Women everywhere, everyday do extraordinary things to face life’s challenges and come out triumphant. March 8 is a day to celebrate woman-power; it’s for celebrating you and me, and women like Rachana Saurabh, who take what life gives them, and emerge with a winning attitude. When I first saw Rachana’s […]
Home decor
Online Shopping @ Fashion and You, Heaven and Home: Same Product, Different Prices!
Metal Planter from Heaven and Home Same Metal Planter from Fashion and You I love virtual shopping – period! I can browse through shopping sites endlessly ogling at all the lovely products displayed – good time-pass, I must say J. It’s nice to spot a bargain, grab it before it […]
Shopping Online for Madhubani Art
A guest from US couldn’t help staring at the Madhubani paintings we had put up in our living. He bombarded me with questions about the art and I felt like a fool when I could not answer his questions except that I said it’s a kind of tribal art. Of […]
Tia Pakhi by Anaïs Basu
Designer Anaïs Basu has just brought her Tia Pakhi range to India, with a debut exhibition in Kolkata. You know I am one for stories, and I have one for you here – it’s about a French girl who fell in love with India, its crafts, its people and even […]
Marie’s little Asia-styled home in the French Pyrenees
Feel like a cuppa? Grab one and free up your schedule because today I want to tell you a story! I was young and impressionable. It was a trip to Lourdes with my gran and her sister’s family. A road trip, and for me it was a lovely door opening […]
Indian Design Talent: Suhasini Paul and her Lilliput Army
I’m sure you must have met Mr. Prick, Mr. Mind It, Mr. Big Head, Mr. T. Ray, Mr. Elevate and Mr. Striptease before. They are of course Toy Designer/ Play Strategist (how cool!) Suhasini Paul’s little band of house assistants. Here they are, in case you haven’t met them! Now […]
Little known definitions of love
The Poonch Collection – A doggy exhibit by Aarohi Singh
Artist par excellence Aarohi Singhadmits her work is going to the dogs! And I mean that literally. Why, Aarohi told me herself! Here, have a look if you don’t believe me! Now that you know the details, and also know that Aarohi is an exceptional artist, please make sure you […]
Your work lives on Mario!
via I was saddened to wake up to the news that Mario Miranda is no more. Though he was 85 when he passed on, he is one of those people that we wish lived on and on – to give us more of his awesome signature MM cartoons! via Wiki […]
‘A Bit of India’ in Michigan
Gombe Habba – Mysore Dasara as theme Dasara marks the beginning of month long festivities. Festivals give us a chance to bring out the Indian artefacts that are stacked away in the attic. Rupa, a trained vocalist and an interior design enthusiast put up an impressive ‘Gombe Habba’(Doll Festival) […]