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Kashi: The City That Feels Eternal & Why It Feels Like More Than Just a City

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Kashi/Varanasi/Banaras, the world's oldest city and perhaps the last. I witnessed the beauty of Kashi during the Maha Kumb Mela, which occurs for every 144 years. It was the most crowded city had ever been, with people rushing only to get darshan of Lord Kashi Vishwanath. There were  moments where I felt it looks more than just a city.                                                                                (image from pinterest)                         Streets of Kashi As soon as we landed at the Varanasi airport, the journey from the airport to the city kept switching between different modes of transportation . When we arrived Kashi finally, no taxis were allowed to go further because of vast crowd, then for the very f...

A cup of warmth

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Everyone has personal choice when it comes to beverages, some are chai lovers and some are coffee lovers. I personally prefer coffee. There was a time when I used to think "how bitter it is, how can one have it?". From hate to love the story began between us.                                                                                                                                         (image from pinterest)                                                                    ...

How to find peace in infinite thoughts

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Our mind doesn't keep quiet even in silence. Thoughts are like stars, the passing clouds, the waves, the breeze. I wonder where these thoughts come from? Why they flow everytime like from morning to the bed time. But do they end when we sleep? Nah, they come in the form of dreams 💭. So it seems like we are not responsible for the flow of infinite thoughts. Here are my thoughts on "thoughts"... Watching them like clouds and flow of river  Some thoughts are constructive, some destructive like clouds, our mind is like a sky where some clouds are bright that bring rain, growth and freshness. The same applies to constructive thoughts which nurtures you mentally and physically like feeling gratitude, showing love, kind towards others, possessing self-love, positive talks,etc. These are the thoughts that shapes us internally and leads to growth from all areas of life 🌱 The other ones are destructive thoughts  like dark clouds, heavy with doubt, fear, negativity. They mentally ...

How to avoid digital load | Digital detox | Social media detox

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People around me were using an app and by then I didn’t really know what it was   being used for. Out of curiosity I also started using Snapchat to send snaps of some part of my life and maintained snap streaks too. Friends and I started to see our lives through it. By the time I reached around snapstreak 380 , roughly a year of using it, one day I sat silent in my room putting all my thoughts together a silent voice echoed in my mind out of nowhere, saying… A silent voice in my mind  “ Is this how you people are getting to know each others lives? What will you get by knowing what people are doing constantly in their lives? Had people forgotten the real conversations? Was it fair to check on others everytime while you can seize that moment? Is this really bringing peace? etc…” I decided to delete my account and I did it’s been 1.5 year I am not in knowing others lives through snapchat. I started to make calls and do text to my friends and it actually made difference to know wh...