Something super fun is brewing…
Thanks @little_dream_makeup_esthetics @barbarichphoto ☀️
Wearing @sidiathebrand
In honour of #99Songs releasing April 16th, here’s a gentle peek at one of the most intriguing characters I’ve had the opportunity to play on film.
All thanks to @arrahman sir’s blessings.
Have you seen the trailer?
@officialjiostudios @vishweshk @idealentinc @ym_movies
Donning @gauravguptaofficial fierceness
‘In our relentlessly busy contemporary world, we are forever trying to defer the onset of winter. We don’t ever dare to feel it’s full bite, and we don’t dare to show the way it ravages us. An occasional sharp wintering would do us good. We must stop believing that these times in our lives are somehow silly, a failure of nerve, a lack of willpower. We must stop trying to ignore them or dispose of them. They are real, and they are asking something of us. We must learn to invite the winter in. We may never choose to winter, but we can choose how.’
– from ‘Wintering, The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times’ by @katherinemay_
Wearing my mood in @lunya
Sunny daze. Drunk on spring.
We are heading back home to Asia soon. I will miss the crisp air, the secret beaches and untrammelled slopes of Canada, where nature triumphs over human intervention almost every time.
MUH @little_dream_makeup_esthetics
Heard it said and it bears repeating: Religion is for those who are afraid of going to hell. Spirituality is for those who have been there.
It’s March break and we are surviving, thanks for asking.
Before.
Before identity, and the impulse to sort and categorize the world around us, there was just this: rocks gathered on a beach, returned to the water.
These two little Teachers humble me – and yes exasperation is at times a cherished teaching method – every damn day.
Sort of like chasing avocado with cough syrup after breaking into your ex’s bedroom.
That’s #Luster.
@raven_leilani
Mahashivratri is a night to honour the source of our existence, the adiyogi, Shiva. Om namah shivaya.
As many rituals as there are on this auspicious night, stillness and reflection is what brings me closest to reverence and the energetic pulse of creation embodied by Lord Shiva 🙏🏼
Posted @withregram • @manthanshahfilms Ganga Aarti 🙏🏻
#manthanshahfilms #gangaaarti
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#varanasi #varanasidiaries #ganga #aarti #pooja #shiva #omnamahshivaya #banaras #kashi #photographers_of_india #instagood #oph #_coi #_soi #_woi #nustaharamkhor #spreadkhushiya #reels #instareels #reelkarofeelkaro #reelitfeelit
Posted @withregram • @flyin_thoughts_by_nidhi Dear @lisaraniray I am in complete awe of your personality. I have been reading your memoir, “Close to the Bone”. What a beautiful and honest account of your life, straight from the heart. The way you used wit and humour in the toughest of situations tells a lot about your invincible attitude towards life. I lost my father to cancer and can truly relate to the pain and trauma attached with the word itself. You are a true inspiration. It was a pleasure reading @closetothebone.book
Looking forward to read more of your writings in furture and watch more of your charismatic performances.
All the best!!
Love❤
#closetothebone
@harpercollinsin @closetothebone.book
Posted @withregram • @pinkvillausa Memoirs you should have read by now! @priyankachopra’s #Unfinished and @lisaraniray’s #closetothebone are exceptional reads. These #southasian achievers have given an apt tribute to their life with these books. Let us know if you have read them already! @pinkvilla @pinkvillausa
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#priyankachopra #priyankachoprajonas #lisaray #bollywood #hollywood #actors #pinkvilla #pinkvillausa #booklover #memoir #inspiringstories #inspiringwomen
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Solving mysteries is never going to be half so important as living calmly in their midst – Pico Iyer
This makes my heart smile. Cheers to you Sara. Embracing our differences is our strength 💥
Posted @withregram • @sarakoonar *Growing up, Lisa Ray, for me, was the closest thing I got to representation. The bi-racial Hollywood and Bollywood model/actress was born to an Indian father and Polish mother and grew up in Canada. Being a half Indian, half Italian, Canadian, I’d never seen anyone like me other than my own siblings. Having the opportunity to read her honest and beautiful memoir, Close to the Bone, and learn her real life story (and not just what I saw on red carpets), of surviving cancer and an abusive relationship, has introduced me to a whole different side of Lisa Ray I wish I’d known years ago. Her story is unbelievable and is an absolute must-read. @doubledayca @lisaraniray #closetothebone
In early 2009, life was a series of opportunities and adventures. I was in a different city every month. Slowing down was out of the question. So I ignored the signs from my body – fatigue, sudden weakness, pale skin. Because like everyone else, I too believed that nothing can happen to me. But then it did. That’s when I realised the importance of insurance and the role it played in helping me in my fight with cancer. Because when you’re financially prepared, you can bounce back to a better life.
#BounceBack #SarUthaKeJiyo
@hdfclife
Posted @withregram • @sis_from_the_six Her soul purpose is to empower others. Every path she chooses to walk, has an intrinsic goal of elevating others, especially women.
She is a beautiful soul with a loving heart.
It is my honour to present our next Fierce and Fabulous Female!!!
@lisaraniray
So proud of you my gorgeous sis!!!
Reetu Gupta (@sis_from_the_six) presents…
The Fierce and Fabulous Files!
