and making 3d sketches on furniture which i am developing furthersai deodharsai deodhar it all started when i got pregnant six years back i used to crave for a lot of sweet things so i started baking and then there was no looking back today without any formal training i can bake all kinds of cakes buns doughnuts brownies mud pies croissants chocolate clairs and even bread at home earlier it was shakti anand who liked all that i baked and now my daughter nakshatra is a big fan of my baked goodies since she and her friends keep on demanding for more i keep experimenting to indulge them in treats my daughther is also my biggest critic but if she likes something then she gives it the best in the world award despite my busy shooting schedule i manage to find time to bake even if it means baking in the night post my shootpriyal gorpriyal gor one of my friends who writes inspired me to develop this hobby and that is how i started writing poetry three years back i pen down my thoughts in english as well as hindi i write for myself and only make very people close to me read my stuff at times i have no intention of getting it published i pursue writing whenever i get time like once in two months for me its like a stressbuster i dont feel low at all as i can translate my thoughts feelings and emotions in poetrygulfam khangulfam khan along with painting and creating pieces of arts i like making things out of waste from making jewellery out of paper to lanterns out of soda cans i think everything we use can be recycled whether it is plastic bottles or packaging material there can always be another use for it i think this planet has done so much for us that its high time we did our bit for the earth and try to reduce garbage as much as possible its amazing how trash can turn into a piece of art im doing it since childhood but i seriously got interested in it in high school when i saw a man make garden artefacts from waste cans on a tv show pushtie shivshaktipushtie shivshakti i am fascinated by the american indians it was while reading more about them that i came across the concept of dreamcatchers the science behind it is really beautiful just when i was thinking of learning it a friend asked me to join a course with her i did a lot of research after learning how to make them which enhanced my skills its been twoandahalf years now of making dreamcatchers i set aside time especially to work on them because i also chant while making them and if i dont know a particular chant then i take the help of the internet or get a cd and listen to it for instance when i was making a dreamcatcher