No car, no driver, sitting in an auto going to the Marriott for lunch!
In Bibury Village in Cotswold, two hours away from London.
With Mama and my younger brother Rohitashv – One last share from my heart’s album – Europe 1982 with Mama, Piti and my younger brother Rohitashv. On this note I’m ending my trip, and all set to get back to work in Bombay. Thank you all for the lovely comments you all have written. I’ve read each one. Though I’ve not replied individually, I felt you all were right beside me through my hopping on and off trains at age 73. 🙏🏻🤗👍❤️
Normally I’m quite lazy when it comes to decking up. I feel I’d rather invest time on enhancing my mind than my appearance, but here was a good reason to indulge – my nephew’s wedding in Udaipur. I must say I quite enjoyed the whole process – women getting dressed, zipping across the hotel corridors – can you pin up my saree, I need my blouse zipped up from the back, does this earring look better on me or this one? Lazing in our pyjamas all of us, huddled together over cups of coffee . . . What are you wearing next! All that and much more fun – for someone like me who avoids weddings, this was such a treat, great way of family rebounding! My blessings for the young couple Ishan and Abhilasha! 🙏🏻🤗👍👏🏻❤️#bollywoodfashion #bollywood
With Kiran Datta, my very first friend in Bombay who lives in Dallas now. This was a goodbye lunch . . . Till we meet again next year! ❤️👍🤗
Today is the 6th of April – here’s wishing Smiti, my dear Didi – a very very Happy Birthday! 🤗👍❤️
Here’s sharing with you all my dear father’s profile. . . Dr. Uday C. Naval is a distinguished scholar, erudite linguist, and esteemed academician whose contributions span language studies, art criticism, management sciences, and Indian philosophy. A former President of the Society of Indian Academics in America, he served as a professor of English and Linguistics at Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York, for twenty-five years, shaping the intellectual journeys of countless immigrant students from around the world. A visionary in management studies, Dr. Naval authored a groundbreaking book on “time and motion” study in 1961, the first of its kind in any Asian language. This pioneering work was met with widespread acclaim from the Indian government and leading industrial sectors, earning him a personal letter of commendation from Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on July 10, 1962. His Hindi publication, ‘Kaarya Jaanch Kyoon Aur Kaise’, laid the foundation for the application of work-study methodologies in India, influencing both industrial and academic circles. In his later years, Dr. Naval devoted himself to the profound realms of Indian philosophy, particularly the intricate doctrines of Karma and Reincarnation. His compelling insights and thought-provoking discourses have been showcased at prestigious forums, including the New York Interfaith Forum, where he explored the deeper spiritual and metaphysical dimensions of human existence. With an illustrious career that seamlessly bridges literature, philosophy, and management sciences, Dr. Uday C. Naval stands as an intellectual luminary whose pioneering research and philosophical insights continue to inspire and shape academic discourse across disciplines.
An afternoon at Neemrana Fort – Always makes me reflect on phases of life gone by . . .
Such a delight to be able to spend time with the young artists at the ASEAN India Art Camp in Shillong. Here I am with Amira, the creative director.
Please listen to Abhishek Ray . .
Here’s sharing a wonderful memory of my childhood on the occasion of my father’s birthday today – the 8th of April – ‘Out on a walk with Piti’ – I was taught to call him Pitaji, but since I could never get that right, I ended up calling him Piti. Here’s Didi and I with our dear dear Piti, walking in the valley of the Gods. Excerpt from my childhood memoir – Mama and Piti were very fond of the Kullu valley, so for our summer vacations we’d regularly go off to the mountains. Mama would make paintings of the rocks, huts, and pine trees, while Piti would be off exploring the landscape, egging us on to do the same. My parents’ love for the mountains and the outdoors was one of the greatest gifts they bestowed on me. Every year, when our school closed for the summer, Piti’s college also shut for vacations. My parents would pack us into a Punjab Roadways bus and we would all head for Kullu valley. We’d spend the two summer months in the mountains. Getting away from the sweltering heat of Amritsar, especially during the month of June, was a huge relief. Yet that was not the reason why I remember my Kullu holidays so fondly. It was the sheer beauty of the place, the glorious walks in the wilderness, on untouched, solitary mountain paths holding my father’s hand, watching my mother paint, the house in the apple orchard, and encountering a delightful madman at the bridge over the Beas River. These are the things I recall the most.
I have known @deepti.naval for almost 45 years now and we have watched each other’s careers blossom and grow. The world knows her as an actor but she is writer at heart, forever absorbing, penning random thoughts. She is curious about people, asks me how I divide time as a writer and a dancer. I’m fascinated at how she juggles so many roles. She is an actor/painter/poet/author/ photographer/ filmmaker and more. I love visiting her home because every corner of her unusual home has a unique story to tell. She has written her memoirs and is working on her parents books so had questions about #FarewellKarachi. We spent a relaxed afternoon at her home, watching the sun go down. Over fragrant coffee we jumped topics, decades, there were flashbacks, flash forwards. Her staff clicked some imperfect videos, we laughed, giggled and I reluctantly came home. Relationships need quality time, like plants, they need water and sunshine and don’t grow digitally. #FarewellKarachi is about sibling and family bindings @bloomsburyindia @siyahijaipur #ancestors #family trees
Happy Holi to all!!!! 🤗👍❤️ Imagine, there was a time when we’d play color all morning and then go jump in the sea at Band Stand!
