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Hola folks! During the last 2 years - you-know-what years, all our physical activities were  on hold and the only exercise we are getting was in form of  household chores. So, to bring my sporty spirit form again (if I even have one), my parents introduced me tooo (drumroll) gym! I think everyone knows what a gym is. For those who don’t, it is basically a place to get together and have a nice little gossip on the cycles, show off muscles and abs under the guise  of working out. Exercise? Never heard of it. I mean, the only thing missing in the entire scene are ‘chai & samosa’! Let me give a brief insight  on so called gym enthusiasts to all who haven’t yet had the opportunity to  make a pilgrimage  1. The Selfie Addict- there will always be that one person who will spend their time in front of the mirror with their phones out, clicking pictures of each and every  equipment and posting them on Insta.  2. The Majboor Log :  Those who have b...

Heyo readers! How have you been? Missed me? Now, now don’t shy away, I know you did! Recently, our school organised a talk on gender sensitivity. This got me thinking about how ignorant I had been on such a crucial topic. I guess I was ignorant because I was one of the lucky ones who was brought up in a supportive environment (too supportive, phew..). It got me thinking about why  men were ( and in many cases still are)  considered as the heads of the family and women as playing second fiddle.  If you ask me, it’s women who rule the house but fine, I don’t want to hurt anyone’s ego🤘. I was called during the program to make impromptu speech on gender equality.    I tried my best but as I came offstage, my one-of-a-kind-limited-edition brain 🧠 revved up thoughts of what else I could have spoken  .Ughh why doesn’t my brain work when I actually need it to. Back to the topic, I thought of writing these thoughts in my diary butttt why write when you can type? W...

 Helloooo lovelies!!   Enemy has been slayed !. Yes that one time of the year..... my final exams are over! Are bhaiyaa all is well? Cause I am in Saturday Saturday mood. Oh forget, that was  me trying   to bring out the non existent humour in me ! This blog  is based on a book and is unlike my previous blogs which were more about actual experience with some tadka !. A book review like this actually requires  one to read the book in old fashioned  way at the expense of social media time.. Don’t look so surprised, some kids do like reading! So, I recently laid my hands on a political thriller, the President’s Daughter written by James Patterson in collaboration with Bill Clinton.  The grief and longing of a father for his kidnapped daughter. The distress , guilt and despair of a mother hiding a  secret. The dirty world of politics. Brain washed, ruthless, stone hearted  criminals. The hidden war between two super powers. A forme...

Readers, hello and welcome to Shark tank  shark tank blog. Yes, yes ,yes this blog is going to be about the reality show which recently completed one season #sharktankindia . You guys were able to engage a fickle minded teenager to this show.  Take a bow please . 👏🏽. It kinda turned into a family show for us, you know? All three of us, my dad, mom and me watched each and every episode of it. Few times even my  Nana  and Nani joined us.   A standing ovation to the person who pitched the idea of bringing out a S.T. India version. Like seriously, you guys made a 14 year old (cough me cough) talk in shark lingo which is so different from  millennial lingo.  No, really, now whenever my mother asks us whether she should make khichadi or Dalia, I say and I quote “ I am not able to connect with either of your items, so for that reason I am out” or when she tells me to study I say “I don’t have any expertise in this field , so I am afraid I am out.” 🤟🏼...

  BUON ANNO, fellow countrymen. Lend me your ears! I stand(or write in my case) in front of you to wish you a belated happy New Year! Before you think that I have gone nuts, BUON ANNO means happy new year in Italian. As per Know it all Google, m ost historians believe Babylonians  were the first to make New Year's  resolutions   as we do today, although this famed ancient city held its New Year celebration in March, not January, in accordance with an agricultural year.    During this religious festival, Babylonians either crowned a new king or proc laimed their loyalty to the existing king.   Citizens also swore to pay off debts to their gods, and promised to return borrowed goods. Those promises and declarations are thought to be the first New Year's resolutions. This begets the question as to why we keep new year resolutions ?. T o sum up my extensive research, a New Year gives a new beginning to us, a blank slate to turn a new leaf. Again, this...

The next morning, (day 4 in Rajasthan) We went to explore the wonders of the tent resort. Yeah, the wonders of like 22 tents!  and a common courtyard.  After playing ‘Dora the Explorer’ 🧐 with mandatory photoshoots, we all went for breakfast. Our checkout time was 10:30am and we had breakfast at 9:45. By the time we were ready, it was 11:00 am ...(As usual, we are never punctual except at airports) .   After checking out and piling into the tempo traveler we made our way to Kuldhara village which has a fascinating but painful history attached to it. There is  something about the mysterious air surrounding the once thriving place that just makes you sad and sentimental. .  We saw a number of ruins there.  There are many myths relating to the the history of it's abandonment but the one which was told to us ample number of times was of this minister that lived there (I forgot the guy's name).  It was said that he fell in love with an orphan girl at ...

Second day in Jodhpur...  I was dragged out of bed because my mom and aunt wanted to go for a walk and god knows why they wanted to take me along! They could have considered papa or Mausa ji as suitable candidates but nooo, they had to choose me, muttering something about girl gang. They really need to act their age! 😳What a marvelous start to the day!!! After a thousand morning photo shoots, all around and in every nook and cranny of Hotel, we met up with the others at the dining hall and did justice to delicious breakfast spread and commenced the journey to Jaisalmer. We had hired a tempo traveller... On the way, we visited Umaid Bhavan Palace museum and got acquainted with its history dating back 1925 or so... As is the norm, we clicked some 100 pictures once outside the museum ... NO BLUFFING. I don’t joke about phone storage 📱. After that, we spent like 6 hours travelling to Jaisalmer. 6 damn hours!  Enroute, my grandparents, aunt and parents stopped to visit Sanchiya M...