Category: Experiences

• My father’s home

  

  I wrote this tanka prose on the 26th of November. The tanka prose is based on my visit in September to the place where my father bought his first house. The house was in a most sought-after locale and I remember, dad, being very proud of it. I was around nine at the time and […]

  Smitha V

  December 1, 2022

  Experiences, Poetry

  #life, #memories, #childhood, #nostalgia, #dealingwithpain, #loss, #truth, #healing, #japanesepoetry, #home, #parents, #tankaprose

• Dhaka Diaries : A visit to the salon

  

  After spending one and a half months here, I finally decided to venture into a salon on the Thursday before last. I’d googled the ones close to home, read the reviews and eventually selected one. However, not too sure about how the salon would turn out to be, but knowing that I would have to […]

  Smitha V

  November 30, 2022

  Experiences

  #bangla, #bangladesh, #culture, #dhakadiaries, #expatlife, #expatriatediaries, #experience, #life, #people, #travelogue, #visittothesalon

• Dhaka Diaries: Art to the rescue

  

  I finished the painting I had started a week before leaving India. Don’t ask me what I was doing painting when I was pressed for time. I painted until 4 days before boarding the flight. I know it sounds crazy or even dramatic when I say I clung to the brush as long as I […]

  Smitha V

  November 20, 2022

  Art, Experiences, Quotes

  #Art, #beginnerartist, #Buddha, #calm, #canvaspainting, #first, #foodforthought, #friends, #inspiration, #life, #motivation, #oilpainting, #painting, #peace

• Thursday Doors : Gulshan’s beautiful gates (2)

  

  With enormous gates and a lot of security at buildings and homes in Gulshan, this is as far as I’ll be able to go in the area. Therefore, I’ve decided to name the series as ‘Gulshan’s gates’ rather than ‘ Dhaka doors’. Gulshan is a planned model town that was founded in 1961. The Gulshan […]

  Smitha V

  November 17, 2022

  Experiences, Photography, Travel

  #bangladesh, #dhakadiaries, #diaryentry, #gates, #gulshan, #photographs, #thursdaydoors, #travelogue

• Dhaka Diaries : Anchoring myself

  

  After a month here, I finally picked up the paintbrush last night. I love painting and yet, I couldn’t bring myself to do it. I have all that I need – the art supply, the table to paint on and even the easel, which I picked up at the local market even before I moved […]

  Smitha V

  November 14, 2022

  Experiences

  #believe, #dhakadiaries, #friendship, #inspiration, #life, #miracles, #motivation, #selftalk, #TRUST, #truth, #writing, Quotes