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People, I'm headed out to Nagaland tomorrow morning to be part of the exciting Hornbill Festival- Yippie YE!!! I have to share the story of how this trip came about and how I am going only because of this blog(and therefore all of you). I had blogged about Mora and the super talented Ritika Mittal. I also wrote in my post that I...

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Get ready for a splash of red and a world of geometry- sorry astromomy. I had been to the Jantar Mantar ages ago & just realised that I haven't posted about it. So here's taking a sneek peek at the astronomical wonder from history(made in 1724) and the neat pictures it made even with my cheap temporary Kodak camera. It consists of 13...

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The "I am Mumbai" series of tray designs is really close to my heart. I *Love* Bombay and this lot of trays is a lot about different aspects of Bombay. Be it the 'cutting chai' (road side tea), Pandu (local for policeman) or the famous "Kasa Kai, Bara Hai" (How are you I am good in Marathi) or the design which is a...

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I'm so happy to finally show new work, new work, new work!!! In this series I tried something I have never tried before. Black and White. You will normally not find too much black and white on this blog. Though I think black and white is really classy and elegant, I have always been rather colourful I'm afraid. So here are a set...

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When I last went to Chennai, my friend told me , "We will go to Madras Terrace House, I think you will like it". Whatever I expected, it was certainly not this traditional old styled home charmingly reclaimed to be the art and culture hub it clearly is. The contraditions add to the uniqueness, so there is Kolam on the floor, one of...

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India loves colour. So in the streets of its different states you will see handpainted signs, messages and advertisments in bright and full colour. Here's a bunch of pictures I clicked over time across India. When I was putting this together I realised I should have more. Will click.A freshly painted 'Thumbs up" signage in interior MaharashtraAmidst all the architechtural and historic beauty...

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