra, his sister, chef Akriti and her partner, lawyer Shruti Dutt; Fashion designer Samant Chauhan and his wife, producer Shweta Singh; Location courtesy: Andaz Delhi by Hyatt (Vikas & Bindu Khanna); & THE Park New Delhi; Art direction by Amit Malik; Make-up by Rekha Das; Hair by Rohit (Raj K Raj)
Smita says, “I’m gifting him a new iPhone 14”; Ashish says, “A lovely outfit from another designer”; On Ashish: Clothes by Ashish N Soni Label;Shoes by Bridlen; On Smita: Kurta by Ritu Kumar; Churidar by Fabindia; Watch by Longines; Shoes by Valentino (Raj K Raj)Their festive messageAkriti says, “Ankit’s developed a love for sneakers, so the idea is to gift him a nice rattan cabinet, so he won’t leave his shoes around all the time!” ; Ankit says, “I’m going to gift Shruti a three-day cleansing and relaxation retreat to Ananda in the Himalayas”; Shruti says, “A laptop bag. Akriti’s really particular about what she wants, so it’s going to be tough!”; On Akriti: Suit by Vasansi; Juttis by Saya; Earrings by Punjab Jewellers; On Shruti: Kurta and pants by Westside; Juttis by Saya; On Ankit: Kurta by Gita Chopra; Shoes by Toms (Raj K Raj)Their festive spiritShweta says, “The latest iPad because he loves his gadgets”; Samant says, “She is the Lakshmi of my life so I will gift her a piece of jewellery”; On Samant: Kurta by Fabindia; Dhoti by Banaras; Jewellery by Tanishq; On Shweta: Sari by Taneira; Jewellery by Shri Paramani Jewellers; Bangles by Kalyan Jewellers (Raj K Raj)Festive spiritSamit says, “Since Mithu loves cats, I will make her different kinds of cats!”; Mithu says, “We make art for each other, so, I will make something funny or something that brings back memories from our university days”; On Samit: Kurta by Abraham and Thakore; Dhoti from Jain Sons; Shoes by Birkenstock; On Mithu: Sari by Nalli; Blouse by Pero (Raj K Raj)Celebrations 2022Jamsheed says, “I’ve ordered the most delicious chocolate barks and caramels from Smitten”; Hanisha says, “I’m getting Hanisha her sweet and savoury fix from Bhawan. I know she’s eyeing their besan barfi.”Hanisha Singh and Jamsheed Bhote have been married for nine years now; On Jamsheed: Kurta by Kurta Palace; On Hanisha: Outfit by Bunka (Raj K Raj)Celebrations 2022
