Rajashree Gopalakrishnan

Human by fate, Designer by choice. Currently researching ways to drive financial inclusion in India, one blog at a time at @d91labs

[Rajashree Gopalakrishnan @lefluffyside]

If you were to setup an art gallery in Tamilnadu, what’ll be the exhibit closest to the entrance?
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Van Gogh.

[Rajashree Gopalakrishnan @lefluffyside]

Sipping on my evening chai, I watch the sun light filter through the white tapestry that flutters by. A sense of calmness consumes me as I breathe into the floral scent lingering in the air.

It was the whites load on laundry today.

[Rajashree Gopalakrishnan @lefluffyside]

Thank you @vinithkurian for making me popular among the X-folk. 🙌🏽

https://t.co/ZPiQChH10F

[Vinith Kurian @vinithkurian]

Love this new calendar from the super talented @lefluffyside ! So creative...

[Rajashree Gopalakrishnan @lefluffyside]

Observation: Most UX design courses don’t teach design thinking, they sell frameworks instead.

[Síle Seoige @SileSeoige]

I read this brilliant poem again today.

I've fallen many times but walking is so much better. 😉

💜 Portia Nelson

[Rajashree Gopalakrishnan @lefluffyside]

Just heard about Ivory Black Coffee - the most expensive in the world. Yup, it is another one of those poop nuggets.

Personally, I‘d rather take the Mysore nuggets that came straight from the plant to the roastery without the gastrointestinal detour 😅

[Rajashree Gopalakrishnan @lefluffyside]

Had a micro-panic when I searched “twitter” on my app search and didn’t find it.

[Rajashree Gopalakrishnan @lefluffyside]

Trending analogy in #globalrff today is how trust is like a coconut 🌴

Takes years to grow it but the coconut can fall quickly. 🙈

#TrustandCoconuts

[Rajashree Gopalakrishnan @lefluffyside]

I need the decision making skills of a Hollywood music supervisor who sources the soundtracks out of a gazillions of songs and licenses it. Look at that conviction!

I can’t pick which song I’d play first on my “getting ready for the long weekend” playlist.

[Rajashree Gopalakrishnan @lefluffyside]

@PeteJaison The interviewer asks, "Do you have any questions for us?"
So thoughtful to ask, "Yes, what's your official communication channel?"

I love their clarity! 👏 & I think it is a very important question to ask in a hybrid work environment.

[Setu @Setu_API]

@IIFL_Finance, one of India's largest NBFCs has one mission—keep loans simple.

Check out how @IIFL_Finance onboarded itself on all UPI apps through @Setu_API's BBPS and the incredible impact it had.

Seedhi Baat.

[Rajashree Gopalakrishnan @lefluffyside]

@ardeepthips I have 2 possible logical reasons
1. Many cafés think water drinkers are freeloaders & mocha covers the cleaning cost of the glass
2. More cups of "free" water get served so, a higher chance of glass breaking. Leading to loss.

Personally, I like when they give steel tumblers :)

[Vinith Kurian @vinithkurian]

We're back with another edition of #d91khata. Visual stories that showcase insights at the intersection of financial inclusion and fintech. #digital #india #finance #inclusion #gender #mobile #access

[Rajashree Gopalakrishnan @lefluffyside]

Historically insurance as a product offering has been a push product, hard to sell. Even in the innovation space, there’s little discussion about the advancements in insurance - making it an unattainable target for digitally non-native and low-income households.

[Monami @MonamiDG]

Thank you to @BharatInclusion for featuring @d91labs work (top right) along with some other stellar work on financial inclusion.
#BharatInclusionSummit

[Rajashree Gopalakrishnan @lefluffyside]

And as we sway along the bumpy bangalore roads, the bus comes to a screeching halt at her stop. She gets up, a waterfall of chilkas fall from between the pleats of her saree trailing as she leaves the bus. The chilkas still have a long way ahead.

[Rajashree Gopalakrishnan @lefluffyside]

Taking a bus home from the metro station a rant thread.

[Rajashree Gopalakrishnan @lefluffyside]

It feels as if the bus is a snow globe ❄️. But instead of snow, it is flakes of peanut skin and instead of a monument, it is the sweaty and sleepy humans. The tired contours of thier faces highlighted by the lights from their phones.