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Run, Forrest! Run!

Run, Forrest! Run!

I vividly remember my glorious childhood days when I would run in the ‘big field’ (we called it that because we had two fields in our…
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Joy in Sorrow

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The Best Books I Read In 2018

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Oneness with the Waves

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The Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO)

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The False Idea of Progress

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Masaan (2015): The Crematorium for Social Stigma

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Tomorrow of Yesterdays

Tomorrow of Yesterdays

Yesterday was yesterday’s today Today is yesterday’s tomorrow Tomorrow is tomorrow’s today
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The Forgotten Poem

The Forgotten Poem

Like the things we waited for But which never arrived Like the thoughts in our head When sleep takes over Like the hazy dreams Of the night…
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How I’m trying to float on the surface and not drown in the sea of sameness

How I’m trying to float on the surface and not drown in the sea of ...

It’s been 68 days since I have been brushing my teeth using my left hand, 17 days of sleeping without a pillow. 7 months of going without…
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The Sadhus of Rishikesh

The Sadhus of Rishikesh

They wander in a spiritual quest Living on the generosity of strangers Their appearance, in itself A form of artistic expression An ode to…
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5 Mistakes You’ve Made in Understanding Quiet People

5 Mistakes You’ve Made in Understanding Quiet People

Being a quiet person is not easy, it comes with its own share of problems. Ask the one who first comes to your mind when we talk about…
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Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

what if i tell you there’s an island of dreams somewhere far out there
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Life Is A Game

Life Is A Game

But can a game which has no real-world consequences be your life?
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B̶h̶a̶a̶d̶ Pahad Mein Ja

B̶h̶a̶a̶d̶ Pahad Mein Ja

Being a silent and socially awkward person and having missed various get-together’s, parties and outings, I have ended up disappointing…
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Right Time

Right Time

everything comes to us at the right time doesn’t it?
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The Joy of Missing Out (JOMO)

The Joy of Missing Out (JOMO)

I wrote on FOMO or the fear of missing out in one of my earlier posts. Recently, while reading about Google I/O 2018, I came across its…
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The Equation of Success in Sport

The Equation of Success in Sport

Remember the finals of FIFA World Cup 2014? Argentina vs Germany. None of the sides could net the ball up to full-time. In the extra time…
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What’s The Reward For Being Good At Something?

What’s The Reward For Being Good At Something?

All of us are good at something, if not everything.
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What Is Time?

What Is Time?

Often it seems like time is nothing more than a big lie that has been deceiving us since forever.
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Appear Before Me

Appear Before Me

Appear before me one time, For divinity by thee I know, For purity in thee I see, At thy altar I lay my heart, And my mortals I make an…
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You Are The Poetry

You Are The Poetry

You are the thought The head
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Why?

Why?

Why Much love and happiness Scares me
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Life is Calling

Life is Calling

I met her in my dream Last night
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Who Art Thee

Who Art Thee

Seize my existence Conquer my soul Take shield in me Lose control
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Life is You

Life is You

If life is a game You’re my trump card You’re my winning spirit My passion
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Stone

Stone

Wandered long enough Come take me home Been lost for long while Don’t leave me alone
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Rain

Rain

I often wonder What connection I share with the rain Why its arrival makes my soul Dance with unbridled childlike delight Why it brings…
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October Sky

October Sky

Wake up See the sun It’s filled our land with abundant light
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Have a Promo Code?

Have a Promo Code?

Well at this rate, I think in a few years we’re going to have more promo codes than human beings.
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You can never claim ‘Meine Duniya Dekhi Hai’ without watching this documentary

You can never claim ‘Meine Duniya Dekhi Hai’ without watching this ...

A staggering five part American documentary revolving around the life of an American football player.
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Call of the Mountains

Call of the Mountains

In the mountains, out of breath, Equipped and acclimatized to avert death, Far and wide, only one thing in sight, The majestic mountains…
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