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THE PROM THAT HAPPENED
PROM. Dressing up, dancing till our feet hurt, getting flowers, clicking hundreds of photos…all-in-all a magical, wholesome night! Read more to know about what happened at my first Prom :))
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ME AND PLANTS
Plants. /plɑːnt/ a seed you sow in the ground and let it grow. I’ve grown to realise my love for plants and am adopting more & more plants each day. Read more to know about my plant journey :))
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My Filmy Take
What kept you sane this pandemic? It was films for me. Watching a bunch of old & new movies helped me with the emotional rollercoaster of this year.
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Going Beyond Just Fashion
Is fashion just about clothes, accessories and makeup or is there more to the story to talk about?
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What is Nepotism in Bollywood?
Nepotism. I am very sure you have heard this term a lot in the past few months. I am not going to talk about the context it has been talked in as much as I am going to talk about the angle of nepotism we should consider looking at. When I said nepotism, most of…
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health
The hustle bustle of cities, the honking noises and smelly buses and not to forget the constant need to be somewhere. These are some things that were a huge part of our lives whether we were aware of it or not. When lockdown was announced, within a few hours, all of these things came to…
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18 years and 7 months
18 years and 7 months. That’s my current age. Since I never wrote a blog on my entry to adulthood on or near my birthday, I thought why not post one now about how being an adult is turning out to be for me and whether or not I’ve changed. So, basically this is like…
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Are we living up to the “Plant Trees” or “Save Water” dream?
Excursion. Deviation from a regular activity or course. This is very necessary to take in everybody’s lives and I personally, have been neglecting it for way too long but that’s a story for another day. The excursion I‘m going to talk about is one that was part of a lecture I had in college recently.…
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5 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR ROOM MORE AESTHETIC
Aesthetic. Isn’t it a word we here way too often today? ‘My room has to be aesthetic’ “This picture isn’t enough aesthetic, yaar.’, etc I have heard the first one a lot and this summer break I really thought about it and I realized five simple ways to make my room look more aesthetic and…
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ME AND RELIGION
Religion. It’s a word we’ve all been introduced to, no matter which class, caste or country we belong to. I was born as a Hindu Brahmin, the second half of which I didn’t even know what it meant till I actually studied about it in the 7th or 8th grade. For me, religion has never…
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Feminism VS Masculism
Feminism. It’s a term which is quite commonly used in today’s world. If I make the tiniest of statements in favor of girls or women, I automatically become a feminist or people assume me to be a feminist which is true but not so much when taken in the wrong sense. Coming to boys or…
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My Top 10 Motivational Quotes
We, often, are in a continuous search for things or situations that help motivate us along the course of life. One of these ways are motivational quotes which often help us to develop a different perspective and create positive vibes around us. Soo, today I thought of sharing some of my favourite motivational quotes which…
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TOP 10 Things To Do This Summer
That fluttering feeling in our stomach and that eager, impatient soul, and checking our watch again and again for that time to tick and when it finally comes, the utmost feeling of joy and freedom is just something out of the world. This is what I feel on the last day of my finals, the…
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P…P….PP…PERIODS
Periods. Sanitary napkins and pads. Yeah, you read right. I wrote that. If you are one of those many people who think that “how can she say or write that?”, then well, you really need to read the entire blog. And if you’re not one of those people, I would personally like to say “Thanks…
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AGASHIYE MA BHOJAN (Lunch on a Terrace)
Gujarat. Gujarati. I am a Gujarati and as any other Indian would know, we gujjus are huge foodies and with the topic of food up here now, a traditional Gujarati food speciality is it’s authentic Gujarati thali which comprises of various kinds of snacks, drinks, accompaniments, breads, sweets, etc. which can make anyone go WOAHHHH!!…
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The Truth
Truth. Do you know what it is? I don’t, because it has so many variations that it’s just too hard to say which one is “the one”. There are true truths, false truths(FTs), partial truths, half-truths and what not and whether we believe it or not, we have all said all these kinds of truths…
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A Decent Girl
What is a good fashion sense? Short skirts, shorts or comfy skinny jeans with my favorite top. No, no, no. That can’t be. Full length leggings and a long kurta with a dupatta that makes you sweat. Not to forget the bindi. Now that’s more like a decent girl. What are called good friends? Having…
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Rakhis and Bonds
RAKSHABANDHAN. Raksha Bandhan, or simply Rakhi is a Hindu festival, celebrated in many parts of the Indian subcontinent, notably India and Nepal. Raksha bandhan means “bond of protection”. Today is Rakshabandhan here in India. It is celebrated all around the globe by all Indians. In the festival, a sister ties her brother a Rakhi(like a…
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A Fine Feline Afternoon
Cats. They are animals. They are domestic. They are cute and small. They have whiskers. They have tails. They go meow. Most people love them. Some people do not too. Some cat-lovers right now must be going “How can people not love cats?!! They are soo adorable!” But, well, what can we do. Everybody has…
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Winning Over Fears
Fear. It is an unpleasant emotion caused by threat of danger, pain, or harm. There are different kinds of fear like serious fears like when you are in some serious danger or when you are terribly hurt and then there are small, regular fears which we all of have. Even though people might try to…
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Growing Up
Growing up. We all grow up. We kind of don’t have a choice. We all have to grow out of our seedling cover and break out of the soil and grow into a beautiful and unique plant. Some of us want to grow up as fast as we can while others want relive their childhood…
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Me – People = ME
Weird. Peculiar. Strange. These are some of the words that we usually use for people who are not like us or we don’t like. When there is this one girl in your class who is always separate from the others and is silent or doesn’t do things like we do, we prefer to term them…
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Me and Bombay Rains
Bombay rains. You must be thinking that there are rains everywhere in the world, then what is so special about the rains of Mumbai(Bombay). Well, everything is. I am not saying this because I am Mumbaiker(or maybe I am) or anything and I know that I haven’t seen a lot of different cities’ rains, but…
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Refugees and Peace
65.3 million. Now, if you know numbers, then you know that that is a huge amount. This is the amount of refugees in our world right now. I know, frightening, isn’t it? But, it is what it is and this is the actual number of refugees in our so called peaceful modern world right now.…
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A Selfless Life
Hi. I am somebody. You know me. Some of you would like me to live. But most of you, just want to kill me for your good. You won’t think about it twice and I know that I will probably die before most of you even see me. I can do nothing about it. Nothing.…
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MY FIRST…. – PART 2
CONCERTS. They are the most intriguing, exciting and adrenaline-filled nights(or days) of our lives. So, continuing firm my previous blog, I, along with my parents, was waiting outside the Dublin Square, filled with excitement and goosebumps. Finally, the time arrived, and the gates opened. Slowly, the place started filling with all kinds of fans and some…
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MY FIRST…. – Part 1
FIRSTS. My first word. My first walk. My first yawn. My first laugh. My first day of playschool. My first of school. My first day of college. And the list goes on. All of us, have a lot of special firsts that can never be erased from our mind full of memories. Now, you must be…
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VACATION DIARIES-1
VACATION. This word usually pops the word ‘relaxation’, ‘sleeping all day long’, ‘summer’, ‘trips’, ‘shopping’, etc etc etc. Everybody has their own way of describing the word “vacation”. Some smile when they hear the word, others scream out of happiness, while some others start jumping out og joy. Some people get so excited about their…