OMG…I still can’t believe I actually saw Mark I at Harvard!! YESSS I AM TALKING ABOUT THE MARK I (or as it is officially named the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator ASCC). I had only read and heard about the early computers with their lengths spanning the entire room, and now I stood before one. While […]
WECode Weekend Spent Well!
“We’re changing the world with technology.” – Bill Gates As some of you may know, I am currently studying Computer Science at Cornell University and this February, I had attended WECode 2019, a two-day women tech conference at Harvard University, Boston. I was really excited for this event since it was my first time at […]
The Story that We Tell
Date Created: March 2014 Medium: Crayons and Markers on Sketch Pad Every time we come across a new person, whether in streets, schools, colleges, work, parties or anywhere else, we recount our history. Who we are, how our life is going, where we live, what we like to do, what we believe in…things that makes […]
How they see the world…
I got a wonderful opportunity to volunteer at START Workshop at JAMJAR in Dubai. START was founded in March 2007 by Art Dubai and the Al Madad Foundation and is now an independent non-profit organisation under Al Madad Foundation. Inspired by Richard Kamler words “Art is our one true global language. It knows no nation, it favours no race, and it […]
She still suffers…
Date Created: October 2013 Medium: Thin Black Sharpie on A4 size Ivory Sheet “I don’t want other people to decide who I am. I want to decide that for myself.”-Emma Watson The poster above was made by me for a school project about women’s rights. Thousands of women around the world suffer and are denied […]
I choose to be happy today…
The final climb of a mountain, the winning goal of soccer, the A+ on a report card, the clap after a performance, the hug to a best friend or even the smile to the neighbour….happiness is all about making your life and others a beautiful experience. There is no right time to be happy. You […]
“Earth without art is just Eh!”
“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.” -Leonardo da Vinci Hello everyone! As you know, this is the first post of the blog on my new website. For those of you who don’t know, I am Riya Jaggi and I like to draw […]