Being bored is a skill often overlooked by this generation. Solitude is a word that is forgotten. Why should anyone ever do nothing? Not only does it sound weird, you will receive a funny look when you answer you were doing nothing. But what if I tell you doing nothing for short periods of time …
The recent rise in the demand for blue light filter glasses is giving rise to a new industry. But are they effective? What is blue light? Blue light has a very short wavelength so it produces extremely high energy. Originally blue light was only emitted from the sun but after the rise of screens, the …
You know that feeling when you’re bouncing on a trampoline and you fall while everyone is bouncing around? And no matter how hard you try to get up and regain your balance, you just cannot and ultimately give up and lay there while no one helps you get up? Well, that’s what 2020 felt like. …
Just another Tuesday night, taking it one day at a time, I get a text from my dearest mate from college. A question, he asked, in fact i’ll take the liberty to change that up, THE question. “How was 2020 for you?” No athlete but my brain has run from this reflection as fast as …
There’s a Native American parable where an old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he tells the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, greed, arrogance and ego. The other is good – …
You know there is this point in life when the world seems to be at a standstill when suddenly everything seems to cease to exist and it all looks blurry as if you’re looking at a far-fetched city landscape, from high above the clouds, when you sort of feel withdrawn from the very scene, while …
I remember mid-Jan 2020 I asked my parents should I look for alternate transportation for college due to Covid 19 as the local train felt risky. They promptly responded with a question and a statement! What is Covid 19? Stop being so scared! Here we are almost a year later where this virus took the …
TRUE COST OR JUST A HOAX For many people, buying a luxury handbag is not an uncommon purchase, as a child I was groomed in fancy prêt-à-porter, unschooled about the existence of a price tag. When I turned 15 a few questions started arising, I had no particular goal. I was merely inquisitive, why does …
Traditional wedding dresses from around the world (& India) Growing up I never quite liked reality TV, the only “reality TV” I did watch happily was Ftv- Fashion TV and of course NDTV’s Band Baaja Bride and god did I get obsessed with it. That show opened my eyes to a completely new avenue of …
All girls love pockets, they proudly show it off if they have functional pockets in their clothing. But in spite of such high demand for them, why don’t they get them? The handbag industry is worth $62 Billion world wide. That’s it. Why Don’t Women Get Pockets The Local Train – Artist of The Month …
Q. Tell us about yourself and what do you do? My name is Megha Darji. As a career, I was an airhostess for around 4 – 4.5 years. I did not enjoy it any longer, so I left the job. I soon started questioning about our existence. Why am I here? What is the purpose …
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It’s October and you are fantasizing about your Halloween party. It’s a new festival in India that we graciously copied from the West. We have seen it in the movies and tv shows. We all thirst to go to the parties shown on tv and dress up with cool costumes but one weird look from …
During normal times, somewhere right now, people would be lining up to scare themselves, maybe with a thrill ride, horror movie or a horror book like “Half-girlfriend” and “Two States”-. But many consider this behaviour obnoxious, begging the question. What could possibly be fun about being scared? Fear gets a bad rap, but it isn’t …
I love reading. I used to stay up the full night devouring books one by one. But like everyone as time passed my reading reduced due to other convenient options of entertainment. Mainly social media, tv shows and movies. The nights of binge reading turned to binge watching and somewhere along those lines, I stopped …
Why is this $160 billion industry treated as a crime in India? The sheer disappointment and disbelief on any Indian parents face when you apprise them that you’re gonna head to a gaming cafe. The recent burst of the gaming industry in India has done wonders and caused it to have a projected growth of …
Why does hearing about climate change always make us uncomfortable? 1 – Hierarchy of needs Why should I care about climate change? I have problems of my own! And you are right. Take care of yourself first. Until an individual does not reach self-actualisation, it will be extremely difficult to care about the earth’s needs …
I like to think that we’re all great actors. Putting on happy faces, mirroring people’s behaviour to fit into the societal framework, is a talent possessed by all. The desire to be people-pleaser is not just limited to individuals, but has also ricocheted its way into the legal entities formed by groups of individuals, also …
When you go out, or now, get on Zoom or video call, when you know photographs will be clicked, you take a double-take at your outfit, making sure the outfit doesn’t add any extra kilos or the colour doesn’t wash you out. Now, the next time you upload a photograph, you make sure that it’s …
My second favourite F word. Food is not just our daily source of energy and survival; its connection to humans goes much deeper than we think. Food provides nutrition and is needed by everybody whether rich or poor. But the role food plays in our lives is much more important than just nutrition. For us …
4 guys, an airport hotel, 5 tabs of Parvati acid, a lot of Kush. Some ballsy tripping. Hold up, Rewind… before I get into all this let me tell you how crucial it is to not keep expectations. Like every other article based on LSD, this article may disappoint you because, no matter what, everyone …
What started almost a century ago as automobile camping, is now a lifestyle for millions out there who want to live a simpler life with more freedom. With the earliest rise in the movement in the 1970s, the “hippie culture” saw Van Life as a symbol of anti-consumerism and a lifestyle choice. In 2011 Foster …