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Tag: Daily Prompt

  • When Food is your Constant- Matrimonial

    Arranged marriages are in full swing in India even today. Once someone hits and surpasses their Quarter Life Crisis, they are obligated to create matrimonial profile for a potential bride/groom, in the best interest of their parents. A typical matrimony profile is mostly about how well you can find someone compatible with your social class,…

  • Evoked…Again!| Winter Musings

    Every winter evokes a nostalgic state of mind which takes me back to 2014. For most part of my life I enjoyed winter, as all it meant was an opportunity to wear sweatshirts and of course the holidays! But my stint with a real, freezing white winter was experienced when I first landed in the…

  • Pattern Art

    Patterns to me are synonymous with art. I’ve been trying my hand at doodling with patterns these days. I came across Zentangle art and fell in love with it instantly! Zentangle is a method of drawing with repeated structured patterns. The beauty of this art lies in the patterns! Zentangle which has gained immense popularity,…

  • Overwhelming Chaos

    Overwhelming Chaos

    There comes a phase in everybody’s life where you find the outside world more concerned about you, than you are for yourself. While your mind may already be filled with the ifs and buts of life, the unwanted advises and suggestions from every so- called ‘well wisher’ and acquaintance, only adds to the clutter inside…

  • New Year? Resolutions Time?- No, Not This Time!

    Ah! It’s that time of the year yet again! When you feel afresh, basking in the glory of dewiness, leaving behind all the mess you’ve endured last year. The feeling of newness, with an assurance of a ‘new you’ via New Year Resolutions!  A moment of silence to your screwed up life, as the new…

  • Big Fat Indian Feast of the Unknown

    “Why are you still lounging around like a couch potato?? We are getting late for the wedding. Go, dress up now!”, my mom grumbled, as she put on her bangles. I continued to pretend ignoring her words, while aimlessly browsing through the channels on television. Though my fingers were busy clicking buttons on the remote…

  • The fading sentimental fool

    The fading sentimental fool

    Growing up is a complicated process. No, I’m not referring to the biological sense of growing that occurs effortlessly.  But about mental and emotional growth. It is definitely complex. When I look back to my old self a decade ago, I can undeniably call myself sentimental. Not that I’m not sentimental anymore! I still am…

  • Why suffer from the inevitable?

    Why suffer from the inevitable?

    Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional – Another famous saying taken for granted! Physical pain can occur to any creature on the planet. But fortunately or unfortunately humans are bestowed with emotions. So, perks of being a human?- Voila! More forms of suffering! Psychological influence plays a key role in any kind of pain.…