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Vaidehi is a teacher and mentor who is extremely passionate about pedagogy, writing and the arts.
\”Shoonya is not nothingness, it is niswabhavta..\” This line that I heard through my uncomfortable headphones made me immediately stop in my tracks as I was taking my daily walk a few days ago. The man who was saying it was Krishna Nathji, an author and Buddhist scholar. While I usually shrug off many philosophical thoughts […]
How is age measured? Is it the barely-heard tick-tock of your sparingly used Fitbit, Or the obvious streak of gray that you got for free?
It’s important to honour and promote Women's Month. However, it is also important to stop forwarding stereotypical notions and over-simplistic generalizations.
Ode To The Woman On The Wall: Never mind what they say. Pack away all the guilt. It’s the one on the wall. Who can say it like it is. The keeper of the truth.
The first thing I did after I got married was to get home two naughty puppies. I learnt to feed them, clean up after them and worry when they were sick. My life changed, almost overnight. I now had two friends who were always there for me, wagging their tails each time I came home!
I admit, the glitz and glamour attract me. Pictures of hot models, slick hairstyles—ah!I see all that and enter, feeling totally good about myself, my “beautification” guaranteed, after all, I had just forgotten my vow to myself, that of never entering a beauty parlour ever again!
We have all been through that panic when we expect guests over. We fret over little things: the dust under the sofa, the dog hair or the pile of unfolded clothes on the bed. Yet, do we remember any of these things when we visit those we love.
Sometimes, I also process uncomfortable thoughts somewhere in between and scrub a little more than necessary. The physical act of scrubbing brings me peace. Finally, everything is clean and I am more at peace.
Our author revisits this nostalgic tale of love and loss by Khaled Hosseini after many years and falls in love with it
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