The month of Aadi is here, a shopping bonanza all across Tamil Nadu. In our big story, five women across Chennai tell us what their favourite shopping destinations are, and how they stay smart within a budget - whether its a mall or the bylanes of T Nagar. Covergirl Kangana Ranaut completes a decade in Indian films this year. We talk to her about her choices—some unconventional, others pragmatic. In our real women section, get to know Dr Mariazeena Johnson, dynamic, multi-faceted and passionate about the cause of education. Combining a career as a singer and a music scholar, Dr Subhashini Parthasarathy is indeed a multi-faceted artiste. Discover her passion for the arts in the Role Model section. Read also, Femina Tamils tribute to the legend of Tamil cinema, K Balachander, who passed away recently. His daughter and managing director of Kavithaalaya productions talks about her father, who mentored Tamil cinema’s well-known faces and was known for his women-oriented scripts and films.And in Man We Love, find out what drives Chennai’s ace fashion designer Vivek Karunakaran.