spotted in natural habitat
in my glam era
this career choice rejected my asthmatic a**
first self-draped saree
first homie down
we showed up
first live stand-up show
spotted in Chennai from a moving auto
found my calm here
the Ganga in the haze
these over chandeliers, any day
the man behind the music - Amit Trivedi
he looked right into my soul
Google girls at GHC
first time professionally glammed up
the full look
turned 24 - reduced residues all prime
planted 5 saplings, took 50 pictures
first time go-karting
the go mode
bought it once, used it twice
bought it only to build it - my idea of fun exercise
swimming color palette
tell me you see the man and the elephant too
a man, a flute, and the night
green therapy
Shakti
bold between boulders
that time I made a newspaper handbag and we won
yummy
MS Office, literally
would lose here due to exhaustion, not bad strategy
first time bowling - also India was bowling
dining on water, eating seafood - diabolical
pretty chandelier
hat girl era, briefly
ambiance doing all the work
successfully used chopsticks
our little Bengal in Hyderabad
marigolds and divinity
Marina Beach: 1, my hair: 0
every inch has a story
found my spirit animal in a car window
more modaks, yay
Unbound - GHC India 2025
every artist paints a nude once - mine was abstract and ended up on stage
I am all ears
lost in deep thought: where is the food
let me sho-yu some ramen
Saraswati Puja, good vibes only
bliss
first church visit - stayed for the whole prayer
creativity finds you in the most unexpected places
first job, first team
the rainbow showed up for the group photo
colored hair extensions for wannabes
denim on denim era
they let me in a recording studio
let's discus
mishti doi - the only therapy I need
mandatory yearly ritual
socially distanced, appetite unaffected
getting my hands dirty
Ramoji Film City - came prepared
too pretty to eat, ate it anyway
Bengali thalis are the best
city lights and a good mocktail
the city below, the palace above
back on the track
a glimpse of royalty
white kurtas, many degrees
where's Waldo, convocation edition
the degree, in hand
the day I defended my thesis
finally made it to a conference in person
safely posed with the ones that can't run
caught mid-laugh
first day at the office, nothing like the TV show
tried to be cute, became a mouse
last minute script check before show time
25 years of IIIT
last visit before the thesis defense
just another day on campus
my favorite lecture hall
walked into a palace, as one does
the shirt said it, I believe it
restaurant-ready in a saree
professionally doing nothing
the bob era begins
late night campus walks
late night, full backpack
freshman year, main stage
came for the birthday, stayed for the ice cream cake
a few more minutes and my nose would've matched his
nothing in the hat, no tricks up my sleeve
market finds: mostly hats
Christmas tree, orange couch, no regrets
the print did all the talking
receiving the award from the President of India
that time I was in the Republic Day parade
the group photo with the PM
that time I shook hands with the PM
national recognition, 2019
the day I met Prof Rajan from ISRO
three under a tree
academically, 2015 went well
they said dress to impress
sitting on a plane, literally
accidentally nailed the corporate look, once
first annual day, already owning it
unknowingly photo-bombed by a cartoon
playground boss
oh deer
white dress, black jacket, no notes
the best garden guest
living proof that nature shows off
dance mode: activated
always in motion
the time I used to build 3D models out of thermocol
first birthday, full house
mom and the grumpy tiger
learning to read, but can't walk
the day I discovered food beyond milk
chilling in nana's arms
headlines on cheap plots, bought none