How did your journey with dance start? My dance journey only started because my mother pushed me into it. I always seemed to like dancing, acting and the camera, so my mom decided that I should dance, because I was good at it. She would...
Actor and television star Shwetha Prasad has always had an inclination towards all things natural, but it was a trip to Meghalaya that reaffirmed her faith in it. “A friend and I were on a trip to the North East of India and were backpacking...
What was the idea behind Swachchbox? What was the need to bring this during a period like lockdown? Swachhbox is a UV-C disinfection box that sanitizes daily use items in less than ten minutes. Swachhbox is also CE and CSIR certified. The pandemic made all...
How would you describe your sense of style? Traditional Tamil Cinema: that is my style. Being a great fan of our Tamil golden era movies, they inspired me a lot in various things, particularly in my sense of dressing. How do you feel when you...
She was known just as a promising young actress and model, until a tiny incident catapulted her to being the spokesperson against cyber-bullying as well, an icon of female power. It was around mid-July, when the COVID-19 situation was taking a turn for the worse...
The whole country seems to be awaiting the truth behind actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. We wouldn’t want to jump into the bandwagon of name calling, media trials and accusing people… what we would like instead is to know the process of pressure that begins...
A home away from home. Most hotels will claim this with much pride. But do many of them live up to it? Not really. I’ve spent close to a decade-and-a-half as a hotel reviewer and I might have come across a handful of properties that...
What led to the idea behind setting up a studio like Vennba? Vennba is a Pencil & Monk initiative, originally started to serve repeated requests from customers across residential, hospitality, institutional and office segments. Taking responsibility for the curation of art, collectibles and installations was...
As someone who identifies as an educator – how has the lock-down affected the way you impart education, be it arts, crafts, or whatever else? Education facilitates the physical, social, cognitive, and emotional development of children. The lockdown has highly affected the educational system which...
Dad’s get a pretty bad rep across the world! I am not sure why, though. Are that many dads terrible at their job of being a good parent? It’s all about moms, no? I’m pretty sure there must be some logic to this bias, but...
