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Three Sisters by Heather Morris – Book Review
Title: Three Sisters Author: Heather Morris Length: 416 pages First published: 2021 My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐️/ 5 Find on Goodreads Review: “Three Sisters” by Heather Morris is one of the most emotionally powerful wartime books I’ve ever read, especially those centered around the Holocaust and Nazi persecution. Based on a true story, it follows the lives of three Slovakian sisters—Cibi, Magda, Continue reading
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Just like that, a day unfolds
What are your daily habits? I brew coffee and whip cream.One tablespoon of sugar—Wait, sugar spikes glucose levels on an empty stomach.But I like it this way. Contemplating decisions, just like that. I scroll and scroll and scroll.And then take a nap. I water my plants and confabulate.I wonder if these greens understand my worries.I Continue reading
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Soul, universe and the oneness
How important is spirituality in your life? Here is a Sanskrit mantra from an ancient Hindu scripture, particularly an Upanishad: “Aham Brahmasmi”, meaning “I am Brahman,” “I am sacred,” “I am divine consciousness.” Translating it further: “Aham” means I /self“Brahman” or Brahma refers to the God, the Creator of the universe/the ultimate reality/the Absolute“Asmi” means Continue reading
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From Pennywort to Kafka
What notable things happened today? 1. With temperatures soaring to the 40s and even 50s degrees Celsius in some parts of India, my beloved pennywort plant had been wilting over the past few days. I’ve been giving it plenty of water, it’s a moisture-loving plant that thrives in humidity. Finally today I spotted signs of Continue reading
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Why I am A Hindu by Shashi Tharoor – Book Review
Title: Why I am A Hindu Author: Shashi Tharoor Length: 320 pages First published: 2018 My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 Find on Goodreads Review: Considering myself an amateur in reviewing books, particularly those concerning religious scriptures and mythology (as we commonly refer to them), I’ll still try to provide you with a glimpse into this book Continue reading
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Published in Chewers by Masticadores: Poems by Shreya Sharma
Hi all Happy Monday! Hope you are all having a great start to the week and the month of June. Big thanks to Nolcha Fox, editor of Chewers by Masticadores, for choosing my poems to publish on the platform!💌 If you have ever resonated with my words, feel free to click on the attached link Continue reading
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When hope isn’t enough
Dear friends and my blogging community, Lately, I’ve been feeling increasingly anxious and dejected. And honestly, I can’t seem to get through it. Over the last few years, I’ve tried everything—engaging myself in various activities like reading, going to the gym, listening to music, and gardening (though most of these are part of a regular Continue reading
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I stay put
And I am going insaneWith murky grief settling in my bones,Anxiety swallowing the blood in my veins—My heart, rolling in fire. It’s hard to fight the world.It’s harder to fight yourself.It’s the hardest to fight those closest to you—Your family, your people. And I am going insaneWith blaze in my eyes,Rainbow hope in my heart,Holding Continue reading
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For the love of mangoes…
List your top 5 favorite fruits. PS: I might delete this post later. Continue reading
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Poetry on Mondays — Clifford Dyment
The Son I found the letter in a cardboard box,Unfamous history. I read the words.The ink was frail and brown, the paper dryAfter so many years of being kept.The letter was a soldier’s, from the front—Conveyed his love and disappointed hopeOf getting leave. It’s cancelled now, he wrote.‘My luck is at the bottom of the Continue reading
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