Love is not enough.Not when burdens weigh heavy.Not when responsibility arrives.Not when the realities of lifeBegin to influence a relationship. Love is not enoughWhen what is missing isSuperhuman levels of maturity,A solid support system,Luck on your side,And yesβmoney too. Just love is never enoughTo sustain young love.Surviving the ordinary demandsOf everyday livingTakes a tollOn both …
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Movie Review: Pati Patni Aur Woh Do
ππππ’π©π ππ¨π« π πππ«ππππ ππ¨π¦πππ² Take one wonderfully crafted script Season it generously In the capable hands of a director Like Mudassar Aziz Add the creative sharpness Of an exceptional writer Like Ravi Kumar Who knows exactly How to stir humour into chaos Without letting it spill over into absurdity Now trust the instincts Of …
Book Recommendation :Poonachi Or The Story of A Black Goat
Originally written in Tamil By Perumal MuruganTranslated in English By N Kalyan Raman This is a story of hope and despair, guts and greed, empathy, and apathy. A mix of everything good and bad, both in the human and animal world. A black goat tethering on the edge of life and death was mysteriously gifted …
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Movie Review : Daadi Ki Shaadi
It is incredible how a film can mirror real-life emotions to the extent that this one did. A motherβs loneliness is often difficult to articulate β sometimes even by the mother herself. She tries to express how much she misses her children, but somehow, those feelings get lost in translation. She tries to be patient …
Book Recommendation: Strangers β A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden
Yes, the book is as intriguing as its title. One would hardly expect the word βstrangersβ to appear alongside marriage. More than 5,000 years since the dawn of civilization, the social construct of marriage continues to both confound and comfort us in equal measure. Despite centuries of lived experience, we still have not mastered what …
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Why didnβt Saiyaara work for me?
The lead pair were delightful, and the story itself was not without merit. In fact, the premise had potential. The performances were sincere, and the music was wonderful. Each actor seemed to play their individual part well. Yet somehow, the film did not quite work for me. Part of it, perhaps, lies in the execution. …
Movie Review : Hamnet
To be, or not to be: that is the question Whether βtis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep; No more; and by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache …
Movie Review : Marty Supreme
My understanding of self-belief all this time has been that while we believe in ourselves, we must also remain cognizant of the limitations and obstacles that life sometimes throws at us like curveballs. Self-belief, according to me, needs to be reined inβpeppered with awareness and grounded in a practical understanding of reality. After watching Marty …
Book Recommendation: ππ‘π ππ’π π‘π ππ πππ«π«π² by Michelle Obama β Overcoming Uncertain Times
Most often, I am surreptitiously drawn to books by some unexplainable forceβone that seems to know exactly which book will match my state of mind or emotional landscape. The book never fails to offer perspective, comfort, and a higher understanding of whatever situation I may be facing at that point in time. Books have been …
Β Book Recommendation : This American Woman By Zarna Garg
(My first book for 2026) A deeply moving account of personal struggle and early experiences of neglect and abandonment, Zarna Garg offers readers an intimate insight into what shaped her drive, passion, and relentless pursuit of a better life. Her journey is propelled not merely by the need for stability, but by a fierce determination …
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