Hey! Women like sex too

Born in Kolkata and based in Delhi Manimanjari Senguptarsquos tryst with painting began in her 20s ldquoIt was only when I moved to Delhi that I started painting to make sense of my identity and sexuality and to process the experiences I was having as a 20something urban Indian woman living and working independently in the capital cityrdquo shares the sociology and law graduate In 2016 she started using Instagram to showcase her artwork ldquoIt is a phenomenal platform for visual media and I derived a lot of inspiration from other artistsrsquo workManimanjari SenguptaThrough my drawings I wanted to contribute to the representation of womenrsquos bodies and lived experiences In a society that thrives on keeping them silenced expressing myself through my art felt liberating and the validation I received on the platform fuelled this expressionrdquo she says adding how she took this up alongside writing for a media and communications firm Her works Rs 500 to Rs 2000 deal with themes of desire and body image and are a means to challenge the norms of acceptable female behaviour as ordained by patriarchy and capitalism ldquoI make sexy drawings with the goal of representing womenrsquos bodies experiencing pleasure to reinforce the idea that sex can be enjoyable for women As a female artist I realise how much power I wield through my paintbrush In my drawings I get to decide what to show how to show and how much to showrdquomanimanjari InstagramA portrait for your petAs a kid Mumbaibased Sayani Chatterjee took to painting because she was too shy to ldquotry out dancing or singingrdquo ldquoI realised that I was able to express myself better and it gave me a lot of confidencerdquo she remembers Itrsquos one of the reasons why she wanted to pursue art as a career ldquoBut I eventually took the safer route did my postgraduation and joined corporate liferdquo Two years ago she went back to the canvas after a break of nearly 10 years and started an Instagram page where she journals her artworkSayani ChatterjeeShe now pursues it alongside her fulltime job as a media professional Chatterjee a selftaught artist does a lot of pet portraitsmdashin pencil acrylic and even digitally Since Kolkata her home city and Mumbai continue to inspire her work she also illustrates a lot of cityscapes ldquoI work on A4 size sheets as well as large canvases We even frame the works depending on what the client wantsrdquo she shares If you have friends who have pets this could make the perfect present for them and their goofballslostpalette InstagramThe right swipeWaterbased aerosolfree antibacterial solutionEarly on in the pandemic it was assumed that the virus can spread from infected people to the surfaces they touch Unsurprisingly there were cases of people cleaning their groceries with bleach and vinegar and resultantly getting ill ldquoDisinfection products in the market are highly toxic use carcinogens in their formulations aiding ozone layer depletion due to the use of aerosolsrdquo says Varun Mukhi director Trifli Technologies Pvt Ltd Itrsquos the reason his company chose to launch a line of sustainable products under Vetro Power a business that has been into nanotechnology and cleantech coatings since 2015 Varun MukhiThe waterbased aerosolfree nontoxic preventive solution claims to kill 9999 per cent germs safely for up to 90 days and prevents them from surviving on surfaces For this they partnered with a German laboratory that specialises in hygiene technology Mukhi has also launched the nano mask protector a water and liquid repellent that prevents the emission of contagious droplets while maintaining breathability Their handcleansing wipes contain Vitamin E tea tree oil and aloe vera extracts VetropowerinSmell sip repeatWouldnt it be great if our morning cuppa could be ready in 30 seconds Pankti Chedda founder of Moving Meals who has been in this business of food dehydration since 2012 has made this possible Her new creation the organic coffee cube R45 per packet is meant to reduce your prep time without compromising on the qualityThey are bitesized and come in three flavours original Irish coffee and hazelnut ldquoIrsquom somebody who likes my coffee to taste the same every day But the result varies depending on the amount of coffee or water or how long you heat itrdquo she says In the lockdown Chedda says she had time on her hands to make that but since business has picked up she wanted a quick and easy fix midday sampled all three flavours The Irish one had a natural sweetness with some light nut tonesPankti CheddaIt was strong without being overpowering The original was a harmony of balanced tastes Our favourite however was the hazelnut a personal preference which was roasty and subtle something to be savoured during a morning break or after lunchMovingmeals Instagram Jane Borges