Travel. Stories. Poetry.
They say I am safestbehind a door, behind a veil,behind a silence stitched to my tongue. They say the sky is too wide for me,the book too heavy,the road too long. So they fold melike winter clothand store mein the cedar chest of custom. No schoolbell for my morning.No wage for my noon.No horizon for... Continue Reading →
Rural Sociology by Dr. Dilip Shah is not a page-turner. It is not meant to be. It is an academic text that’s structured, dense, and methodical. For anyone unfamiliar with the rural social structure of India, it serves as a foundational introduction. It presents a holistic view of how caste, economy, land relations, welfare programmes,... Continue Reading →
కన్యాశుల్కం నాటకం మనం ఊహించగలిగిన కథే కానీ, ఊహించని ప్రశ్నలు ఎన్నో వేస్తుంది 💭 నాటకం రాసి వందేళ్లు అయినా, అందులో కొన్ని సన్నివేశాలు ఈనాటి మన సమాజంలో జరుగుతున్న నిజాలను కళ్లకు కట్టినట్టు చూపిస్తాయి ⚖️ సంఘసంస్కరణ జరిగి ఎన్నో శతాబ్దాలు అయిపోయిందనుకుంటాం కానీ, వెనక్కి తిరిగి చూస్తే, ఇదంతా కేవలం కొన్ని సంవత్సరాల ముందు కథే ⏳
Meraki is a beautiful Greek word I learnt today. It means to put a piece of yourself into what you’re doing. To do something with soul, creativity, and love. This isn’t about today. It’s about the decade that begins in 2037, when I plan to step away from my current work, into something slower, warmer,... Continue Reading →
Just finished Prisoners of Geography 🗺️ It’s wild how much of what we call politics is actually just geography in disguise 🎭 We talk about leaders and decisions, but mountains, rivers, and coastlines decide more than we think 🏔️ Even the anchors we think are strong do slip in storms, and more often geography is... Continue Reading →
Just finished reading “Surrounded by Idiots” by Thomas Erikson ☕️📘 A fun and simple take on psychology 🧠 that explains how people think and behave by categorizing personalities into colors 🎨 We often feel like we’re surrounded by idiots😓 simply because we don’t understand the other person. This book helped me see why something that... Continue Reading →
Redamare. ❤️🔥 I found this word etched on the promenade of La Spezia, a coastal Italian city, flanked by two cannons looking out to sea. ⚓🌊 In Latin, it means to love in return. Sounds pretty right? 🫶🏼 But this being a naval town, I can’t help wondering if it’s also a quiet promise.🤍 Of... Continue Reading →
Living up to its name, The Rapid Rise of China 🇨🇳 by Minakshi Goyal is truly a rapid yet insightful journey through China’s transformation 🚀 Written in simple, magazine-like language, it makes complex political and economic history easy to grasp 📚 From Mao Zedong’s revolution to Deng Xiaoping’s reforms and Xi Jinping’s strategies, this journey... Continue Reading →
In my freshman year (exactly a decade ago! 🎓) Ram G Vallath came for a motivational talk and gave us a signed copy of his book ‘Ouch to Oops’. Back then, I just skimmed a few pages before it gathered dust on my bookshelf 📚 But time has its own plans ⏳. I finally read... Continue Reading →
The beautiful thing about loving both travel ✈️ and books 📚 is how they feed into each other. When you travel, the memories of cities 🏙️, cultures 🌍, and flavors 🍲 become a part of you. And when you return to reading, the moment a story mentions the streets of London 🇬🇧, the hotels in... Continue Reading →
Vineesha Badabhagni 