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Dhaka Lit Fest: Literature’s Happy Place

Delve into the literal embodiment of losing yourself in a power-packed weekend of literary extravaganza. The November air is the best time for festivities, especially if you think yourself to be an artsy person who appreciates quiet moments spent in…

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Why it’s Perfectly Okay to Never Grow Out of Young Adult Fiction

No matter how old I am, my guilty pleasure will always be reading Young Adult books that either turn me into a rebel, or make my toes curl, filling me with utopian hopes of a happy ending. No regrets, my…

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Memoirs of Inter-faith Festivities

Not every sense of belonging comes from adoption- try adaptation. It was in 2002, I was merely two and half years old, when I went on my first abroad trip to Uttar Pradesh, India. That year, Ramadhan and Diwali came…

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Why You Should Participate in Inktober (and How You Can Make the Most Out of It)

Drawing is therapeutic. But to get good at it, you have to draw consistently. And Inktober's a very good way to do that. Inktober was started by Jake Parker in 2009, as a way to challenge is own skills and…

Life

Six Letters to Six People in High School, University and Beyond

If I have to be honest with everyone else, then first, I have to be honest with myself. And that starts by admitting that I don’t like this. I don’t like that I have nothing to do with the place…

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Why Your Friendships Change After You Graduate

Friends. You can't live with them; you can't live without them. I guess you can say that about people in general, too. But with friends, it has a special meaning. The way one changes his circle as he moves up…

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I am a Bangladeshi Girl, and I Smoke Weed. Here’s Why.

I am a simple, naïve, typical Bangladeshi girl. I was raised to believe that people who smoke, drink or do any form of drugs are evil. And I had legit reasons for believing that, because at that point in my…