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Kochi has attracted various sailors in the past the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British. Along with the rulers of erstwhile Kerala These foreigners also left their prints in the state. Muziris, which was a mythical ancient city now under the water was the centre of this trading port, also, a hub where even juice…
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As a child when I made art, I loved the idea of pastels and lightly pressured work, where the white of the ivory page became a medium as I sketched or painted lightly with colour that would be pasteled as ever with the white coming through. The softness that white brings to every colour ridiculously…
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In this age of hustle and conditioning the ones who finally win are those who choose peace. Yes, peace over purpose, peace over policing, peace over points, for if one is peaceful, one is relaxed and relaxing is key to every enjoyment of the moment. Frenzy, frantic, fierce are all great provided they are only…
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Colour is an emotion, it always is. Think of a blue sky versus a grey one, versus a pink-tinged orange one or the deep velvety blue or black, all rife with completely different moods and hence emotions. Of all the expressionist painters, say Van Gogh who brought sunny, cheery sunflowers to life or Monet who…
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When a client comes back to ask one to design their new home after 10 years of completing their earlier one, it is nothing short of a dream and when they ask one to design a home that is dreamy then it is a total dream! Thus began the work on this project that was…
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Temples have begun to commercial, or well they always were, was the debate as we walked into the beautiful Vellore Golden Temple built to worship the Goddess Lakshmi, the consort of Lord Venkateswara and the pseudo-Mom of Lord Ganesha who was given to her by his mother Goddess Parvati. This temple houses both Lord Ganesha…
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Being chair of the Ladies Circle this year, I hosted, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore a very interesting Marketing workshop at the premier college of marketing itself. One the building itself is so gorgeous with its stone build, and two the building impresses one to the T, no wonder architect…
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Growing up on a staple of Wodehouse, now as a thirty-something trying to manage a house the person I miss the most and am trying to manifest with all my might is Jeeves. The cook, the maid, the driver and all on one side, a perfect housekeeper, lets say a butler on the other, but…
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Constituting a very diverse set of women all vibrant, all enthusiastic and always on a high, I have learnt the art of living to its very best at LC. The organisation that buzzes with activities and a multitude of to-dos keeps the quintessence of being alive at its very core. With never a dull day,…
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Vietnam, literally translates to from the south, in Chinese language and they probably hinted at the land that lay beyond China. Steeped in the principles of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism each represented by the lotus, the peony and the chrysanthemum the Vietnamese people embody the best principles from these three religions to form a confluence…
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The other day I was listening to a gentleman and guru who has named himself AiR abbreviation for Atman in Ravi. He said that the best thing to do on a plane is meditate, as a plane pulls off the runway and makes altitude start breathing and well deeply breathe all the way, unless you…
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Subhanshu Shukla sent out a message to fellow Indians who have got for themselves a taste of space with the Indian origin astronauts Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams, Namaskar he said, and drew pride and applause from the country. Slated to complete over 60 experiments during his time in space his flight is said to…
Vedasri Siddamsetty 