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Hurrah to one year of this beautiful journey. We will soon be announcing the release of our debut album, Rain is Coming. ⛈ . A year ago from today, I met these two wonderful humans in Varanasi as we were travelling with @vivaconagua through India. 🌏 It amazes me that people from different parts of the world with completeley different backgrounds can come together and feel each other so deeply and profoundly. This picture is from the first night we met, we stayed up all night talking about the world and making plans for what could be a new project. This whole of last year we worked on co-creating an album to raise funds for water conservation projects in Asia and Africa. 🌊 . Our project is called @wearefarawayfriends . We are so thrilled to have more incredible artists join us- @doktordrops @kruttika @julian_pircher drops films and more. I love these boys. Thank you for being on this journey with me @davidraddish and @keno_moopmama. And yes, Rain is coming!! 💧 I am sending out a little surprise in my monsoon newsletter. Link to sign up is in my bio. https://www.instagram.com/p/CEyzNdJpwx_/?igshid=zbwmm68sux1x

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My single, Deathcab is on the #netflix original series #LittleThings soundtrack! (Season 01 Episode 02) Thanks @neeladhikari @oraclemedia 🌼 Gearing up for a special festival set-up see you all there. . . . 01 Dec | @nh7dotin Pune 14 Dec | @magneticfieldsfestival (@pagalhaina playground) Alsisar 🐊 28 Dec | @ranthambhoremusicfestival Ranthambore . . . With @dhruv.bhola @karan.sings @bhairav_gupta #poetryceylon #dittymusic https://www.instagram.com/p/B5TQzZWFJBX/?igshid=8z9q8jsgjw2j

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I deeply want to thank those of you who bought my album.🏵 Your contribution has helped me plant trees in your names. 🌱 . Ill be on the road soon & hope to see you all here-- . 16 Nov | @thelilflea , Mumbai 23 Nov | @thelilflea , Delhi 01 Dec | @nh7dotin Pune 14 Dec | @magneticfieldsfestival (@pagalhaina playground) Alsisar 🐊 28 Dec | @ranthambhoremusicfestival Ranthambore . . . With @dhruv.bhola @karan.sings #poetryceylon #dittymusic https://www.instagram.com/p/B42KbznpJrW/?igshid=xb353jetfz83

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Where are you coming to see me? https://www.instagram.com/p/B4erCaVpe6-/?igshid=1gs8u44spilcx

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Missing my frenz 💛 Will be on the road soon to sing earthsongs with @dhruv.bhola & @karan.sings this season. Catch me here . 09 Nov | TBA, Mumbai 23 Nov | TBA, Delhi 01 Dec | @nh7dotin Pune 14 Dec | @magneticfieldsfestival (@pagalhaina playground) Alsisar 🐊 28 Dec | @ranthambhoremusicfestival Ranthambore . . . 📸 @dhruv.bhola @heyyditty @lucy_peters #poetryceylon #dittymusic https://www.instagram.com/p/B4NXf59pPmX/?igshid=1nygy1255y2fa

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A team ❤ Catch me 09 Nov | @thelilflea Mumbai 23 Nov | @thelilflea Delhi 01 Dec | @nh7dotin Pune 14 Dec | @magneticfieldsfestival (@pagalhaina playground ft. @dhruv.bhola & @shantanman) Alsisar 27-28 Dec | @ranthambhoremusicfestival Ranthambore . . #indiemusic #poetryceylon # https://www.instagram.com/p/B37b-qHJ1p3/?igshid=wwuzqcuhfahz

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📸 @thecityisbutagarden At the @xr_goa @xrebellionind protest . . . Picture this, of all the mammals on Earth, 96% are livestock 🐖and humans🚶🏻‍♀, only 4% are wild mammals🐘. Farmed poultry🐣 today makes up 70% of all birds on the planet, with just 30% being wild. 🐦 I am baffled each day, that the wild isn't wild🐾 anymore and SO, I urge you and myself to consume less, consume consciously, support local, grow your own food, spend time with the stars, 🌕⭐trees 🌳flowers 🌸and other beautiful creatures🐝🐛🦋🐌, love hard, and go out– protest and fight for y(our) planet, 🌏 y(our) home. . . . I'm singing earthsongs here- join me 💪 16 Oct | @levislounge Mumbai ( #levismusicweek) 1 Dec | @nh7dotin 14 Dec | TBA 27-28 Dec | @ranthambhoremusicfestival https://www.instagram.com/p/B3kbowTp26C/?igshid=12tlu3til40yc

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SWIPE ⬅️ Yes, species all across the world are going extinct, 🐼they are leaving us. 🦇They can't cope with the cruelties of the world that we have created. There is not enough being done. Closer to home, the Indian Cheetah,🐆 the Great Indian Bustard🐦 and the pink headed duck are gone. They say that the Last male northern white rhino's death highlights 'huge extinction crisis'. We are living in the brink of the 6th mass extinction. Now picture this, of all the mammals on Earth, 96% are livestock 🐖and humans🚶🏻‍♀, only 4% are wild mammals🐘. Farmed poultry🐣 today makes up 70% of all birds on the planet, with just 30% being wild. 🐦 I am baffled each day, that the wild isn't wild🐾 anymore and so, I urge you to consume less, consume consciously, support local, grow your own food, spend time with the stars, 🌕⭐trees 🌳flowers 🌸and other beautiful creatures🐝🐛🦋🐌, love hard, and go out– protest and fight for your planet, 🌏your home. . . . . I'm singing earthsongs here- join me 💪 16 Oct | @levislounge Mumbai 1 Dec | @nh7dotin 14 Dec | TBA 27-28 Dec | @ranthambhoremusicfestival https://www.instagram.com/p/B3dtC0dlmkF/?igshid=1biffdonxi73b

