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Nikita Vivek Pawar

Nikita Vivek Pawar is a freelance luxury features writer, based in Mumbai, who is passionate about luxury fashion, travel, and beauty. An avid traveller, she enjoys discovering new destinations and cuisines, adding a personal touch to her writing. She majorly writes about travel, beauty, fashion and trends.
Picture of Nikita Vivek Pawar

Nikita Vivek Pawar

Nikita Vivek Pawar is a freelance luxury features writer, based in Mumbai, who is passionate about luxury fashion, travel, and beauty. An avid traveller, she enjoys discovering new destinations and cuisines, adding a personal touch to her writing. She majorly writes about travel, beauty, fashion and trends.

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Living like a Modern Royal at the Jehan Numa Palace

Blessed by four consecutive Begums, the city of Bhopal has a legacy of royalty that believes in harmony, prosperity and development. A token of their lineage, Jehan Numa Palace is now a heritage hotel that lives in pristine white, calming tranquility, giving its guests a glimpse of the royal life. 

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The Begums of Bhopal – Women Way Ahead of their Times

The most glorious hundred years in the history of Bhopal was heralded by four able queens. Visionaries, skilled politicians and social reformers, the Begums stood firm for women empowerment when the term didn’t even exist. These queens may have been forgotten by history but are still the essence of Bhopal and its people

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Tori – A World Tour on a Plate!

Helmed by ex-Nobu chef Thomas Pongsak Catley and backed by the mastermind behind the famous Grandmama’s cafe, Abhayraj Singh Kohli – Tori brings flavours from around the world with dishes influenced by Chef Tom’s travels across Asia and Latin America.

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Fashion’s Darling: How Florals are Eternal

From art to architecture and from metaphors to motifs, florals have been around for long, yet have unmatched importance throughout every culture. The beauty of these ingenious creations have been open to a copious amount of variations and interpretations through time – especially in fashion

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Is Fashion the ‘New Plastic’?

The pandemic is having some strong repercussions on the world’s dynamics, its functioning and its future. It wouldn’t be wrong to say that the fashion industry too is ripe for some rewiring and shifting of gears to create a more sensitive ecosystem

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Celebrating at Home – Take it a Notch Higher in 2020

This year started swimmingly, only to be bland and boring later. While we still adjust to these forced norms and regulations, home celebrations are the only way to re-live the good times. And if you worry about the latest trends and ideas, here are some easy-to-implement ways to elevate your home celebrations and festivities with higher spirits and hope!

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How Relaxation is Changing in a Post-COVID World

What was a thriving ecosystem with personal masseuses to extraordinary spas to one-of-a-kind treatments, the pandemic has managed to shake the very primitive pillar of the spa industry – human interaction. Hoping the situation gets better soon, spa and recreational centres have equipped themselves to face a new reality

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What to Expect When you Enter a Luxury Hotel Post the Pandemic?

Equipped with facemasks, sanitisers, overalls and disinfectants, luxury hotels and resorts reopen to welcome their guests with beefed-up health and hygiene protocols to hinder the spread of COVID-19. Even after being one of the most adversely affected sections of the economy, the sector, embracing the new reality, has designed and introduced protocols that ensure maximum safety for guests and employees

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5 Hotels with Exquisite Interiors to Marvel You

Traveling after the pandemic is going to be uncertain, extremely cautious and probably boring as well. But as you ease back into travel, perhaps you could indulge more in safely sanitised luxury hotels – which have stunningly beautiful interiors – as compared to stepping on the road for sightseeing just yet. Moving from being mere accommodation, visit these hotels which assure you of a terrific story to tell back home

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Home Decor in 2020 – The COVID-19 Edition

Our homes are considered to be a reflection of our personality and taste. Being contained in that very space for over three months would certainly be a trigger to change a thing or two around. Here are some budding trends and theories in the world of luxury home decor

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STIMULUS 2020: Addressing the Upcoming Challenges for India

Facing an extraordinary circumstance and uncertain future due to COVID-19, it is like a roller coaster ride with no idea what lies ahead. STIMULUS 2020, an extensive webinar, was an ideal platform that brought together experts from various industries, making an attempt to contemplate the future of the Indian Luxury Market

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Classics Get a Zing at Hyatt Regency Pune’s Zeta

Pune’s La Terrazza, the Italian fine dine, metamorphosed into an eccentric bistro that dived into the realm of experiments and unparalleled refinement of flavours and taste. Thus Zeta was born with a diverse menu that brought a different story on the table

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Made in India: Making Local Luxury a Successful Philosophy

Luxury is exquisite, unique, coupled with craftsmanship at its best. With a surge of social media and globalisation, brands are often forced to adopt means and measures to cope with the ruthless competition. While carving a niche and staying authentic to their roots becomes difficult, we enlist a few brands that have succeeded in maintaining their ‘Made in India’ status quo

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Arogya Spa: Amalgamating the East & West in Pune

Amidst the pace and stress of city life, escape into an experience enriched with the goodness of ancient Asian oils and rituals with the methodology and impact of modern Western techniques. Every therapy at Arogya Spa at Hyatt Regency Pune aims to take the guest to a comprehensive wellness zone

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Indian Luxury Brands – Diversifying in Design

Diversifying into auxiliary sectors has always been a fool-proof strategy of survival for brands. Example? Hermes, Louis Vuitton and Gucci have all diversified into fashion, perfumery, cosmetics and so on. Indian luxury brands have also started looking into ventures to broaden their spectrum of reach

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JOSS Mumbai – When Sushi Comes Calling

Every year, June 18 is celebrated as International Sushi Day. The Japanese delicacy, with its origins in 14th century, is now a global phenomenon. But like with every sensation, there are some common misconceptions with sushi as well. The biggest one? That sushi is prepared with raw fish only

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Power Suiting Redefined with SS Homme

The suit is a power play of virtue, style and confidence. But what gives it that powerful stature? Fine materials, and impeccable design and tailoring. SS Homme’s latest collaboration with Italian brand Carlo Barbera is taking luxury suiting to a new marvel in India

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MET Gala 2019, The Best & The Most Innovatively Dressed

The annual fundraising gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is the storm’s eye on the first Monday of May every year. With artists and actors gracing the red carpet, the event has unparalleled grandeur and fame. As new creations unfold, there’s only a few that make it to the best list

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Farah Khan Ali – The Person, The Life, The Mind

A person from a renowned, rich family is often misconstrued to have had it easy all along their life, but little do they know that life does not see titles and legacies. That’s how it has been for Farah Khan Ali – actor Sanjay Khan’s protegee and a designer

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Rohit Bal – The Quest to Perfection

Elegant, alluring and elaborate is how we would define Rohit Bal’s Spring Summer 2019 ‘Gul-Dastah’ at the third installment of the Blender’s Pride Fashion Tour 2018-19. Depicting Indian heritage at it’s best, Rohit Bal manages to please all, despite a few slip-ups

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Women Leaders in the Luxury Industry: The Future is Female

It’s a man’s world they say. It’s difficult to create a name and reputation without auxiliary labels and assumptions. It takes a capable person to be at a good position, but it takes far more for a woman to have the same. There has been a positive flow, but it’s time for a major change

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Manpower is Jaipur Rugs’ Power

In an age where machines are replacing humans, Jaipur Rugs is an exception. The company proudly refers to itself as people-led. The brand, in its 40 years of existence, has become an example of true companionship, trust and innovation

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