Why you must laugh if you’re at a standup comedy gig in India
Obviously, you don’t have to do what I highly recommend but hear me out. The comedy “Scene” is still very very new and raw in India. The comedy “scene” is…
Articles & Writing
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The “Hustle” Delusion
Having believed in the “hustle” during my twenties and even in my early thirties, I don’t take kindly to anyone pushing it as a way to succeed. ( And I’m…
On Making Fun
The discussion about one should not tweet what one won’t say to someone’s face in real life / in-person, is now old. If this is the first time you’re reading…
Validating And Submitting My Podcast
After thinking about this for a long time and looking at a bunch of preliminary considerations ( which I wrote about earlier ), I was ready to figure out how…
Four Corners Image Metadata Editor
From Olivier C Laurent’s tweet to the Medium piece by Fred Ritchin called “Where Do We Go From Here” A wake-up call for visual journalism in the “post-factual” era; to…
Preliminary Considerations for My Podcast
If you consider less than 30 episodes to be a “podcast”, I’m a podcaster. Yay! I’m only writing and publishing this after iTunes approved my podcast’s feed – and yes,…
My Jack Daniel’s Story #Jacks150
It is always a pleasure working professionally with brands that have been a special part of my life and Jack Daniel’s is one such brand. So when they got in…
I Almost Bought Followers on Instagram
The Trigger After many weeks, I recently, specifically, visited an acquaintance’s profile on Instagram and was taken aback to see that they had 50,000 followers. I looked at their updates…
Getting Back On The Health Wagon
Few things bother me more than my belly fat and lack-luster skin, when it comes to taking care of myself. Sleeping well is still not a problem – even though…
Fashion Week Thoughts #NAINAxGoPro
The things I think about at Fashion Week are rarely about fashion. The amount of time I have spent on the road, to get to the NSIC Venue and back…
In The Name of GUCCI, Book Review in Business Today, The Luxury Issue 2016 #CoverUp 85
Writing book reviews is fun. And I don’t mean that THAT simplistically. The entire process is fun. Especially when one is writing on a deadline, for a publication like Business…
We’re Sisters
In terms of years, she’s about seven years younger than I am. But in terms of being zen and peaceful, she has decades on me. “So, Akanksha is the…
Better Blogging Twitter Chat with #BlogChatter
It started with a generic question to all participants of the chat, which I think is a great way to do a soft start. Like a “Hello, I’m so and…
Why I’m giving up my desktop
The last year or so, the only three reasons I’ve turned on my desktop are as follows : 01. To access archived photographs from 2TB external hard drives that connect…
Fucking Up and Moving On
What kind of person believes that they’ve never fucked up? We’ve all fucked up at one point or another during our lives. What matters is how one deals with it…
#WhatsUpNaina July 7th 2016
Juggling the Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited ( PVVNL in short ) or one of the many Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board Divisions ( I’m exhausted just naming the first…
Werner Herzog Teaches Film Making
“I am Werner Herzog and this is my Masterclass.” First of all, how cool is the domain Masterclass.com?! Solid gold right there, cornered the market. I first heard about this…
What to blog about when there is nothing to blog about?
Because I have nothing to blog about right now. Literally. I’ve been asked this too many times and I’ve given advice verbally a ton of times. Since I’m in this…
Sensitive Parts. Unmentionables. Body-Shaming.
( Photo from the 77th edition of #CoverUp ) A concerned stranger ( Facebook Friend ) recently sent me a private message about the above photograph. I’m not sharing…
#REDHUxBOMBAY for #GetPepped
In August 2011, I Facebook-messaged a fellow-wedding-photographer and flat out asked him how much he charges. I don’t think I’d ever met him but I’d been following his work and…
Why my Mobile Phone is Out of Service
UPDATE 2021 : My mobile phone number is +91 9910022104. Please WhatsApp or call me during business hours and days, Monday to Friday 12-5pm. ( The text below was published…
My tryst with organized personal style blogging
IN SHORT Wanted to do it because didn’t want to regret not doing it. Did it. Charged 10% of what I usually charge. ( Because assumed 5-6 brands per feature,…
Girls are Cheap. Obviously.
There is so much about the above message that infuriates. Then amuses. Then provides a humbling view into the daily experiences of millions of women who don’t have the option…
Peace in the New Apartment #MovingHouse
The new apartment is the same layout as the one I’d been living-in for the last six years. It’s the same but it’s different. It has given me a chance…