Promotions aren’t won in boardrooms; they are won in the five minutes before the meeting starts. Our new column, Machiavelli in a Suit , breaks down the psychology of the handshake (too firm is aggression, too soft is surrender) and how to weaponize active listening. Rule #13: Never bring a laptop to a negotiation. Paper makes you permanent.
In a shock exclusive, we drive the last internal combustion engine to ever leave the Manesar plant. It isn't a Ferrari, but it’s the most important car India will never forget. We get misty-eyed about the death of the manual transmission. Spoiler: It’s more fun than an EV. Debonair Magazine India 13
Chennai. Kolkata. Singapore. The holy trinity of sweat. We tested 14 mattifying serums and three clinical botox-antiperspirants to find the formula that keeps your collar crisp through a 4 PM downpour. Plus: Why the safety razor is the only route to a truly clear chin. Promotions aren’t won in boardrooms; they are won
Forget the over-filtered villas of Ibiza. Debonair’s man on the ground slips past the gilded gates of the Usha Kiran Palace to find The Durbar Room —a clandestine bar hidden behind a bookshelf that serves a 1934 whiskey sour. We detail the three-day bender that redefines royal: tenting with leopards by day, jazz saxophones by midnight. Paper makes you permanent
“You don’t lose her in the silence. You lose her in the three dots that never arrive. Issue 13 posits that ghosting is not cowardice; it is the ultimate admission of inadequacy. The gentleman, conversely, writes the difficult email. He makes the awkward call. Because style isn’t what you wear when you arrive—it’s how you leave.” On stands now. For the man who reads the room before he enters it.
By Vijayant Rajpoot