Fifth Blogversary and Five Books Everyone Loved But Me

It is my Blog's Fifth Birthday. WordPress sent me a '5 year anniversary achievement badge' today and asked me to keep up the 'good blogging'. Yay! I'm blowing the trumpet and cutting a cake. So what do I know and what have I learnt about blogging in these five years? Hmm... I love to write.…

5 Unmissable Web Series For Lockdown

Carpe diem, seize the day! Or so I thought when the lockdown began. I was going to meditate, get in shape, spring clean the house, cook up a storm, read, write, paint, sing. The enthusiasm waned as the lockdown extended but I discovered it was the perfect time to dive into the world of web…

Struck By Wanderlust

So it is official and the countdown has begun to my very first international holiday. Yay! I am still pinching myself. For the longest time, my deepest desire was to go on a trip around the world. I lapped up travel shows, movies, articles, books (Travels by Michael Crichton tops the list). I would dream,…

October Bytes #2 : Sticky Music!

Let's talk about ear worms, pieces of tune that wriggle into your mind and stick there. This sticky music, extremely pleasing to the ear so yeah, raises your spirits and may drive you a bit batty as well. My current playlist has these two amazing desi songs playing on a loop. I'd say a perfect…

Clearing a queen size smog

Winter has set yet the air is hot and dirty. Delhi was in the news for its smog conditions; the media, the memes, the wats app forwards had so much material to tap and I living 300 kilometres away developed a nagging cough. I'm unsure whether to blame the changing season or the quality of…

Five times when 2Cellos left one fan thunderstruck.

Ok! I need to say this - I'm utterly obsessed with the two cello wielding musicians from Croatia called 2Cellos. I mean that's the only explanation for actually standing close to an hour, headphones wrapped around my ears, scrolling down their videos, watching each till the very end, without fidgeting or fast forwarding at all.…

A bookworm’s guide to excellent reading…or not.

I've always been the curious one. I blame the books for sweeping me away into the magical world of pixies and wishing chair, solving puzzles and crimes alongside the daring Hardy Boys and the intrepid Nancy Drew. Long before Google and cable television came on scene, books were my magic portals that lead me to…