India Art Fair, 2017 Closing Party at Le Meridien, New Delhi
The coolest thing for me to have spotted at the India Art Fair, 2017 closing party at Le Meridien, New Delhi was how the hotel had taken artist Sankha Samanta’s…
View ArticleIndia Design ID 2017 with Asian Paints #EarthSeries
Technically, I was meant to post two Instagram updates only but it is quite difficult to control my shutter finger when the brand and their agency go over and above…
View ArticleFriends & Family : Niti at Fio
Nothing much happening here except lots of talking and eating and catching up. Which is how it should be when friends – who are actually family – visit India. Fun…
View ArticleSamaira’s Third Birthday
“Samaira” means enchanting goddess of beauty and this little cutie pie is my niece. Her parents celebrated her third birthday recently. Since I get to see so little of them…
View ArticleEmerging Artist of The Year, 2017 #EAY2017 #NAINAxGlenfiddich
The Emerging Artist of the Year Award is a part of Glenfiddich’s global Artists in Residence programme, where winners from different countries get to spend three months at the Glenfiddich…
View ArticleBehind The Scenes at UrbanClap #NAINAxUrbanClap
As a photographer / blogger, I am lucky enough to receive access to brands that I am also a customer of. Although this is still rare, it does happen once…
View ArticleTarun Tahiliani Bridal & Couture Boutique, Qutab Garden, Mehrauli : Opening...
When was the last time you remember doing something for the first time? ( It’s supposed to be a hipsterish gauge to measure how much fun you’re having in life…
View ArticleMahesh Shantaram’s The African Portraits Photo Exhibition
“The African Portraits, Mahesh Shantaram’s most recent body of work, documents the lives of African students living in India in a series of intimate portraits. Following an increasing number of…
View ArticleHow I Get Rid of Body Odor
Sometimes, I stink. It’s terrible. I can barely breathe. Perfumes and deodorants do nothing. Even after multiple washes, depending on the fabric of the garment, my clothes continue to smell…
View ArticleMango Tree In The Making
Mango season is done for this year. That’s a narrow way of looking at it though. It’s always Mango season because the tree continues to grow. Just because I don’t…
View ArticleM&M’s Are Now In India! #MnMsInIndia
If you’ve met me or spoken with me since yesterday, I’m pretty sure I’ve told you, maybe more than once that not one but TWO MnM’s characters – Mr. Red…
View ArticleTeddy Roosevelt Instant Coffee
The only reason I ordered this one is because my favorite brand’s supply is spotty. I ordered Teddy Roosevelt and another brand ( that I will be writing about shortly…
View ArticleWorld Photography Day with #TeamPixel
Today is Word Photography Day! Since 2010, August 19th is celebrated, internationally, as World Photography Day. Now I am not one for labeling days or focusing on only one day…
View ArticleIron Supplement, Nature’s Bounty
To be clear, this post is not meant as a “You should take THIS Iron supplement.” It is meant more as a, “This is the Iron supplement I am currently…
View ArticleColombian Brew Instant Coffee
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. Recently, I…
View ArticleProbiotics Supplement, Schwartz Bioresearch
Probiotics became popular a few years ago in India. I’d been hearing about them in podcasts etc, abroad. But there had been no supplements available in India. One of the…
View ArticleCurcumin Supplement
“Curcumin is the active ingredient of turmeric, and is also found in limited amounts in ginger. It is an anti-inflammatory molecule with anti-cancer properties, and similar to fish oil, it…
View ArticleStudio Smita Singh, La Decoupeuse #EyesForGurgaon
Smita, La Decoupeuse. Also, Smita, the classmate from school! The launch of the Studio Smita Singh was, of course, an event where I got to see the beautiful art that…
View Article#TastinFrance Professional Wine Tasting by Business France #EyesForFrance...
Nine French wine and spirits producers and merchants from the main wine regions : Languedoc, Bordeaux, Bourgogne, Vallee du Rhone, South-West, Armagnac and Rum from Reunion presented 70 wines during…
View ArticleColon Detox & Cleanser Supplement
After having done two courses with these capsules, I’m sharing my experience here. During the first 15-day course, I took just one capsule per day, right after a meal. It…
View ArticleOmega 3 Fish Oil Supplement
“Supplements are not real food.” I get that quite a lot, especially from the older crowd ( age-wise ). I don’t get into the discussion though – this is not…
View ArticleMadame Tussauds Delhi Preview #NAINAxTussaudsDelhi
( Behind The Scenes with the Wax Figure Artists at the Madame Tussauds, New Delhi attraction. ) After having heard about Madame Tussauds launching in India for so long, I…
View ArticleMy Yotel Singapore Staycation #NAINAxYOTEL #EyesForSingapore
If you go in expecting that the rooms are like luxury airline cabins, you will be very pleasantly surprised. The YOTEL concept is of hotel rooms that utilize space smartly,…
View ArticleWax Figure Artists, Behind The Scenes at Madame Tussauds, Delhi...
If you haven’t already seen the sneak peek preview of the first ever Madame Tussauds that is opening up in India in New Delhi, soon, then might I suggest you…
View ArticleMadame Tussauds, New Delhi Launch Gala #NAINAxTussaudsDelhi
The Madame Tussauds New Delhi attraction opened for the public on the 1st of December and I was there for the launch party! This is the third part of the…
View ArticleSharmila Tagore & Soha Ali Khan, photographed for the HTBrunch #LikeMyMother...
