Self-worth and Productivity
“Why did you start blogging? That too in 2003/4, when no one even knew what a blog was?” “I can no longer be absolutely certain why I started blogging but…
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The Gift & Curse of Creating In The Age of Instagram
When you are online, you can see more of what you’ll never be able to do or have. What started out as “I want to share my world with the…
Professional Etiquette : A Primer on How to Make Phone Calls
At first, I was going to write about my discomfort with phone calls. How I don’t want to take calls at all and prefer texting. In the last couple of…
Ugly Teeth and Other Flaws in My Appearance
Just yesterday, someone who follows me on Instagram, mentioned that they missed my “text” updates on my Instagram stories. Where I “talk” with my “followers”. Both talk and followers are…
“Career in Blogging” article on TimesJobs #InTheNews #Press
The article is called, “Career in tech and fashion blogging can pay up to Rs 1 lakh monthly” and I was interviewed for inputs by the author / writer…
About The Boy
It’s his job. Taking out the garbage. He does it well. It’s his job. Taking out the garbage. He does it well. If not each night, then at least 3-4 times…
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…
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…
#EyesForTheWorld : Interview with Eat. Shop. Love.
Oindrila got in touch with a short and nice list of questions for a short interview that would be published on the LifeAtESL blog. I’m reproducing it here with her…
Ginger : About a Dog
He wasn't mad happy tail-wagging. More like he was probably thinking, "Ok, you've been staring at me and smiling at me long enough. Just pet me and get it over with. Here."
You do not have to work for free
Someone in a well-read advice column recently recommended to a youngster, “Since you are young, you can choose to work for free…”. Reading that made me purple in my face. Who…
afaqs! Reporter : The New Influencers
Satrajit from afaqs! recently emailed me for a cover story that the afaqs! Reporter was doing on The New Influencers. I received a print copy a few days ago and…
Social Media Measurement Tools & The Role of The Agency
An agency I’m discussing a social media / blogging project with, asked me if I will be providing them with detailed reports of the numbers generated by the project being discussed.…
Reactive vs. Proactive : My Problem with Social Media
Don’t get me wrong, I love the Internet and I love most of the social media platforms. I love spending time on them sharing what I do professionally and personally.…
Adieu August #2014
I’m happy to see you go, August. There were many power-cuts where I live. Without power back-up, i.e. the Generator pictured above, I would have not been able to do…
Being a Sellout & Making Money
After some ( about a decade plus ) years of being part of the “workforce” as an independent / entrepreneurial / freelancing photographer / graphic designer ( yes, I’ve done…
Agency Emails & How They Tried To Arm Twist Me
Here is an email exchange I recently had with a Digital Agency / PR firm that wanted me to tweet about their client’s brand. First email from them on Day…
Press: DNA Mumbai #socialmedia
@raokrishna of @DNA was working on a story called “Tweets, Likes or Dhokha” and I was quoted in the story as a social media influencer. The story was published on…
Some business tips #photography
When there’s something I care deeply about, I talk a lot about it. On Twitter for example, I talk a lot about professionalism and photography. I am curt with questions…
