Ever wondered what happens to that doll… Which gets rejected under Quality Control for a manufacturing defect? Where does she go? To the dump? To the second-hand store? Unwanted, Sold for a penny? Ever wondered if she were a real person? What would happen to her confidence? How would it scar her mentally to …
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Rag Doll : Chapter 1 : Born with ‘Manufacturing Defects’
She lay in the dumps building her own little lonely world … hoping that someday, someone might see her, not as a mistake in a world of perfect clones… but as someone who was special, with a unique personality of her own… At some point in life, everyone realizes how rejection feels… Especially …
Inside Mumbai: Chapter 4: Dhobi Ghat
Dhobi Ghat… The World’s largest laundry! If it’s not something you’ve visited yet, then there’s a significant part of Mumbai’s wonderful culture, that you aren’t still exposed to! With 140yrs of heritage, Dhobi Ghat is nothing like anything I’ve ever seen. It is made up of rows of two-storey houses, and every house …
Past Life: Vintage Hollywood Dreams
“That my life is a fairytale, is itself a fairytale” – Grace Kelly I’ve always been fascinated by old Hollywood…! The Vintage has a certain romance to it… it’s fantastical and dreamy… lets you escape… And as someone rightly said, Hollywood was in the business of selling dreams 🙂 One of the reasons …
PAST LIFE: A Queen, A Warrior, A Woman | A Photo Story
About 6 years ago… I read the second book from Alex Rutherford’s ‘Empire of the Moghul’ series – Brothers at War. This book, was all about the least spoken about Moghul Emperor, Humayun… and his fearless and gorgeous queen, Hamida. It’s an account of how Humayun lost his entire kingdom, and then, with …
StreetStyle Ethnic Meets Mumbaiyya Street Food! Featuring CraftsVilla
Hey Guys! As you all know, I absolutely love my Indian fashion… sarees especially, are my absolute favorites! And while I love them in their simple, elegant, classic avatars… I also love to contemporize and create new and unique outfits out of them! After all, for me, a saree is like a 6 meter …
The Secrets of The Blue City : Inside Jodhpur
Hey Guys! Some of you who follow me on Instagram, youtube or facebook, know that I had been to Jodhpur in Rajasthan, about 3 weeks ago! Yes, it was the peak of summer and Jodhpur was hot like crazy, but the little nuggets that I’m going to share with you, will tell you what made …
My Ethnic Memories – Featuring Craftsvilla
As Craftsvilla gears up to celebrate World Ethnic day on 19th June, this year, they approached me to share with you guys, what ‘Ethnic’ means to me! That in fact, got me thinking about my first memories with ethnic wear… and how I came to fall in love with it! I decided to create …
Wearable Stories – Featuring Razia Kunj
I’ve always felt that ‘fashion’ is nothing, but art- a means of story-telling. What you wear needs to say something- something about you, your mood, your beliefs or your personality! It’s a form of expression. So, while trends may be the same for all, their interpretation for each one is different. Because each one of …
Inside Mumbai – APMC Fruit Market, Navi Mumbai
After Chor Bazaar and Kumbharwada, this is my 3rd chapter of the Inside Mumbai series! 🙂 Did you know, the Mumbai Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, feeds at least half of Mumbai?! In fact, few years ago, I read a report that said that there is so much vegetable that …