Here’s a little weekend pick me up. Babies and puppies is a people pleasing combination – and why not? Does make you think : are inter – species friendships easier these days?
Serving twin motherhood straight up realness with @bazaarindia
Repost from @bazaarindia using @RepostRegramApp – What piece of jewellery do you treasure the most? For many it’s not about carat, cut, or clarity, but rather meaning. Earrings given by a much-loved late grandmother perhaps, or maybe a family heirloom passed down through generations. Here, we speak to five women about the pieces that they plan to pass on to their daughters.
Lisa Ray (@lisaraniray), actor, model and author says, “I’ve chosen two pieces that hold a lot of sentimental value: This ring was passed on to me by my Polish grandmother. A lot of my family history is shrouded in mystery: My maternal grandmother was brought up in Minsk, which is part of present-day Russia, and many perished in the first and second World Wars. So I feel that this holds a strong family legacy. The second is a pair of earrings gifted to me by Farah Ali Khan. It has a lot of sentimentality for me already even though it’s not that old. I think that there’s an important distinction there: Sentiment doesn’t always have to be associated with how long you’ve had a piece. It’s about the intent and the energy that comes with it.” .
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On Lisa:
Dress: Neeta Lulla (@neeta_lulla)
All jewellery, her own
On Sufi and Soleil: Dresses, their own
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Photographer: Abheet Gidwani (@abheetgidwani)
Editor: Nonita Kalra (@nonitakalra)
Fashion director: Edward Lalrempuia (@edwardlalrempuia)
Jewellery editor: Sitara Mulchandani (@sitara_nm)
Hair: Jean-Claude Biguine (@jeanclaudebiguineindia)
Makeup: Charmaine Rao Soares (@charmaine_soares) for Shiseido (@shiseido)
Fashion features editor: Butool Jamal (@butoolbegum)
Video Edited by: Heena Manghani (@pseudo_manghani)
Consulting Editor, Digital: Ravneet Kaur Sethi (@ravneetkaurr)
#bazaarindia #junejulyissue #memorykeeper
This is me, flaunting my greys and checking up on y’all to say: WEAR A DAMN MASK PLEASE!
@labelpratham
Repost from @bazaarindia using @RepostRegramApp – What piece of jewellery do you treasure the most? For many it’s not about carat, cut, or clarity, but rather meaning. Earrings given by a much-loved late grandmother perhaps, or maybe a family heirloom passed down through generations. Here, we speak to five women about the pieces that they plan to pass on to their daughters.
Lisa Ray, actor, model and author says, “I’ve chosen two pieces that hold a lot of sentimental value: This ring was passed on to me by my Polish grandmother. A lot of my family history is shrouded in mystery: My maternal grandmother was brought up in Minsk, which is part of present-day Russia, and many perished in the first and second World Wars. So I feel that this holds a strong family legacy. The second is a pair of earrings gifted to me by Farah Ali Khan @farahkhanali It has a lot of sentimentality for me already even though it’s not that old. I think that there’s an important distinction there: Sentiment doesn’t always have to be associated with how long you’ve had a piece. It’s about the intent and the energy that comes with it.” .
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On Lisa:
Dress: Neeta Lulla (@neeta_lulla)
All jewellery, her own
On Sufi and Soleil: Dresses, their own
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Photographer: Abheet Gidwani (@abheetgidwani)
Editor: Nonita Kalra (@nonitakalra)
Fashion director: Edward Lalrempuia (@edwardlalrempuia)
Jewellery editor: Sitara Mulchandani (@sitara_nm)
Hair: Jean-Claude Biguine (@jeanclaudebiguineindia)
Makeup: Charmaine Rao Soares (@charmaine_soares) for Shiseido (@shiseido)
#bazaarindia #junejulyissue #memorykeeper
Thank you @t4tales for sparking joy this morning. I’ve been looking for children’s books in Hindi that engage and delight. In fact, I was pretty delighted myself. Soufflé love the interactive elements and I love the fact the rhymes are in both Devanagari and English script. Deep bows and shukriya from Sufi and Soleil. There’s even a musical element! We ❤️you
@t4tales #joyofreading #startthemyoung❤️
Partial to images in which I can recognise myself. This one was taken in Bangalore a few moons ago by the lovely @KomalBasith
Just reminds me of the power of an unfiltered, genuine smile.
