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?”
Deafening silence of the Blues
It was the deafening silence of the blues that murdered their hues. Or was it the altruistic virtues of the ocean that turned them into a desert? It’s been a bunch of decades, the planet moving into the Common Era. A lot has changed, drastically yet in a cynical manner. The earth has embarked aContinue reading “Deafening silence of the Blues”
Depression or lack of attention?
Not depression just lack of attention. “I don’t feel so good”, he said. “Is it fever or body pain?” They said. “No, I feel I’m depressed.”he said. “Oh honey, let’s not use big words seen on the net, just sleep.”they said. Oh okay Maybe I was making it up, just for some attention. But whyContinue reading “Depression or lack of attention?”
Corona Virus and God’s Green Earth.
While the atmosphere across the length and breadth of the world remains tense, death tolls increasing almost superficially and the global economy officially in recession; COVID 19 though undoubtedly grave has at least this positive result: amidst the worldwide lockdowns and curfews, the environment has started healing itself. When was the last time you heardContinue reading “Corona Virus and God’s Green Earth.”
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