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February 2026 — Week 3

Week 3 (Feb 15 – Feb 21) (2026/02/15 to 2026/02/21)

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Fashion & Luxury

2026-02-21T09:30:00.000Z

Ethical Diamonds and Bespoke Cashmere Lift Valentine's Luxury Gifting in India

Valentine's Day 2026 has underscored a shift in India's luxury gifting habits, with ethical lab-grown diamonds and bespoke cashmere wraps emerging as the season's most sought-after purchases. In New Delhi and beyond, retailers report record demand for pieces that combine intimacy, provenance and quiet status over overt excess.

RDU Global Correspondent

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Fashion & Luxury

2026-02-16T09:30:00.000Z

In Varanasi, Kashi Silk Returns to the Loom in Heirloom Shikargah Motifs for Museums

In Varanasi, a new generation of master weavers is reviving Kashi silk through the painstaking return of Shikargah hunting motifs, once prized by courts and now being recreated for museum collections. Worked in pure gold thread and woven on handlooms with extraordinary patience, the textiles bridge living craft, archival memory and the high cultural value of heirloom Indian luxury.

RDU Global Correspondent

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