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Dicovering Ram once again

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Ram - The one word that gives peace and hope to millions in our country and maybe around the world. I remember being hooked to Ramayan as a kid, despite the really touch Hindi dialogues. Like all kids, I was enamoured by Hanuman more than Ram himself as Hanuman could fly and was overall a very fun presence on screen. With time, I got disenchanted with Ram, mainly because of his treatment of his wife. Fine, he had a duty towards his citizens, but that did not mean addressing their cheap ideas. Also, his duty to his wife was higher than anything else in the world, especially because she had readily suffered every situation in her love for him.  I started questioning whether Indian men and their commitment to their parents and siblings over their wives has been a result of Ram's story? I wanted to know why he is called the epitome of dharma and maryadapurshottam.  While watching the reruns of Ramayan now, I believe that he had a quiet strength within himself, that allowed...
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Pause, reboot, recharge

As days transition into nights and nights slide into days, we're running out of things to do. But this time is precious, right. That's why I got off that big chair in front of my PC and do something constructive with my life. That would at least help me deal with anxiety about the future. Writing has always been my passion so this blog is helping me discover myself as a person. And while I'm not an artist even in the wildest sense, I've enrolled into an online illustration course, which I am really excited about. Today being the first day, I have been learning how to deal with animal anatomy. I am also learning a bit about human anatomy. Although the teacher has asked us to be free in our ideas and not conform to anything in the real world, I don't do too well without structure. Hence am building my basic skill sets on the side, which my peers have already mastered. My son has suddenly discovered the joys of cooking. He tried his hands at noodles today and...
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The art of just being

India, the world's largest democracy, went into lockdown due to the Corona scare. I, a working mother of 2 boys and seemingly living the perfect life suddenly felt like I got the summer vacation I always wanted. Now, almost 2 weeks into the quarantine, this surely doesn't seem like a summer vacation. First, because there's no nani's house or visiting cousins. Second, because there's no endless supply of sharbat and maggi and icecream that used to define our holidays - majorly because I am on a diet.  There are no trips - to the market or elsewhere and there are none of the trappings of a vacation. Heck, my mom's not here too.  This is, by all means, a unique situation.  A situation that takes us out of our multiple lives - at the office, at a vacation, at a coffee shop, at a meeting or at xyz. Today, we are not vacationers or people with jobs or people with a social life. We just are. Just existing, just taking each day as it comes. Just parents looking a...
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