Solitude

Solitude is Under-rated.

( via An Indian Summer

Bare Essentials

A room doesn't have to be luxurious to feel beautiful. It can happen through the tiniest of things.. often those are the ones which have the biggest impact.
Bare.

This is the start of a new series which aims to curate images which show the beauty in simplicity.

( via an Indian Summer )

 

( via French by Design )

( via an Indian Summer )

( via an Indian Summer )

( via an Indian Summer )

Prettiness Personified : Color Captured

Colour... Its a wonderful thing. It can change your mood, uplift your sense and make you see places around you in a whole new light.
Small spots of colour makes all the difference. Some of my fondest memories would be incomplete without the bright yellow of an autorickshaw, the joyful blue of the walls of a bungalow in Fontinhas, the shiny gold of a best friends jacket , the defiant hot pink of an Old ambassador car whizzing by, the cool grey and blue combination of my school uniform, the green hills on the way to Pune...
Colours make me feel alive.

( via Indian Summer )

Blueberry Cheesecake at the Banyan Tree , Fort

Campsite of a too long ago holiday

The Kala Ghoda Festival

Valentine Day Flowers

Taxi!

Hanging roots

Horniman Circle

Convocation Hall

Makes Me Think

The days just seem to keep passing me by with nothing truly fruitful to show. And then I come across something that makes me wonder just where I am going, what I want to do and why I continue to delude myself by making excuses.

Sometimes, we just need a kick on our rear to put things in perspective.

 I came across this wonderful project, "The Dirty Wall" which inspired me enough to share it with you.

Kane Ryan and his project have managed to transform a pocket of the slum in Saki Naka, creating a playground from a garbage dump and expand a 140 square feet classroom into a 700 square foot two-storey school with 12 computers! 

Kane Ryan goes back to Canada for 2 to 3 months to earn the money for this and then comes back and works in India for  6 months. 

I guess when you truly feel passionate enough about something you find the will to do it!

To contact Ryan, email him on  dirtywallproject@gmail.com or visit dirtywallproject.com

Read more about the story on Mumbai Boss, here

Image via Mumbai Boss.

xWishlistx : Reiko Kaneko

Reiko Kaneko seems to be a master creator of all things beautiful. And more importantly, simple. The designs usually focus on one or two key details and there in lies their secret.

I am currently craving her "Liptease" cups and "Dapple light" lamp.

To see much more of such goodness have a look here and to buy go here ! See her official website here !

Images:

1.  from here

2. from here

3. from here

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5 .from here

Fifteen Minutes

This is a fifteen minutes with a twist. Instead of highlighting just one interesting read that I have come across I am going to pick and choose a couple of events that may interest you!

• You still have a chance to book Sunburn tickets at Book My Show . Its on from December 27- 29 . Squeeze in some more partying between Christmas and the New Year !
• There is now a Zone diet Dabba service. Want to lose weight without starving but dont have the time to plan and figure a menu that gets you there? This is your answer . Read more here on Brown Paper Bag .
• Getting irritated by the non stop rain outside ? Save yourself the bad mood and think about what the homeless people living on the streets are going through. And if you care enough to educate yourself about it read about sleeping on Mumbai streets in this article here by Mumbai Boss . 

Image via French by Design

Photo of the Day

I hope your week ahead is filled with...

Colour.. to brighten up the grey caused by the skies.

Good conversations with close friends..

 Breath taking sunsets to help you understand the magic of Nature.

Quiet Moments to collect your thoughts

 And compassion to realise that not everyone may be as lucky as you.