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We The People

On 26th Jan 202126th Jan 2021 By natashabkIn Make A Difference, Reflections, Socio-political1 Comment

The Indian tricolor. Our pride. Vibrant with a message, what we are, what we can be. We are strong and courageous. Peace and truth are our virtues. We are a fertile ground, auspicious and teeming with positive growth. We are moving forward, progressive in our thoughts, actions and development. And isn't our preamble simply beautiful? …

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Journal Therapy

On 8th Sep 20209th Sep 2020 By natashabkIn health, Reflections, Relationships, Spirituality1 Comment

My sister and I started writing personal journals when we were super young, less than ten years old I guess. I don't remember who pushed us towards it. It must have been either Ma or Koka, our maternal grandfather. People would gift us corporate diaries, which they had received at new years and we would …

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Struggles of Life

On 15th Jul 202015th Jul 2020 By natashabkIn Reflections1 Comment

Someone I know closely once said to me,"A girl either struggles before her marriage or after her marriage. I think I am struggling now." She was unmarried then. And her struggles, you ask? Well, she didn't get along with her brother's wife who always accused her of things she didn't do; and the brother often …

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New Mothers and Grandmothers

On 27th Jun 202027th Jun 2020 By natashabkIn Reflections, Relationships, Women3 Comments

I had always wondered why it is a ritual in our society that a woman goes to her mother's home to deliver her child. When I was pregnant with my daughter last year and once she was born in the first month of this year, I got my answers. The reason is the mother of …

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Winter Warmth

On 6th Jan 202021st Dec 2020 By natashabkIn City Diaries, Nature, ReflectionsLeave a comment

Sunshine during the day, oranges in the afternoon and a cosy fireplace in the evenings. That is how I have always known winters to be. That is how we spend winters in Assam. That is how I wish my winters to be each year. I grew up in the educational town of Assam, Jorhat (in …

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A Personnel Letter

On 15th Dec 201824th Oct 2019 By natashabkIn Reflections1 Comment

  Dear Employee, I know you believe with your heart and head that HR (traditionally known as the Personnel department) is a good-for-nothing department. You think that we come to work just to idle away our time and get salaries for free. And that our only job is to hire people and making your salaries …

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When You Care

On 6th Nov 201824th Oct 2019 By natashabkIn ReflectionsLeave a comment

  I believe you can take care of other people only when you are truly concerned about them. An exception may be when you are a caregiver by profession. But again, you can truly be honest in the same when you empathize with those who need your care. Families spend years together under the same …

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Looking Married

On 11th Jul 201819th Nov 2019 By natashabkIn Reflections, WomenLeave a comment

  They - "You are married!"Me - "Yeah....."They - "But you don't look married at all!!!!" I get this a lot. From colleagues, acquaintances, salon staff to random people I meet. Many of my office colleagues assumed that I am single and are surprised when I mention my husband or in-laws in my casual talks. …

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If You Have To Compare

On 3rd Jul 201810th Aug 2020 By natashabkIn Reflections1 Comment

  The problem with most of us is that we always want to live someone else's life. We set the so-called "happiness standards" based on the visible lives of others.  We are haunted by their apparent happy and happening lives, all thanks to the omnipresent social media. Based on their visible lives around us and …

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First Impressions

On 1st Mar 201824th Oct 2019 By natashabkIn Reflections2 Comments

First meetings can be deceiving. We cannot really judge a person on the basis of a single meeting, unless we are psychic. Yet we mostly go by first impressions. But beware, because our quick judgements may impact our lives forever.   As a kid we were always told, "The first impression is the last impression". …

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