JayapadmaLessons in development: start by asking “who is poor”?Around 80 young men and women from villages in Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Kahdhamal, Ganjam and Gajapati came together in Mohuda village…6 min read·Feb 20, 2024----
JayapadmaLessons in development — लगे रहो (lagey raho)! keep going… stay on…A super-cyclone hit the coast of Odisha on October 29, 1999. No one was prepared and the effects were devastating. Eleven days earlier, on…4 min read·Feb 20, 2024----
JayapadmaJawan, keeper of our conscience!A movie like Jawan could not happen without Atlee. A movie like Jawan cannot happen without SRK (two of them at that, in baap beta mode)…2 min read·Oct 3, 2023----
JayapadmaA flash of goldI’m convinced there’s a messenger network among the oriole. Together they’ve been following me where I go, looking out for me. I first…3 min read·Jul 20, 2023--1--1
JayapadmaLiby, me and two bisons on Consumption Ghat, KodaikanalWe stayed at Central House in the Claverack compound during our visit to Kodaikanal over the weekend that just went by. It’s a quiet place…4 min read·Apr 24, 2023----
Jayapadmawomen … malayalam cinema … 2022Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey!, starts the song of one of the most endearing movies i watched in 2022. Set to a catchy tune, it is an anthem…3 min read·Dec 30, 2022----
Jayapadmabeyond the binary of ability and disabilityability (n.) late 14c., “state or condition of being able; capacity to do or act,” from Old French ableté “ability (to inherit),” from…6 min read·Dec 9, 2022--16--16
JayapadmaLike so many other things, photography has changed the way we see things, mark moments and make…#cellnama by Museo Camera, Centre for the Photographic Arts, Gurgaon, has been a fun and interesting way to connect with likeminded trigger…1 min read·Nov 17, 2022----
Jayapadmathe joy of mastering the granny square and turning a cornerthe crochet bug bit me some time ago. i loved the effortless ease with which my friends worked on different patterns. i remebered watching…2 min read·May 19, 2022----
JayapadmaAdieu ChachenThere are some losses which are inevitable, even expected, and yet, when it happens, it leaves one grappling with a bundle of emotions…4 min read·May 19, 2022----