At a very young age an unknown Indian aunty told my mom that I should start applying gram flour and turmeric daily. She said that’s what made Aishwarya Rai Bachchan fair and pretty. My ten-year-old mind couldn’t understand what was the connection between fairness and being beautiful then, but I do now. Colorism, a termContinue reading “The shades between grace and grotesque”
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HELPING OTHERS OR YOURSELF
HELPING OTHERS OR YOURSELF? Buzz I was using my blue tooth earphones and there was continually a disturbance in it, I tried to ignore it but it kept on increasing. I convinced myself to purchase another ones, a better brand this time because headphones in the 21st century have become vital for survival. I unboxedContinue reading “HELPING OTHERS OR YOURSELF”
Can you install love?
Having a crush is the most normal thing to have but does this normal thing always have healthy outcomes? Do we actually know what separates love from a crush? “Love between us is speech and breath, Loving you is a long river running.” A phrase by an anonymous poet which breathes love. Love is likeContinue reading “Can you install love?”
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