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I bought a dress last year on my birthday...

It’s a red flowy dress; the kind that’s perfect for summers — breazy, floral pattern, comfortable. It has a slight button down pattern in the bust area…

Jun 16, 2022 •

I haven't written in a while.

Grad school in Data Journalism goes from intro to html to complicated JavaScript libraries in less than two hours. So. For my inability to keep up for a…

Jun 2, 2022 •

April 2022

A day doing 'art' on the internet

I’m no artist but pixelating with strangers was a neat and fun way of spending my Friday on the world wide web. I’m referring to r/place, a sub-reddit…

Apr 2, 2022 •

March 2022

Happy Holi! 💜

Heylo! It’s Holi, the Hindu festival of colors and I’ve spent all day replaying memories from my childhood — waking up early, hyper-oiling my hair and…

Mar 18, 2022 •

A weekend in Atlanta at nerd camp👾

Hi fam! Last week, I took a break from writing my newsletter because I was in Atlanta for NICAR, the annual data journalism conference that, in 2018…

Mar 14, 2022 •

February 2022

Building my first website — from framework to my own CSS

Hi friends! I wrote this edition about coding and styling my personal website, but I’d be remiss if I proceeded without talking about what’s going on in…

Feb 25, 2022 •

A busy week, a difficult see-you-soon and my VERY important thoughts on Katz's Delicatessen!

Hi there friends! I’ve had the busiest week I possibly could have in grad school. This week (and it isn’t over yet) included seven deadlines and a day…

Feb 19, 2022 •

Figuring out where to buy the best biryani from👀

and some personal news!✨

Feb 12, 2022 •

Conceptualizing a data project

... Part one of two!

Feb 5, 2022 •

January 2022

When climate change gets really, really personal

I grew up in many places in India. I was born in Hamirpur, a town covered by the Himalayan ranges. I changed nine schools, moving across north and south…

Jan 28, 2022 •

Visiting New York Public Library's treasures

This week I visited New York Public Library’s Polonsky exhibition — a selection from over 56 million items! Many were literary gems, witness to some of…

Jan 24, 2022 •

Hi friends, In times both good, bad and bizarre I thought we could all just use another reminder — to be kind; to ourselves and to others. This past…

Jan 16, 2022 •

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