Two years ago, Ekta Mittal, co-founder, Maraa and Yashaswini Raghunandan, a film maker and artist started working on their film “Behind the Tin Sheets”, documenting the lives of workers building the Bangalore Metro.
I have a special place for Tibet in my heart — especially since one of my dearest friends is a Tibetan. And I think that it’s quite a struggle for Tibetans today trying to find their identity wherever they are in the world. It’s not easy when your homeland is no longer yours. Or that […]
The training for Sunfeast is on! This is the Kanakpura stretch where we go when we want to do uphill stretches. This time we did a 4k stretch downhill to start with. And then we come back the same way, except this time it’s all uphill :-) Believe me, it’s not happy thoughts on your […]
“You’ve never been to Food Street?†I could hear disbelief in Badri’s voice when I replied in the negative. It’s true. I’ve never been there. Never had the chance. And besides, no one’s ever suggested meeting at Food Street before. So on Sunday evening, a few of us got together and decided on a rendezvous […]
Everyone needs a hero, right? So here’s a small story about mine. So, the hero’s been around for a while, but never really gotten a taste of adventure. Of what life can be like : on the road. I’ve been meaning to take him out on a jaunt to experience real life… but the timing […]
Rongali Bihu is a fun time for us Assamese people. Luckily for me, I landed in the thick of action. The second day itself I was whisked off for a Bihu gathering by my dad. Apparently it’s a tradition for his group of friends (going way back to 1957!) to meet during Bihu and spend […]
For those of you who want to have a look at the pics on display during the exhibition, you can visit this link: Anita’s Gallery The prints are between 16x24 (with 2 inch borders) and 20x32 (with 3 inch border) and all framed. If you’re interested in getting one for your house, or even gifting one […]
It was pretty hectic the last two days. People have been streaming in through the day. Lots of friends (and lots who promised didn’t turn up, but that is always expected!). Some nice surprises, people who came in through this blog and Bangalore Metblogs also. The Slimes refused to feature us, and we didn’t get […]