Did you know that alcohol abuse is on the rise in India? Even though recent research has stated that it is better to be a teetotaler, social drinking has now become a popular and common lifestyle choice. Alcohol consumption is cool now – and there is a good chance many young people might not even …
Anatomy Of An Alcoholic: It Wasn’t Long Before I Got Hooked To The Bottle Read More »
When you scroll through your social media feeds, don’t you feel that everybody but you has a charmed life? Others may or may not get the same impression from your profiles, but that’s a topic for another day. In reality, we are living in a ‘Richard Cory’ world. Most of us are exactly like these people in Paramore’s Fake …
Everyone Is Miserable On The Inside. This Is How We Can Change That. Read More »
Lean in. The buzzword that is overused by ignoramuses, geniuses, and everyone in between thanks to Sheryl Sandberg’s book of the same name. For those who are lucky enough to not have heard about Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, the book is all about strategies to help women move ahead and …
Michelle Obama Disses Lean In Because “That Shit Doesn’t Work” Read More »
Since 2014, the Supreme Court of India legally recognized transgenders (commonly known as hijras) as the third gender. More importantly, it requested the government to provide them with educational and employment opportunities just like other minorities. Giving transgenders the rights they deserve has been a huge step forward for us. However, society’s attitude and treatment …
Transgenders Of India: Accepted By Law, Discriminated By Society Read More »
Yes, you read that right. We introverts hate extroverts. To be honest, we can’t stand them. Here are 5 reasons why. 1. They feed off of our life force Not that we’re antisocial, but spending too much time around people—extroverts in particular—drains us. So much so that we need a few hours or days of …
Death scares us, doesn’t it? So final. So certain. Yet we go out and seek it By listening to our twisted minds. These demons say the world won’t miss us, Go on. Leave. Leave NOW. There’s too much misery anyway. Why do you think euthanasia exists? And let’s not forget about Aokigahara. Just one of …
As individuals, we tend to jump the gun when it comes to figuring out the people in our life. When someone doesn’t react the way we expect (read: want) them to, we judge them instantly. You know the drill. “Oh, he has moved on already? Looks like his ex didn’t mean much to him after …
When It Comes To People, What You See Isn’t Really What You Get Read More »
While browsing the Internet one day, I came across this article titled ‘8 Weird, Gross Things That Girls Do That Guys Find Absolutely Adorable’. The listicle had a couple of “weird, gross things” that had no business being there because they were neither weird nor gross. But the one that stuck out the most was …
#RedefineNormalToday – What’s The Big Deal About Female Sweat? Read More »
When it comes to children, there are three kinds of people in this world: A) those who adore them and can’t wait to have their own B) those who think they are okay and aren’t quite sure if they want them C) those who irrespective of whether they like them or not, don’t want to …
Is Having Kids The Most Socially Acceptable Way To Ruin Your Life? Read More »
I recently got myself a tattoo that read ‘unconditional love’. Why? I was being too hard on myself because it had been an unproductive week and I needed a reminder to help me stop doing that. When I chanced upon an old pack of affirmative temporary tattoos in one of my drawers, I thought a relevant …
#RedefineNormalToday – Temporary Tattoos Are WAY Better Than Real Ones Read More »