Miscellaneous

A short blog post this Friday showcasing some of my favorite off-kilter products, blogs and brands that believe in a different kind of consumerism-the one where neither nature nor animals…

As a woman scientist working in corporate America, with a Bachelors, Masters and a Doctoral degree, I have had my fair share of being on either sides of the isle…

The one line from literature (ode to hats) that has somewhat endured over the years for me, is not actually a single line, at least not one of those pompous,…

Time is essentially a human invention, where the rotation of the earth has been chopped up into seconds, minutes, hours, days, months and years for the human mind to keep…

Marseille, France’s port city in the southern tip of the country, is a city like no other. Starkly different from Paris in look and feel, it is a delicious boiling…

UPDATE (Oct 3, 2017): Durga Puja is still going on in the Bay Area, California! Details on Oct 6-8 Puja at Baybasi can be found by clicking on this link!…

Tired of the same old monochromatic clothes? Looking for something different? A pop of color or a burst of print perhaps? Even better, addition of some quirky prints to liven…

Spring is here with crisper, bluer skies and pink and white blooms peaking in from the branches sprouting with the first signs of greenery. Here in northern California, the rainy…

I get it, you are a modern day gal who is penny wise and is on the go. By that I mean, there are not enough hours in the day…

I have been learning Odissi for about 2.5 years from Dr. Rohini Dandavate in San Francisco. Barring my short stint in Bharathnatyam and Kathakali at Dakshini (Kolkata) for a few years as…