Books mean the world to me! A world without books would truly be my worst nightmare! Imagine no books and no bookstores! Imagine a single day going by without reading! Ever since I learnt to read, books have been my constant companions. They’ve been there with me in my happy times. They’ve helped me create…
Category: #ThinkingAloud
Is Age truly just a Number?
When we were younger, we couldn’t wait to grow older. Now that we are older, we reminisce about our ‘younger days’. The fickle human mind! Without realizing it we also tend to sort people according to their age. Teenagers have it all. 20-year-olds are carefree. 30’s mean going down the hill. 40 is mature. After…
Be that Girl Who Danced
I was at a get-together recently—a boring affair, to be honest. As the evening wore on, the DJ began playing good music, and a few people started making their way to the dance floor. As that handful of people danced, they would occasionally make futile attempts to pull people they knew to the dance floor….
The Fragile Thread of Friendship
I recently lost a friendship. Ambiguity, and perhaps understanding running dry, wore out the thread binding two people together, and a relationship carefully nurtured over the years snapped apart. I let it go too. Was I relieved to see it end or was I too tired to give anymore? I am still unsure. The end…
No Country for Women
In a small town near Jammu, 8-year-old Asifa was grazing her horses. As the day turned to dusk, the horses returned home, without Asifa. A frantic search by worried parents yielded no results and little Asifa was nowhere to be found. Asifa turned up a week later, as a battered corpse. She had been sedated…
Lessons Sridevi’s Death should teach us #MayTivation
The morning of the 25th of February saw India waking up to a rude shock. Social Media and TV Chanel’s all across informed us that India’s renowned Superstar, the iconic Sridevi was dead. Aged 54 and seemingly in the pink of health, most people who follow Bollywood on Social Media had oohed and aahed over…
The Kindle Conundrum: To buy or not to buy?
If I had a rupee for every time someone exclaimed, ‘…but the Kindle is not a book!’, I would have bought myself a 2nd Kindle by now. Yes, the Kindle is not a book; it never claimed to be one either. It is an electronic reading device that lets you carry more books than you…
Hello, FOMO!
FOMO or Fear Of Missing Out is a social anxiety characterized by a desire to stay continually connected with what others are doing. FOMO is also defined as a fear of regret, which may lead to a compulsive concern that one may miss out an opportunity for social interaction, a novel experience, profitable investment or…
So, you are a Blogger? #MyFriendAlexa
If you are reading this then the chances that you are a blogger are high. If you are reading this and aren’t a blogger, then the chances that you know a blogger (me) are pretty high too. In case you are neither and are still reading this, thank you. You have questions, you say? Fire…
On Knowledge and Learning #MayTivation
Learning, as defined by Wikipedia – The act of acquiring new or modifying and reinforcing existing knowledge, behaviour, skills, values or preferences. Every waking moment teaches us something. Sometimes we are aware of it, and at such times, learning happens consciously. Then there are times we may be unaware of what we…