LURU Recommends

Editor's note: Our sister site, Souk, is our go-to one-stop shop for all our shopping lists and recommendations. This week, as part of their series Community Recommends, they have LURU providing readers with a cool list. LURU is an independent, Bengaluru-based magazine and creative studio, and they've put together a nostalgic list of fabulous magazines to celebrate the '90s magazine era.

Over to Souk (and LURU)!

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Dear Souk,

Love all your recommendations. I have ordered so many things, especially from the food section, and they have all been amazing.

Can you also build a list of some cool magazines for adults, both in India and international? I miss the whole 90s magazine era. I saw you recommend Pulp, but are there more in the adult section?

Regards,

V

We received this lovely email back in January and made a note to keep a lookout for fun magazines, only to realise we already knew the perfect folk to help V out!

Welcome to Community Recommends, a Souk series where we ask fellow enthusiasts to share the things they love—books, objects, places, ideas. The goal is simple: instead of algorithms or bestseller lists, we turn to our community for discovery.

For this third edition, LURU, an independent Bengaluru-based magazine and creative studio (who’ve just launched their 4th issue!), recommends 9 cool magazines—both Indian and international, across food, art, interiors, lifestyle, and more—for those who miss the 90s magazine era:

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01 Platform

Platform magazine's ability to document contemporary Indian creative culture with depth, warmth, and accessibility makes it especially compelling, particularly in the way it brings together art, design, fashion, and independent practices in a manner that feels rooted yet current.

Price: Rs 500

02 Notebook

What stands out here for the streaming service's print publication is the thoughtful approach to cinema writing and criticism, where film becomes a lens to discuss memory, politics, aesthetics, and culture beyond the screen itself (pun very much intended).

Price: Rs 3000 (for 2)

03 Marg

Few publications hold the kind for its archival richness and long-standing contribution to documenting Indian art, architecture, craft, and cultural history with such academic rigour and visual care.

Price: Rs 500

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For the full list of magazines that LURU recommends, head over to our sister site, Souk!