Avantika Bhuyan

Stories by Avantika Bhuyan

This is how the rich and famous tie the knot these days!

This is how the rich and famous tie the knot these days!

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2016

Entertainment has become a huge aspect of weddings.

Billionaire Club: India's 100 richest business tycoons

Billionaire Club: India's 100 richest business tycoons

Rediff.com   16 Feb 2016

A majority of India's billionaires gained wealth in the last one year in spite of the stock market decline.

She has launched India's first transgender modelling agency

She has launched India's first transgender modelling agency

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2016

Rudrani Chettri wants to help transgender models gain acceptance in mainstream fashion...will she succeed?

Winter hiking and walking in the Himalayas

Winter hiking and walking in the Himalayas

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2016

Here are 5 ways to soak in the wild beauty of the snowy outdoors. Take your pick!

Hottest fashion trends we'll be wearing in 2016

Hottest fashion trends we'll be wearing in 2016

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2015

The year ahead will be all about making a personal style statement with some help from designers

Have you heard of 'Ahimsa silk'?

Have you heard of 'Ahimsa silk'?

Rediff.com   27 Oct 2015

Silk can be eco-friendly too! Read on...

Vikas Khanna: Tastefully Indian

Vikas Khanna: Tastefully Indian

Rediff.com   24 Oct 2015

The author finds out what makes Vikas Khanna the poster boy for Indian cuisine

Ramlila uninterrupted

Ramlila uninterrupted

Rediff.com   20 Oct 2015

In its 60th year, Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra's dance drama is as iconic as Delhi itself

Are you a nomophobic?

Are you a nomophobic?

Rediff.com   26 Sep 2015

Nomophobia is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact.

Dash up a skyscraper

Dash up a skyscraper

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2015

'Tower running' or racing up the stairs is now a popular new sport, with a rooftop party and a medal at the finish line.

Some like it raw

Some like it raw

Rediff.com   7 May 2015

Uncooked, fresh and unprocessed -- that's the diet a number of people are swearing by

The art of learning

The art of learning

Rediff.com   18 Mar 2015

Drawing and painting can be employed to develop students into critical thinkers, problem solvers and communicators.

Bottled appetite

Bottled appetite

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2015

A meal in a jar is not only a culinary fad, but also a practical way of ensuring the right portion to eat

Game changing flavours

Game changing flavours

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2015

Leading chefs from across the country share their journeys to find exotic ingredients and techniques.

Breitling Wingwalkers: Out on the wing

Breitling Wingwalkers: Out on the wing

Rediff.com   2 Mar 2015

Aerial acrobats, or wingwalkers, follow a stringent fitness regime to be able to perform at air flow speeds of 150 mphA

The designer who dressed Michelle Obama

The designer who dressed Michelle Obama

Rediff.com   4 Feb 2015

Bibhu Mohapatra from Odisha gave up a degree in economics to design clothes and hasn't looked back.

How e-commerce is making India a fashion republic

How e-commerce is making India a fashion republic

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2015

Men and women from mofussil India are buying designerwear either on their laptops or their cellphones.

#Fashionforward: Hottest trends for 2015

#Fashionforward: Hottest trends for 2015

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2014

Manavi Kapur and Avantika Bhuyan speak with leading designers about trends that will sparkle in the new year.

Winter comfort: 4 recipes with a twist

Winter comfort: 4 recipes with a twist

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2014

Renowned chefs reinvent traditional age old recipes for your palate

First 'dead' heart transplant brings new hopes to patients

First 'dead' heart transplant brings new hopes to patients

Rediff.com   3 Nov 2014

Doctors says this new procedure could save the lives of more than 30 per cent heart transplant patients by increasing supply of suitable donors