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NaPoWriMo 2025, Day 3 : Why I’m not a baker?

Today’s daily resource is the online art collection of South Korea’s National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. My own art history education is woefully catch-as-catch can, and the little I know of modern art is very much focused on American and European artists. So it was a treat to browse through a collection that is […]

NaPoWriMo 2025, Day 2 : Egos, Wars, Winners, Losers

Painting by M.V Duradhar: Draupadi in Kaurava court Today’s daily resource is the online collection of the Georgia O’Keeffe museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The museum’s wide-ranging and eclectic collection includes not only at images of O’Keeffe’s famous paintings, but pictures of things that she owned, photos of her, etc. I’m not sure what particular use […]

NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 1: My truth – I am an Artist, Almost Original

It’s time for another year of NaPoWriMo and I’m tumbling headlong into it after a week’s vacation. I was in two minds about participating this year, given that I’m traveling again tomorrow for three days (unplanned) and I have a week’s travel scheduled for the third week of April (planned). But after having participated in […]

Rishikesh and Haridwar Diaries Part 1: A feast for the senses

Haridwar and Rishikesh are cities in Dehradun, in the north of India. The two cities are popular among Hindus because it is one of the four places in India where the three main rivers ( mentioned in the religious scriptures) – Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati, meet. It’s also famous among those who enjoy adventure sports( […]

SoCs 290325 / Tanka Tuesday: Ekphrastic photo poem 250325- A celebration of love

How can you pass by these wild flowers growing in untended grass and not be in awe of nature?

Published : My poem ‘Spring’ in Hotel Masticadores

While we are on the brink of Summer, this poem was written during a morning walk at the beginning of Spring in Bangalore.The breeze rushed to greet me. It followed me as I walked and caressed me affectionately. It was delicious and refreshing, and I wished it would last forever. But since it would not, […]

#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No.4- 180325 : Spring sun

Selma is hosting this week’s Tanka Tuesday. The prompt is to ‘to think of activities they like to do in the spring season and to write a series of no more than three Badger’s Hexastich on ONE activity.’ I like to do the following things in spring: Go for long walksPlant new flowersTake the time […]

#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No.4- 180325 : Spring sun

Selma is hosting this week’s Tanka Tuesday. The prompt is to ‘to think of activities they like to do in the spring season and to write a series of no more than three Badger’s Hexastich on ONE activity.’ I like to do the following things in spring: Go for long walksPlant new flowersTake the time […]

Thankful Thursdays 20.03.25 : A whirlwind trip to Dhaka and back, a review, lessons learnt, and doors!

I took a short trip to Dhaka last week, after three and a half months in India. I did not think I’d ever say this but the truth is I was missing the place. Goes to show that it’s the right people who make a place feel like home. I realize that I have been […]

Book Review : 08/50 2025: More Beads Unstrung by Annamaria

‘More Beads Unstrung’ is a beautiful book of poetry written by Annamaria. Sadly, the book is no longer in publication but I hope after reading this review, the poet decides to make it available. If you’re wondering how I received the book, well, the answer is, I got it from the poet. I happened to […]