Wearing Home on Our Sleeves

Somewhere between your old dupatta and your newest pair of white sneakers lives the real magic of diaspora fashion. It’s in the way we pair jhumkas with jeans, kurtas with leather jackets, or serve biryani on dinnerware from IKEA. At Chai Diaspora, Lifestyle & Fashion isn’t just about trends — it’s about the blend.

In this section, we explore the rhythm of diasporic living. How do you make a small apartment feel like home? What’s it like designing your wardrobe for both Diwali night and date night? How do we honour rituals, find joy in routines, or throw together a Sunday brunch that includes sambar and sourdough?

We’ll talk style (both the kind you wear and the kind you live), traditions reimagined, and the quiet, joyful revolutions that happen in our homes, closets, and calendars.

Here’s to chai in reusable tumblers, banana leaves on marble countertops, and the new-age desi aesthetic.