Category: Reading & Reflections
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The Friends Who Drain You, and the Ones Who Light You Up
Some people leave you tired. Others leave you alive. Friendship is one of the greatest gifts we have. But let’s be honest. Not all friendships are created equal. Over the years, I started noticing something that I couldn’t ignore anymore. After spending time with certain friends, I’d come home feeling unusually heavy. Not just tired,…
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Small Things That Instantly Improve My Mood
I’ve realised something about myself over the years.My mood doesn’t need grand gestures. It doesn’t need life-changing news, big wins, or dramatic moments. Most days, it just needs… small things.Very small things. The kind that feel almost silly to admit, but work every single time. Like walking outside at night with my AirPods on, noise…
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The Famous Five, and Why I Still Think About Them
I think I was around nine or ten when I first read The Famous Five. This was well before Harry Potter came into the picture. Back then, reading felt quieter. Less of a trend, more of a habit you picked up if someone put the right book in your hands. I was living in Mumbai…
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Lately, I’ve Been Feeling the Need for a Shift
Not a plan. Just a feeling I don’t want to ignore. Lately, I’ve been feeling something stir. Not loudly. Not dramatically. Just enough to notice it when things go quiet. I’ve spent over a decade and a half very focused on my career. Corporate life. Structure. Goals. Titles. Deliverables. And for a long time, that…
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Food That Feels Like Home
Home has never been a fixed point for me. It has shifted, stretched, and redefined itself over the years. Spain. India. Places in between. I have learnt to live comfortably with that ambiguity, but if there is one place where the idea of home has always felt certain, it is on a plate. I was…
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