Me, 1980 – I of course had very long hair, this was a look just for the photo shoot.
One killer. And a killer murder mystery. Watch Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders, out 19 December, only on Netflix. #RaatAkeliHaiOnNetflix @netflix_in @honeytrehan @ronnie.screwvala @abhishekchaubey @smita_singhstories @nawazuddin._siddiqui @chitrangda @radhikaofficial @revathyasha #RajatKapoor @llaarun @sanjaykapoor2500 @priyankasetia11 @shriidhardubey @pashanjal @hasanainhooda #RSVPMovies @macguffinpictures @karan.kulkarni @raysirsha @tanyachhabria @dhiman.karmakar @rohitrchaturvedi #TiyaTejpal #RaveenaSingh @soamaagoswami @alokpunjani @sanjeevkumarnair #ChetanaKowshik
Bansal hatyakaand ke peeche kaun hai woh kaatil? Jald hi aa rahe hai Inspector Jatil 🔥 Watch Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders, out 19 December, only on Netflix. #RaatAkeliHaiOnNetflix @netflix_in @honeytrehan @ronnie.screwvala @abhishekchaubey @smita_singhstories @nawazuddin._siddiqui @chitrangda @radhikaofficial @revathyasha #RajatKapoor @deepti.naval @llaarun @sanjaykapoor2500 @priyankasetia11 @shriidhardubey @pashanjal @hasanainhooda #RSVPMovies @macguffinpictures @karan.kulkarni @raysirsha @tanyachhabria @dhiman.karmakar @rohitrchaturvedi #TiyaTejpal #RaveenaSingh @soamaagoswami @alokpunjani @sanjeevkumarnair #ChetanaKowshik
Some artists leave a mark not just through their craft, but through the depth of their vision. Deepti Naval is one such luminary who has continuously redefined artistic expression across different mediums. We are honoured to welcome her at the ASEAN-India Artists’ Camp 3.0, not just as a visiting artist but a force of creative integrity, bringing a lifetime of nuanced observations and an unparalleled ability to distill human emotion into art. @meaindia @asean @indianmissiontoasean @indiainvietnam #indianembjkt @indiainlaos @indiainthailand #indiainphilippines @hci_kualalumpur @indiainmyanmar @indiainsingapore @indiatoasean @indianembassyus @indonesianembassy_newdelhi @phinindia @thaiembnewdelhi @phinindia @thaiembnewdelhi @vietnaminindia @thctripuracastle @sanjeev303 #seher #aseanindia #shillong #northeast #artworkoninstagram #artistindia #art #artist #India #Brunei #Cambodia #Indonesia #Laos #Malaysia #Myanmar #Philippines #Singapore #Thailand #Vietnam #explore #fyp #painting #artwork #creative #meghalaya #northeastindia #incredibleindia #artistsoninstagram #creative
My father’s major academic work is this book he wrote – STRIPED ZEBRA: The Immigrant Psyche Here’s introducing the author from whom I derived my main inspiration as a writer. STRIPED ZEBRA – 2008 – Rupa & Co. India Authors: Dr Uday C. Naval & Dr Sufia Hussain Both authors, originally from India, spent over three and a half decades in the United States, where their scholarly pursuits and personal experiences laid the foundation for the Striped Zebra model. Their extensive professional and intellectual observations, coupled with deep introspections, initially gave shape to the hypothesis, which they later subjected to rigorous empirical scrutiny. What began as an analytical inquiry into the behaviors and struggles of their families, friends, and broader immigrant communities evolved into a comprehensive study involving over 700 young immigrants from diverse global backgrounds. The results of this extensive research not only substantiated the Striped Zebra paradigm but did so with remarkable precision, affirming its validity down to the finest details. About Striped Zebra: This is the first ever study providing an integrated theory of the psychological processes involved in migration. In doing so, it also encapsulates the experiences most migrants encounter in their life abroad. The trail-blazing, pithy and creative metaphor of ‘Striped Zebra’ suggests that upon migration, the thought processes of adult migrants bifurcate into two divergent value-systems. The first one is called ‘Seed’ values. It is the cluster of emotional, cultural, societal or folk concepts that migrants piggyback from their native land. These encompass values pertaining to family relations, cultural celebrations, and life’s idealistic values. The second one called ‘Feed’ values, is what immigrants ultimately imbibe from the host society. In the above context, Striped Zebra is a seminal, first in the field and all-inclusive compendium uniquely providing a wealth of information not available elsewhere. It depicts migrations initial struggles and hardships as well as its ultimate joys and success.
