Category: Thoughts
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Thank you, 2021.
I won’t mince words, 2021 was one of the most difficult years of my life – especially on the personal front. My little family was shattered by the death of two of our cats, and that too in a brutal way. The second wave of COVID, and isolation seemed mild in comparison. Nevertheless, I am…
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Evolution
As human beings, we change, adapt, and grow with time. It’s the basics – The laws of evolution… We are no different. We’ve been swept away by the winds of change. We’ve grown, evolved, and become better human beings. The journey has not been a bed of roses. Not even close. There were thorns. Not…
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Life, living, expectations, and social media
I saw this tweet the other day, and it left me thinking, because of the simple fact that I’ve been a victim of this EXACT situation. When I was 23, I felt that I had failed in life. My friends and loved ones seemed to agree. I had barely scraped through college. My bank balance…
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5 Years with My Lady Liberty
In September 2018, my wife and I spent 10 days in New York City, on vacation. Visiting the Big Apple was a dream that dates back to the day I saw Home Alone 2 as a kid! The highlight of our trip was visiting Statue of Liberty, at Liberty Island on the Hudson River (in…
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Flower Ruins
Not too long ago, the flowers you see in this picture were beautiful and glorious. They blossomed from tiny buds to pretty, glorious flowers; and reached the pinnacle of their beauty. Everyone used to stare lovingly at them. Girls wanted all of them to adorn their beautiful hair. Guys wanted to pick these flowers and…
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Why Ranam Is One Of My Favourite Malayalam Movies Of All Time
If you’re a Malayalee or if you’ve been living in Kerala/following Malayalam Movies, you must have definitely heard of Ranam: Detroit Crossing. For the uninitiated, Ranam is a recently-released Malayalam movie – 99% of which was shot entirely in the U.S. (In Detroit, MI and Augusta, GA). The movie tells the story of Aadhi (played…
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Child-Free By Choice
My wife and I made one of the biggest decisions in our life, on the sixth month of our marriage. We decided that we are not having (human) babies. Like, never. This was not a decision that was born out of a whim. We gave it a lot of thought, we weighed our options, we…
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Travel: Life-Changing Experience, or Overrated Indulgence?
Traveling—it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller. The first time I came across this quote from the renowned Moroccan Scholar – Ibn Batuta, my instantaneous response was negative. Not because I consider the words of one of the greatest traveling scholars that ever lived, to be sacrilege. My reaction to this quote, had more to…
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Six Hacks To Stay Positive And To Make The World A Better Place
Quick question: How are you feeling now? As in, right now? At this very moment? If you found this post through Social Media, there is a fair chance that you may not be at your best mental/emotional state yourself, having read umpteen social media posts from people writing evocatively about their perfect lives through Instagram stories, Facebook posts, and what…
Hari Shanker R 