Call somebody an ass, and you will not hear the end of it. Call somebody a bum, and you might get a few laughs or a few adoration sounds. Call somebody a ‘cule’ (‘ass’ in Catalan) in Spain, and you may make many new friends and even see a few smiles. FC Barcelona is a … Continue reading The emotional journey of Languages
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A Practical Guide to Living with a Ghost – Part 1
It was 3:00 a.m. when I woke up due to dehydration- an avoidable problem common to the entire youth followed by insomnia. I dragged myself to the kitchen while cursing my laziness (also avoidable) for not keeping a water bottle by the bedside. I wished I were prodigious to turn wine into water while looking … Continue reading A Practical Guide to Living with a Ghost – Part 1
Issue-ception : A masterpiece by failing Democracy
Unemployment figuresA group of concerned individuals were sitting quite dejected and worn out outside the steps of the establishment against whose they have carried placards. Their placards were carrying strong messages which were highlighting the main subject issues they were protesting against. I was passing through these souls, entrenched in despair, nobody was listening to … Continue reading Issue-ception : A masterpiece by failing Democracy
Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy
In the beginning, the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. This book has amusing scenarios and funny anecdotes of the kind that makes your boyfriend jealous. I found a friend in Douglas Adams. The entire trilogy makes you laugh out loud … Continue reading Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy
Dissecting Hope
Let's imagine just for a moment that worst feeling, moments or period in our lives. I know it'll make all of us uncomfortable but just try. We all have faced it. It's something that is common among us, the fact -that we have all gone through the pit hit rock bottom in our lives that … Continue reading Dissecting Hope
Fahrenheit 451
While reading 451, it took me 2 days to get to concentrate on this book, because I couldn't make sense of the first few pages; reason was pretty stupid , too much social media and ease of having everything in front of me easily dramatized and picturized, which I realized, when the book reaches pinnacle … Continue reading Fahrenheit 451
The illusive nature of Beauty
What is the first thing that we notice in people when we first meet them? Is it their language? Is it how they talk? Is it how they walk? Or their personalities? It is certainly the physical features that come to our mind, personalities become a second date, we as humans are biased with what … Continue reading The illusive nature of Beauty
Pain, Sadness & You
I think we're all breaking in ways we can't express, every day of our lives, crashing against these shores of delusion and becoming tiny pieces of ourselves, only to reunite with all the other pieces we keep losing in this sea of sadness. We're here and everything is ending. Slowly, everything is ending. The last … Continue reading Pain, Sadness & You
Dear Nadira ,
"I read some of your stories," she said. "They're terrible." And that's the first thing Nadira told me. Before I met her, I saw videos where men were talking about what's it like to be with an older woman. And most of them said nice things. And they were right. For the most part. I … Continue reading Dear Nadira ,
Toxic masculinity
I remember a girl crying and me unable to do anything not because I was insensitive but it was something a guy like me wasn't equipped to handle. I did everything possible to get her to stop by cheering her up, by telling her it's alright. Upon realization, all I did was put a band-aid … Continue reading Toxic masculinity
The Distorted Mind 