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The Three Muskittiers
The lockdown last year brought with it a new set of residents here at Purva Venezia; a bunch of stray cats who made the colony their...
Avi
Mar 27, 20215 min read
Digital Detoxing #2: Turn Off Your Notifications
Brrrr…. Brrrr.... You feel your phone vibrate in your pocket. You hear the familiar ‘Ping’ sound as another notification pops up on your...
Avi
Oct 29, 20204 min read
Digital Detoxing #1: Get Off Your Phone
I recently watched the documentary ‘The Social Dilemma’ on Netflix, and it was an eye opener on how using the internet and especially...
Avi
Oct 28, 20208 min read
Keep your Distance! How Socially Distant are you really?
Covid-19, being an airborne transmitted virus like cold and flu viruses, spreads when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks, and...
Avi
Oct 25, 20203 min read
You Stink! How to Tame Your Body Odour
We all have that one friend, colleague or family member who just seems to stink. Whenever they get within a few feet of us we recoil in...
Avi
Oct 24, 20204 min read
The Cough and Cold Fighter: Dabur Honitus Hot Sip
Immunity has become a buzzword these days due to the pandemic. Everyone is focused on ways of increasing their immunity either by diets,...
Avi
Oct 23, 20204 min read
Six Things that Spoil the Movie Theatre Experience for me
Ahh yes. The movies. Seems like a lifetime ago that we used to go and watch the latest new movie at the local cinema hall. Times have...
Avi
Oct 21, 20205 min read
How I Lost 15 kgs with Seven Easy Steps
It seems to be in my genes to gain weight easily. I was a skinny child for the first ten years of my life, and then seem to have hit a...
Avi
Oct 18, 20208 min read
Growing Up in the 90s: #4 Entertaining Oneself
There seems to be quite an easy formula to keeping children occupied these days; plonk them in front of a screen. Whether it be mobile...
Avi
Oct 17, 20204 min read
A Guide to Getting the Most from Online E-Commerce Sales
E-Commerce has transformed the way we purchase items in India. This is especially true now during the festive season. In the days before...
Avi
Oct 16, 20209 min read
Why I Dislike the Rain
One of my fondest memories from childhood was going to Imphal during the months of May, June and July. I still remember whenever it...
Avi
Oct 14, 20204 min read
Scrubbing Away… My Experience with Washing Dishes Every Day
It’s been over five years since I picked up the green scotch brite pad in my kitchen and started washing dishes. In my house, I have been...
Avi
Oct 13, 20206 min read
The Rat Race
The number one regret most people have on their deathbed is this, “I wish I had not worked so hard”. Yet the crux of human evolution has...
Avi
Oct 11, 20207 min read
Growing Up in the 90s: #3 Technology
It’s an interconnected world these days. You can travel to the farthest corners of the globe and still be connected to everyone, with a...
Avi
Oct 9, 20205 min read
Walking and Counting Your Steps
Move one foot and then the other. Simple, isn't it? Walking is one of the most underrated exercises that no one really pays attention to....
Avi
Oct 6, 20205 min read
A Simple Guide to Writing
“Writing is putting your thoughts down on paper.” Sounds simple, doesn't it? Yet, why does writing seem to be so difficult for a lot of...
Avi
Oct 4, 20207 min read
Growing Up in the 90s: #2 Food
We have now grown in age, and with that comes an understanding, of the need to control our impulses and eat healthy. Things were...
Avi
Oct 3, 20204 min read
Growing Up in the 90s: #1 School
Nostalgia: “a sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past.” Listening to my mom, uncles and aunts reminisce about...
Avi
Sep 27, 20204 min read
Goa... Indulge Yourself
Goa. What can be said about it that has not been said countless times already? Sun, sand, surf, seafood. Yes, that's what Goa has in...
Avi
Sep 23, 20205 min read
Lost in Ladakh
Ladakh has been in the news quite a lot recently, with the Indian-Chinese dispute at the border. And I would most likely not be allowed...
Avi
Sep 20, 20204 min read
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