Millennials aren’t Killing Romance, We Just Approach Love Differently
Millennials are often slated for a variety of things. We are lazy, flaky and indecisive. Apparently, we are also responsible for killing off romance. Technology is at the heart of this debate. As we grew up, our access to newer…
How Our First Loves have Changed through the Decades
Dear First Love, It really doesn’t matter how many times I fall in love, you’ll always own a diminutive place in my heart. At times, maybe out of pure despair, I would just close my eyes and cherish my righteously…
Being “Wholesome” on Social Media
Wholesomeness is defined in the dictionary as promoting moral, mental and physical well being with oneself and others. The word has been derived from an ancient religious manuscript, the Ormulum, where it was initially recorded as “halsumm”. Wholesome content is…
The Truth about Why I didn’t Apply to UWC
Rejection; it doesn’t happen all at once, unlike the way people fall in love. Getting rejected doesn’t despairingly come as quickly as that, or as blithely, no matter how much I’d wish it would. My breaths can’t help but contract…
2019 Resolution: Leaving my 15 Year Old Self Behind
Being at a point in life where I’m headed towards adulthood, but not quite sure whether or not I’m ready for it, I decided there are some conversations I need to have with myself. My friends and I casually joke…
What Getting Rejected from My Dream Job Felt Like
I suffered my first ever job rejection today – a job that I had dreamed of having since the past four years. The haunting rejection came through an e-mail and I knew what it was about before even opening it.…
How to Cure Your Wanderlust without Traveling
We’ve all wondered about Doraemon’s “anywhere door” being a very efficient mode of travelling; since we don’t have it (yet), let’s look at some temporary fixes. The other day a cousin recommended food from a place, and I felt like…
The Time I Jumped Off a 160m High Bridge in Nepal
Hold your horses. I am not referring to my occasional thoughts of doing this in the hopes of escaping this adult life. I actually jumped off a bridge as a ‘recreation’- well, let’s stick to it for the sake of…
How to Be More Antisocial
“I know you have to get out of your house, so you are invited some place and you go and as soon as you walk in the door, oh my God. It’s death. It’s death. I can’t believe it, oh…
Eastern Influence: Flaunt your Vogue
Do you wear your clothes or do your clothes wear you? In conversation with Abtahee A. Wasee (19), co- founder of Eastern Influence, Joyeeta delves into his notion that perceptions are wearable. Bangladesh is possibly one of the biggest textile…
