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Continue reading →: Closing 2025 With Gratitude, Stepping Into 2026 With Faith
What a Year 2025 Has Been 🌟 If I had to describe 2025 in one word, it would be transformative.If I had to describe it honestly, I’d say – it changed me from the inside out. This year wasn’t loud in the beginning. It didn’t arrive with fireworks or dramatic…
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Continue reading →: ☀️ From Flights to Highways: My Heartfelt Journey Into South India’s Soul
Travel for me has never been just a hobby or a checklist of places visited, it has always been something far more intimate. It is an emotion I carry in my bloodstream, a quiet pulse that wakes up every time I see a new road or smell the air of…
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Continue reading →: Selective Sinners And The Age of Convenient Morality
We live in an age where nearly everyone believes they are fundamentally a good person. Not perfect, maybe Not saintly but “good enough.” We reassure ourselves with comforting justifications: We wrap ourselves in self-protection, convincing the mind that we are on the right side of morality simply because we don’t…
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Continue reading →: Pride and Prejudice(A Love Beyond Lust🌹)
Few love stories have endured the way Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice has. Set against the genteel yet uncompromising social structure of 19th-century England, this timeless classic is far more than a tale of romance. It is an exploration of human nature itself, of pride that blinds us, prejudice that…
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Continue reading →: The Dream That Stays 💭
There’s always that one dream that sneaks into your head, the one that refuses to be muted, no matter how loud life gets. It slips through the cracks of routine between unread emails, back-to-back meetings, grocery lists and the eternal mystery of “Why is the Wi-Fi not working again?” You…
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Continue reading →: Freedom in Solitude 🌿
You Can’t Control Someone Who’s at Peace Being Alone 💫 People often think that just because they’ve earned a place in your life as a friend, a lover or even family, they somehow get a license to dictate how you feel. That proximity gives them power. That being “close” means…
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Continue reading →: Maybe Just Me
Who will I be alone? It’s a question that used to sit quietly in the back of my mind sometimes as a whisper, sometimes as a fear. A question that lingered in the pauses between conversations in the stillness of an evening after work, in the quiet moments when the…
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Continue reading →: Dancing Through Darkness: Scent of A Women
I have always been drawn to the classics films that don’t just tell a story but become one. They’re not loud, they don’t rely on spectacle or technology to move you. Instead, they breathe. They linger in your mind like an old melody, resurfacing at unexpected moments to remind you…
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Continue reading →: Life’s a Tamasha, Be Your True Self
I love movies – big or small, hit or flop. It doesn’t really matter. I like to watch them all not just for entertainment but to understand them. I want to see for myself why a film worked or why it didn’t. Because honestly, in today’s world or maybe it’s…
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Continue reading →: What You Allow Is What Will Continue
I always used to think actually, I still think sometimes that why do people treat me like a piece of garbage? Why do I end up being the one people talk down to, take for granted or simply walk over as if I don’t have feelings? I mean, I’m not…
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Continue reading →: Maa(one word, yet a universe in itself)💛
The moment we hear “Maa,” something inside us softens like a gentle wave finding its shore after a long, restless journey. It’s a word that doesn’t need translation, it carries the same heartbeat across every language, every land, every life. Say it once and it feels like home. For some,…
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Continue reading →: Banaras(The City That Breathes Within Me)🌼
I know many of you notice the recurring whispers of Banaras in my blogs and might wonder – what exactly is her connection with that city? Well, maybe it’s time I take you there, not just through words but through memories. Because Banaras isn’t just a place I write about…
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Continue reading →: Day 2 Of Blessings, Breakfasts & Bidding Goodbyes
After a long day and night wrapped in faith, flavours and laughter, we were all set to bid goodbye to Indore. But wait a minute – the day was still young and my travel diary had a couple of unfinished pages calling out softly, “Not yet.” I was supposed to…
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Continue reading →: 🌸 Indore on My Plate : Day 1 of a Delicious Journey
🌙 After a long and eventful journey, we finally reached our resort : Jalsa by Vrindavan around 9:15 PM. The city lights shimmered through the drizzle and by then, exhaustion had quietly crept in. It took us nearly an hour to find a cab but when we did, it felt…
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Continue reading →: Indore Calling: In the Heart of Malwa
I still remember that quiet moment in the divine lanes of Ujjain, the scent of incense hanging in the air and temple bells echoing in the distance. I turned to my mother and said softly, “Now only Indore is left… we’ll go there next time.” It felt like a passing…
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Continue reading →: From Handcrafted Art to Heart crafted Food : Welcome to Café Lota
Sometimes, amid the constant hum of Delhi, you stumble upon a place that feels like a whisper from home where memory, craftsmanship and flavour quietly converge. I happened to find one such place this year and the experience felt surreal. From its architecture and spatial design to its celebration of…
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Continue reading →: 🌟 Vijaydashami: Rediscovering the Forgotten Essence – From Rituals to Realization 🌟
