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The Word. and Bumble Celebrated An Evening Of Scent, Sparks, and Mutual Connections

Like-minded people met up in an underground art gallery in the capital.
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An intimate mixer was held at Method Art Gallery, recently. Seen here, author Nona Uppal and content creator/entrepreneur Anshita Mehrotra.

Authentic connection was the real headliner in New Delhi, recently, when The Word. Magazine and Bumble brought together a closed-door gathering of creators, designers, artists, and friends at the underground Method Art Gallery. With the intention of sparking fresh, authentic connections, this special evening unfolded like a series of intimate encounters through shared curiosities, shared senses, and shared stories.

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Actor Marilyn Monroe turned up in a cocktail dress to the divorce hearing from baseball player Joe DiMaggio in 1954.
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Actor Marilyn Monroe turned up in a cocktail dress to the divorce hearing from baseball player Joe DiMaggio in 1954.

Surrounded by Jaipur-based artist Wolf’s exhibition Gul, which used the language of flowers to explore love at first sight, guests drifted through the space, striking up conversations as naturally as they sampled scents.

At the NASO Profumi perfume bar, they explored 32 notes—pepper wood, oud mud, saffron musk, tobacco leaf, pink pepper—discovering fragrance profiles that unlocked memories and became instant conversation starters. Everyone left with a Bumble × The Word. perfume as a small, sentimental takeaway.

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Divjyot Singh, Partnerships and Programming Head at KNMA, and celebrity stylist Priyanka Yadav
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The night’s charm really lived in the perspectives people brought with them. Designer Anand Bhushan shared, “The most romantic thing someone can do for their partner is to create shared experiences that will last a lifetime,” adding that his own love language is to “quietly listen when someone is feeling down or show up during grief.”

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Models struck a pose at the evening
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Designer Pranav Misra of HUEMN
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Model Siddharth Raghavan reflected, “The most underrated and the most romantic thing someone can do for their partner is be better for them, focus on your health, improve your routines, go to therapy.” As conversations deepened and the music swelled, the evening became less about an event and more about what brings people together: connection, curiosity, and the simple joy of meeting someone new.

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Artist Sanskriti Sharma, who goes under the name of Pano
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Finger food with the Bumble hive embossed on top
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