All through school and college, travelling through traverses of India rail travel proved one of the only ways to capture the miles across the country. The other way mostly was by road driving through the southern states mostly, with my brother and I plonked in the back seat. Rail travel always meant more people, crazy … Continue reading Indian Railways
Radhe Radhe!
About 5000 years ago, Lord Vishnu one of the Trimurti, the Preserver of the worlds came into the world in his 8th avatar since the beginning of the world as we know it as Krishna. Born in Mathura, raised in Gokul and Vrindavan, finally as the king of Dwaraka, he was an influential figure of … Continue reading Radhe Radhe!
Feeling blue!
Last week I heard the most interesting fact, that interested me beyond measure last week, a wellness junkie that I am and a keen believer of the Blue Zones first classified by Dan Buettner, it thrilled me beyond belief that Singapore, a tiny island-country in the Indian Ocean is the latest entrant to the blue … Continue reading Feeling blue!
Into the brain of Van Gogh!
On a trail of popular and influential people of the past, I picked Irving Stone's book, Lust for Life to read from the local library. The book documents the life of a man who painted the Sunflowers, Starry night, and others fetching a handsome sum of money long after his death. At one point he … Continue reading Into the brain of Van Gogh!
A date with Corbusier!
Le Corbusier was a French architect who mustered up a storm in the built world with his fancy broad stroke forms and unstoppable zest for building. Challenging the norms and taking a huge liking to the pouring of concrete he not just thought out of the box, but threw out the box with his buildings … Continue reading A date with Corbusier!
Delhi 230.0
20 years ago I came to Delhi to study, a naive 17 year old with starry eyes in 2004, today setting foot in India’s capital city and my favourite I am still as naive and starry eyed, yet again filled with nostalgia. Delhi and I have really not changed, though now the former touched by … Continue reading Delhi 230.0
The thing about love
Love is fleeting, love is blind, love is eternal, and there is no end to the idioms that love entails, let's not forget it makes one an idiot first of all. An idiot who is also delusional and out of touch with reality, but then how real is reality anyway. We all want to be … Continue reading The thing about love
The Shark who had us in splits!
Watching Shark Tank India is the most fun thing at the moment, the entrepreneurs who are coming up with the most fun ideas, making everything seem possible, the products that are at times path-breaking and other times extremely relevant, and finally the sharks who are so entertaining and inspiring in equal measure. We all have … Continue reading The Shark who had us in splits!
The Book of Everlasting things
Reading is therapy and I indulged in a whole lot of it last night! This book seemed like wonderful at the start, infact it was a book club read, and the author so sweet, so softspoken coming down a lineage of refugees who came in after a rather painful partition, the family of the famous … Continue reading The Book of Everlasting things
Happy 2024!
It's a merry age to live in today, while I love making resolutions, making ones on the 1st of Jan is more special, the beginning of a new year, a brand new journal to fill, and all the joy that novelty entails is absolutely endearing. While on an Insta binge, my feed is filled with … Continue reading Happy 2024!
Merry Christmas!
I was given a writing prompt to write about the best gift I have received on Christmas, and while I kept thinking, what it was since we do not celebrate Christmas in our homes. We however do celebrate in our offices, and this was in one such office, doing the whole Secret Santa thing that … Continue reading Merry Christmas!
India Art Fair – Bengaluru Edition
Subscriber Content Add content here that will only be visible to your subscribers. The India Art Fair in Bengaluru at Palace grounds saw art aficionados throng the palace grounds in large numbers, while we went suited and booted in our Spiderman suit we were amazed by the galleries in attendance. My top picks at the … Continue reading India Art Fair – Bengaluru Edition
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