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It's that time of the year again. December. My uni still hasn't realized that it's a crime to keep exams during the holiday season. I'm a changed person. I'm a ghazal listening girlie now. I don't go anywhere without my stack of rings, chudiyaan, and Bindi. Revamped my room completely. My love for Bedana (Bengali for Pomegranates) is stronger than ever despite my allergy to it. And I'm more accepting of myself and at peace. Time to be more active on Tumblr again.

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18. 03. 23

Spring has never been this beautiful. New experiences, new places. We went to National Crafts Museum for a walk through of a Brocade exhibition. Former director of the museum gave us a very interesting insight into how museums are laid out the way they are; a 3D contemporary artist shared how she takes inspiration from the Rigveda and a celebrated artisan from Banaras told us about his craft. A serene day, amidst carefully curated crafts, us clad in sarees, with our henna stained fingers.

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Through the jharokha, into your heart,

My eyes peer into, and carve out a yearning for me.

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05.01.23

What a perfect day looks like.

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Emily Dickinson’s Herbarium, circa 1839-1846 (Houghton Library, Harvard)

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Oh! To be a spirit, gliding down the haunted steps, and to caress thy cold marble veins...

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Quote: @shi-saa

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I'm still so stumped at how our university thought it fit to schedule our 3rd sem exams around Christmas. Even worse? It's gonna end on 31st Dec at 5:30 pm. This is just my desperate attempt to prevent myself from going into an emotional breakdown by romanticising studying. The most productive thing that came out of this is I crocheted ornaments for my Christmas bunting.

I just hope everyone else is enjoying the holidays.

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My two obsessions: the colour green and book covers. Save me Lord.

pretty green book covers

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As she walks through the crowd, hands in her coat, she thinks about all the books she has yet to read...

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Things Desiblr made me realise & do :

That it's actually really cool to be a Desi .

Old Bollywood movies >>>>

Every Desi girl should wear saree and wear bindi and feel like a retro Indian movie star.

Indian history supports queer people , so whenever your aunt is being homophobic , proudly say her , she knows nothing !!!!! If you wanna know more read "Shikhandi " by Devdutt Pattanaik .

What as an Indian man are you doing if you aren't writing poetry?

That nothing can compare to Indian humour .

Indian goddess are the actual baddies .

Haseena's and brown munde's >>>>> rest of population.

Ittar >>> perfume .

Urdu & Persian poetry are top tier .

Kannada devotional writers like Akka Mahadevi are like diamond in the dust .

A gajra >>>french kiss.

Jasmine & lotus are not just flowers .

Pasoori rules the world right now .

Be free like Geet and bounce back like Bulbul .

Madhubala is the embodiment of being gorgeous and cute at the same time .

Rekha is a Siren .

Learning Sanskrit is a rich experience .

Draupadi's vengeance created wars , so can yours .

Kishore Kumar for rain , Lata Mangeshkar for prem .

Alka Yagnik for feeling confident .

Indian rap is richer and sounds more poetic .

96 sanskrit words for love >>>>> the word love .

South Indian movies have the perfect balance of romance and action .

Khanjar is mightier than a sword.

Ye Maharani banke kaha ja rahi hai >>>> you look beautiful honey.

The tension between me and a cute boy at a puja pandal >>>>>>> speed of the earth rotation .

Gold >>>> any other metal

Chandni raat is for romance .

Talk to me in ghazals and geets only !

And many more .......

Writing this made me love being an Indian more !!!!!

If you want add yours , I'd love to read.

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𝚂𝚎𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝟸𝟹, 𝟷𝟿𝟷𝟸 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙳𝚒𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝙾𝚏 𝙵𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚣 𝙺𝚊𝚏𝚔𝚊, 𝟷𝟿𝟷𝟶-𝟷𝟿𝟷𝟹

[ID: I, only I, am the spectator in the orchestra. END ID]

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THIS IS PURE GOLD WHY AM I JUST FINDING ABOUT THIS NOW

We did an opera-singing scene, and there was a dancing one too… I don’t know why it was never used. Maybe it was too funny.

Maggie Cheung & Tony Leung in a deleted scene for In the Mood For Love (2000) dir. Wong Kar-wai

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getting ready for my last year at university, sorting through old photographs

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31. 08. 22

Went to Hauz Khaas Village. Disappointed with the shops I've heard so much about on the main streets.

Instead, we decided to take a leisurely stroll through the back alleys. Never shall I regret those steps leading me to a different dimension. One filled with stores selling used books in Urdu, priceless lost family photos being sold for a mere 50 bucks, a records store selling Igor AND Duran Duran cassettes and a quiet quaint Cafe resembling the cottage haunting my dreams.

It was the perfect way to bid adieu to August. For now.

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Perpetual mood.

𝙰𝚞𝚐𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝟷𝟸, 𝟷𝟿𝟷𝟺 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙳𝚒𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝙾𝚏 𝙵𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚣 𝙺𝚊𝚏𝚔𝚊, 𝟷𝟿𝟷𝟺-𝟷𝟿𝟸𝟹

[ID: August 12. Didn’t sleep at all. Lay three hours in the afternoon on the sofa, sleepless and apathetic; the same at night. But it mustn’t thwart me. END ID]

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Zeno on the cover judging me so hard for scrolling through Pinterest.