Stories Matter
Stories Matter
Author: Swati Mohandas Writer’s block is a phenomenon experienced by writers that is best described as an overwhelming feeling of being stuck in the writing process without the ability to move forward and write anything new. In simple words, it is known as creative slowdown. (source : the Internet) This creative slowdown can affect writers […]
Author: Amita Raj Recently a relative told me that his mother texted him on his facebook wall asking him to keep the kitchen clean after he finished preparing his favourite carrot halwa. “Mum is now giving me cleaning orders on social media. Why can’t she call me or tell me in person?” he complained. Now
Author : Amita Raj As I walk through soft green paths under the saffron evening lights suffusing the misty white sky, I join in this tri-colour celebration of Indian independence. And what better time to read two fabulous novellas by our own national poet laureate Rabindranath Tagore than now? I happened to come across Tagore’s
Author: Avni Rahul Katakkar I wasn’t a book feel any day. On a regular college day (year 2009), I saw one of my classmates reading “Oh Shitt, Not Again!” , the font was catchy to grab my attention. I widened my eyes to check the author, it was Mandar Kokate. I went back to my
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Author: Kinjal Jain After ample discussions, gatherings, shopping lists & adjusting school schedules, this trip made its way out of friends’ WhatsApp chats. A vacation like this is impossible to forget. Ocean air & salty hair, flip-flop & distinct memories. Xin Chao! Welcome to Vietnam ????????! A Southeast Asian country known for its beaches, rivers & pagodas.
Author: Swati Mohandas Monsoon is most welcomed as it gives us respite from the summer heat. It gives us a chance to do various wonderful things such as smell the fragrance of rain-kissed ground, sipping on our favourite hot beverage and taking in the cool breeze. With the monsoon season in full swing, you are
Author: Amita Raj Is fashion limited to dressing for a party?Or a daily fiesta celebrating the gift of beauty?I’ve often wondered how one can be fashionable without being a slave to fashion so to speak. For me personally the answer is not necessarily in competing in the race of stylish trends, but in that quiet
Author: Swati Mohandas ‘Hangover’, this term is not only associated with alcohol but also with books. Yes, you read it right! A ‘book hangover’ is defined as the feeling when a reader finishes a fictional book and they continue to think about the fictional world mentioned in the book. Source: the internet. Book hangovers are very
लेखिका: पारुल कंचन मरूत्सखा एक नाम जो बस जिक्र बनकर किताबों के पन्नों में छिप गया , { युवं पेदवे पुरूवारमश्विना स्पृधांश्वेतं तरूतारं दुवस्यथ: ।शयैरभिद्युं पृतनासु दुष्टरं चकृत्यमिन्द्रमिव चर्षणीसहम् ।। ऋग्वेदादि भाष्य भूमिका (सं•1949 ) द्वितीय वारम्, पृष्ठ संख्या 205 ,209} पुरातन काल में महर्षि दयानंद ने जब यह सिद्ध करने के लिए कि वेद सब
Author: Amita Raj “Health is wealth!” exclaimed my mother frequently when I was a child. “No matter what else you lose, guard your health!” That mantra has been so deeply etched in my consciousness over all these years! Thanks to it, I’ve striven to pay attention to the path to physical well-being.Good health, I strongly