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Fear and Gender

Posted in Cause, Event, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on January 29, 2009 | 7 Comments »

 
 
Vinayak has been very busy with his work as a curator for a photo exhibition on Fear and Gender at 1 Shanti Road in collaboration with Shrishti School of Design. Endless discussions with him over our morning cup of tea opened my eyes to views of so many men I hang out with or men [...]

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26-Nov-08-Mumbai-India-21:40 IST and on…

Posted in Cause, Event, Thoughts, tagged , , , , , , , , , on November 28, 2008 | 5 Comments »

I am deeply saddened by the state of things which Mumbai is going through rather my country is going through.
While we slept on our cozy beds, more than 100 people died, about 350 injured and so many are still held hostage.
The commandoes and paramilitary forces are fighting non stop for 36 hours now to save [...]

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My 1st Puja in Kolkata

Posted in Event, Thoughts, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on October 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »

 
This year I spent my Durga Puja in Kolkata. This was the first time when I was witnessing the biggest festival of Bengalis in Bengal.
The trip was very short though, just 2 days after which we left for Sikkim. In these 2 days I got to see about 20 Pujas including the Shobha Bazar Puja.
According [...]

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What am I missing today?

Posted in Event, Thoughts, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on August 24, 2008 | 7 Comments »

 

 
 
What am I missing today is the celebration of Janamshtami. I come from Delhi; a city, which for most people who is not from Delhi, is known to be a loud city and I don’t deny that. Delhi is loud and that is why all the festivals are celebrated with full fervor.
 
Markets are lit [...]

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A Pleasant Change

Posted in Cause, Event, Thoughts, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on July 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »

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Originally uploaded by lighttripper

I think we are changing. We, as a society are changing and changing for the better.
 
This change was witnessed by a Gay Pride parade in Bangalore for the 1st time on 29-Jun-08. A walk, where all the men and women, who are otherwise ridiculed in our films for fun, who are only [...]

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Jamai Shoshti

Posted in Event, Humor, tagged , , , on June 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Mother: Soooo… you want to become my son-in-law. Suitor: No, but I don’t see any other way to marry your daughter.
 
In the month of Jaishtha , there is a festival among Bengalis called, Jamai Shoshti -a celebration meant for the beloved son-in-laws. Usually during shoshti, the sixth day of the lunar mothers fast for the [...]

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NDTV Interview

Posted in Cause, Event, tagged , , , , on May 6, 2008 | 4 Comments »

I was on NDTV with other fellow Bangalore Bloggers talking about traffic situation just before the elections.
Here is the link
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080048407
 
And here is the video

 

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Its all in the Jeans

Posted in Cause, Event, Thoughts, tagged , , , , , , on April 22, 2008 | 10 Comments »

Mrs. Jones:- Gene, wake up. They will be here anytime. Get ready.
Gene (rather groggily):- Maa, I told you I am not into marriage and all. I don’t want to get married so soon.
Mrs Jones:- So soon, what do you mean so soon? You are 24 years old. When I was 24, I had you and [...]

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Musafir:- Travel Based Photo Exhibition

Posted in Event on October 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Musafir: The journey of a photographer
‘Musafir’ is a photographic odyssey of the mind, body and soul of four
wandering photographers, captured through their lenses.
From the dusty adventures of the deserts to the quiet evenings of the
orient, a varied canvas of discoveries of places, people and self is
documented in this journey.
‘Musafir’, a photography exhibition, is being organised [...]

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