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Payal Khandelwal

@thefloatingbed

Another fu*king writer. I used to make https://xitter.cf/t.co/yMERmyVPPr

 India
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Joined May 2008
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It's Nice That@itsnicethatApr 14
Old matchboxes are igniting new ideas for these Indian creatives 🔗 buff.ly/yENrKBF buff.ly/yENrKBF
Old matchboxes are igniting new ideas for these Indian creatives

Old matchboxes are igniting new ideas for these Indian creatives

Inspired by the visual language, cultural history, and format of matchboxes, three contemporary Indian projects are reimagining this object in strikingly different ways.

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It's Nice That@itsnicethat11 Jun 2025
The new creative neighbourhoods in Mumbai are preserving cultural heritage, while trying to avoid gentrification > buff.ly/8o9n1o2
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🧵🧵🧵 For those of you who don't already know, Opportunities of the Week has been acquired by (the new) @studyhallxyz. Obviously, I have many thoughts on this transition and the state of journalism and I'd love for you to read them. (1/TK)
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Overleaf@ontheoverleaf29 Apr 2024
Back in 2022 I interviewed the wonderful Payal from @thefloatingmag about the project & the posterzine released at the time. It was a great insight into the work and mission! 👏 Read the interview here: ontheoverleaf.com/articles/t…
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Overleaf@ontheoverleaf12 Jul 2022
Great to speak with @thefloatingbed about @thefloatingmag 'Resistance' posterzine! 🙌 One of my favourite interviews to date; read it in full here: ontheoverleaf.com/articles/t… #interview #posterzine #zine #journalism #visualarts #overleaf #overleafblog #blog #magazine #print
The Floating Magazine’s posterzine is an ode to activism and creativity for the greater good -...

The Floating Magazine’s posterzine is an ode to activism and creativity for the greater good -...

Payal is owner and publisher of The Floating Magazine (TFM), a digital magazine “featuring in-depth conversations with visual artists from around the world.” Having been a personal project for the...

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Mrinalini Mukherjee Foundation in collaboration with Peoples’ Archive of Rural India (PARI), invites applications for MMF-PARI Fellowships 2022 - 2023. More details in 🧵 below
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saw a job description that described the workplace as "fast-paced, rapid-response, collaborative, digitally native" and I'm already exhausted
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PrintWeek@printweekindia18 Feb 2022
The innovative and superbly aesthetic print leaflet of the Floating Magazine on Resistance. The Floating Magazine (TFM) is an independent digital publication dedicated to having meaningful conversations with contemporary visual artists.
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"As a kid, I used to make a list of everything that I wanted to be when I grew up and can finally shape my own life." TFW you read something and realize why your friends are your friends. Miss you @mollycrabapple: thefloatingmagazine.com/peop…
Molly Crabapple | The Floating Magazine

Molly Crabapple | The Floating Magazine

I am attracted to people who were born into circumstances that were meant to crush them, but they fought against the bullshit of the world.

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Available in India on @joinPaperPlanes: shop.joinpaperplanes.com/pro… Other places - updates soon!
Mira ⚶ مِيرا ⚶ (@kokumkohla) profile pictureMira ⚶ مِيرا ⚶@kokumkohla18 Jan 2022
Resistance by @thefloatingmag #zine #art #artist #curator
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The Guardian
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Omicron Covid variant poses ‘very high’ global risk, says WHO theguardian.com/world/2021/n…

Omicron Covid variant poses very high global risk, says WHO

UN agency urges acceleration of vaccination of high-priority groups to tackle spread of variant

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'It may sound strange but studying Arabic has helped me remarkably. Arabic diverted my mind from feelings of doom & depression. Instead, I could focus on this beautiful, mathematical, rigorous language' @mollycrabapple on coping w/mental stress of the pandemic #LanguageLearning
Payal Khandelwal (@thefloatingbed) profile picturePayal Khandelwal@thefloatingbed24 Nov 2021
LOVED talking to @mollycrabapple for this interview. "In terms of how I've chosen stories in the past, I am attracted to people who were born into circumstances that were meant to crush them, but they fought against the bullshit of the world." thefloatingmagazine.com/peop…
Molly Crabapple | The Floating Magazine

Molly Crabapple | The Floating Magazine

I am attracted to people who were born into circumstances that were meant to crush them, but they fought against the bullshit of the world.

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‘We planted a seed’: the Afghan artists who painted for freedom theguardian.com/global-devel…
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NEW INTERVIEW with Daria Khan - curator and founder of London-based Mimosa House, an independent, non-profit art gallery that's focused on showcasing works by and creating a dialogue between intergenerational women and queer artists. thefloatingmagazine.com/peop… @MimosaHouse
Daria Khan | The Floating Magazine

Daria Khan | The Floating Magazine

"The challenge now will be to preserve the experimental, radical, independent spirit in terms of the choices we make and yet work as an institution."

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Shivani Shah@wordsbyshivani30 Aug 2021
JTM: A friend is looking to hire a graphic designer and social media manager for full-time positions (in India). You can get in touch at the number below for more information👇 #WFH
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#NewInterview: "It’s hard to comment on the impact of my work. I hold it so close and put my heart and soul into it but after it has gone out into the world, I don’t really feel like I own it. If even one person gets something from it, I am grateful." thefloatingmagazine.com/peop…
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Multiple bomb blasts, an encounter killing, petrol bombs thrown at one of the CM's homes, curfew in Shillong including suspension of mobile and broadband services...and none of this makes it to national media.
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#LifeAmidUncertainty: I am writing this with hands shaking and my heart aching for our FUTURE that is uncertain. I had never ever imagined that someday I would write my own story on this page that I had created to tell the untold and unheard stories of m… instagr.am/p/CSn_FhjpmbG/
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Shivani Shah@wordsbyshivani16 Aug 2021
Writers, how do you feel about writing your bio/about us page? Do you love it/have trouble with it/loathe it? I'd love to know! This is for an article I'm writing. (Oh, and please RT? Thanks!)
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Hey new followers! Looking to get into progressive climate thinking? We’re a collective of artists, scientists and writers, and we print essays and new writing on green issues - covering everything from housing to literature. Read, order, listen: Www.itsfreezinginla.com
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