A Reason for Being Ikigai is a Japanese cultural concept and the word is roughly translated as “reason to live” or ‘a reason for being’ . It is a concept which heavily relies on following your passion and having a reason to get up in the morning. Causeachatter and Ikigai Recently I participated in a […]
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Gender equality for Women’s Empowerment
In my last post on women’s empowerment, I focused on the suffrage movement and reverse gender bias. The United Nations theme for this years IWD was Gender Equality for a Sustainable tomorrow. In this post I will discuss about some of the most evil practices which directly hamper the natural Gender Equilibrium of this world. […]
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Paparazzi in my Garden
I spend a lot of time during the weekends,just pottering around and taking care of my plant babies. Sometimes I become a Paparazzi too. Giving the rose plants a shower to wash away the pests, pruning of the dead leaves, digging up and fertilizing the soil are just a few of the activities that makes […]
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Glow from the Inside
“Believing in your own worth radiates enough inner light to make you glow”. These are words written by American author Richelle E. Goodrich which rang a bell within me. How many of us are exactly aware of our own worth? Diffidence and Existential Crisis I often find myself engulfed in a sea of diffidence and […]
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Sustainable Living: 5 things that I practice
What is meant by sustainable living Sustainable Living is a concept of leading a lifestyle in which there is minimum ecological and carbon footprint and considerate use of the resources of this planet. In our fast paced lives it is an uphill task to consciously cut down on our habits of consumption. I often find […]
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BreakTheBias: International Women’s Day
I took a little break from blogging in the past month. But in a milestone achievement, I managed to write around 12000 words in the form of personal journaling as a part of the WriteAPageADay campaign. After the month long break, I decided to write about a topic close to my heart,women’s empowerment and BreakTheBias, […]
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Winter Garden and newly learnt gardening tips
Winter Garden Our tiny little winter balcony garden is like a flowery wonderland these days. Here in Kolkata, the slightly chilly air of the “catch me if you can” winter, is the welcome sign for the flowers to start arriving. Every morning we wake up to our winter garden adorned with the voluptuous roses, the […]
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5 things I did in 2021 for my Mental Health
Mental health is not an easy subject to write about. You cant delve too deep inside. Its difficult to throw up personal examples as you may end up overasharing. But if you do share a bit, a sense of relief and calm sets in. Phew! I got it off my chest… As far back as […]
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The Handmaid’s Tale Review
The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood is a one of its kind thought provoking, dystopian anthology . For me this book is unique in the sense that I saw the series on Prime Video first. Then I read the book. I usually do it the other way round. Seeing and reading the Handmaid’s Tale gave […]
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Happy Me
I was going through my phones image gallery. And I could not find a single picture of me in which I am not smiling. That amazed me. Am I really that happy? Just like a smile can mean/ say a thousand words but it can equally hide as many. Smile always… I saw a few […]
