2 Mistakes That We All Make in Early 20s

It’s hard to make friends and it’s even harder to let go off them. Isn’t it? I m sure you’ll agree. Every day we try to make friends, new friends, but we never ask ourselves what happened to the old ones, why don’t we talk or where are they now. Some mistakes that we commit so often and don't realize that it has already destroyed what we had. It’s not because someone wasn’t willing to continue to be friends with you, rather it was because you stopped making efforts. And, they didn’t try to find out why and gave up on you easily instead of being the matured one.

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5 Amazing Tips to Find Yourself When You're Feeling Lost

We all know that each of us has some unique qualities that help us to outshine in the crowd of many but sometimes we suppress our uniqueness and step into someone else's shoes because we are not satisfied with who we are.

Humaara Dino: Living With A Dog Completely Changes Your Life

Dinoooo…., come here Dinooo…
No Dino! Don’t eat that!!

I’ve heard people saying, ‘Dogs change lives (sigh)’ and I use to think how somebody can get so attached to an animal. I am not a dog enthusiast; in fact, I am uncomfortable when they are around as I have had not a very good experience with them in the past.

Things I Love About Winters

As John Boswell says, “Winter, a lingering season, is a time to gather golden moments, embark upon a sentimental journey, and enjoy every idle hour.” This is simply a golden time of the year when Christmas is just around the corner and winter is in the air. And personally, this is the time of the year that I wish I could bottle up and keep forever. So, read on to find out why I absolutely love winters and see if you can relate to at least some of it.

Is Commitment so Important?

We live in a generation where the definition of the word “Relationship” is described by the adjectives placed in the front of that word: Committed OR Casual. These words overshadow the fact that relationships can become one of the greatest sources of empathic connection and love. People tend to hate the word Casual by assuming that the word “Casual” means “easily disposable”. Some others confuse it by saying “Hookups”.

Alone or Lonely? - How do you identify

This is the world of connecting, being around hordes of people, in constant contact with each other, be it through online means or physically in touch. But it’s not always so or at least not with everyone which could be a self-inflicted one or just because. We are present in a reality where there’s a constant tug of war to be in the centre of conversation and meddling while at the same time craving the seclusion (or just left to it).

7 Things to do when you go Home from Hostel

It’s done! The semester is coming to a close, and you’re all set to go home. Your bags are packed, tickets have been booked and you just can’t wait to get home. You simply crave that experience of going through those familiar lanes like a free bird, getting a whiff of your favourite foods and enjoying the hustle of your city. But before you start whiling your days away, here are seven things you should definitely do when you go home from hostel.

5 Things about Women that every Men should know

Women- can't live with them, can't live without them. There’s no doubt that trying to figure out what a woman really is, seems a pretty daunting task. A woman is a mystery but her eyes say it all. It’s actually not that hard enough and especially once you get to know the telltale signs. So here are some truths all women really want you to know and accept. Read on and learn.

Why should you ditch Songs for Instrumental?

I have always felt that songs (with lyrics) stifle me. Probably it is because I look for something deeper in a song than just few funky beats.  All songs whether old or new are good to listen to if you are in a lighter mood. But instrumentals…

Once in a while when I came across an emotion that is difficult to feel or name, I used to forcibly try to flush out that feeling. We hardly have time for the subtle and mysterious. But in the last few days listening to Turkish, Japanese or any other music I have encountered sadness I never felt, joy never deserved, all abounds.

With this music, I was able to discover so much in me that those linear and binary definitions of emotions (happy-sad, compliant-defiant) seemed to fall in tatters. It became so infinitely simpler when I started to accept those discarded and blocked emotions. The best part of an instrumental is the unlimited creativity to imagine anything. You realize that life does not function in opposites. Because music and its pauses, the sound and silence are not contradictory rather complimentary to each other.

Maybe I needed a dose of music-with-no-lyrics and you something else to be receptive towards various shades of your personality. Really, those unimagined moments give you infinite peace and that too most simply. You do not need to search; but it will come to you by itself and open the floodgates to all the inhibitions, not-to-be-felt emotions, forbidden fantasies that we all conceal. I don’t suggest that you go on doing whatever you desire but at least acknowledge that it is human to be ‘evil’ sometimes, after all how would you be happy if you were never sad?


Written by Rishya Dharmani
"Life is not a mystery, as they say, rather it is simplicity itself. Unlearn, fail and realize the true joy."