Random Musings
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Latest news on gut health
The topic is to find an uninteresting news article that can be connected in some way to our lives and write about it. This topic couldn’t have come at a better time. I don’t mean to confuse the readers, so let me explain it further. Nowadays, all articles in our newsfeed are fine-tuned to suit…
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Pay Attention!
While growing up, we often heard the Hindi proverb “Bhoond bhoond se saagar ban tha hain.” Translated to english, it means ‘Each drop adds up to build an ocean.’ If there were a donation drive for any charitable cause, people would use this proverb to encourage us to make a contribution, however small it was.…
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Random Musings
Missed opportunities are always a sore topic to discuss. For an introvert like me, it is all the more difficult to seize opportunities and break out of my shell. There have been many times when I could have turned the tables just by speaking my mind. However, my silence and shyness caused many opportunities to…
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Is Might Right?
Hello readers! I am back with another enlightening verse in Telugu from Sumathi Satakam. These poems or verses of wisdom were written by Baddenna in the 13th century, but the lessons they teach ring true even to this day and age. బలవంతుడునాకేమని పలువురితోనిగ్రహించిపలుకుట మేలా? బలవంతమైనసర్పము చలిచీమలచేతజిక్కి చావదే సుమతి! (Balavantudu naa kemanipaluvuritoo nigrahinchi pulukuta melaa?balavanthamaina sarpamuchalicheemala chetha jikki chaavade…
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How do you process grief?
We have ushered in the new year with much fanfare this January, but the month has also brought some sad news. Since the start of 2025, we have had to bid farewell to two relatives who were close to our hearts. My parents are feeling the loss more keenly than everyone because of their strong…
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Regular exercising does not get off my “to-do list.”
I add many tasks and responsibilities to my “to-do list” that might stay up there for a few weeks or most of a month. Eventually, I complete the task, or it becomes a habit that does not need to be on the list. Sadly, regular exercising has been on my list for many months without…
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My Tryst With Yoga
The mental scars left behind by the COVID-19 pandemic have not fully gone; yet another year has passed by. With the start of 2025, there is hope for a healthier tomorrow. But we must not forget the lessons learned in the past. One of my main lessons is to strengthen my immunity and disease resistance.…
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Women’s Woes
In the past month, we heard multiple cases of atrocities against women in India. It is not a sudden spike in these cases, but the fact that they have come to light only now. Being a woman, whether it is in India or any part of the world, we have faced violence, suppression, injustice, and…
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Mehndi – Art and Medicine
According to the lunar calendar, the past month is called Aashadam. It marks the end of the Uttarayanam, and after this, the period of Dakshinayanam and the festival season in India start. This means a lot of colour, food, and family gatherings. I do not intend to discuss religious ceremonies or spiritual significance in this…
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Fascinating world of Telugu idioms
My mother tongue is Telugu (spoken in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in India). However, owing to my first job and friends’ group, I was more adept at speaking English than Telugu. Many people mistook me as a non-local Telugu speaker, so they conversed in English, which stuck with me for many years. Recently, I have…
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The Strange Town of Johnsonville
Somewhere in the Midwest was a small, obscure little town called Johnsonville. Despite being in a far-flung location, away from most major cities, the townsfolk of Johnsonville lived a fairly exciting and eventful life. However, it was different from the events on and after June 13th. So, what happened on June 13th? To explain this…
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Quest for the truth
Recently, as I was browsing through a collection of old storybooks from my childhood, I came across an old copy of ‘Sumathi Setakam’. This book is a collection of short verses in Telugu written by a wise man. He used the pen name “Sumathi”. These poems are short, four-line verses that convey an important moral or life…
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