Apr 3, 2021The Only Thing You Need to Check While Dating To Find the Right Partner — The Story of BeliefsDating can be challenging and unpredictable. We might meet people whose needs are different from ours. We might find people who we find boring, and we might meet many whose commitment phobia stops them from having a meaningful relationship. So many people, so many problems. …Dating5 min readDating5 min read
Jan 24, 2021Was a murder the only way out for Balram in The White Tiger? The benefits of sociopathic thinking in a capitalist worldThe White Tiger is born once in a generation. Similarly, Balram believes he was one of those rare creatures who is born only once in a generation — he is The White Tiger. Balram comes from the Halwai caste living in the heartland of darkness. It is not explicit…The White Tiger13 min readThe White Tiger13 min read
Jan 14, 2021What is the purpose of our ‘Soul?’ An analysis of how Soul tries to answer the most difficult question of HumanityWhat is the purpose of our soul? What is the meaning of our ‘Soul’? The one question that has tormented every soul on earth at one point or other — why on earth are we on earth? Unlike every other animal on earth, we are blessed (or cursed) with consciousness…Soul9 min readSoul9 min read
Nov 28, 2020Is Schitt’s Creek a Left-Wing Fantasy?So much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don’t even know that fire is hot. — George Orwell Watching Schitt’s Creek is like drinking a warm soup on a winter’s night, comforting and makes you feel nothing in the world can go wrong. …Schitts Creek8 min readSchitts Creek8 min read
Nov 14, 2020Why are some women gold-diggers? Understanding women of Ludo.Ludo is a complicated movie and is not just a complicated movie but also projects itself to be one. There is meta-commentary inside the movie by Yamraj and Chitragupta. The movie takes itself seriously or at least tries to. But, the women in the movie do not look so complicated…Ludo11 min readLudo11 min read
Nov 10, 2020The Perils of Undeserved Success: Understanding Adil’s infidelity (Made in Heaven)Made In Heaven knocked the sock off my feet. Every character made me think hard on why they were doing what they were doing but the one character whom I couldn’t seem to understand was Adil and just one question ran across my mind. Why did he cheat? Cheating across…Made In Heaven7 min readMade In Heaven7 min read
Nov 4, 2020The Rise Of Healthy Relationships On-Screen and What It Means for UsIf you look at life from a movie/TV show writer’s perspective you will notice why they do what they do. Just like in any other job, reductionism is easy and nuance is complex and applies to writing too. Writers claim to try and understand life as it happens and present…Relationships8 min readRelationships8 min read
Jul 23, 2020Analyzing Attachment Theory playout in Indian MatchmakingLately, I read the book Attached by Amir Levine and Rachel SF Heller which talks of Attachment Theory and how each one of us has a different attachment style and how that plays out in our relationship dynamics And I could see some of it play out on the show …Indian Matchmaking11 min readIndian Matchmaking11 min read
Apr 18, 2020The Great Disservice Parents Do To Their Kids By Not Including Them In KitchenIt is an absolutely unlikely article coming from me but here we are but, I guess we all change as per circumstances. If your parents are anything like typical Indian parents, then you probably were kept away from the kitchen all your life and away from doing all kinds…Cooking7 min readCooking7 min read
Mar 28, 2020Emotional Well-being vs. Economic Growth vs. Public Health — In Corona times, what should you care about other than Corona?Why do we even care to make plans? Life never really goes as we plan. The novel coronavirus or Covid-19 has changed all of our lives for better or for worse. The most basic principle of Economics is that resources are limited and have alternative uses. …Corona8 min readCorona8 min read
