Lisa Ray Instagram – At the end of every pilgrimage is a resting place for the soul. Bringing @closetothebone.book home, to the city that has imprinted itself on me, courtesy my friends and India’s premier curators @experimenterkol and my publisher @harpercollinsin I am also looking forward to be in conversation with a fiery poet and soul @karunaezara So very looking forward to be in conversation with this fellow story-teller Repost from @karunaezara using @RepostRegramApp – When I was a young journalist at a fancy magazine, my editor told me the cover photo should always be one with eye contact. “Arrest the reader,” she meant. When I saw Lisa’s book, it was the first thing that struck me – she was breaking rules. And as I began to read, it made sense. I grew up knowing Lisa Ray as that light-eyed model the boys around me just couldn’t get enough of, but a few years ago, quite by chance I stumbled upon an Instagram profile called @ProtestPoet. It claimed to be poems by the actress herself. I was astounded, because they were good. Like really, really good. They were angry, feminist as fuck, deep, calm, spiritual…I was intrigued. I was a fan. When I heard she had written a book, I actually pre-ordered, hungry for her words, and to hear her story in her voice (as opposed to the tabloids and over-eager journalists’ over the years). Unbeknownst to me, around this time, Lisa too must have found me online. As things happen…here we are. I am so, so honoured to present @lisaraniray’s incredible book, @CloseToTheBone.Book in Calcutta, her ancestral home. Tomorrow evening at 6:30pm at @Experimenter.Kol. See you there ❤️ . . . #closetothebone #lisaraniray #harpercollinsindia #experimenterkolkata