Handicrafty Home Improvement

Every time I get back from India, I turn the house upside down. Basically because I need to find a place for everything I got back, (and yes, figure out what to do with what was there before!). This time was no different. The saga continues.

Indian embroidery patchwork wall-hanging (from Goa) in the living room. The creases are driving me insane, but they must wait to be ironed out in the weekend.





Framed Brass-work in the bedroom



Wood carving and hanging glass lanterns



You would think that Sarawati, the Hindu mythological Goddess of Knowledge, would inspire academic life...



The cutest find from Bangalore. Suketu loves elephants, so we collect cool, unique elephant inspired stuff. This is what happened when Ganesh and Gandhi met one sunny day.



Lastly, a framed gift from my brother and sister-in-law



I got so carried away with all the home improvement stuff, that I painted the foyer yellow. Bright, "I need sunglasses" kinda yellow.

Away and now Back

Hello! Sorting out tons of photographs. Here are some from Bangalore and Ahmedabad.


My younger brother, Rayan, and Vaishali at their beautiful engagement party (Bangalore)


Senior Citizens taking a walk: Vodka and Grandma (Bangalore)


Good Old Commercial Street (Bangalore)


Suketu at a trial fitting for his first ever custom made suit (Bangalore)


Buying Antique pens at this really cool store (Seetha Phone Company) on Avenue Road (Bangalore)


Pretending to fix watches at Suketu's uncle's watch repair shop (Ahmedabad)


At the Gandhi Ashram, Ahmedabad


A historic moment. Suketu's uncle and cousin at the house Suketu's Dad grew up in (Ahmedabad)


Baby-overload at Suketu's uncle's home in Ahmedabad