My Trip to Belgium – Part One

I love travelling, and I’m lucky enough that I have already travelled to so many exquisite, wonderful places in the world. Belgium is no different. Belgium, for most people, is not very high on the travel bucket list. Most people prefer to visit the neighbouring countries of France or the Netherlands. However, Belgium is a […]

Let’s talk about Mental Health

As we all know, mental health is an extremely taboo subject, not just in India, but all around the world. People don’t want to talk about it, because most of them unfortunately consider it less important than physical health and well-being. However, the conversation about mental health needs to start, and it needs to start […]

Why you should read ‘Remnants of a Separation’

Growing up in India, all of us have learnt about the British Raj, the Indian Freedom Struggle, and India’s subsequent Independence. We all read names of freedom fighters, the dates on which the most important events took place, and the courage and bravery of the people. However, sometimes we tend to forget that a lot […]

Banner Ad

(Class Assignment) (Disclaimer: Images and logo taken from Yumlane, all rights for the same rest with the company) We were asked to create a banner/print ad for an already existing product/company and this is what we have come up with.

Translation Tips

(Class Assignment) What should one keep in mind in order to translate a text from English to any of the following languages? 1. German Since German has 3 genders, one has to make sure that that is respected in the translation. One must pay attention to word order and use tenses like subjunctive, which is […]

Slogans and One-Liners

(Class Assignment) Slogans 1. Disneyland Park Slogan – The happiest place on earth. Redesigned slogan – Experience of a lifetime. 2. Haagen-Dazs Slogan – Pleasure is the path to joy. Redesigned slogan – Pleasure like no other. 3. Nokia Slogan – Connecting people. Redesigned slogan – Creating friendships. 4. L’Oreal Slogan – Because you’re worth […]

Red Wedding

(Class Assignment) It was a chilly autumn morning. It was quite early, too early in fact, to be awake. But Deepika didn’t mind. She enjoyed being up this early. She loved looking at the autumn leaves – all the reds, yellows, and oranges – fall gently. The beautiful red trees swayed in the light breeze. […]

Confidence is Key

I have always been quite a shy, timid person. I was legitimately afraid of people, too worried about what they thought of me. Because of this, I never really went up to people and spoke to them, and this is still true to a certain extent. In addition to this, when I was at school […]

12 Tips for buying Antique Furniture

(Disclaimer : This post is a class group assignment, hence the company, social media and numbers mentioned at the end have been made up) Buying furniture in itself can be quite a task, so when it comes to antique furniture, it is a lot more work. But, don’t worry! We are here to help you. […]

Don’t take things for Granted

As privileged and educated people, I realised that we tend to take a lot of things for granted. We don’t acknowledge how lucky we are to have these things, since we have always had them anyway. We have become so used to the luxurious things in life that we forget to appreciate the little and […]