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With close to 10k followers, I feel a pinch of joy to think that I might be doing something right here; despite my vanishing acts and brief spells of lethargy. Today, on the eve of the 8th anniversary, I look back at the past 8 years and I’m proud, so proud. Because I could beat…
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Mother’s day is here. Desperate for choices, are we? The unprecedented lockdown period has put many plans in vain. The best of ideas for grand celebrations have gone sinking down the drain because we do not even know when things would go back to normal. Result: we are making do with whatever is the next…
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Though India became a free nation on August 15, 1947, it declared itself a Sovereign, Democratic and Republic state with the adoption of the Constitution on January 26, 1950. A salute of 21 guns and the unfurling of the Indian National Flag by Dr. Rajendra Prasad heralded the historic birth of the Indian Republic on…
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For years, I wondered why do we fly kites on Makar Sankranti. Surprisingly, I wasn’t alone. Very many who partake in the activity and celebrate kite flying with much competitive gusto also seemed to be lost on the ‘why’ of it. So then what is Makar Sankranti and why do we fly kites on this…
Read MoreThe season of bliss is here. I wait the whole year for this sombre sublime feeling of eternal joy to flood me, soothe me. And honestly speaking, there is nothing more merrier than friends and family coming together on a chilly Christmas night to warm up hearts with adoration and affection galore. Here’s me wishing…
Read MoreMore than half of the year passed by within the blink of an eye. Rest half of it was spent traveling through some of the most beautiful canvases of the country. All in all, I can’t say if I am happy or sad. It’s a neutral ground I find myself in. I dig my heart…
Read MoreTime really does fly. Six years is a long time and a short one yet, if you know what I mean. Looking back, there are hundreds of memories and few amazing friends I made along the way and there isn’t one thing I would want to change about my experience. Except, I miss all those…
Read MoreOn a windy night In the middle of summer The light showers Soaked me skin down ♥ Walking down the street With all but myself The darkness invited me Welcomed me as its own ♥ Uncertainty followed me Fear shadowed my silhouette Towering over my conscience Questioned all I’d done ♥ When I was certain…
Read MoreRight since childhood, we Indians are taught that Diwali is a festival of lights. But I think there’s more to it. The festival of lights has a deeper meaning than what is propagated. As I delve deeper into the religious background of the festival, I discover that lighting lamps, making rangolis, decorations, is just the…
Read MoreShallow aspirations, masked apprehensions, callow words, stories told. ♥ Trials or tribulations, finessed or artless, but naivety is better than regrets, experience does teach that. ♥ It’s time to celebrate, the victory of words, over mindless reservations, and mundane adversities. ♥♥♥ BadBookthief completed 4 years today. ♥♥♥ The beginning was harrowing. But could it be more rewarding?…
Read MoreIt’s Christmas and the time of the year when everyone around is celebrating and enjoying is praising and worshiping moms busy making Christmas cookies kids waiting for Santa and gifts ♥ I too want to believe that Santa is for real and travels on sleighs pulled by reindeer that he grants wishes and makes dreams…
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Asha Seth 