I read Bombay Balchao this week. Well, heard it actually on #audible. I guess I picked it because I was missing my home city. For those of us who have lived in Bombay, we understand the difference between Bombay and Mumbai. This book, was a glimpse into Bombay. Bombay Balchao is written very well, it […]
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“But those are boys’ shoes”, said the helpful store clerk to me last evening and I wanted to punch him. Thankfully, I had my mask on, so I gritted my teeth, smiled and asked, “Does it matter? Please get these in her size” We didn’t get those shoes ultimately and yesterday was a Gender Neutral
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Deyga Rosehip seed Oil and SunScreen Reviewed for oily skin. After one year of use, this product has become my skincare holy grail
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I thought I was doing the right thing. My clothes stayed in my wardrobe for years, lived multiple lives and were rarely discarded. But the more I read about sustainable fashion, the more I realised how confusing slow fashion for consumers actually is.
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A personal blog can survive many things. Bad drafts, long silences, awkward old posts, even changing internet trends. What it cannot survive for long is forgetting the voice it was built on.
I am exhausted. I full extent of my exhaustion hit me just a few moments ago. I spotted the spelling error in the title of this post even as I wrote it and the effort of moving my cursor there and retyping seemed too much to bear. Today, I was multi tasking since morning. Attending
…but I don’t seem to be finding the right words. All around me things have changed. The Pandemic has thrown us into an unprecedented situation. For the last 6 months, I have struggled to cope. There, I said it. And now, I feel the inane need to explain myself. In March, India went into lockdown.
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These days you hear a lot about self care. There are scores of articles and social media posts devoted to the importance of self care and women, especially mothers talking about how they practice it. When I started reading about it, I wondered, “What exactly is self care?” The fluffy articles and most social posts
Love in Agartha is a fantasy romance. It is set in modern times and blends the Indy romance with a little bit of science fiction and a little bit of fantasy. According to Goodreads, When Sanat Kumara usurps the job that Naavya Batra has been coveting since a long time, her instantaneous attraction towards him
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It all began one fine day when I got this lovely hamper from Colgate. Along with the goodies inside, which I will tell you about shortly, there was a shocking elevation. This reminded me of my own experience with Aryahi. We too discovered her cavities very late when she was little. I suppose this is because the kids, especially
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