Did you know your parents when you were born? Did you know the world at that time? How about your house as a day new in the world? Or the city you were born and in which continent was it? You know all that now after you started understanding things about the world but not … More Hello, World! #TheBlindList
Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 49
Before visiting Rajasthan when I thought of the state, the cities that came to my mind were Jaipur and Udaipur. Jaipur for being the capital of the state and Udaipur for that royal name and feel to it. As an IIT aspirant, I had also heard of Kota. Strange as it may sound, Rajasthan was … More Jaisalmer – A city that stole my heart
I was out on a morning stroll in Hong Kong and the day had just begun for the island city. I had dropped VT to work and on my way back, I took a detour when I spotted this guy. His shop was all set to welcome customers and then he had found the time … More Reading by the shop
It would be safe to say now that I am glad September is over. The month was not a good one. News of deaths, not-so-good things with folks back home and that overall feeling of something not right took over on most days. I tried my best to stay positive but on some days, I … More Gratitude List – September 2018
“If you feel lost, disappointed, hesitant, or weak, return to yourself, to who you are, here and now and when you get there, you will discover yourself, like a lotus flower in full bloom, even in a muddy pond, beautiful and strong.” … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 48
Last Diwali when I was home, I was at the dinner table and looking at a shelf that was covered with a lacy curtain. Thick white net with patterns like that of a lace. It wasn’t white anymore. A dull yellowish color and not as transparent as I thought it should have been. I couldn’t … More What I know of home and turning into my parents
I was out with my camera in Mawlynnong when I spotted her. When I started talking to her to seek her permission for a picture, this little chap seemed engrossed in our tete-e-tete. As if she understood all that I wanted to say. Nonetheless, both Mum and daughter posed perfectly for picture that is now … More Baby’s day out
Robin Dunbar, an anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist coined the Dunbar number. The Dunbar Number is the cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships. Also known as the rule of 150, 150 is that limit or Dunbar Number. With a multitude of social media networks and connections, think … More Dunbar Number
Since VT and I started exploring places on our road trips, we have come to know that we love going to borders. First it was Turtuk, then the one in Rajasthan cutting across the Thar Desert and the recent one was Bum La. To travel to Bum La which is a pass (as the name … More Bum La – The Line of Actual Control
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