Love at First Byte by Divya Ramaswamy will definitely take you through a phase of life. As soon as I started reading the book, I was reminded of my own early working days in the corporate world. Those first few days of stepping into a new workplace, meeting new people, learning to navigate an unfamiliar …
Book Discussion: The River Weeps: Life and Sexuality in a City Slum
Some books are not simply read; they are felt and lived. They transcend the pages to become experiences you carry with you for a long long time. The River Weeps: Life and Sexuality in a City Slum by Delia Maria Knaebel was one such book for me. I won this book as a prize for …
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The Blue Curtains
The blue curtains arrived on a Friday afternoon. The delivery man handed the package to Meera, scribbled something on a piece of paper, and disappeared down the stairs before she could fully unfold the fabric. She stood in the living room for several minutes. The colour was lighter than she had expected. While Meera was …
The Hour of Happiness
Shreya was already regretting the precious Sunday she had sacrificed to attend her cousin's wedding reception. Cousin was perhaps a generous word; she had met him only a handful of times and knew very little about him. Still, here she was, dressed in an outfit she had spent far too long choosing, sitting at a …
Beyond the Boxes We Create
I recently read The Tree, The Well and the Drag Queen by Salini Vineeth. I picked it up with absolutely no clue about the story. What drew me in was the promise of magical realism and folklore, and before I knew it, I was immersed in a world that felt both enchanting and deeply human. …
Home: The Quiet Shelter of Love
I was born into a nuclear family where life was neither extravagant nor dramatic, yet it carried a quiet sense of stability that I only truly appreciate now as an adult. My mother managed everything with remarkable ease — two children, household responsibilities, social obligations, guests appearing unannounced, school schedules, illnesses, celebrations — all without …
Zero Degrees, Zero Margin: The War for Siachen
Pic Credit: 13th April 1984; Operation Meghdoot, A story Courage and commitment in the world’s highest battlefield Siachen - Jammu Kashmir Now | The facts and information about J&K High in the Himalayas, where temperatures fall below −50°C, where oxygen is scarce, and survival itself is a battle, lies Siachen Glacier. It lies in Ladakh on the …
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Year of the Frozen Army: Operation Barbarossa
June 22, 1941 — The Day the World Held Its Breath. At dawn on June 22, 1941, Adolf Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, the largest military invasion in history. More than 3 million German soldiers, over 3,500 tanks, and nearly 3,000 aircraft moved toward the Soviet Union in a lightning-fast assault. It was meant to be …
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Xerxes and the Sea: The King Who Tried to Punish Nature
History is full of ambitious rulers. But few stories are as dramatic — and almost unbelievable — as that of Xerxes I, the Persian king who declared war on the sea itself. And what makes this story fascinating is not just the event itself, but what it reveals about power, ego, and the limits of …
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Woolly Mammoth That Walked With Humans
When we think of woolly mammoths, we imagine creatures from a distant prehistoric world — animals that vanished long before humans built civilisations. But here’s the mind-boggling truth: Woolly mammoths were still alive when humans were already building pyramids. Shocking, right?? Humans and woolly mammoths coexisted far longer than most people realise. And that changes …
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