Call it wedding fever or the Diwali craze, but it’s that mad time of year when shopping extravaganzas overtake our cities. At a time when the world is awash in horrific news, perhaps buying beautiful things offers some succour to the soul? Held at the cavernous Reliance Jio grounds in Bandra-Kurla, the two-day shopping Mecca had 23,000 visitors, despite a last-minute change of date. She told me Sanjay Garg of Raw Mango participated in Design One for four years before getting picked up by Ensemble and Good Earth. Both Design One and Araaish, which originated in Mumbai, are so successful that they now have editions in Delhi and Dubai.

Source: The Hindu October 06, 2017 12:00 UTC