What lies in the eyes of the beholder? Shame. On the colour of my skin, on the spots on my face, on the accent in my English, on the accent in my Hindi. …

The simplest task of taking a walk to the nearby grocery store can bore the living daylights out of me — except when it’s with my friend, or in the company of my favourite playlist. (recently.) I spent fifteen hours working on a project, and at the end of it…

If you've watched the second season of Heartstopper, and you are a sucker for the innocent, cruel little animations that plague the TV show, then you have the soundtrack to thank for it (after Alice Oseman, of course.). …

There are normal families who love each other. Then there is Banyan Tree, popularly known by my family’s boomers as ‘BT.’ (my cousins and I have given up on explaining why it’s not a great abbreviation.) We usually have one big get-together each year where we go all out on…

Yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like. A 50-page compilation of words released by the Lok Sabha secretariat says that words like ‘lollypop’, ‘crocodile tears’, and, wait for it, ‘vinash purush’ are unparliamentary. The list just gets funnier. I highly recommend you go through it. …

I discussed unemployment (and its related subjects) with a friend last night. While she referred to the ‘abundance mindset’ for the third time in the last two days, I realised a few things about this time in my life that I think I will thank myself for once I’m employed. …

Disclaimer: There will be parts to this (I don’t know how many just yet). I’m an (occasionally) insufferable music nerd. My YouTube music wrapped says that I spend a lot of time on the app discovering new, independent artists. I feel compelled to write about this because it is a…

Last week, I undertook the seemingly herculean but extremely satisfying task of cleaning and organising my room. I recently also stumbled upon Marie Kondo’s bible on tidying up and the Japanese way to do it. Incidentally, it is faster to convince me to do something if there is Japanese philosophy…

I would go into a painful monologue about the circumstances that led me to ponder over this question, but I’ll save you the details. (and save myself the ordeal of reliving it.) Long story short: It was raining cats and dogs (and elephants) in Ahmedabad, India, and I was going…