The Idea-smithy

My blog’s god-father tags me to post a photograph taken this year with the instructions that it be,
One photo that you have clicked this year that is special to you. Could be anything…aesthetic, technical or personal. Also, put in a short note why it is special.
So here is the memorable photograph of this year. Quite [...]

I’ve developed a rather late interest in flowers. And why not? With all the frivolous things that we spend on, a little bit of beauty is much appreciated. Why must a gift always be intelligent or useful? How about just alive? Nothing better than a flower then. Here’s an account of my most recent floral [...]

Friends used to be people I could talk to. Now I hang the tag of FRIEND on anyone who lets me be silent.

Once, during my winter vacations, my grand-mother sent me downstairs to buy some vegetables. I knew nothing about veggies of course but her reassuring face hovered above from the balcony as she said she would point out the fresh ones from the rest. So I skipped down the stairs to catch the vegetable cart. Once [...]

This post actually started out as a draft for the ‘7 series’ on Mumbai Metroblogging. It didn’t make the deadline then. Considering that Mumbai trains are in the news again, I think it is worth an airing anyway.
I’m relying on the fact that most of us in this city, live on little oases or islands [...]

The Idea-toons are one year old today! Wish us, wish us!
And tell us where we are going next?
Does the little Asian girl ever wear other clothes?
Does she have a steady boyfriend?
Are all those men the same guy in different costumes?
Does she really talk to Jesus Christ?!
Who is the old lady?
Which of those [...]

Welcome to the new home of Ideasmith! After all these years of living on rent, I finally have a place of my own!!!! The workshop has grown from being a little corner of Rediffblogs/Blogger/Wordpress bandwidth to The Idea-smithy! I’ll take a minute to remind you that The Idea-smithy is a place, the workshop of my [...]