Each season has its own charm. And nature has her way of spreading her abundance and colour all the year round – with a bit of love and care from us. Temperatures are now ranging from mild to cold – depending upon where you are – but with a bit of effort and persistence –…
Little Krishna with his mesmerizing eyes, and his playful demeanor plays his flute while leaning onto Goddess cow – Kamdhenu. She with her big beady eyes seems to follow everything going around. Meanwhile Arti, a 43 year old, resides in Munirka Gaon, an urban slum in upscale South Delhi. Migrants from Uttarakhand, she has a…
As Humankind evolved and started to use different materials to hunt, fight, and to survive – we used stone, metals and then- there was the use of wood. Human beings have used wood since the beginning of their evolution. In fact, early man was quite skilled at moulding a piece of wood into a bowl,…
She’s a born traveller, she says. And each travel experience was precious enough for her to not even miss a single minute of it. She vividly remembers her first train journey that took her and her family from Kolkata to Darjeeling when she was a toddler. She would sit with her face tightly pressed against…
Life throws up many surprises. Some good, some not so good. And then there is serendipity.That surpasses everything as events happen by chance in a happy or beneficial way with outstanding results for whom it matters most. The life of Tallita Tyagi who creates art under the brand name of Tallita’s Studio is an example…
There is something different about meeting an artist. It is most unlike meeting anyone else. And therein lies the twist. Here was a chance to get into the mind space of one who lives by his expression. It turned out to be an experience like no other. On a hot, muggy afternoon, Pratap SJB Rana…
It comes as a surprise. So does he. I refer to the charmingly quirky residence of maverick artist Gopal Namjoshi and his artistic talent. In the middle of dusty, fume-filled, construction choked Gurgaon – Gopal Namjoshi’s home – set in a quiet, leafy community of town-houses is welcome relief on a hot summer afternoon. The…
It is amazing how sometimes something that appears so tiny – can transform itself in to a reality larger than life itself. That’s exactly what happened on a day when I was with a group of friends at coffee, after office hours at a Fortune 10 company. Our conversation veered on to a path beyond…