I read these luminous words on @natashabadhwar timeline
Such a harvest of wisdom must be shared. It’s not easy to crack open and stand in vulnerability with an aching heart, but it is freedom and the work of our lives:
Repost: It’s easy to feel completely overwhelmed in the face of the multiple crises India is facing…
Our ability to emotionally survive a time like this perhaps lies in our capacity to somehow be able to stand in what educator and author, Parker Palmer, calls ‘the tragic gap’…
In the face of overwhelming problems, we tend to flip either into the realm of corrosive cynicism and stop believing that anything will change and end up living only for ourselves, or we flip into the world of irrelevant idealism and empty optimism, and ‘float above it all.’ The result is the same, as both the cynics and so-called idealists end up doing little good in the world.
Palmer tells us that very few choose to stand in the tragic gap because they know that doing so will break their hearts. But the key, he says, is to let the pain and tragedy break our hearts open and let empathy flow, instead of letting them shatter like exploding grenades, spewing shards of hatred and anger out into the world.”
~ Read this luminous piece by Rohit Kumar to get a potted history of the times we live in and the wisdom to know what to do about it.
Image: The World Unseen
I just love this image of my Sufi feeling her colours and looking at herself with the vatsalya gaze. May my little mystic grow her love and self compassion.
I think I’m in love with the #Elfie series even more than #Souffle. #Elfie dressed in rainbow colours is the mascot @thelalitgroup and these books were conceptualised by @keshavsurifoundation to illustrate how love and acceptance is a way of life. In Elphie and the Peacock, the sweet little Elephant is taunted for his bright colours which makes him stick out in a herd of grey. He meets a flock of peacocks who show him he need not cover himself in dull colours to fit in. In Elfie and the dance party, he meets a dj tune spinning solitary bear in a wheelchair who longs to play a party up in the rocks but can’t figure out how to get up there. With Elfie’s help the bear soon has the entire animal kingdom dancing to trance. You get the drift.
More than their irresistible charm, these books matter because representation is still lacking in India. The message to the world is #Purelove and inclusiveness. Imagine a new generation reading about Elfie and opening their arms without discrimination to all genders, preferences, religions and physical abilities.
Thank you @keshavsurifoundation
#pridemonth
Repost from @freidapinto using @RepostRegramApp – I have been feeling so excited and charged up by this small little victory from an insidious issue that has plagued India and many other countries. Beauty ideals of Light and Fair skin being promoted as more desirable have been nothing but dangerous and destructive and meanwhile, companies selling these products have made bank on them. So yes… first small victory. First, we take away the labels (and acknowledge you for recognising your mistake) and then we take away the product. Your bleach serves no purpose other than destroying mental wellness and making humans more susceptible to skin diseases. 🌻🌺🌸 Poorna says it best… read below.
Today was a small victory. A movement as powerful as #blm takes different forms in different communities. For many South Asians, one of the mandates it inspired was to end colorism. And today, @unilever said it would take out the “Fair” from Fair & lovely, or any reference to Skin Whitening.
I’d like @unilever and every other brand of skin whitening shit to get their fuck all bleach products off the shelves completely. They are filled with toxic ingredients. Renaming the brand is not enough. A Scorpion, called Fluffy, still stings.
Huge congrats to @ninadavuluri @ban.fair.and.lovely @deepica and all the people who signed the petition and have been fighting for this for years.
And let’s hold our Bollywood celebs accountable and demand they stop endorsing these products. What the hell is that about? And stop referring to darker actors as dusky. It’s stupid as shit.
Badass&lovely art work by @manal_mirza_ #fairandlovely #colorism
We had planned to spend the summer boating and hiking from our home in Nelson BC in the Kootenay mountains. I am a mountain girl and I’ve seen a lot of spectacular vistas, but there is nothing to match the purity of the Kootenays. Since we can’t travel from Singapore I take refuge in these pictures and facetime with our friends who live there.
@nelsonkootenaylake @nelsonbritishcolumbia
Sometimes I’m Elfie, sometimes peacock.
#Elfie @keshavsurifoundation #inclusion #pridemonth🌈 #loveistheanswer
Repost from @eszcd30 using @RepostRegramApp – Unsolicited Book Recommendation and Review
Close To The Bone by Lisa Ray
The Spanish word “duende” which has no literal translation in English means “a work of art’s mysterious power to deeply move a person.” I believe writing can be art.
