The ‘25 things about me’ MemeMansi Trivedi | Digital Storyteller | manasi.trivedi@gmail.com

My name is spelled asM.a.n.a.s.ibut is pronounced asMansi. 1

my day is incomplete without a dose of

bollywood, a cup of ginger tea andpocket full of stories.

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TYPOGRAPHYFASCINATES ME AND IHOPE THAT SOMEDAYWEʼLL HAVE AFASHION WEEK FORFONTS.

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Social Mediais an overused, underu t i l i z e dconcept andI think thatwhile we dogive a lot ofcredit to it,we don’te q u a l l yappreciate it.

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when i cannot travel,

i read.when i cannot fly,

i paint.when i cannot find,

i create. 5

For me, the idea of home is lucid. I found home when I was inRichmond because of the people I lived with. When I lived inDetroit, I labeled it as home because of the work I did and whenI lived in New York, I realized it was home because of the cultureI was part of. I find traces of Mumbai everywhere and withineveryone. Because to me, Mumbai is an idea more than a city.

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IAMALEFT-HANDER.

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I’m a listener even when no one’s talking.

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Cultural surprises fascinate me. I start myday trying to find this fascination.

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I love the interplay between various texturesand colors, which is why I surround myselfwith good design.

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I believe thatinspiration &insight can befound if wechoose to.11

All we have to do isstep outside the

proverbial box.

I have a

cup-cake fetish.

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I write everyday.13

I have a crush onObama’s speechwriter.There, I said it.

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I believe that we shouldnʼt undermine the

power of social networks. Indiaʼs

campaign against the political activists who

called themselves ʻcultural protectorsʼ was

able to build a revolution by using

twitter and facebook.

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I want to publish a book by 30.I’ve started working on it.

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I discovera new website,

a new artist,

a new song,a new book

every week.

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“ I am in this industry because it changes everyday and I love

planning because it evolves with this change. ”

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There’s no such thing as a good adand a bad ad. There’s ad thatconnects and one that doesn’t.

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I believe in the biggerpicture, in the “everythinghappens for a reason” idea.

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I am intrigued by pop-culture. I don’t shy awayfrom it. And I am not ashamed to be succumbedinto it either. Twilight, Watchmen, Gossip Girl,Skinny Jeans, Viral videos and 25 things about mememe. All of them continue to delight me. 21

I like fancy coffee.

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I’M AVEGETARIANBY CHOICE.AND YES, THEY MAKE VEGETARIAN SUSHI.

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I believe that we, as marketers,

should rediscover new modes of

message transportation and

constantly challenge the easy

answers. 24

I love what I do and do what I love.

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