2005 #40and10in2020
Me in 2005. Princess Park, India Gate, Delhi. Shot on film. (I’m not sure who shot these but it was either dad @vpredhu or @akanksharedhu) I dug up a bunch…
Articles & Writing
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Daffodils. Nargis. Art. Friends.
“Nargis” in Hindi (नरगिस) “Daffodils” in English. “Narcissus” In Eastern culture (including, as referenced by Rumi), these flowers represent “eyes”. In various connotations. Also related to bestowing wealth & prosperity…
Counting Calories & Getting Back On The Health Wagon
This is how I was counting calories in 2015. It was my first attempt at trying to get fitter, in a structured manner, at my own terms. It was the…
Self-worth and Productivity
“Why did you start blogging? That too in 2003/4, when no one even knew what a blog was?” “I can no longer be absolutely certain why I started blogging but…
If Moustache Have, Then Like Chhavi Nath, Else No Have.
It was 1995. Dad had been posted to Pune, after his Command in Kupwara. The family was joining him from Delhi. I was 15 years old. After Class Tenth in…
The Finger Lime Incident
There I was. Walking around in the botanical garden. Minding my own business. Staring at plants and trees. Talking to them. I love saying hello to plants! It was bright…
Travel, Solitude & Loneliness
Not a a huge fan of traveling solo. Not a huge fan of traveling with someone either. I want to be on my own but I also want attention. And…
Before, During & After Adobe Max : Adobe’s Creativity Conference & My Personal Learnings
BEFORE MAX At first, when the Adobe blog post about the invited “Adobe Insiders” was published, I was excited to check out everyone’s profiles and look at their Instagram pages.…
“Those Days In Delhi” by Yashodhara Lal #AboutABook
“Those Days In Delhi” by @yashodharalal When @harpercollinsin sent this book to me, I wasn’t sure I’d like it. I had no context about the book whatsoever. Of course, I’m…
Took A Chance & Quickly Launched My Art on Social Media ( Part Three )
In Part Two last week, I shared how my mini-painting brooches were born and how I re-focused on my art after spending nearly two months figuring out the brooches supply…
Took A Chance & Quickly Launched My Art on Social Media ( Part Two )
In Part One last week, I gave you the context around which I’m writing this series of blog posts. What my original plan was, how the journey began and progressed…
Took A Chance & Quickly Launched My Art on Social Media ( Part One )
SETTING THE CONTEXT “Once I’ve announced the exact date and location for my first-ever solo show of my art, that is when I will open the floodgates of photographs on…
How to Boost & Focus Your Social Media Marketing & Scheduling with CoSchedule
This is not the first time I’m advocating for CoSchedule as my marketing solution mainstay. My earlier piece introducing CoSchedule was published last year. CoSchedule has made some interesting changes…
Not Your Typical Travelers, Gangtok, May 2019 #EyesForDestinations
Lost count of the number of times our hosts asked us where we wanted to go “tomorrow”. And then when we said that we would probably end up going to…
Entrepreneur or Female Entrepreneur : Why Does It Matter? #NAINAxDotCo #IWD2019
Having been interviewed for various articles more than a few time throughout my 15 year career, there have been a couple of times when the article was titled “Women Entrepreneurs”…
The Gift & Curse of Creating In The Age of Instagram
When you are online, you can see more of what you’ll never be able to do or have. What started out as “I want to share my world with the…
Professional Etiquette : A Primer on How to Make Phone Calls
At first, I was going to write about my discomfort with phone calls. How I don’t want to take calls at all and prefer texting. In the last couple of…
How Often Should I Post On Instagram
The short answer : doesn’t matter, as long as you are consistent. Which means that if you post once a week, you should always post once a week. If you…
Ugly Teeth and Other Flaws in My Appearance
Just yesterday, someone who follows me on Instagram, mentioned that they missed my “text” updates on my Instagram stories. Where I “talk” with my “followers”. Both talk and followers are…
The Great Smog of India by Siddharth Singh #BookReview
Considering I live in Gurgaon, not far from the worst of it in India, this was a book I had been looking forward to since I read the author’s tweets…
All My Clients are The Best Clients
A Head of Digital Marketing recently asked me to share some examples of good pitch emails others brands had sent to me ( influencer marketing ). I was unable to…
Are You An Artist? 16/09/2018 Sibang
Sniffing gluten but not tasting. Painting with oils. Yellow. Green. Sienna. Words for colors. Words from a bygone romance-infused era. Spending time with Dad. Not exactly providing care to him…
Case Study : Pitch for Lifestyle Architecture / Interiors Photography Assignment
Brief Background A client of mine that has previously purchased / licensed images from my portfolio to use in their publication, got in touch with me recently for another assignment.…
Selecting Images & The Limitations of Seeing
For the longest time, i.e. till today, I have selected images from whatever I’ve photographed, based on the following criteria : 01. The image must be “nice” It should look…