I absolutely love the festive season, which starts with Varalakshmi Vrata and continues till Vishu (essentially, the end of July to mid-April, which is almost 10-odd months). The only couple of months where no one celebrates is the monsoon. But here, across different cultures, this silent period makes way to reflect, reminisce, and reload. While…
The Simple Life
There are phases of life and growing up. For us, who have taken to our adopted land like fish to water are blessed to enjoy the best of two worlds. While there is familiarity in celebrations of our home, the land we are from takes us on a treasure hunt to keep our ancestral traditions…
Independence Day Reads: An Ode to Indianess
It is that time of the year, when we wear our tricolor with pride, listen to songs of valor, celebrate the contributions of our freedom fighters, and sometimes diss the pace of our country’s growth over the past 77 years. Love it or hate it, being an Indian is our only identity on the world…
Sreenchi Maya
Like I said before here, I am a god and culture-loving person. Fear is not an emotion I associate with either. I also like most gods, but I like some a little more. Ganesha is on top of that list. The 10-day festival is so full of life in my part of the world, and…
Simple Pleasures
When I shared pictures for Gokulashtami this year, I met with a strange, yet familiar reaction. “You don’t seem like the kind to invest time in idol worship!” My response was the same as it always is: I don’t need to wear my beliefs and culture on my sleeves. I’d much rather live by the…
The Bond Beyond
There is something absolutely magical about the festive season in my part of the world. If you know me enough, my blog and my first published collection of short stories is testiment to this time of the year. It’s colourful, lovely and full of life. It’s all about people, connections, bonds and stories. I know…
Pongal O Pongal
I know I am late again by almost two months, but I couldn’t find the time to click the scene in perfect light when I set it up before Pongal. With the cautious normalcy now slowly becoming a reality, it was time to make a way to not waste the effort I put to recreate…
Blinding Lights
Diwali is my most favorite time of the year. But creating a miniature with traditional and classic Indian titbits is almost impossible, given my poor crafting skills. Well, although this post is reaching you almost a month-and-a-half too late, I totally believe the song Konjum Miakale, when Aishwariya Rai sings, ada indre varavendum en deepavali…
The Magic of Rangoli
Rangolies are a tradition in most Indian households (mine for sure as we were growing up). Made from rice flour, vermilion, turmeric, and flower petals traditionally, these works of art are made from colored sand. Meticulously curated, these offer a window to the current socio-political ideologies that are gripping India and specifically Mumbai. Hosted during…
Snapshots of my World 