Yesterday, we celebrated what most of us call Dussehra. Streets lit up with Ravana Dahan, fireworks cracked the night sky and giant effigies of the ten-headed demon were set ablaze. Yet every year as I watch this ritual, I pause and wonder: 👉 When did Vijaydashami, the sacred 10th day…
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Continue reading →: BRB: Blog Will Keep You Company While I’m Away
Dear Lovely Readers, 💌 First things first 😊 a big, squishy THANK YOU 🤗 for showering me with so much love and support on this blogging journey. You’re literally the reason my words keep finding wings. Now, here’s the tiny plot twist 🎬 I’m off on another journey for a…
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Continue reading →: 🌑 Day 7 : Worshipping The Fierce Protector – Maa Kalaratri
By the seventh day of Navratri, the celebration takes a dramatic turn – from gentle radiance and nurturing love into its most powerful and transformative phase. Having honored the daughter, the seeker, the warrior, the creator, the mother and the compassionate protector in the earlier forms of the Goddess, on…
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Continue reading →: 🌸 Day 6 – Celebration of Katyayani’s 🌸
By the sixth day of Navratri, the festival’s energy shifts from nurturing and creation to bold action, courage and assertive strength. This day belongs to Maa Katyayani, the fierce and fearless warrior goddess who radiates divine power, righteous anger and the unwavering determination to destroy negativity. According to the scriptures,…
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Continue reading →: Day 4 : Maa Kushmanda – Awakening the Creator and Light Within
Navratri is a journey of the soul. Each of its nine nights invites us to reflect on the many faces of the Divine Mother, each form of Durga awakening a different dimension of Shakti (feminine energy). Together, these forms chart a path of inner evolution, guiding us from innocence to…
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Continue reading →: Scars, Courage and the Art of Being Seen
I know many of you might have expected today’s post to unfold into another phase of the Navratri story but not just yet. According to Udaya Tithi, we are still under the gentle radiance of Maa Chandraghanta, the goddess who embodies courage, calm and inner grace. Her day continues and…
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Continue reading →: Navratri Day 3: Maa Chandraghanta – The Warrior Goddess
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु मां चंद्रघंटा रूपेण संस्थिता।नमस्तस्यै, नमस्तस्यै, नमस्तस्यै, नमो नमः। पिंडजप्रवरारूढा, चंडकोपास्त्रकैर्युता।प्रसादं तनुते मह्यं, चंद्रघंटेति विश्रुता।। Navratri is not just a festival of colors, rituals, and devotion, it is a spiritual journey, one that mirrors the stages of growth within each of us. Across these nine nights, the divine mother…
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Continue reading →: 🌸 Navratri Day 2: Maa Brahmacharini – The Embodiment of Devotion & Austerity 🌸
दधाना करपद्माभ्यामक्षमालाकमण्डलू।देवी प्रसीदतु मयि ब्रह्मचारिण्यनुत्तमा।। जय माँ ब्रह्मचारिणी! ✨ As we move from the gentle daughter phase to the path of tapasya, the second day of Navratri arrives with a divine reminder: true strength doesn’t always roar, sometimes it walks barefoot in silence with nothing but faith as its companion 🌸…
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Continue reading →: ✨ Navratri Begins: Shailputri Devi & the Reminder of Feminine Shakti
ॐ देवी शैलपुत्र्यै नमः॥🐚वंदे वाञ्छितलाभाय चन्द्रार्धकृतशेखराम् ।वृषारुढां शूलधरां शैलपुत्रीं यशस्विनीम्॥ The day has arrived 🪔 the sacred moment when we invite the Mother of the Universe into our homes, praying for her blessings of peace, prosperity, wealth, and protection. In India, Navratri isn’t just a festival. It’s a reminder that the…
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Continue reading →: From Hostel Mess to Sizzling Bliss: My Journey to Falling in Love with Food 🍲✨
🌪️ Life today often feels like a storm, isn’t it? Deadlines ⏳, traffic 🚦, digital noise 📱, endless to-do lists 📝 no wonder most of us wake up already drained 😩. In this chaos, there’s one simple, universal truth that grounds us: food. 🍲❤️ 🍴 But let me be honest…
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Continue reading →: 🚗On the Road to Omkareshwar – Where Faith Meets the Narmada 🙏
🌿 Finally, the journey to Omkareshwar began. We booked a cab directly from our hotel for the ~4.5 hour drive (around 140 km) and it depends on the traffic too. The skies seemed to have opened just for us, the rain kept pouring gently sometimes in sheets, sometimes in a…
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Continue reading →: Respect in Marriage: The Deal-Breaker We Don’t Talk About
I don’t even know where to begin. Maybe from the countless conversations I’ve had with men where I went in with a serious heart ❤️, marriage on my mind 💍. Or maybe from the point where I slowly started falling out with the very idea of it… My mother and…
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Continue reading →: Cinematic Thrills We Don’t Get Anymore – A Look Back at Primal Fear 🎬✨
There are movies you watch, enjoy and forget and then there are movies that crawl under your skin, haunt your thoughts and never quite leave you even after the credits roll. Primal Fear (1996) directed by Gregory Hoblit belongs firmly in the second category. 🌌 Starring Richard Gere as the…
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Continue reading →: Sacred Trails: New-Delhi to Ujjain – Temples, Traditions & Timeless Memories
Namaste and welcome back!! 🙏✨ You know, last-minute plans always turn out to be the best 💫 and one such journey this year gave me the calmness my soul craved 🌿🧘♀️ before stepping again into the hustle of corporate chaos 💻⚡. I’ve made it a practice to visit temples whenever…
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Continue reading →: Empowerment Through Education: A Father’s Legacy
I’ve been meaning to begin my blogging journey for the longest time ✍️✨, and today feels truly special – what better day to take the first step than Teacher’s Day? 👩🏫🌸 With blessings from my first Guru, my father 🙏❤️ and from the eternal teacher, Lord Krishna 🎶🪶 I’m stepping…
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Continue reading →: Hello World!
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