The Five Photographs Published in the January 28th issue of HTBrunch. Including the Cover Image above. A special double edition, wellness special. “Grace, Grandeur and Grey Hair. Mother-daughter...
View ArticleShadows : Comedy Special by Daniel Fernandes
( Photo above is a self portrait. Nikon D800 with 85mm f1.8 & SB 910 speedlight with a grid about 6 feet in front and above me at 1/6.4the power…
View ArticleIndia Design ID 2018 with Asian Paints #ColourNext18 #ColourOfTheYear2018
If there’s anything I love more than cohesive branding, it is a repeat client who is known for their cohesive branding. From ColourNext 2017 to ColourNext 2018, Asian Paints seems…
View ArticleGlass Globe & Vine #StillLife
Having struggled with wondering what to do with my life pretty much all the time, I try to keep myself engaged doing the things I love the most : photographing…
View ArticleIndian Borage Honey by Pahadi Local
Whether to eat it or to apply it on my face? That is the question that troubles me when I look at my bottle of the Indian Borage Honey by…
View ArticleFirst Ladies of Indian Fashion, Cover Story photographed for HTBrunch...
Read on the HTBrunch website : First Ladies of Indian Fashion. HTBrunch : Instagram | Twitter Editor : Jamal Shaikh ( Instagram | Twitter ) Feature written by : Lubna…
View ArticleWine Glasses, Still Life Photos
There’s a lot one can do with a set of wine glasses, some water, a plain white back drop and some speed lights. And a few hours over the weekend.…
View ArticleLebua Corbett Jungle Resort #EyesForDestinations #NAINAxLebua
Proactive service, where the host pre-empts and anticipates the requirements of their guests, is rare. Even though India is at the forefront of high levels of service in the hospitality…
View ArticleDelhi Contemporary Art Week, 2019 #DCAW2019
“Contemporary Art” simply means art that is being produced today. Starting in the second half of the 20th Century and continuing into the 21st Century. Art being produced by artists…
View ArticleRaja Ravi Varma & Indian Art Market Insights
Not being educated formally in art, I’m always reluctant to go to anything art-related. Even though I too have an art practice on the side and sold a piece recently,…
View ArticleA Blind Date at The Purple Turtles, Bangalore, With a 7-Course Vegetarian Dinner
My Favourites Allow me to start by saying that the Chocolate Miso soup was unlike anything I’ve ever tasted. It was tasty, warm, inviting – like a warm embrace. 100%…
View ArticleSucculents Under My Desk December 2019 Update #SucculentsUnderMyDesk
As it turns out, I want to document the progress of the succulents that I have been trying to grow indoors at my apartment. Photographing them is something I do…
View ArticleWindmill Design Festival 2020, Call For Proposals
Windmill Design Festival 2020 will be held on the 8th and 9th 15th and 16th of February, 2020. The festival aims to create a platform for young product designers to interact…
View ArticleSelf-Watering Pots For The Indoor Plants In My Apartment
Having recently written about the Succulents Under My Desk, it was time for the long-pending disclosure of the self-watering pots I use for my indoor plants. Since I travel a…
View ArticleStress-Free at Suryagarh #40and10in2020
How many times have most of us had this thought : “I need another vacation to recover from this one.” I say this ALL the time. Vacations are exhausting. That’s…
View ArticleWindmill Design Festival 2020 : Participating Artists & Designers
The Windmill Design Festival began as a community event organised by Windmill Furniture and Pradeep Sachdeva Design Associates at their studio in Aya Nagar, New Delhi along with their neighbour…
View ArticleCounting 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…
View ArticleAt 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…
View ArticleWorld Gin Day & World Cucumber Day : Photo Series
The former is on the second Saturday of June, every year. This year, in 2020, it was on 13th June. This is quickly followed by World Cucumber Day on 14th…
View ArticleAmazing, Affordable Product That Made My Acne Disappear & How To Use It
Research & Findings Before I committed to the product, I read up about it, a lot. One thing I read over and over again was the nasty smell of the…
View ArticleThe Bridges Of Madison County : My Favourite Romance Novel Ever
My Perspective On Love The book has aged well. At least till now. It was released in 1995 and I bought a copy for myself somewhere around 2015 or maybe…
View ArticleThe Nine Stages of Experiencing Narendra Bhawan Bikaner
ONE : Envy & FOMO You’ve seen photographs on the Instagram feeds of friends and acquaintances. You’ve heard their experiences. You’ve been checking the hotel’s website and the hotel’s Instagram…
View ArticleDelhi Contemporary Art Week, 2021, #EyesForIndianArt
After DCAW 2019, which I was thrilled to be able to visit, this was my second time at the Delhi Contemporary Art Week and the Art Week’s fourth edition. There…
View ArticleTAKE Pop-Up, First Edition, October 2021
Bhavna Kakkar, who is the force behind the Latitude 28 Art Gallery, and the Take On Art Magazine, conceptualized and put together the first edition of TAKE Pop-Up, in partnership…
View ArticleAbbotsford Heritage Homestay, Nainital
I first met Janhavi and Kanta at Suryagarh, where they were celebrating a family event. I had no idea I would be seeing them outside of my work place, but…
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