The Hands to Empower
Pavitra Muddaya of Vimor has worked tirelessly in the world of crafts since the last 40 years. Her saris were...
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Teen Choto Chamooch (Migrant Stories #1)
This is the first article in a series about the untold stories of displaced immigrants & migrants. Sobha Das was...
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Heralding Poila Boisakh Amid the Chaos of 2020
Today on Poila Boisakh, the customer is treated like Lakshmi and as the businessman closes accounts for the year, he...
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The Maestro, The Man, and the Woman Unsung
What might Ma Annapurna Devi have written to Pandit Ravishankarji on his birthday, if she could? ❧ Dear Panditji, Wishing...
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Crossing the Lakshman Rekha
I have the privilege to be able to love this lockdown; it's come at such a cost for so many....
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Masks & Metaphors in the Time of Mass Epidemics
I am bombarded with videos of clumsy husbands in kitchens, songs of grit and prayers to the universe. The one forward...
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Move Over Savita Bhabhi, Suresh Bhaiyya is the New Stud In Town
In a starched white banyan and with a boring job.. the perfect man? I have always had a problem when...
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Taking the Trash out of Marketing
Photo Credit: Jose Francisco Fernandez In my previous article, I wrote about why we should embrace the new forms of...
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#DESPERATE
As my days have once again become more and more occupied with writing, brands and marketing, I began scribbling notes,...
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My Meraki Moment
A quick update this time rather than a blog post! I did the script and voiceover for a video as...
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Morocco & More
Crossing over the Atlantic Ocean and into the lap of the Atlas mountain range lies the magical land of Morocco....
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The Palace Hotel Called Ranvas
In the midst of the fortifying remnants of the Ahhichatragarh Fort in Nagaur, Rajasthan, lies a palace hotel called Ranvas....
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Kolkata, and a Life of Small Things
This time I realised I didn’t have Ram Ray any longer on my list of favourite people to meet in...
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Iruway Should Be On the Runway
Grass is always greener on the other side and in some cases, it is greener and dreamier by your side....
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Morning Sun Glow On My Window Sill At Java Rain
As I drove out of the city, a weary traveller, away from the restrictive spaces of concrete, monstrous buildings and...
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The Collective Creative Conciousness Cresendo In Channapatna
With Atul Johri As I sat sipping my wine on a warm sunny day at my favourite restaurant, Grasshopper Bangalore, my eyes...
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The Desire to Design by Varastraa
Beyond the unspoken and spoken words lie thoughts. Those thoughts are also dreams that sometimes urge us to translate that...
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The Ideology called JNU
JNU has a very special place in my heart. I studied a year there & spent a very large part...
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‘Letter To You From Me’
Dear All,How do I address you? What do you call people from all over, scattered like autumn leaves on a...
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Mustard Seeds And Mustard Seams
It was on this rushed evening on a bright yellow sunny day that I stumbled upon Shilpi Yadhav’s Kharakapas brand...
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Whoever Said Virtual Cant Get Real
As I grow older, I realise my tolerance for bullshit is reducing. You can by now mostly see through the...
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When Will Women Get to Live Inside “Civilization”?
Again, yes, all over again the entitlement towards gratification and validation (which we call "patriarchy", for short) raised its ugly...
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A Trip Called Benares
We start our mornings in a rush, often thinking about the little worries sitting on our shoulders, which is the...
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The End Of An Era In Advertising
My world gets smaller and smaller with the passing away of my ex-boss, mentor and friend Ram Ray. As I...
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The Sacred Shade Of Indigo
What begins as a soft tune in the heart and reaches a final crescendo of tunes, notes and the symphony...
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