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Clothes of compassion

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What began as a simple act of charity soon gained traction and inspired similar movements in various countries around the world. Such walls have been set up in Bangalore (by name of ‘Karunya gode’), China, India, Kashmir and others.
Feb 01, 2019
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Stirring the soul

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Sambriddhi Ghimire, a 19-year-old student currently on her gap year, remembers she and her dad bonding over Narayan Gopal’s famous song “Kehi mitho baat gara” whilst cooking dinner. Ghimire says she has inherited her father’s love for ‘adhunik geet’ (modern music), as it was called back in the 1950s...
Jan 25, 2019
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Chit chats gone too long

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When I walk to the nearest grocery store to buy just the one lemon that was lacking for my mother’s pickle dish I’d rather just make the two-minute journey uninterrupted. All I’m hoping for is to walk a few steps, speak a few sentences to the shopkeeper lady asking for the lemon, pay her the only cr...
Jan 25, 2019
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Enough is enough

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People are rude. That’s just the way it is. But how they behave with you, I believe, is a result of what you allow and what they think they can get away with, based on your reaction when they are rude to you. You have to learn how to navigate that, how to convey (very clearly) the message that you h...
Jan 25, 2019
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Friends over drinks

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You know those phrases you come up with, with your friends in the long hours of listless talks, and it just sticks with you. Before you know you’re throwing them in pictures, yelling them out it group shots and naming your little coup just that. Well, that is just the story with Booze Belly. For Rus...
Jan 25, 2019
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Meal prepping for beginners

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A lot of people are incorporating meal prepping into their routines these days. It makes it easier and faster for you to ready your lunches and dinners, is cost effective, will keep your eating habits in track (so that you eat healthy), and can be modified according to your taste and nutritional nee...
Jan 25, 2019
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Emerging study fields

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The concept of work and career is evolving, now more than ever. With advancements in the fields of science, psychology, and technology, new doors are constantly opening in which a particular sector overlaps with another and new and exciting study fields are created. This gives people an opportunity...
Jan 25, 2019
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Upping your décor ante

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All of us have been to someone’s home and marveled at how well executed their decor is – be it the right kind of cushions or making inexpensive things looks posh and sophisticated. It’s safe to say that the home owners’ personalities are reflected by the way they have chosen to decorate their homes,...
Jan 25, 2019
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Kick back and relax

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We all want to go on a holiday every now and then. Sometimes, you are bored at work or on the bus back home and you see travel photos of your family and friends and you too want to take a break and go somewhere. But even though throwing caution to the wind and hoping on a plane sounds tempting, you...
Jan 25, 2019
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Managing money

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If you want to find out how other people approach finance management and gain another perspective on this then the best way to do so would be by reading a book on the topic. There are thousands of books written on this topic and because money is a very personal matter, not every book resonates with...
Jan 25, 2019