Today we are so proud to spotlight Canada’s very own superhero, Lisa Ray!
Born of a Bengali father and Polish mother in Toronto, Lisa Ray has had an acclaimed, expansive and serendipitous career in the entertainment arts beginning in India in 1991 and spanning multiple countries and film, including Oscar nominated Water.
When diagnosed with a rare blood cancer in 2009, she choose to publicly share her experiences in a blog called ‘The Yellow Diaries’ which led to her first book. A lifelong activist, she has become a high profile advocate for Cancer Awareness and Wellness through public talks and writing for which she has garnered numerous awards and recognition. Her poetry explores themes derived from an identity-bending, nomadic experiences, the culmination of a life of no fixed address. Her writing has been published in Vogue India, Elle India, Mint Lounge and Travel and Leisure amongst other prestigious publications. Lisa’s upcoming acting releases include A.R. Rahman’s prestigious first production, ’99 Songs’ on April 16th, 2021 and season two of International Emmy nominated Amazon series, ‘4 Shots More Please’. Lisa recently announced the birth of her twin daughters via surrogacy as a way to normalize fertility options and choices for others. Her memoir, Close to the Bone, was awarded the Laadli Media Awards for Gender sensitivity 2020. It was published to acclaim in May 2019 in India with Harper Collins and released by a Penguin imprint in North America on November 2020. She recently signed a three book deal with her Indian publisher, Harper Collins.
Close to the Bone – a Memoir
“A thrilling journey. . . . A must-read.” Freida Pinto
“How fortunate a thing it is, when life alters you without warning.”
Check out her book on amazon!
Posted @withregram • @__whatwewore #ad I’ve been trying to include a bit more non-fiction in my reading this year, so Close To The Bone was a welcome addition to my list 📚A raw account of a life lived to its fullest extent (and no where near finished), the Lisa Ray I grew up hearing about and seeing in Bollywood was only one sliver of the woman that jumps off the pages of her book. From working in films and traveling the world, to feeling like an outsider, and even surviving a rare cancer, @lisaraniray’s writing immerses you in the journey of her life, managing to be hilarious and heartbreaking all at the same time. @doubledayca
Posted @withregram • @aanch_m For this week’s story for the Museum of Material Memory, Amrita C Roy writes about Aahaar’e Baahaar, or the art in food – a way of life for Bengalis, through the beautiful, heirloom terracotta moulds her grandmother carried across during Partition from Cumilla to Calcutta.
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“Rural Bengal, Mid-19th Century: A warm winter afternoon lulling everybody into a lazy post-lunch siesta. The lady of the house too, lay on the bed, musing about her next batch of sweet sandesh. But the sweetness she dreamt of felt unfitting to be filled within formless lumps, as they normally were, and thus grew an endeavour over decades, or perhaps centuries, to give a more ornate structure to the fabled sweetmeats of Bengal. These efforts took different shapes and forms in clay, stone and wood, and became as indispensable to the process as the ingredients that went into these sweets.
This revolution is known as the Chhaanch, the Bangla word for cast or mould, and has ‘shaped’ the Bengali’s obsession with sweetmeats for decades. They are mostly passed on as heirlooms within women in the family.
I, too, inherited these terracotta moulds from my mother during my wedding, who herself had inherited these from my Thaakuma, my paternal grandmother. My Thaakuma, in turn, had inherited some of these from her aunt who raised her in the Cumilla district of present-day Bangladesh. It was there she grew up and was married to my Thakurdada. During the 1947 Partition, Thaakuma had to make her journey across the border to Kolkata alone, and while she couldn’t carry much, a few Chhaanch made this perilous journey with her.”
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Head over to the @museumofmaterialmemory to read more from ‘Sweet Imprints’ by Amita C Roy.
RIP Anil.
Image @rohitchawlaphotography_
I am a HUGE fan of Arundhati’a work and the fact she was hostel mates with one of my beloved directors just makes sense 🙂
Posted @withregram • @nupurasthana Am jumping and screaming with joy! My hostel roommate and one of my oldest friends in Mumbai just won the Sahitya Akademi award for this incredible collection of poems. Beautiful beautiful evocative poems! #mustread #sahityaakademi #poetrylovers #arundhatisubramaniam
Is it so wrong to put my brain on ice for the weekend?
Posted @withregram • @bookstruckbong In one word. Inspiring✨✨
Thank you Lisa Ma’am for sharing your journey and inspiring lives❤️
@lisaraniray
#closetothebone #lisaray #lisarayautobiography #booksbylisaray #autobiography #bookstagram #inspiringbooks #lifestories #booklover -#bookpage #book #bookrecommendations #bookstagrammer #bookcommunity #goodreads #bookish #bookphotography #bookpost #bookmarks #bookreview #bookstagramindia #booksofinstagram #readersofinstagram #readinglist #readinglife
I’m leaving on a jet plane.
#Godsong #AmitMajumdar
Read. This. Now.
(Thank you @avnidoshi)
@katherinemay_
Posted @withregram • @aninditaghose Bangla moon song. Literally, “the dam of the moon’s laughter has split open, light spills all around.”
🌓 #jitishkallat
#rabindrasangeet #chaand #moonsong
