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A few things unite Indians across religion, caste, language, and political ideology. Cricket. Complaining about traffic. And absolute terror when the Prime Minister suddenly appears on television for a “special national address.” Because historically, that has never meant:“Good evening citizens, I just wanted to check in and wish you emotional stability.” No. It usually means one of three…

No matter how many times I push him out of my life, he finds a way to crawl back in. Now through my two daughters he has made sure that I cannot ever fully purge myself of him. The responsibility is too great for my two strong yet fragile shoulders. I would need him, even if I want no-contact. It is not that I don’t need him, I do need him from time to time, god knows it gets hard, very hard I…

Yesterday I got a call at 12noon from my daughters school that her finger got jammed in the door and she is hurt but doing fine. They gave her icepack. Though I appreciate the school telling me promptly about the same, I was left wondering how much she got hurt? Finger jammed in the door? How did that happen? Was there no stopper at the door? Where were the teachers? When such dumb accidents…

Daily writing promptWhat tattoo do you want and where would you put it?View all responses I dont know why I stopped doing these daily challenges. It was a good place for me to write about my day and talk about my feelings. I was building an audience, a few likers who would like my post daily i really liked that. I really enjoy writing. These days with the reels culture, we have reduced our…

“Full disclosure: I don’t watch movies. My attention span is short, and I usually avoid the ‘must-watch’ lists. But I recently sat down with Frankenstein on Netflix, Frankenstein is a classic novel by Mary Shelley, she wrote it when she was just 18 during a ghost story competition with her friends (including the poet Lord Byron) in 1816. From the trailer it was clear that we would get the…

Yesterday, I watched HAQ, a film that revisits the 1980s Shah Bano case—an extraordinary legal and moral moment in which a woman went to court to claim maintenance from her husband. The central truth the film reinforces is simple yet often denied: maintenance is not charity; it is a right. Parenthood is created by two people—a man and a woman—so how can the entire burden of responsibility be…

Dimensions vs Measures:Explain the difference and give one example where Tableau might misclassify a field. Dimensions are qualitative attributes of data, while measures are quantifiable metrics. Tableay might misclassify a field such as an ID containing all numbers as measures when in facts it should be a dimension field A) Aggregation behaviorMeasures are aggregated by default (SUM, AVG,…

My mind is currently all over the place. I am having so many thoughts and want to channelize my energies that would lead me towards monetisation. I will start with what is working well for me: Gyming- I am happy that I have got a grip over my physique now, I used to be very unkempt in between, when I was caring for a man who was not caring for me. That was probably the worst phase of my life. I…

Anyone can experience domestic or sexual violence. But what breaks you the most is when a young girl close to us becomes the victim. It shatters an entire family. You are left with a painful, lingering thought — that no one was there to protect her in that moment, that she had to fend for herself in a world that should have kept her safe. India can be a frightening place for girls. Recently, a…

Every morning when I wake up and check the news, I find myself staring at the same heartbreaking headlines: kids dying… parents helpless… school authorities silent… and everyone else just shrugging their shoulders. We see media outrage, candle marches, angry rallies—and then everything goes quiet until the next tragedy hits. Recently, a 9-year-old fell from a school building. Earlier there was…

Daily writing promptWhat’s your favorite month of the year? Why?View all responses November is my favourite month as it the month of execution to meet the deadline we have set for the year and planning to the next, December has not yet come and holiday laziness hasn’t set in, most of us find productivity in November. The winter cold is slowly setting in and the weather is favourable. Kids are…

Daily writing promptWhat book are you reading right now?View all responses Hi dear reader, I am currently reading a book by Osho called Education, it has Osho’s critical thinking of state of education and how it is a big impediment to growth. Here are few ideas i’ve gathered from it: Osho on Education Number of people getting educated is increasing but the world is getting worst off Our…

Daily writing promptWhat is good about having a pet?View all responses I have had a pet once as a middle school student, when i sneaked a puppy into our home, and then as a college student when I pet a fish. Both the times the experiences were unique and taught me a lot. I’ve had pets twice in my life — once as a middle schooler, when I secretly brought home a puppy, and again as a college…

Daily writing promptName the most expensive personal item you’ve ever purchased (not your home or car).View all responses The most expensive personal item I purchased for myself would have to be IPHONE13- that was the first time I bought an expensive item worth over Rs 80k for my personal consumption. I thought I would make a lot of videos with it, but i didnt all the content kept lingering in…

Daily writing promptWhat podcasts are you listening to?View all responses I will mention a few podcasts that I know of and have listened to in the past: “Empire” podcast: Hosted by William Dalrymple and Anita Anand, this podcast launched in August 2022 and explores the history of various empires. Raj Shamani podcast Ranveer Allahbadia podcast Unfiltered by Samdish podcast Diary of a…

Daily writing promptWhat was your favorite subject in school?View all responses I have had my seasons with subjects in school- I used to score very well in social studies subjects but were not good in civics. I like subject which are logical and have some story to it. I dont like dry subjects like civics. But I would like to take this opportunity to document the toxic culture inside Indian…