If you have been using social media, you might have come across at least a few videos of young women in their 20s, wearing floral or flowy dresses, with immaculate hair and flawless makeup, preparing home-cooked meals from scratch in their spotless kitchen, sometimes even sourcing ingredients from their farm, eerily similar to unrealistically perfect … Continue reading The Tradwife Ideal and the Question of Women’s Agency →

If you are unfamiliar with Homer’s Odyssey, here’s a little Greek Mythology for you. After the gruelling siege of Troy, Odysseus and his men set out on their long-awaited journey with a singular goal: return to their beloved homeland, Ithaca. With hearts that were maps that led to the arms of their kin, the men … Continue reading The Lotus-Eaters, the 1930s, and Us: The Uncanny Patterns of Escapism →

“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art; it has no survival value; rather, it is one of those things which give value to survival.” This quote on friendship by C.S Lewis is incontestable. Friendship goes beyond a social convenience, it’s an essential ingredient for true happiness in our lives. While we can live without friendship, … Continue reading The Highest Form of Friendship: Aristotle’s Ideal →

Artist: Muriel Dawson What does ‘Baa Baa Black Sheep’ mean to you? For me, it is a glimpse of a bygone childhood era where the changing colour of the sky, dewdrops on the leaves, or dragonflies that could lift tiny pebbles filled me with immense wonder. I still remember my old English textbook that had … Continue reading How Anachronistic Interpretation Distorted the History of ‘Baa Baa Black Sheep’ →

Almost 12 years ago, I ran into my friend’s family in a supermarket. My friend’s younger sister who was a baby when I last saw her had become a tall, confident girl. My first comment to her was, “You became so tall!” and before she could respond, her grandmother said, “Ayyo, kannu vekkalle, eni avalu … Continue reading “Evil Eye” through the Lens of Confirmation Bias →

In thrift shops, Instagram filters, and even Spotify playlists, something surprising is happening: Gen Z is falling in love with the 1990s. Despite being born after the decade ended, they’re reclaiming its aesthetics, fashion, and media like it’s a personal inheritance. Baggy jeans are back. So are disposable cameras and cassette tapes. Despite a flood … Continue reading Why Gen Z Can’t Stop Romanticising the ‘90s? →

The above is a beautiful painting by William Holman Hunt of his wife Fanny. Take a close look at the pattern on her shawl, does it ring a bell? Most of you must have concluded that it is Paisley. And you’re right. But here comes the actual question, how many of you know that the … Continue reading The Undeniable Role of Racism in Cultural Appropriation →

Katie and Leo are two bright, beautiful children growing up in a warm and loving home. Time flies, they enter teenage; the age of tantrums, eye rolls and slammed doors. Slowly, their differences begin to surface. Katie, the older sibling, often complains of the unfair curfew; she had to be home by 6, while Leo … Continue reading Same Roof, Different Rules: How Each Sibling Has Different Parents →

The beloved fictional character Anne Shirley from ‘Anne of the Green Gables’ once wisely stated, “It is ever so much easier to be good if your …Enclothed Cognition

Rachel and I engaged in what I would call a heartwarmingly-beautiful-and-satisfying conversation for nearly two hours, and she headed to the kitchen to make me a burger. I watched her prepare a well-done cheeseburger, with a chargrilled patty, topped with a perfectly melted piece of cheese, a finely sliced round gherkin and a trace of … Continue reading Thoughts on Culinary Therapy →

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