Moving

Seems like I’m making it look like I will post just once a year and then disappear for another 365 days, but I promise, it’s not intentional. I just had life shit going on.Today, 15 December (at the time of writing), marks exactly 3 months since I moved away from home and boy has it […]

Lockdown Lessons: Part Two

Here is part two of Lockdown Lessons. I hope you can resonate with what I have written. Enjoy! 26. Be open to learning new things. 27. You must be okay with feeling uncomfortable feelings. That is how you grow. 28. Always be ready and open to check yourself. 29. Quality over quantity in everything in […]

Lockdown Lessons: Part One

This lockdown, for many of us, has been tougher than expected, and, I’m sure, has gone on for longer than any of us wanted. Honestly, I thought we would be able to get out of the house by May, which is laughable considering we are in the middle of July. I’ve spent the last 4 […]

I Finally Found My Passion

I started learning French in school in the 8th grade, and I absolutely loved it. It was so much fun to learn, even more fun to speak, and my favourite subject. I learnt it for about three years before I stopped, since I was done with school. However, deep down, I knew I wanted to […]

Why you should watch ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’

Representation, especially in foreign media, is very rare. So when a minority is represented in a hugely successful show, it is a very big deal. Brooklyn Nine-Nine is one of those shows. I was introduced to B99 earlier this year by a friend, and I’m so, so happy that I started watching this show. Never […]

How Harry Potter changed my Life

The boy who lived. These words invoke an indescribable feeling in me. It is this sense of excitement that bubbles up inside me, especially on the 1st of September, which is when students go back to Hogwarts. Harry Potter, the boy who lived, has truly changed my life. In 2012, I watched Harry Potter and […]

Terribly Tiny Tale – Princess

(Class Assignment) We were asked to create a terribly tiny tale (ttt) based on the topic Princess. This is what I wrote. Disclaimer: This is not based on personal experience He called me his Princess, told me he loved me, said he would never let me go Then why did he touch me, even when I […]

Product Descriptions

(Class Assignment) Disclaimer: These product descriptions are completely fictitious, all rights to the company names, existing products rest with the respective companies. We were asked to come up with online product descriptions for two existing products, and this is what I wrote. 1. Colgate Ayurvedic Neem Toothpaste – Super Saver Pack – Rs. 80/- The […]

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 […]

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 […]