Ever since Phil Collins came into my life, this song title has fascinated me. So here I am, borrowing from @nomadwanderer’s lens… She takes the pictures, i tell the story… Let’s see where this takes us… Project Picture Stories: 1…
Author: Shakti
Happy Birthday, Mariam…
There’s a thrill when you make a major change and land up in an alien environment. You don’t know how things are going to be, you don’t even know if you will deal with them. I was always told that…
Look what I made for you Ma!
A simple dinner. I’d made a green pesto and stored in the fridge. There was a red pepper and there was corn. So voilà! I made penne in green pesto and whipped up a salad with the corn and broiled…
Journal Rules
Ground rules for the journal: Write every day, even if you have not written for the novel, write as to why? Tell yourself the truth. Write about the influences. Film, music, books, art or people that triggered off the want to…
Yehi Hai Write Choice Baby, A-ha!
Enough random thinking. It will still continue, but from today, the blog will see posts about creating my second novel. I plan to do the following things by the year end: Be brutally honest about myself, to myself: Satyadev Dubey…
Woh 7 Weeks: End of a holiday
Past 7 weeks have been pure bliss; ups and downs included. Quality sister time, unique relationship insight (how I love my older friends!), a dash of disappointment, blistered feet, emptied bank balances, crazy credit card bills, tons of food, serving…
Straight From The Art
Art used to be complex. If you loved it, you were fancy. I’d spend time in front of a portrait, clueless to what the brush strokes were or what the colours were or how revolutionary the painting itself was. I…
New York I Love You; The Film, Not So Much
NYC to me is a city glorified by films and music. Many directors have romanced this city on celluloid. Quite a few legendary TV series have had the city as a character by itself and not a mere location. New York. It has cinematic magic…
Living a Dream
A day in the life of Shakti Salgaokar: The day that felt too good to be true. The day that was filmy. A van pulls up in the building. Two girls walk out to the van and hug tight. One of…
Bonds and Memories
Day 13&14, Tuesday 1st&2nd October, 2009 I am sorry. I just can’t fit these two days in a blog post. It’s just so close to my heart, this trip. The story of these two days will be something me and…