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We live our lives in almosts. An almost kiss. An almost love. An almost sent text. Our lives begin to look like endless spools of drafts, of almost dreams and almost truths. At the edge of our lips lies an apology, ceaselessly waiting for the day we decide to utter it. In our minds lie…
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Winter at my house is a sensory overload. The house seems to soften under the glow of golden lights and frosted, fogged-up windows. Doors stay shut, and lights are filtered through layers of dust and winter sun. Our mornings begin with sound, like the clink of utensils in the kitchen, the impatient whistle of the…
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In mathematics, contradictions aren’t defects, they’re proof tools. In a proof by contradiction, you assume the statement you want to prove is false, then use logical steps until you reach something impossible, like 1 = 0 or 2 = 5. But this paradox, this absurdity, only helps prove the original statement true. I am a…
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An endless stream of cars in the city. Highways knot themselves into ever-moving strands, glowing through a thick haze of dust and pollution. There, in the heart of all this chaos, a girl sits on a windowsill, breathing in the winter air, a brief respite from the claustrophobia in her own mind. She is battling…
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“Be-sabab muskurā rahā hai chaand,Koi sāzish chhupā rahā hai chaand…”- Gulzar Last week, I had the fortune of getting to attend the 10th edition of Jashn-e-Rekhta: the largest celebration of Urdu. A place where language is a living, breathing thing, nurturing the spark of Urdu through mushairas (poetry recitation), ghazals, dialogues, music, drama, and art.…
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A tragedy.A world too stubborn to understand.A tormented artist.A spiritual journey. All of these, a smorgasbord of stories, entangled and intertwined, are concealed within a track of 1 minute and 9 seconds. Meeting Place, composed by A.R. Rahman, written by Irshad Kamil (inspired by a Rumi poem), and voiced by Ranbir Kapoor, is a short…
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Today… wasn’t a great day. It didn’t begin badly – I woke up a little late into the morning, ate a decent breakfast, and sat down with the intention of studying. And then I saw the to-do lists: a wall of upcoming tests and assessments. Pages and pages of things that needed my attention, and…
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#QuestionOfTheWeek: If you had to describe love in one sentence, how would you capture it? 💌 “Rok dena janaza merajab uska ghar aayeKahi woh khidki se jhankeaur mera dil dhadak jaaye…” “Stop the funeral processionWhen it passes by her homeWhat if she peeks from her window,And my heart beats again?“ -Attributed to several poets
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Sometimes, I find it difficult to let sleep envelop me at night- when my thoughts scintillate and flit about like fireflies. My brain seems to operate in two modes: a permanent glitch when I need it to work, and an unwarranted software update right when I need to fall asleep. Last night, I was awake…
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“There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.”
– Leo Tolstoy
