I was drifting off to sleep when Papa said, “The Sarangi sounds so beautiful”. Just like every Saturday, we were driving back home from music school and listening to old Hindi songs on the radio. I made a hmm sound in agreement. The Sarangi kept playing for another 10–20 seconds…

Ma was reading the newspaper and she read out, “School test ki umar mein beauty test kyon le rahe ho?”. I said, “What?” She passed the paper in my direction and then I saw it, the ad campaign for Dove in the newspaper. Personally, I don’t like Dove and its…

Anshu: Have you seen this movie “You’ve Got Mail”? Me: Yes, of course! It’s a cute movie. Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks ❤ Anshu: Yeah, it was nice. They don’t make movies like these anymore. Me: So true. No good rom-coms from this era, for sure. As you can guess…

There is a sinister quality to looking back. Currently, I’m reading Gone With the Wind and yesterday, I came across a scene between Scarlett and Ashley after which I was somehow upset. I was upset because it triggered a sense of nostalgia in me. Thinking of the days gone by…

My fascination with theology and mythology was born years ago and it has only grown since. Initially, I felt more connected with Hindu mythology but as my interests grew, so did my knowledge of the Greek myths. One such story that I have been devouring for some time now is…

I felt like I read a large no. of books in 2021 when in reality I read only 8 books (the rest 2 are January reads). I’m not upset by the number I could tick off from my ‘To-be-read’ list but honestly, just a tad bit disappointed. Anyway, I’m glad…

I got introduced to the world of Beauty bloggers somewhere around 2016. I was pursuing my undergrad and had this urge to start learning about all the products there are in the market before I start investing in make-up. Up until then, my go-to college/party/ everyday look consisted of 2…

Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice, Damon from Vampire Diaries, Gerry from P.S. I Love You, Captain Ri Jeong Hyeok from Crash Landing on You, Jun-hui from Something in the Rain, Landon from A Walk to Remember, Yoo Si-jin from Descendants of the Sun, Zaroon from Zindagi Gulzar Hai, Dr…

I have my moods and phases. I often think of myself as a closeted romantic (guess not so closeted anymore, since I talk about it in almost every single post!) but maybe I’m also a misandrist. At first, it seemed shocking to me. I call myself a feminist but as…