I have written in the margins and underlined the words of 3 books in my entire life. 1 was in high school for a paper I had to write. The second was called Motherless Daughters and it became a bible of sorts for me as I moved through the grief of my mother’s death as a teenager. This is the third book. @lisaraniray writes a book that is open, honest, sincere and real about a life that is unlike others. It’s not just an interesting life story to read but it’s a beautifully written book; it’s a book written by a writer who enjoys writing. It’s filled with words that flow and surround you like the water of a soft flowing river when it engulfs an object sticking out the water. You become all encompassed with the images and thoughts she’s written to beautifully surround you. Each dog-eared contains something that struck me whether emotionally, mentally, or even physically bringing me to tears. Some of it is just simply beautiful imagery. Some of it felt as though it came from my own life. And some of it, reminds me to look deeper into myself as to why it resonates so strongly with me.
I had the audible audiobook but after listening to the first 9 or so chapters I knew I needed the book. I wanted to underline words and phrases and I wanted to truly immerse myself in the words I was hearing because this book is that good; I cried as I finished those last words. I sincerely recommend grabbing this book. It’s on Amazon and Audible. Thank you Lisa Ray for a beautiful piece of work overflowing with duende, I have been moved.
Thank you readers 🙏🏼
@selinabhairon
Do join in. Going live in minutes
Repost from @rolibooks using @RepostRegramApp – Today, at 5 p.m. IST, Lisa Ray will be in a Live conversation with Supriya Dravid on our Instagram!
Join in for a fun and exciting talk!
#believeinbooks
#rolipulse
Repost from @homegrownin using @RepostRegramApp – @homegrownvoices : Since the very beginning we have treasured the beauty of words— the elegance with which they come together to let human beings interact, express and exchange ideas. And the idea of untranslatable words has a special little corner of its own.
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The meanings given to certain groups of letters are so powerful, that they can only belong to those groups of letters. From Wasl, meaning the moment when you come together with a loved one, to Khalish, meaning the combined feeling of remorse, regret and emptiness, we revel in the magic of these untranslatable words.
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India, being the cultural pot-pourri that it is, houses a range of languages so unique and stark, that they truly mirror the diversity of this subcontinent and its people. From Tamil to Urdu to Hindi and more, these linguistic expressions are like melodies that represent a culture, a time, a shared history and a community. As we explored just a handful of these languages, we found 11 distinct terms with meanings so beautiful, they restored our faith in the romance of untranslatable words.
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Comment any other such untranslatable words from Indian languages and dialects in the comments section below so that we can continue with this series.
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Read the complete article on homegrown.co.in
Repost from @muezart_yarn using @RepostRegramApp – Many of you would have noticed the juice from freshly cut beets or crushed pomegranate or spilled black tea can stain your clothes. But did you know that they can be used to dye cloth and fiber ?
We are used to such a variety of colors in clothes and material that is dyed with chemicals that we have forgotten about natural, plant-based dyes .
Many of us may not know that fruits, leaves, berries and even tree barks can be used as a dye for fibers and textiles .
Plant Rich Traditions Are at the Heart of Muezart’s Natural Dyeing.
Our mantra is to revive traditions and open markets for weavers of the Eri silk, a heritage cottage industry .
It was not surprising, therefore, that the team was determined that we stick to using natural dyes.
That too, we had heard that many locals who weave know the art of natural dyeing. An artistic skill passed down generations .
As we explored, it was fascinating to see how rich the plant kingdom was in providing us resources for dyeing fibers and textiles.
Of course, we need to use these natural resources responsibly, ensuring sustainability .
What we learnt about natural dyeing- We are sharing with you .
Click the LINK ON BIO to learn about the interesting tidbits from the world of natural dyeing.
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#naturaldyeing
#plantbaseddye
#vegetabledye
#allorganicdye
#tipsandtricks
#silkdyeing
#askmequestions
#Q&A
#erisilknaturaldye
#erisilknaturaldyeing
Redfm is launching insta live chats with @anuragchauhanofficial in the form of a podcast on multiple platforms today.
You can catch my chat with Anurag about my literary passions and my book #ClosetotheBone in the virtual lit fest on Redfm podcasts available on Redfm app.
