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ELATED TO BE ALIVE
We started as acquaintances, gradually becoming close friends over time. Despite keeping in touch through sporadic messages and texts, we managed to keep tabs on each other's lives. These past few months had been particularly challenging for me, as I was going through a consuming...
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LOVE IN THE TIME OF WI-FI
It all began on a warm summer evening, the air thick with anticipation. As Sandesh and Nimmi’s eyes met, a spark ignited, and the world around them faded into the background. Sandesh, ever the charmer, couldn't resist teasing Nimmi. With a sly grin plastered on...
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IN THE NOW
From the very first breath we entwined in the goals to reach, some set by us and some by the people around us, from the very first breath. The endless pursuit and strife set to roll from day one towards a futuristic glory that we...
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WHY WERE YOGA PRACTICES NEVERWRITTEN DOWN ?
Sadhguru: Yoga may seem to be very simple, but when you do the practices, you will see there is a very subtle aspect to them. Many people have caused immense damage to themselves by learning Yoga through books. Objective and subjective technologies are different. Let's...
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PSYCHOBIOMES
Human Stool samples are being poked and dug deep into, by leading researchers, to make futuristic drugs for depression and anxiety. Shit! Quite literally…no kidding..in the gut, houses more microbes than our own body's cells? Collectively our gut microbes weigh about 2 kgs (in comparison…our...
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FROM GRINDING TO SOFT LIVING
You may not have heard about “Soft Living” yet, but it is a phrase that you will certainly come across soon if you are a user of social media. Originated in the Nigerian influencer community, this idea is a cultural swing in the opposite direction...
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THE KERALA STORY TRENDING EVERYWHERE, EXCEPT IN KERALA!
There was nothing in the trailer which excited me or motivated me to watch the movie, from a purely aesthetic perspective. The very idea of Hindi-speaking actors in a Malayalam movie was off-putting’’ ‘’There are scenes where they show a college which has posters saying...
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NO MATTER IF IT’S BLACK OR WHITE
We caught up with the chess champion Viswanathan Anand, who is part of the Global Chess League, the world's first and largest official franchise league of its kind, with chess players from all over the world competing in a unique joint team format. Vishy became...
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UNFILTERED
Who am I? This is a question that perplexes most people juggling between identities of their own making on social media, followed by who they are in their social environment and then the true self to which they go home. At first glance it does...
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THE PLIGHT OF THE SANDWICH GENERATION
"Sandwich generation" is a term that demographers have given to adults who are caring for both children under 18 and older relatives simultaneously. These days people are living longer, having children later, and requiring two incomes to get by: all of these factors result in...
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