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TV Thursday - Stranger Things
Stranger Things was mainly marketed as a scary/ ghost show. I only get time to watch TV in the night and I just didn’t have it in me to watch a scary show at night, all alone. So, on a long train...
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The boat kept sinking, deeper and deeper
This is my first, and probably the last attempt at poetryThe boat kept sinking, deeper and deeperAnd all she could see was the dark blue ocean, laughingShe didn’t know how she got there, neither did...
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Why wasn't I taught that in school?
From European history to Mughals, and Sanskrit, I have learned so much in school that I never ended up using in my life. And do not even get me started on integrals and differentials. I mean let’s be...
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2016 was a great year
I don’t care if you are another 2016 hater, I am here to tell you that 2016 was a great year(at least from where I am standing).Unlike 2015, 2016 wasn’t spent going in and out of hospitals and it also...
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Dear 19-year old Ritika
The great part about having a blog is that you can literally go back in time in a few scroll and read about how stupid you were 5 years ago (or 5 days ago, in my case)As I scrolled through my old blog...
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Ready. Set. Go AtoZChallenge 2017 - Theme Reveal
Today we begin another attempt by yours truly to complete a challenge. Every time I tried to take up a challenge on this blog, I have failed miserably- From 52Booksin52Weeks to 30DaysofBlogging. But I...
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Almond Blossoms by Vincent Van Gogh
I never thought I would talk about paintings on my blog and take part in daily blog challenges, but here I am trying to beat the odds.Though, there couldn’t be a better way to start the AtoZ Challenge,...
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Bedroom in Arles by Vincent Van Gogh
We live in a world of the internet, where you can literally become an overnight star and go rich instantly. Of course most of the celebrities will say how down to earth they are despite having millions...
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Cafe Terrace at Night by Vincent Van Gogh
Sometimes we meet people who are truly so talented that we can see greatness leaking through them. They might not have done anything amazing in their life yet, but looking at them, you just know they...
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Dream by Henri Rousseau
Unlike his contemporaries, Henri Rousseau was a self-taught artist who couldn’t become a full-time artist until retired because he had to support himself and his family, and painting wasn’t going to...
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Evening Landscape with Rising Moon - Vincent Van Gogh
I personally love how Van Gogh can depict nature in the most beautiful colours possible. But looking at his old work, you realize, he wasn’t always like that. Young Vincent was a rebel who drew...
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Final Study of Bathers at Asnières by Georges Seurat
We live in a world where true happiness is hidden behind Instagram filters. People no longer want to show you their real life and surroundings. They want to show what you want to see.Well Seurat had...
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Gauguin’s Chair by Vincent Van Gogh
If there is one part of Vincent Van Gogh’s life that has always interested me then that is his relationship with artist Paul Gauguin. Gauguin was also a post impressionist artist(and I will be covering...
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House of Doctor Gachet in Auvers by Paul Cezzane
Paul Cezzane was at the forefront of the post impressionist movement and was a genius to say the least. So much so that, Pablo Picasso referred to him as"The father of us all. My one and only...
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Irises by Vincent Van Gogh
Van Gogh is known for his famous sunflowers. And though his sunflowers are immemorable and amazingly beautiful, we often forget about the other paintings he did inspired by nature like cypresses and...
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Jaguar Attacking a Horse by Henri Rousseau
Why would a jaguar attack a horse? Can a jaguar even attack a horse? May be jaguars are fast but horses have long limbs and that counts for something. I know that because I have short limbs and I know...
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Kingfisher by Vincent Van Gogh
I have officially crossed Day 10 of the AtoZ Challenge and I am starting to feel a little burned out. Partly because I didn’t have a productive day today and also because these stupid French artists...
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Les Miserables by Paul Gauguin
Part of growing up for me has been to let go of things that I can’t do perfectly and not feel guilty about it. I still remember last year when I couldn’t even sleep peacefully even after working for 10...
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Road with Cypress and Star by Vincent Van Gogh
They say when you are about to die, your entire life flashes in front of you. May be that’s what happened with Vincent Van Gogh when he did Road with Cypress and Star, which was the last painting he...
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Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh
Sunflowers are to Van Gogh what romantic comedies are to Hugh Grant. There are other artists who have done the same thing, but it just doesn’t look quite right.Yes, I have just compared Van Gogh to...
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Losing my dog and other things
I have always believed that writing is my therapy. I have always believed that if I just turn my thoughts into words, I'll feel lighter and better. But, for the last few months I have been at a place...
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You’re Gonna Live Forever in Me
Grief is a peculiar feeling, unlike anything else in the world. It can take years for you to even confront it, and decades to finally accept it. But you may never be able to completely get over it.Why?...
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War of My Life
Never realised that the biggest war I’d have to fight is the one within myself. So, I have closed myself up in one bedroom duplex apartment and as I look at the outside world moving along, I’m trying...
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Plateauing at Quarter Life Crisis
Quarter life crisis hit pretty hard. There were some goals I set for myself and I was supposed to reach those goals in with two years.But, I ended up achieving all of those goals in a year. I was at...
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I’m Not Done Changing
I have come to an understanding that whatever I write here doesnt’ have to be factually or even philosophically correct — It just needs to reflect what I am feeling. And I think that is something I...
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