Spunky Indian is a growing lifestyle magazine portraying the best and exclusive stories of India, its people, its growing and unique culture. Through Spunky Indian, we celebrate the liberty, the independence, the success, the tolerance of an exploring heart. It gives the readers a brimful of information from the world of food, travel, Indian homes,culture, Indian society, entertainment & music.

Spunky Indian brings to you the reason for celebrating the joy of being woman this March. Although, every day is a woman’s day if you have a woman in your life, make sure you make her special this day! After all, a special day is dedicated to recognizing her. Inequalities between men and women have been seen since ages. The discrimination against women always forced them to be behind the walls. Time has come when women have to be empowered so that they can lead their lives their way and without being answerable to anyone about their personal choices. Women empowerment doesn’t mean deifying women rather it means replacing patriarchy with parity. The woman is an embodiment of Shakti, Love, Responsibility and Respect. We bring you incredible stories of many strong headed women who live their lives in their own terms and also help to empower other women in society. Be it a Chef, a Baul Singer, or a Biker, these women tops up in everything they do. They break the stereotype in the society by breaking the shackles to achieve what they desire irrespective of the societal norms. The month of March won’t be complete without the mention of the festival of colours, Holi. The vibrant colours bring joy and festivity in our lives, however, we often complain about the hair and skin problems after the celebration. Our hair and skin expert shares some secrets and tips to take care of post-Holi. Hope this festival will bring hope, joy and success in our lives

As February comes in, the air fills with love and romance. The aroma of chocolates, fresh roses and perfumes double the glamour. The couples seem to flock in the gift shops, buying pretty and expensive gifts for their partners. If you are still unsure about what to buy for your beloved, our stories can help you in purchasing the perfect gift for your partner. Single women or men feel uncomfortable during Valentine's day. But I personally believe, no feeling can beath the sense of self-love and independence. Doing something you love for self-happiness should not be the motto for only the singles but for everyone. in fact, showing love to stray animals and orphans is such kind of love that needs to be shared and showered. This February issue comes with all the love you need! Happy Valentine's Day!

As a child, Biddu dreamt of going west and making it big as a composer. At the age of sixteen, he formed a band and started playing in a cafe in Bangalore, his home town, At eighteen, he was part of a popular act at Trinca's, a nightclub in Calcutta devoted to food, wine and music, At nineteen, he had college students in Bombay dancing to his music. In his early twenties, he left the country and ended up hitchhiking across the Middle East before arriving in London with only the clothes on his back and his trusty guitar. What followed were years of hardship and struggle but also great music and gathering fame. From the nine million selling "Kung Fu Fighting" to the iconic youth anthem of "Made in India" and the numerous hits in between. Biddu's music made him a household name in India and elsewhere. In this first public account of all that came his way: the people, the events,the music tours and companies Biddu writes with a gripping sense of humor about his remarkable journey with its fairy tale ending. Charming, witty, and entirely likable, Biddu is a man you are going to enjoy getting to know.

In this volume some of the leading scholars working in Native North America explore contemporary perspectives on Native culture, history, and representation. Written in honor of the anthropologist Raymond D. Fogelson, the volume charts the currents of contemporary scholarship while offering an invigorating challenge to researchers in the field. The essays employ a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches and range widely across time and space. The introduction and first section consider the origins and legacies of various strands of interpretation, while the second part examines the relationship among culture, power, and creativity. The third part focuses on the cultural construction and experience of history, and the volume closes with essays on identity, difference, and appropriation in several historical and cultural contexts. Aimed at a broad interdisciplinary audience, the volume offers an excellent overview of contemporary perspectives on Native peoples.

Indian Film Stars offers original insights and important reappraisals of film stardom in India from the early talkie era of the 1930s to the contemporary period of global blockbusters. The collection represents a substantial intervention to our understanding of the development of film star cultures in India during the 20th and 21st centuries. The contributors seek to inspire and inform further inquiries into the histories of film stardom-the industrial construction and promotion of star personalities, the actual labouring and imagined lifestyles of professional stars, the stars' relationship to specific aesthetic cinematic conventions (such as frontality and song-dance) and production technologies (such as the play-back system and post-synchronization), and audiences' investment in and devotion to specific star bodies-across the country's multiple centres of film production and across the overlapping (and increasingly international) zones of the films' distribution and reception. The star images, star bodies and star careers discussed are examined in relation to a wide range of issues, including the negotiation and contestation of tradition and modernity, the embodiment and articulation of both Indian and non-Indian values and vogues; the representation of gender and sexuality, of race and ethnicity, and of cosmopolitan mobility and transnational migration; innovations and conventions in performance style; the construction and transformation of public persona; the star's association with film studios and the mainstream media; the star's relationship with historical, political and cultural change and memory; and the star's meaning and value for specific (including marginalised) sectors of the audience.