Lavaanya Garg – Everything should appear to us as it is. Infinite.

Homecoming Queen

26th January 202026th January 2020 LavaanyaPersonal

Like everybody who returns to the house they grew up in, when I make a trip back home to Poona, I always travel light. Because 7 years ago, when I packed my bags and left[…]

And Poof! He’s Gone.

14th July 201914th July 2019 LavaanyaPersonal

I got hit on by a magician once. ‘Twasn’t over 3 minutes after I had arrived at the bar that this guy came up to me and started doing card tricks. He hadn’t introduced himself,[…]

Bandra Base. Part Deux.

2nd April 20187th June 2018 LavaanyaPersonal

It doesn’t say so on my passport, but for all other practical purposes, I identify as being from Bandra. Bandra West that is. Here’s proof… Part one was this post. So of course there had[…]

Ep 5: First Wives Club

10th January 201812th September 2018 LavaanyaWomen Talking

For the 5th instalment of ‘Women Talking’, here are clips from one of my favourite chic flicks- First Wives Club. Starring the gems: Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, Bette Midler (and SJP in a supporting role.[…]

Ep 4: Gauri née Protima Bedi

19th September 201712th September 2018 LavaanyaOpinions

This episode in my curated series of “Women Talking” is a sit down between Protima Bedi and Swati Bhise. “Feminism” is freshly trending in society today, almost as if the 60s movement had never existed.[…]

Ep 3: Something’s Gotta Give

23rd November 201612th September 2018 LavaanyaWomen Talking

Nancy Myers has written and directed some of my favourite ‘female centric films’. She has a way of bringing out the truth of female friendships, careers and love stories. They are far from the typical[…]

Bandra Western Abode

18th July 20167th June 2018 LavaanyaPersonal

You know my name and how I look. You probably have my number too. But where am I from you ask? Ah. Now that’s a question! Madras, where I was born is not the answer.[…]

Ep 2: Sandra Bernhard and Mamie Van Doren

31st March 201612th September 2018 LavaanyaWomen Talking

Sandra Bernhard is usually the star and commander of the room, exhibit A being her many powerful appearances on Letterman. But in this video- we see her taking a backseat- where she is in awe[…]

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Ep 1: Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin

16th March 201612th September 2018 LavaanyaWomen Talking

Let’s kick start the series of “Women Talking” with a TED sit down between my favorites Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. How I first became aware of Jane was not through any of her films, but by[…]

Virtual Insanity

16th March 20167th June 2018 LavaanyaOpinions

Kidnapping is the one profession that has gained unprecedentedly thanks to the phenomenon called Facebook. If I ever wanted to kidnap you – it would be easier than convincing Kim Kardashian to drop her clothes.[…]

Tinderella Kissed A Fella

14th February 20167th June 2018 LavaanyaOpinions

(Updated in October, 2016) I have ambivalent views on the dating app trend, very much like the opening lines of Tale of Two Cities. They have positives and negatives. First of all, I am in direct[…]