Thanks for all the interest in the Femina piece, guys. Truth be told, I had no idea it would be running and I only learned about it when a couple of readers emailed me about it. Unfortunately, there isn't a web link for the article, so here is a scanned version for those who are curious. A few disclaimers:
-Believe it or not, the Femina folks managed to find a photo of me with a child that isn't mine...! The baby is my adorable nephew A., making his second appearance on this blog.
-The piece was written by a freelance author named Aparna who has become an email pen-pal of mine. The entire thing was conducted via email.
-The editing of the article was rather...liberal. Things that I never said/wrote appear in quotes. For instance, though I love my husband, the phrase "man of my dreams" would never cross my lips unless I was discussing the Curtis Sittenfeld book. I have no intention to quit my job as a lawyer because of all the fame and fortune and endless glamour a comic strip can provide...! And I don't believe I have ever said "who could ask for anything more" in my entire life. Just to name a few.
All that aside, I was psyched to see "Brown Girls" and my little A. in an Indian glossy and I am similarly excited to welcome all the new readers who have come from Femina--"who could ask for anything more"...heh...
Deepa is a wife, mother, writer and she sometimes masquerades as a lawyer as well. She revels in friendship, humor, champagne, and laughing at herself--often. She never ever reads US Magazine, thinks Rushdie is a genius, wishes she could write one sentence as funny as "Arrested Development," and lives in the Bay Area with her motley crew. She can be reached at deviswithbabies@gmail.com
this is so great congratulations!
agree, congratulations deepa, "Femina" is huge!
so funny the entire article is a quote?!? indian journalism is bunk.
Lots of mags in India print features like this; I am a new reader and I enjoyed reading this and am enjoying your blog.
Great pic!
You should be proud, no need to disclaimer!!!!!!
taffeta??
congratulations!
dude, femina's as good as it gets in india! nice work!
New reader via Femina, wanted to say how very much I enjoy your writing; even though I am in India, the more modernistic sensibility towards motherhood has much appeal!
My family in India picked up the article for me when you mentioned it on the blog, agree the tone is very amusing but it's wonderful to see your approach to things getting press, keep at it!
wow,nice!
very cool, D! good for you!
btw readers, her day job is pretty impressive too ... L&W is one of the best law firms in the country! D truly is a lady of many many talents ...
Hi, I'm not much of a fan of Femina but I hunted down this issue after reading about the article in an earlier post here . Congratulations, and it's a lovely picture.
awesome picture and don't worry the article is fine. and devis with babies is going to have far more than fifteen minutes of fame. this is going to sound crazy but it is the first thing i read every morning!
Hi Deepa! I am an American ex pat in India and read Femina regularly. WHen I came upon this article I immediately checked out your blog--I was addicted, I spent 4 hours and read almost every post! I love your writing style and I love the coverage of so many topics. Also nice to hear an Indian voice in the states while I am over here. So thanks and congrats on the piece. Femina really is a big deal out here, everyone reads it!
Your nephew is sooooooo cute!!!!
This is fantastic and I am so happy for your success! I would love to be in Femina!! Great photo and your nephew is soooooo cute!!!!
Wait, you WRITE Brown Girls?!?!?!?!?! I thought you just posted it to the blog! WOW!!!!!!
Thanks for posting Deepa, I was curious to see how Femina would depict your blog since it is not necessarily "traditional." Interesting piece!
Hahaha, Indian journalism is often like thss. Lots of exclamation, not a lot of context. Still, quite an achievement, here's to continued success, I add my avid-reader to the mix!
interesting which comics they chose to run no? and why wouldn't they run the one about "everyone's a little bit racist"!?!?!?
you deserve this i love the blog and have forwarded it to everyone i know, especially your last monday musings. cheers!
very cool. agree that the article doesn't "sounds" like you, but still cool!
What a BEAUTIFUL photo! Wow!
Add my congrats Deepa, this is great!
Wow how do you do all of this???????
New reader, love your site! Funny that that baby is not your own. I would love to see photos of your actual children! Couldn't find any on the site?
Deepa, new also--do you write all of this yourself?? Everyday?????
You are going to get a kick out of this, my friend's niece tore this page out of Femina and took it to the beauty parlour and asked the lady to "make me look like this"!
is it wrong that i feel like a "friend" of mine is becoming a celebrity?!?!?! hahaha! blogging is weird like that i think.
don't forget the little people big d!
weren't you in Tehelka before? that's a much better journal. this is nice too :):)
Wow the article is pretty plastic huh I can understand your hesitance to post but all press is good press right :):)
From what I can tell Femina is the Cosmo of India so it's pretty funny to see a mommy blogger profiled in it! But I guess they were intersetd in the comic?
LONG LIVE THE HATERS!
Deepa, this is so great, why do you seem not happy with it?!?!?!?!?
HAAAAAA! i love the comic of the mother mask i hadnt seen that one before, i love it!
Hey Deepa is it true that you are going to take Brown Girls to a new site?
Also, what ever happened to Indian Auntie?!?!
Hi Deepa, I wanted to reach out again because I didn't hear from you and I am wondering if perhaps you don't check the email address but my name is Draputi and I think you and your nephew would be wonderful additions to the Fords Model India launch, please do check your email, CHEERS!!!!
I would also like to say that, Deepa, I emailed you before and I would like you to respond, we have a branch here of Elite, based in LA and I would like to use this image (without the child if possible) for a product placement, please check your email.
hello i am sorry i don't want to add to this as well but we would love to use the image of the photography in a still for lakme? if your email addresse listed on the blog is not the proper way to contact you please let readers know of another?
Having grown up reading (and being amused by the style of) Femina articles, I can understand your conflicting emotions! I'd love to read a write up about the funny issues that we devis with babies who are lawyers encounter. While I love reading your blog, I (who like you work full-time at biglaw - I assume you work full time from your writing) have not spent more than 3 hours with my baby in over a week. Would love to pick up some tips from your expert juggling - so I don't have to limit my daily baby exposure to your blog!
hey....d you are already getting modeling offers...how many hats dude can you handle.
happy to see all this.even i came here reading you in femina and yes you are right in approaching their 'projection'.....there should have been more sensible editing.
Nice. Congrats!
CONGRATS DEEPA!!! You are a true inspiration!
lol about your last disclaimer...i read the article first and then your entry about it...was wondering about the "quote" about you quitting your job. hehe :) anyway, congrats on the coverage!!
Hey tht is real nice..:)
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