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Join my mailing list (link in bio) if you haven't already for some sweet surprises. ☘️ there's a lot of beautiful things coming up to wrap up the year 💛 https://www.instagram.com/p/B22sxK-lCFx/?igshid=h4um229qwnkd

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My friend Darshan caught me singing to the trees this morning. Im at the @himalayanfarm11, feeling so blessed to be in this wonderful part of the world and it's winter solstice -- the rebirth of the sun. Time for regeneration, renewal and self-reflection. I'll be announcing some shows soon my lovelies x (at Himalayan Farm) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2wIOWwlHQX/?igshid=18pnvou086y8w

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As women, we are naturally synced with the cycles of the umiverse. Time of the full moon is for us to reap the fruits of the seeds we sowed during the dark moon. My friend @bhavikaxaggarwal sent me a link today to a study that established that the average menstrual cycle is not 28 days but 29.5 days which is also the time that the moon takes to go around the earth. Tonight I am taking time to stare at and sing to the moon. 🌕 . . . 📸 by @levinasays at @Ceylonsliders many moons ago when @nikrobson and I were on yin yoga + music tour #howtostayafloat on a full moon night. I'd love to do it again. Yoga friends get in touch. 🌺 (at Ceylon Sliders) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2X8-w9lT94/?igshid=t8ygws8tk2v1

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Spending time with my ❤ before I set off for a month long adventure. . . You can catch me here https://www.instagram.com/p/B13md4_FTsA/?igshid=13nq52woyhaae

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Happy international whale shark day my friends 🐳 This magnificent sea-dwelling creature. The whale shark's declining numbers are alerting us to their need for protection and conservation. I met a whale shark a few years ago and it was one of the most surreal experience I have had in my life. She was a baby, yet a giant. And she wanted to play with us in the ocean. Whilst we continue to harm ourselves and the wonderful planet around us and the chances of our survival look grim, there's still so much worth standing up for. These beauties in the ocean are another expression of this beautiful thing called life :) . These pieces of art that I made for my first EP, mumblings had me playing with a whale shark. Would you like to buy them? I'd like to have the proceeds go into conservation. Any ideas? . Till then, come sing earthsongs with me. 🌻 https://www.instagram.com/p/B1yxstIJ3HW/?igshid=170xib2h9bzsl

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Recent news about the oceans and forests have left me feeling distraught. However, I know Never is too late. There is a new consciousness rising amongst our species, where we stand United for the pain that we've bestowed upon the earth. Excuse my inactivity on Instagram. I'm busy planting forests 🌱 playing these shows- in the near future 🦋 catch me if you can. And come sing for the earth with me. . 28 Aug | Delhi | @ekaco @ogaanindia 06 Sep | Varanasi | @vivaconagua 16 Sep | Manipur | @all_the_flowers_gone 01 Dec | Pune | @nh7dotin https://www.instagram.com/p/B1mQBaLJtgx/?igshid=xzi6924o61pb

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Thanks to the lovely @kritimonga_ for making this wonderful live drawing of us playing #PoetryCeylon at the @oddbirdtheatre show last week. You can watch how she drew it as you swipe :). Art has a wonderful way of moving us. I'm so grateful for this beautiful drawing and so many more that keep coming my way besides being kicked that I can share it with you all. . Social Media used to tire me out. It still does. Though now, I'm consciously trying because I want to connect with more people and have more people connect with my art and music. I am so humbled to see how I've been able to share with you all, and how this space has grown over the last 6 months. I'm toying with new ideas that revolve primarily around more plants, the sea and music. What would you like to see more of? (at OddBird Theatre & Foundation) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0NOjvSlqIs/?igshid=ojqb3sbdn85v

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What connects us to ourselves and to nature around us? Is it the same for you? I own about 5 pairs of earings and often wear flowers and leaves in my hair, on my skin and on my clothes to dress up. I suppose its my way of saying no to consumerism but more than that it's a way of connecting with my innermost desires to be one with nature. . I find what connects me to my inside connects me to the outside. Plants, music, whole foods, movement. I'm trying to make my life more and more about these things. I like to think that emulating the qualities of trees and flowers- Stillness, compassion and non judgement will take me a long way. I am back home after touring with #poetryceylon and it was such a heartwarming experience to have sold out shows, to play with @shantanman & @dhruv.bhola; and play earthsongs for all of you who came to share this wonderful experience with us. Thank you for listening and being part of my journey. . 🌼 Thanks @caroline.zeliang for this wonderful flower crown at my release gig. 📸 @gorkey_photowala https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Cv1jwlNwC/?igshid=1qy7t59trvned

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I'd been dreaming of this setup for years and so Delhi was a dream. Thank you @oddbirdtheatre for creating space for us to do something different. Thank you to my powerhouse of a team at @pagalhaina for putting all of this together. Thanks @dhruv.bhola & @shantanman for believing in #PoetryCeylon and putting your heart and soul into the album. Thank you all of you who came to share this wonderful experience with us- it's nonexistent without you. This tour has been amazing. . I couldn't have asked for more. Let's support each other and more indie art and culture. 💚 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz7JFDXFua5/?igshid=33eu11y7b73p