What this Pandemic taught me about Living?

It's hard to think about life when you have lost half of your world. No matter how hard you try, it always feels...EMPTY.No amount of rationalizations, justifications, or philosophy can make sense of such a world. Especially if you are sitting with a knife to dissect all those rumblings with a simple and innocent question:He…

How the popular life lessons misinform us? How to benefit from them?

"Life is a university where you give the exam first, and then you learn the lessons." My favorite aunt quoted this line when I messed up an opportunity, and it stuck with me. Indeed, the lessons you learn from your experience are the best. But why?What about the lessons you learn from the success stories…

How I Lost 20 Kgs of weight without Gym?

Today is 1st of January, and by now, many of you would have already taken your new year resolutions. Good! And I can guess that one of them is to be the healthiest version of yourself. No? If you are not healthy, then you must. Because when you are, the whole world looks different, and…

What’s your Religion? The one you got from your parents?

Religion.I got my parent's during my birth. But yesterday, I contemplated mine.   I was roaming with my friend on Baba Kharak Singh Marg at CP (in Delhi). Seeing the glittering dome of Bangla Sahib in front, he asked me:"You love going to Bangla Sahib, don't you?" And, without any pause, I affirmed with a…

One Day I did Journaling for 6 hours and…

I was frustrated that day. So, I did what I do in those situations:Take a paper and pen and let them battle it out. But that day was different. The battle went for 6 hours. Why? Because the pen persisted with one word.No matter what the scenario, context, desire or reason was, the pen just…

10 Heartfelt Posts That Will Inspire you to Love, Laugh and Live

I still remember the year.It was 2011, December. I still remember the feeling.I had lost two of my family members in October, 2011 and the two months since then were quite a journey. And then one day, I was like, I need something more than diary entries and poems to contain this feeling.But I was…

I’m Fine!

It's hard but convenient to say, 'I'M FINE,' when you are not. But it doesn't have to be that hard. It can be easy if you have the right kind of bond with people around you.  Yes, you can fool many with a smile or a chuckle, but spare some by sharing the load on your…

People Are Afraid

People are afraid. People are afraid that they might get infected. People are afraid that other people would treat them as untouchables if they get infected. People are afraid of the term untouchable because we have used that term against a section of our society for a very long time. 😦 Now, people are afraid…

What life lessons does Coronavirus teach us?

Coronavirus is causing havoc everywhere.People are losing jobs; some are exploiting all their savings, and some are even without a home and stranded on foreign soil. It has been over 2 months of lockdown (in India) but still, the situation is far from under control. (even though our ministers are boasting of being ahead of…

What if this is my last post due to Covid-19?

In his commencement speech at Stanford, Steve Jobs said that facing your mortality is the best advice to have some perspective about life. And since that day, every time I face a decision, I think what would I have done if this is my last decision. The advice works. (It unveils what I really want…