Water Lilies, 2.5 Inch Contemporary Art Brooch
( This painting is now SOLD. Before I could even write and publish this blog post, which is incredible. I’m grateful for those of you who are patrons of the…
Gratitude In Times of Uncertainty
This is being written from a place of privilege. The majority of the people who will be reading this, will be reading this, also from a place of privilege. Keeping…
2009 #40and10in2020
This photograph is probably our first selfie together. B wasn’t interested in talking with me, let alone seeing me in-person. I got his number from his brother, who told me…
1993 #40and10in2020
Before I take you forward, to 2009, I wanted to take you back a bit. In the photograph above, from left to right : Bharat ( the one I refer…
Sunlight Through Leaves : Desktop Wallpaper Release
Shop My Original Art Merch Shop my merch : tees, journals, smartphone cases, mugs & tote bags. Also available : wearable art brooches, canvas paintings & fine-art posters. Back at…
2008 #40and10in2020
2008, Marine Drive, Bombay. Almost done with Bombay. Almost. On my trips back home to Gurgaon, I had met & started dating a cute Jat boy. It was glorious. A…
2007 #40and10in2020
There were three of us crammed into a tiny tiny apartment in Parel. The washing machine was in the kitchen. Fixed hours for water supply meant that we had to…
2006 #40and10in2020
2006, Self-Portrait on a FujiFilm Analog camera. Barefoot Resort, Havelock, Andaman Islands. To me, it is incredible to see how far I’ve come since I shot this photograph. Bombay to…
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…
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…
Sunset, Los Angeles : Desktop Wallpaper Release
This was photographed at the Intercontinental Hotel in DownTown Los Angeles. As seen from the 70th floor, which is the lobby of the hotel. You can also go up to…
A Photographic Walk Through Huntington Botanical Gardens : Desert Section. Los Angeles, November 2019
You can buy an entry ticket online. On entering, you still have to stand in queue to get your sticker but this queue is as short as the members-only queue.…
At Adobe Max 2019 #NAINAxADOBE
There is no way for me to describe the scale of the event except to continue to bring up the fact that there were a total of more than SIXTEEN…
Adobe Max Insiders’ Summit 2019 #NAINAxADOBE
So many Adobe Insiders that there was an Adobe Max Insiders’ Summit separately, which included some panel discussions on stage with creatives from around the world, lunch, workshops, a bus…
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…
Getting to LA #AdobeMax19 #NAINAxADOBE
Not wanting to forget my thoughts and observations, I wrote about what was fresh in my mind back in November when I was just back from the Adobe Max Creativity…
Setting Up At My First Art Exhibit, February 2020 #KhaosPhilos
To get to the above layout – in the photograph above, I had to decide to do a dance between how many paintings I wanted to show and how many…
Blenders Pride Fashion Tour, 2020 : Grand Finale, Mumbai #NAINAxBPFT #MyIndiaMyPride
The Grand Finale of the 15th edition of the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour was a multi-designer extravaganza that also featured the brand’s ambassador actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas as the show-stopper.…
BMW at the India Art Fair 2020 #EyesForLuxury #BMWAtIAF
At the recently concluded India Art Fair, BMW India got in touch. BMW is a presenting partner for the India Art Fair. I’ve always glanced into their Collectors’ Lounge at…
Blenders Pride Fashion Tour, 2020 : Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, Delhi #NAINAxBPFT #MyBlendMyPride
2020 marks the 15th edition of the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour. The Delhi Edition showcased Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla with show-stoppers Sara Ali Khan and Ankur Rathee. The beautiful set…
Prickly Pear, Los Angeles : Desktop Wallpaper Release
There were SO many succulents at The Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens. I was stopping every two steps and I HAD to photograph everything. As you know, I love high…
Street Style, India Art Fair 2020 for The Voice of Fashion #EyesForStreetStyle
Originally photographed for the Art Meets Fashion feature, commissioned by The Voice of Fashion. For more street style features on this blog, see EyesForStreetStyle For previous India Art Fair features, see…
Blenders Pride Fashion Tour, 2020 : Manish Malhotra, Hyderabad #NAINAxBPFT #MyIdentityMyPride
2020 marks the 15th edition of the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour. The last and only time I photographed a Manish Malhotra runway presentation, was in 2012! The Manish Malhotra show…