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Wabi-Sabi- the paradoxical interior concept or another idea of beauty?   An article I was reading the other day had a picture of a blue bowl with a wide, visible crack in it. This crack was reconstructed with “golden joinery”- the repairs were conspicuous but somehow appealing. The caption said- ‘Kintsugi: the Japanese art of mending broken pottery using (lacquer) resin laced with gold’. This age-old art embraces an object with all its damage and imperfections. It reconstructs and repairs broken ceramics to give them new life so that they become even more charismatic thanks to the “disfigurement”. These objects are not to be discarded but to be displayed with a feeling of pride- they do have a unique story to tell.   The craft has become a kind of anthem in recent times: with the hope that we all may be able to embrace our experiences positively and live with our “scars of gold”!   Kintsugi pottery is often seen as an artistic expression

She had several people to work under her.. yet she wanted the most qualified female to run errands for her that could easily be done by the less qualified lot working in the office..  She thought she was superior , she only wanted to control others and when she found her match she wanted to opress the weaker Why should another female fall prey to these types of females that only want to suppress people . Women are not always Victims.

Remember that date? When we altogether in a new state It all looked like wow So we pinched ourselves and asked 'how' Then you pressed my lips with yours Felt like you're mine and I'm yours Your hands surrounded my waist 'Cause you wanted know how I taste There you kissed me again Not on lips but on my areas of pain Embraced me in your arms of happiness  To deplete the sorrow of loneliness  You held my face in your hands Kissed my forehead putting back my hair strands You glanced at I blushed at you Beautiful was the view Again I stood on my toes To kiss you as it glows

When her dad passed away I helped her get back on track with studies and all of her things and when I told her that her boyfriend is cheating her she broke the friendship with me! Six months later she also broked up with her boyfriend saying "you never loved me!". Women are not always the victim!

Oh my love where are you? I'm your submissive do what you wish to On my body invisible traces were left Of your fingers and there I melt Eternity I'm yours As my live forever endures Let you set the pace 'Cause I love when you touch my face The way you enlighten me  No universe can stop you to be my destiny  With you I'm awakened and wild But you ensure it to be a little mild When our kisses go slow It's soothing and soft like snow And there we stop to catch our eyes But we repeat it again for the shame flies Afterwards we rest our hands on one another's  Just to feel that yes we're lovers 

I knew I'd stow here again  With scepticism and pain  Between my mind and heart  Holding hands with both for one to be left apart 

I knew I would hear it again  Because they'd never stop even after the blood rain  Endured with a hand that contained a knife  It was their zest in life  After knowing it all we called them culprits  Time flew, stories forgotten and thrown in pits  Some thought of spreading awareness too  Would that make the problem 'shoo'? Well, awareness can be heard deftly  But applied only when our hearts attain it willingly 

Maa hai ek anokha uphar, Jiska na koi mol hai na daam. Kare Jo santan par apna jeevan Tyag, O pyari maa tujhe hai Salam. Meri choti si muskan Mai khusi tu doond leti hai, Mere dard ko apna samaj aanso phele tu bha deti  hai. Meri har choti said choti baat samaj leti hai, Khuli kitab ki tarah mere maan ko par leti hai. Tune hi mujhe ek aacha insan banaya, Bina Tere Maine khud ko sadak ke ek none Mai paya. Duniya ki bheed mai khud no pahcna mushik tha maa, Par Tere saath ne mujhe har uuchi kambayi Tak pauchaya.... Love u maa  

Hey eight-letter word religion  Who has it's own rebellion  You say you have abundant forms  With some contrary norms  Well, you seem to have a wide range  Due to which for other forms you look strange  This strangeness has now turn into a dispute  In order to make the other mute  They formed you for peace Would their rivalry ever cease  With your name they do  But I know it's not you  You're virtuous and not evil  It's us who've made you a poisonous cereal 

On a very rainy July day, I was waiting at Lonawala railway station for my train to Pune. I had reservation in a late evening train but wanted to prepone my journey so I went at the reservation counter where I saw two elderly females of other country trying to talk to the clerk at the counter. Initially I just went about my way and started enquiring the clerk about my situation. While I was talking to the clerk, I understood that both the females needed help as they didn’t know the local language and the few people at the reservation counter did not understand/speak English. One of the females knew a little bit of English but the other one couldn’t speak it. So, I stepped in to help and got to know that both of them were strangers and it was their first visit to India. One was from France and the other one from Poland. One was having a large map of India with her and she just pointed a finger on the map to a place in south India and wanted to know about the trains going to that place. Obviously, t

If a bit of overindulgence during Diwali has left you feeling sorry for yourself and terribly guilty for your food choices … join the club!  We've all been there. But fear not help is here… 5 tips to help you recover from an episode of overeating, binging , belly bloating etc. Do not beat yourself up Just like eating one salad didn't make anyone lose ten pounds, having a few sweeties isn't going to ruin your life. So stay cool and treat today like you would any other day. Immediately ditch the “whats the point?” attitude that dangerously causes a further indulgence of your cravings and snap out of it. Think H2O  Drinking lots of water and increasing fluid intake the day after works like a charm! Drink 2-3 litres of water or sip on green tea, hot water with lemon, cinnamon teas , apple cider vinegar in hot water to help with that belly bloat and get rid of the toxins or acids that come from excess sugar and processed foods. Move! The best thing you can do for yoursel

                           “Fashion” is not merely a word, but more of an emotion for the apparent “digital youth” of our generation, or as we rightly call them, millennials! And why restrict this emotion to the younger crowd only? Recall those moments when middle-aged socialites discuss or more precisely roast others for their hideous choices in this stream itself, or when people are busy talking about each other’s outfits more in a wedding rather than blessing the couple! It is quite clear that no matter how hard you try to take it casually, fashion has become an inevitable part of our lives in the 21st century.                              Right from carrying a casual yet unique style in college days, to the up