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There was a time I’d chase sunsets with a camera in one hand and a plan for the perfect Instagram grid in the other. Every frame told a story. Every moment had a caption. Fast forward to now, and I’m mostly capturing toy-strewn floors, sleepy smiles, and half-eaten snacks… all on my phone, for an audience of exactly zero.Life changed. Priorities shifted. And honestly, I don’t miss the likes or the...
You know today while I was just moving I could see many things, some thrown away, some slipped while trying to hold and some which had come from a far away. While moving with the forward motion I came across a paper, blank paper I thought to draw something but to draw I couldn't hold the paper, I moved on, a little later I came across a broken pencil and a crayon. I was amazed, thought someone is ...
That’s the short for “The summer I turned pretty” web series on Amazon Prime. The teenager in the house is mad about it driving me mad too. I remember being that mad about tv shows back then. And about bookish romance too. Heck, I was more interested in Nancy and Ned than Nancy’s adventures or Anne and Peter than the politics around them. The Hardy Boys had way too much action (not that of course!...
Have you ever walked away from a conversation feeling like you “won” — but also kind of lost? That’s exactly where Jermaine Pusey’s Communication Is Not a Competition begins: in those quiet, often painful moments when being technically right left us emotionally wrong. In a world where debates seem louder than ever and social media rewards the wittiest clapback, this book is a breath of fresh air.J...
I have come out for the morning show today. For someone who never wanted to watch movies alone it’s amazing how life takes a twist to where I end up enjoying movie watching alone in a theatre. Yes there are other couples and gang of friends nearby you tempting your emotions to wallow in the loneliness but you can also remind yourselves to have a role play where in you are Anupama Chopra in the the...
Have you ever picked up a book and felt it speak to your innermost feelings — even the ones you thought were too quiet to ever be heard? That’s exactly what Luminara did to me. It wasn’t just a poetry collection; it felt like sitting across from a wise, empathetic friend who had lived through every emotion I’ve ever tried to put into words. I know Bindu Unnikrishnan personally — someone whose sens...
I have to wear this Apple Watch for a work thing. Now, I am not a fan of smart watches in general - its just another screen that distracts me from another screen that is distracting me from what I am supposed to do. But now that I am stuck with this thing for 24 hrs., I would like to see the silver lining. Just to be clear - I am not against the device and what it is designed to do, per se. The en...
You know that feeling when history suddenly stops being a chapter in your textbook and becomes something real — alive, pulsating, almost terrifying in its truth? That’s exactly what happened to me while reading Ninety Days. I was born in the late ’70s, and the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi is a moment etched in national memory. But Anirudhya Mitra doesn’t just retell it — he takes you behind the y...
I still remember where I was on 23rd August 2023. Like millions of Indians (and space nerds worldwide), I had my eyes glued to my screen, heart thumping, waiting for those final moments of Chandrayaan-3’s descent. When it touched down safely on the Moon’s South Pole, I swear there were tears in my eyes. We did it. India did it.Ajay Lele’s book, Chandrayaan-3: India on the Moon, captures that very ...
Have you ever paused mid-news bulletin — amidst reports of missile tests or defence tech breakthroughs — and wondered: Who exactly makes this possible? I did. And that curiosity found a worthy companion in Institutions That Shaped Modern India: DRDO, a book that dives deep into one of the country’s most vital, yet lesser-known institutions.Authored by Ravi Kumar Gupta, a man who spent over 35 year...