Repost from @vibha_jindal using @RepostRegramApp – ‘It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society.’ J. KRISHNAMURTI
Excerpt from: “Close to the Bone”. By @lisaraniray
I can so so so relate to this quote from her book. In fact I could relate to almost every incident / every emotion. I have been a spiritual seeker for as far as I can remember – maybe when I was 6 years old … For some time now, I have been wondering whether I am abnormal – because I clearly don’t fall within the binomial distribution curve of this worlds population for whom ends justify the means. The last couple of years have been especially revealing for me – and I constantly grappled with the question – “Who is abnormal here? Who is sick? I or most of the world who is unapologetically wearing masks and trying to fit in?!!” The masks were making me miserable.
It takes a lot of courage to expose oneself – raw. And I’m grateful to @lisaraniray for taking this step. Will surely help all those people who are already on their spiritual journey and will hopefully help in triggering questions in the minds of those who aren’t and they may take a pause to ponder on the purpose of doing what they are doing 🙏
Its a long and emotionally intense book but I read it in a single sitting as I just couldn’t put it down. A must read !!
‘Only when their will has been exhausted do the majority of people recognise the decree of fate.’
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Utterly devastated by this book and I’ve just begun.
#Transit #RachelCusk
Sometimes I need readers to quite lines from my own book to remind me of what’s important. Thank you 🙏🏼
Repost from @janicepariat using @RepostRegramApp – “Love is a burst of light”
Before #pridemonth comes to an end, a little note on Seahorse, my second book, that follows the romantic (mis)adventures of Nem, a small town boy who falls in love on a college campus in a big city. The novel reimagines a lesser known Greek myth—the story of Poseidon, god of the sea, and his beautiful devotee Pelops.
I’ve often been asked “why did you write a love story between two men?” (I’m assuming because I happen to be a “woman writer”)—and the only answer that’s sounded right to me is “why not?” I’m interested in love—in all its queer beauty, its inevitable transgressions, its power and glory and petty jealousies. How it shapes each of us.
While Seahorse is an #lgbtq novel, nowhere in the text would you find references to characters being gay, lesbian, homosexual—because I’m trying to imagine for us a world in which labels do not matter. People have called this idealistic, but I prefer to see it as humanistic, compassionate even, for categories can be cruel, limiting, fixed. One day I hope #pridemonth will be like any month.
To celebrate for now though, here’s a tiny excerpt from Seahorse—on time and love and brevity.
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#janicepariat #pridemonth #seahorse #seahorseanovel #lgbtq #queerness #lovehasnolabels #lovehasnogender #loveislove #lgbtqbooks #pride🌈 #lgbtqliterature #pridemonth2020 #pridebooks #pridemonthreads #lgbtq🌈 #lgbtqpride #lgbtqfiction #indianwriting #indianwriters #indianwritersofinstagram #writinglove #indiannovels #howtowritelove #writingrelationships
*STILL*. Stillness is the lack of motion, but at its core, a movement to reflect inwards. This serves as the inspiration behind Good Earth’s new summer collection STILL. *To give form to this thought, Good Earth has collaborated with _Pranav Mishra_,* a designer by profession[HUEMN] and a poet by passion. *_Pranav_ takes pen to paper and creates a symphony of words that reflects what _STILLNESS_ means to him.* *I’m sharing this to remind us all of the importance of pausing, reflecting and celebrating joy in the everyday. @goodearthindia_.* *_#StillByGoodEarth #Still #Stillness #Summer #GoodEarth #SlowLiving_* Pranav’s official reading will release on Sunday, 28th June at 6 PM.
![Lisa Ray Instagram - *STILL*. Stillness is the lack of motion, but at its core, a movement to reflect inwards. This serves as the inspiration behind Good Earth’s new summer collection STILL. *To give form to this thought, Good Earth has collaborated with _Pranav Mishra_,* a designer by profession[HUEMN] and a poet by passion. *_Pranav_ takes pen to paper and creates a symphony of words that reflects what _STILLNESS_ means to him.* *I’m sharing this to remind us all of the importance of pausing, reflecting and celebrating joy in the everyday. @goodearthindia_.* *_#StillByGoodEarth #Still #Stillness #Summer #GoodEarth #SlowLiving_* Pranav’s official reading will release on Sunday, 28th June at 6 PM.](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/LisaRay-805-150x150.jpg)