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The Purple Turtles is a lifestyle boutique in Bangalore, Mumbai and Hyderabad. The owner and founder Raadeesh Shetty, quit a flourishing career in advertising to start the store. He had always enjoyed helping people transform their living and working spaces. He loves connecting with artists who use their creativity to […]
I am loving the recent wave of east-west fusion products. I embrace it because times have changed, and contemporary styles are not desi but desi-global – styles that will not look out of place in a concert hall in Germany, a drawing room in Venice, or at an arty do […]
Namaste! Have you started decking up your home? Are you busy with your mitai and farsan preparations? If not, this new series on our blog is sure to get you going, and put you in the festive mood! I am pleased to kick off the “How do you celebrate Diwali?” […]
I call it a happy quirk of fate. I had been eying a diya arthi at a local store in Pune for the longest time. Last Sunday I was at the Sanskriti Lifestyle late-night Diwali Exhibition and I almost bought one, but the price put me off! Early Monday morning, […]
Vidya Nair runs a beautiful decor blog called What’s Your Home Story. Today, I am sharing some of her really beautiful pookalam pics. As you know, Kerala is probably the only Indian state that does not celebrate Diwali with as much of grandeur and show as the rest of the […]
‘God is a Gamer’ by Ravi Subramanian is a gripping novel about the ‘not black, not white, it’s grey” world of bitcoin trading, and the use of bit coins to purchase illegal or banned substances. No, this is not only about bitcoins, but a whole saga of murder, love, lust […]
I recently spent a morning at Phoenix Mall in Pune at the invitation of the folks at Caravan Craft. Before I tell you what I found in-store, I want to explain Caravan Craft’s rather awesome mission (in my own words). It aims to bridge the gap between India’s rich reservoir […]
The festive season calls for some special touches. Even if we are busy and don’t have too much time to spare! Here are three things that are quick and do-able – a decor idea, a festive recipe and a gift-wrapping idea! Festive Decor: One small change can make a ton of difference […]
This is the twentieth part of a story that I am writing in collaboration with six other bloggers as part of the #celebrateblogging event with BlogAdda.com.Our team is known as ‘Tete-a-ten’.We have just a couple more days to go until the story endsl Stay with us please, we need your […]
I first ‘saw’ Karishma (her pic rather) on Facebook, when her cousin posted wedding pics of Karishma and Anish. She made a beautiful blushing bride, and the pictures were shot so beautifully that they went a bit viral, and the comments kept pouring in. I did my share of going […]
