There is a story behind everything we see and interact with.
People speak with the lines on their faces and the sparkle in their eyes. Cities tell their tales through the buildings, stones and rivers that flow through them. Ideas stay with us through symbols and memories.
Hi, my name is Kasturika. And I tell stories—of people, places and ideas.
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The seed of the Andaman dream
It was a huge garage—at least to me. The ceilings were high. Despite the old pale blue Premier Padmini and a bicycle, there was enough space for aluminium trunks—the quintessential Rajai boxes that most families owned back then—some painted black, and all of them with a serial number. My mother had cut out the dates…
A Ray of Hope
I took out the sketchbook from my cupboard, and began drawing. I don’t quite remember, why. I didn’t set out to draw anything in particular. Perhaps, I had just wanted to rediscover what it felt like, to put pencil on paper. After about an hour, I felt happy with what I had drawn. I wrote…
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The Big Foot
We all leave footprints. What does your footprint look like?
The Big Foot is a channel focussing on the impact humans have had on the planet—from handing down colossal architectural feats to the state of the planet going forward.
Insta Stories
From my adventures in the kitchen and garden to ideas on sustainable living and snapshots of travels, catch my photo stories on Instagram.
Design Tuesdays
Design Tuesdays is an experiment in reverse social media—e-letters that are aimed at generating conversations the way letters were originally intended to. There’s no ‘read more’. Only a reply.
Psst: It’s free! Check out the archive here to see past letters.
Musings of an eccentric mind 