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Last month, I had a chance to attend one of the biggest college festivals in out country, aka, Mood Indigo. While I was unable to attend the various events on all the days, I did manage to squeeze in some interesting activities! Right from eating in the food court (pizzas, burgers and wraps oh my!) to meeting a blogger I've admired, I did a little bit of everything. I even managed to get shortlisted for a "trendspotting" activity being done bya group called Project Mohawk. Here's a look at a few of the things I managed to check out.

Trying to look cool at the Mood Indigo wall

My outfit on the first day there.

Hello, that's where I am!

My dearest friend! Sorry I put this pic, but you look really pretty lady!

Can I take these guys home? Also notice, my friend and photographer at times posing with his camera!

Excuse the silly face. I still won though! Yay!! :)

Okay! No, I haven't completely lost it. Its the 'New year' (Saal Mubarak == Happy New Year) according to our traditions. The tradition in my house says I should wear all my new clothes and go seek blessings from my elders...and that's exactly what I did today.

If you follow me on Facebook  or Instagram (and if not they why????) you know that I had a little dilemma about what to wear. Contrary to what everyone suggested, I ended up listening to my mum (the only person in favor of my outfit) and wore this custom made kurta and churidar set that was gifted to me by my uncle and his family.






While I was slightly unhappy with the absence of visible neckline (I'm mildly obsessed with my collarbones) I still like how the outfit looks. As for the other choice, oh, I might just wear it tomorrow (there's one more day of festivity left you know!), provided I can finish a couple of assignments before I have to leave to for a family function.

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Navratri is over. I admit, inspite of being a 'not so big fan of the festival, I enjoyed myself. It was something that cheered me up and gave a little break from everyday life. Everyday life is just too much these days, and I have to say, the last couple of weeks have been extra difficult for me. But don't worry, I won't bore you with the details.

So, without much ado, here are the top five looks I loved from the Nine Days of the festival.

Okay. So there's a couple of versions of this day's color floating around, and I decided to follow this one, for purely selfish reason. Meaning, I wanted to wear my gorgeous peacock feather earrings. How cool are they? I got Oh so many compliments on these, so yay!!







I got this kurti (tunic) one of my spur of the moment shopping sprees and its such a cool material that washes quite well and looks amazing. I kept the look fairly simple as there's a lot of interesting design detail going on on the top itself and I didn't wanna steal the focus from the brilliant shade of the peacock feathers either.

Do you agree this is one of those pretty literal interpretations of the color for the day? Talk to me in the comments below. You can also talk to me on Twitter or Facebook! 

Yes. I know this isn't really green in the true sense. But there was a slight confusion over the colors for the day. So I decided to wear something that would appease all part involved. Also, I'm currently in a rush since I'm (can you believe it?) going dancing! So this post has to be short!

This dress belongs to one of my very stylish cousins who is always on trend with her Indian wear. She passed this on to me after her marriage and I've treasured it over the years. I added the earrings and bangles (how cool are they!) and wore my glasses because my eyes basically kept spitting out my lenses. I still love how 'Indian geek' this looks! :P

Oh yes! It was a white Monday! I decided I'd go traditional for the day since it is a fairly colorful festival (no, mum had nothing to do with it, honest!). I paired basics that you can find in any Indian girl's wardrobe with a statement piece, aka my fabulous Anushree Reddy scarf! I have to say, I was totally floored by all the compliments I got for this scarf!! You may remember it from my post on Anushree Reddy's collection at Lakme Fashion Week. (If not, you can refresh your memory here).

I added these earrings from yesterday again (thank you so much Martyne!!) since I felt they went well with the whole gold, white and pink theme I had going on. All in all, an outfit that I'm extremely happy with, and one which you can replicate easily with things you already have in your wardrobe!

You can never go wrong with a little black dress...A little black dress will always be your friend. This surprisingly applies to all forms that a 'dress' can take. Even the Indian version of 'dress' aka, the Punjabi dress. I love how vibrant this dress looks when I wear it. Its such a beautiful marriage of prints and fit that everytime I wear it, it makes my heart sing.






This was originally my mum's dress, which I altered to fit me. I love the gorgeous dupatta that goes with it and how it doesn't need a lot of work to stand out. The block print makes it unique and while every other girl in the city is in a Punjabi dress, I feel its how you wear your dress that makes you stand out, even if your wearing the same print. (Although it does help, that this particular one is quite unique)

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Its (yet another) festive day down in India. Today is something called RakshaBandhan, and for all those people reading this who don't know much about Indian traditions, its literal translation would be something like 'bond of protection' or more colloquially, its a celebration of the relation between brothers and sisters. (here's a nice little wiki page where you can find out more about it)

Now I celebrated this festival on last Sunday, mainly because I did not have a holiday from Uni (why God?!!) and had a couple of tests scheduled for today. Nonetheless, in the spirit of festivity, I'l share some of my pictures from the day!