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Book Review - Sita's Sister by Kavita Kane

We all have favorites. Books that we keep going back to. Books that we keep re-reading. It's because these books never fail to amaze you...

Keerthana

Dec 25, 20201 min read

The Beauty in Ordinary Things - A Paper Company

*SPOILER ALERT* (If you haven't binged it a million times already) I know I'm probably a hundred years too late to talk about this show...

Keerthana

Nov 24, 20204 min read

An Ode to the King!

The King of Modern Cricket. There is only one person this could possibly refer to and that is the Indian captain, Virat "King" Kohli. If...

Keerthana

Nov 5, 20203 min read

A Food Lover's Journal

Food - the word itself creates a sense of pure bliss. Food stands for Flavorful Objects Of Delight – the perfect definition for something...

Keerthana

Oct 17, 20202 min read

IPL 2020 Preview

With the IPL less than a day away and the excitement extremely palpable, I wanted to try my hand at formulating possible XIs for all the...

Keerthana

Sep 19, 20205 min read

Book Review - The Kissing Booth by Beth Reekles

Being a staunch believer of the fact that books are definitely better than movies, I was curious as to how the author had imagined the...

Keerthana

Sep 11, 20201 min read

Period Leave

Before I discuss the merits and demerits of period leave, let me introduce what it is to those of you who are not aware. Period Leave...

Keerthana

Sep 9, 20206 min read

Choices

Being a commerce student, I can appreciate the duality of things - debit and credit, the good and the bad. We all know that the world...

Keerthana

Sep 7, 20201 min read

Entering Hogwarts

I sat in the corner of my room, doing my homework. I sighed in frustration. The number of algebraic problems I had to solve never seemed...

Keerthana

Sep 1, 20206 min read

The Ashes Revisited

Test cricket is the oldest, purest and arguably the best form of the game. Despite its merits, test cricket is not as popular as the...

Keerthana

Aug 31, 20208 min read

A Spicy Affair

I started cooking roughly five years ago. I was craving for something nice and my parents weren't home. So I took it upon myself to make...

Keerthana

Aug 27, 20202 min read

Ganesha Chathurthi Special - Maha Ganapathim

A humble attempt at performing this song on my keyboard after a very, very long time. Song: Maha Ganapathim Ragam: Nattai Talam: Adi

Keerthana

Aug 23, 20201 min read

Let It Go - A Percy Jackson Parody

@Camp Half-Blood Octavian:- The Greeks fly high in the skies tonight, not a praetor to be seen Reyna has left to find Jason, so it looks...

Keerthana

Aug 20, 20202 min read

Au Revoir Captain

A legend and a gem retired from international cricket two days back. We were expecting fireworks. A last match. Celebrating him and his...

Keerthana

Aug 18, 20202 min read

Janmashtami Special - Madumekkum Kanne and Vishamakara Kanan

Growing up, I've read, listened and watched so many stories of a young boy and his rather eventful childhood. His antics, his adventures...

Keerthana

Aug 14, 20201 min read

Remembering Enid Blyton

8 years ago, a mother bought her daughter three novels from the Famous Five series. It was the daughter's first ever novel and she...

Keerthana

Aug 11, 20202 min read

A Letter to Cricket

13.04.2020 Dear Cricket It's been a month since you aired live on television. You know that lame Australia vs New Zealand ODI behind...

Keerthana

Aug 3, 20201 min read

Harry Potter Fanfiction

The reason why Peter Pettigrew turned to the Dark Arts (PETER) For the last seven years, Peter had believed that James, Sirius and Remus...

Keerthana

Jul 31, 202011 min read

Oreo Shots

I participated in a fireless cooking competition about three years ago and came up with this recipe (based on other stuff I read on the...

Keerthana

Jul 30, 20201 min read

10 Years of One Direction - About Fangirls and Fanboys

This post is in honour of the ten year anniversary of One Direction, my favourite band. But I've not been a fan long enough to be able to...

Keerthana

Jul 24, 20202 min read