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Intersectionality and Film at the Filmacademie

22 Sep 202122 Sep 2021 Diligent Candy

Almost every year I get to work with the vibrant students of the Filmacademie. An opportunity that I greatly look forward to as it always leads to powerful conversations in which I get to learn just as much as the … Continue reading Intersectionality and Film at the Filmacademie

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Luscious Fragonard from St. Petersburg

5 Jun 20195 Jun 2019 Diligent Candy

She was leaning on him as if she would fall if he did not support her. Then I noticed his foot on the bottom folds of her carefully pleated white dress. He was persistent. He was a thief; the kiss … Continue reading Luscious Fragonard from St. Petersburg

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Dustbin Dreams: a short story

22 Feb 2019 Diligent Candy

Maya was livid. It was that dustbin again. “It is there, on my mind, all the time,” she exclaimed. She had acquired a shrill pitch she gets every time she becomes anxious. One of perils of living in our particular … Continue reading Dustbin Dreams: a short story

Academic, Audience, Awareness, diversity, Education, Gender, Parenting, Read, Story, Travel2 Comments

Musing about Success

21 Feb 2019 Diligent Candy

This week I spoke to two individuals on the topic of success. The first, a mother of two in her late forties, for her the concept of success had much to do with her husband and her children, “ultimately, if … Continue reading Musing about Success

Academic, Apoorva, Art, Audience, Awareness, Books, diversity, Education, Gender, Read, Story, Travel2 Comments

Planting the Seed of a Growth Mindset

20 Feb 201920 Feb 2019 Diligent Candy

The core of our beliefs rest in two types of mindsets: the fixed mindset and the growth mindset. In this post I will be putting forth some of my learnings on how to nurture the growth mindset. When I say … Continue reading Planting the Seed of a Growth Mindset

Art, Audience, Awareness, diversity, Gender, Story, Travel3 Comments

Style Inspirations: Women and Jewellery

19 Feb 2019 Diligent Candy

Fabrics, tattoos, jewellery, make up, bring it all, and bring it in bulk. I got introduced to Michele Lamy a few months ago and have since been deeply fascinated by her. Watching Lamy is like looking at art, you are … Continue reading Style Inspirations: Women and Jewellery

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The Best Lines from Lego Movie 2

14 Feb 2019 Diligent Candy

I was a rather reluctant candidate when it came to watching Lego Movie 2. However, I was pleasantly surprised by its nuanced humor. Scathingly brilliant! A must watch if you love intelligent comedy. Sweet Mayhem: Bring me your fiercest leader. … Continue reading The Best Lines from Lego Movie 2

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The Horror Within: On watching Life

10 Feb 2019 Diligent Candy

After watching Life (2017) on Netflix I wondered how the small responsive unassuming alien life form grows, feeds, and transforms into a creature that eventually squeezes the vital parts of the body in order to nurture itself. Much in the … Continue reading The Horror Within: On watching Life

Creative Writing, diversity, Gender, Poem A Day, Poetry, Read, Story, Travel1 Comment

Dressing Amsterdam in a Ghazal

4 Feb 20194 Feb 2019 Diligent Candy

Do you think I can ever write in the vein of Delhi about Amsterdam? I did not choose Delhi, but once upon a time I selected living in Amsterdam In Delhi, we have serpentine avenues with magnificent trees I could … Continue reading Dressing Amsterdam in a Ghazal

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