Ira SwastiA meeting with the king Cobra: A conservation workshop P1I recently signed up for a conservation workshop on…wait for it…the king cobra (the longest, venomous snake on earth 😊) at the Kalinga…Mar 29, 20231Mar 29, 20231
Ira Swasti10 Days in Spain & Portugal — Part 1This was my first trip to Europe and it happened during the Indian monsoon/European summer of July-August 2022.Feb 8, 2023Feb 8, 2023
Ira SwastiMy Journey with Dance — Part 1I have always loved dancing! My feet or my hands or my head just start moving — as if with a life of their own — when certain pieces of…Apr 22, 2022Apr 22, 2022
Ira SwastiWhen photos speakI recently went to the camera museum in Gurgaon to attend a design mixer. The mixer had a few renowned photographers projecting their work…Nov 15, 2021Nov 15, 2021
Ira SwastiA Week in Auroville — Part 1I came to Auroville for the first time in December 2010, as part of my journalism college group and stayed there for two days. The place…Sep 22, 2021Sep 22, 2021
Ira SwastiBook Review: Jug Suraiya is oh so ah-some!There are few writers in India, perhaps even the world, who can write humour the way Jug Suraiya does. Mixing simplicity with allegory and…Dec 3, 20161Dec 3, 20161
Ira SwastiBook Review: Chanakya’s ChantChanakya’s Chant is Ashwin Sanghi’s second attempt at historical fiction, a thriller that has two sagas running parallel to one another.Dec 3, 2016Dec 3, 2016
Ira SwastiBook Review: The Timekeeper by Mitch AlbomWhen I first read the title of the book — The Timekeeper — and then the blurb on the back cover — “Man alone measures time. Man alone…Dec 3, 2016Dec 3, 2016
Ira SwastiThe Freedom Writers DiaryI am a movie-buff and I particularly like movies that are based on true stories. One movie from that genre that is really close to my heart…Dec 3, 20161Dec 3, 20161