Category: TOI Blog Posts-Repost
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Upcoming fashion trends for Summer 2023
Summer is a great time of year to experiment with new fashion trends. With the warm weather and sunny skies, it’s the perfect time to rock the hottest looks. While it’s always fun to look back on the year that was, it’s even more exciting to look ahead and see what trends will dominate the…
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Baat ka batangad
Growing up in an Indian Family, there is this one saying that we have heard many times, “Baat ka batangad”. I paid no heed to it until I realized I was becoming the same person. Somehow, with time, I had done the same things at which I used to laugh. Oh, how the tables have turned!…
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5 picks for the winter season
2023 is right around the corner, which for me means winter season on top of my head. Too lazy to get out of bed, yet too energetic to go to sleep. Hot chocolate in one hand and a quilt to cover up is the go-to destination for winters. Of course, there are the occasional get…
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Exercising your way towards happiness
It seems like a chore when someone tells us to do some activity in order to remain fit, even though it is for our own betterment. Who would want to get out of bed early in the morning and let go of the comfort of their bed? And especially during winter? No, thank you very…
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Because age is just a number
Last month, I met a lady, very smart and vocal, who looked in her thirties. However, as we spoke, I got to know that she actually is in her fifties. So surprised I was, especially when I, myself, was looking way older than her, despite the age gap of almost 30 years. As we kept…
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Weight or Wait?
It is the truth when we say that losing weight is a lot harder than gaining weight. That feeling when a chubby person is called fat, or big, or body shamed in any way is not one that goes away easily. It leaves an impact in such a way that either motivates a person or…
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Treading on a journey we all have to take
Since the day we are born, we are told how to talk, how to behave, how to live. They teach us a lot of things, things that will help us in the future, things that will make us grow. However, what we are not told is how to keep going. Even at the best or…
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Things I wish I knew when I was younger
1. We always have a choice. No matter the situation or circumstance, the choice will always be ours, and it’s that choice that will define our future path. 2. Age is just a number. Young, old, or in between, age is just a number, after which we will always run. It doesn’t define maturity, experiences…
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10 ways to calm down
Reposted from my blog written for Times Of India, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/lifestyles-online/10-ways-to-calm-down/ We all are human, and it’s in our nature to show emotions. Emotions can be of any type, from laughter to anger to crying. When a person is highly emotional, his/her thinking gets affected, which results in poor decision-making. Psychology says one can learn to…
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Living under the bundle of expectations
Reposted from my blog for Times Of India Digital Edition, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/lifestyles-online/living-under-the-bundle-of-expectations/ Recently, I had to start psychotherapy, because of the stress of things that I had been feeling lately. Too many changes in life suddenly, and no one to turn to sometimes does that to a person. Something that my therapist said struck a chord.…
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