Blank Noise is a community project which is committed to tackle gender-based violence and building safe spaces for citizens. It is a volunteer-led initiative and was founded in 2003 by Jasmeen Patheja. The project started in Bangalore but over years, volunteers from all over India joined to raise their voice and spread awareness through a variety of interventions. … More B for Blank Noise #AtoZChallenge
It’s not easy to spot women in open technology and culture. The domain is male-dominated and most women find it hard to contribute additional time amidst work or household chores. AdaCamp ensured that it got women from all over the world together for a two-day unconference and gave them a platform to talk about open technology … More A for AdaCamp #AtoZChallenge
With March ends the first quarter of 2016. It’s the close of the financial year too and in Bangalore looks like we are in for the hottest summer ever. The temperatures have been soaring and the once all-year-round pleasant Bangalore is not the same anymore. I will attribute all this to changing weather conditions and … More Gratitude List – March 2016
Jorge Alvares is credited as the first European explorer to have reached China and Hong Kong by sea. I clicked this picture when we visited Macau and at that time, I wasn’t aware of the history. It’s fascinating to know that Alvares reached China in 16th century and his statue reminds many generations after him of his expedition.
The word chutney got introduced to the Oxford English Dictionary in the early 2000s but much before that, grandmothers knew how to make a meal better. They knew what to do when leftover food had to be given a new taste. The concept of sweet and spicy mango chutneys was introduced to me by my … More #Foodventures – Sweet and Spicy Mango Chutney
2015 was the first time I attempted the A to Z Challenge and my experience was wonderful. Towards the end of the challenge, I knew I will keep coming back to participate. Well, this is 2016 and I am glad it’s happening again. Blogging challenges are no doubt a stretch. But in a good way. It’s … More Spilling the beans #AtoZChallenge
My paternal grandfather, Baba was born today and we lost him when he was 72. His death was one of my first brushes with mortality. As a teenager, that was the first time I witnessed what being taken away for the last journey means. It hit me hard and the memory of that day … More #FridayReflections – Happy 90th Baba!
It’s not always that I think of sharing about my day. Today was different. I slept late last night and woke up on time for Yoga. After last night’s rain, the morning was pleasant and cycling in the peaceful, still getting-up-to-work and school atmosphere was relaxing. In ten minutes, I gave my lungs a lot of fresh air. … More Just Another Day In My Life
Today is 3.14.16, Pi Day – a day that’s celebrated annually around the world by Mathematicians. The date today resembles the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter approximating to 3.14159. On this day, eating pies, throwing pies and even talking about the significance of the number π counts as celebration. Not just that, today happens to be Albert Einstein’s birthday … More #MicroblogMondays – Pi Day
The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. … More #PledgeForParity – Change Begins With You
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