Fashion

IWear: The Saree-Skirt

June 10, 2020October 25, 2024

A saree can also be a skirt!

Body & Sex | Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture

There is a sense that the Saree Wearers’ Club is an exclusive one, limited to women who are married or of a certain age, have a certain body shape and even they wear it in certain ways & on occasions only.

Body & Sex | Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture

Dressing As Protest & The Violence Of Fashion Judgement

May 13, 2020December 29, 2023

0 Comments

What is it about our dressing that incites such violent responses in other people? Do we find it ourselves in response to other fashion rebellion?

Pop Culture

I Wear: A Bengal Summer

March 5, 2020October 25, 2024

0 Comments

It’s cotton season! I love summer because it’s the perfect time for my cotton sarees.

Body & Sex | Home & Identity

5 Lessons From A Bad Haircut

February 20, 2020March 24, 2023

1 Comment

I got a painfully bad haircut. What could I do? Would throwing a tantrum change it? Instead, I learnt.

Books | Digital World | Map Of Emotion

My Top 3 Everything

February 10, 2020March 24, 2023

0 Comments

I did this on Instagram. I was touched by the sensitivity of the questions asked. It helped me shift the heaviness of my heart.

Map Of Emotion

Walking The Minefield

June 10, 2019August 28, 2023

0 Comments

We glorify anger. We present and consume revenge sagas, hate politics. We keep alive an emotional minefield.

Body & Sex | Home & Identity | Pop Culture

Angry Girl Of Indie Rock Persuasion

May 3, 2019September 4, 2023

0 Comments

I was an angry girl of the Indian rock persuasion in a saree.

City | Pop Culture

I Wear: Bohemian Rockstar

November 6, 2016July 16, 2023

0 Comments

I was featured in an event themed ‘Women Empowerment’. And my look was a fashion-forward, sex-positive rockstar.

City | Pop Culture

I Wear: Candy Valley Girl

October 10, 2016March 31, 2023

7 Comments

I was in Kandivali (Candy Valley).

Topher on The Safest City: Mumbai 26/11 Terror Attacks: ““Chup kyon baithe ho? Chilao sab!” seems like such a universal cry. Something is Wrong. Do something to change it!…”
Lizzybeth on When You Have A Choice In Your Story: Choices ‘Slow Burn’: “I’m so glad to find another person who loves Slow Burn! I loved the concept and I loved the almost-episodic…”
Topher on How Female Erasure (Mis)Shapes Our History: “This is a great post. As a story teller, I love finding lost stories. While I do mourn the loss…”
IdeaSmith on When You Have A Choice In Your Story: Choices ‘Slow Burn’: “@Topher: Indeed. I was rather unimpressed by Netflix’s first CYOA story but I haven’t checked out the later ones. Choices…”
IdeaSmith on Finding My Khandaan: My Life Through the Bollywood Khans: “@Topher: I’m just glad the LOT is out of my brain and now down on my blog! Thank you for…”
Topher on Finding My Khandaan: My Life Through the Bollywood Khans: “There’s a LOT going on in this post about who they are, who you are, and how you got here.…”
Topher on When You Have A Choice In Your Story: Choices ‘Slow Burn’: “I loved “Choose your own adventure” books when I was kid. 🙂 Choices sounds like a really interesting evolution to…”
IdeaSmith on Mining Joy On A Joyride: Mumbai Metro Aqua Line 3: “@Lisa: Cities are such impactful experiences because they’re changing even faster and more violently than individual human lives. I remember…”
IdeaSmith on Big City Girl: Marol Memoirs: “@Lisa: Thank you so much! Also for indulging me with a visit. It really allowed me to see the place…”
Lisa on Mining Joy On A Joyride: Mumbai Metro Aqua Line 3: “I recall the first ever time I saw a metro in Dubai, it was mostly underground. So travelling in Mumbai’s…”