Sometime in the summer of 2022, the idea of a poetry challenge struck me. How about 100 days of poetry, I asked myself. Crazy? Maybe. Maybe not. I spent a large part of 2022 writing and reading thanks to a research program I was engaged in. I loved the rigorous process; I was building my…
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Everyone is bawling their eyes out after Everything Everywhere All at Once (EEAO) swept the 95th Oscars, winning 7 out of 11 nominations. And with such heartwarming speeches by the winners, the bawling is all worth it. When a movie touches your heart, it unfolds in layers long after the first encounter on screen. All…
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September 8th is International Literacy Day, something I came to know recently. The focus on reading and writing remains a big concern for education worldwide. Coincidently, I had my last week-long writing session at a high school on September 8th. One of the first questions I asked the participants was if they liked writing. The…
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Thanks to the internet, I came to know that April 15 is World Art Day. We have a saying at our house – every day is some day, referring to the many celebratory or awareness days each date carries. Some days just pass by, without knowing if something was attributed for that date. Some days…
Read MoreA few years back my friend, Srajesh, sent me a handwritten post. It read: A girl is Alfa Shakya of The Wordcastle and I am going to write. (Spoiler alert) The sentence was a parallel to the line Arya Stark says in Game of Thrones. As both of us were fans of the series, it…
Read MoreMy father introduced me to chess. I was 8-an apt time to start training to become a master someday, only if I had the aptitude. (*light chuckles*). My first ever recognition of extra curricular activities in school was a 2nd place certificate in a Chess Tournament. I have played less of chess as the years…
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