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I came across the idea of slow living and slow things in life through some videos, and wanted to document some of my own after-thoughts on the matter for future reference. Here’s a synopsis of the original idea: With technology, a lot of things are sped up. Communicating
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I can hardly believe it, but 6th June 2024 marked 10 years since I originally purchased nagekar.com, my beloved blog's address. In terms of longevity, this is the longest running project of mine, and outside of a few friendships and family, it even predates most of the
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I'm playing a game of chess while listening to a remix album of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. I finished work for the day, went to buy seeds to plant coriander and mint plants in my balcony, ate warm food and an Alphonso mango. In short, life is good.
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Some 1,826 days ago I arrived at Berlin Tegel Airport. Missing my connecting flight, losing my luggage due to that and landing in a completely dark, freezing and rainy Berlin wasn't pleasant, but it also wasn't that tough. I was just happy that I finally
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When I was little, going to downtown Mumbai used to be exciting. A huge metropolitan city with double-decker buses, zoo, planetarium etc was sure exciting for a kid. Even as a young adult, my university friends and I would take the train to the city center to sit by
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Last Sunday I visited the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe near Kassel, Germany. I was wow-ing the entire time at probably one of the most impressive pieces of architecture I've ever witnessed with my own eyes. If you do get a chance, I'd highly recommend paying it a
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(Note: This article is written in Hinglish, and requires the reader to know Hindi in addition to English) Socha ek post Hinglish mai likh du. Whatapp aur baki saare apps pe dosto ke sath toh aise hi baatein hoti hai, toh phir iss blog pe kyu nahi. Koi khaas aisa
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So I was merrily riding a bus yesterday on my way to Potsdamer Platz for a Dosa lunch when I noticed this: And a couple of thoughts hit me: What's up with the piss stains? 🤷 And something I could actually answer: How long would I need to use
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Back in the day, I’d try to publish an article every month on my blog. It was difficult, but I’d still manage it for most part. I just looked at my last published article, which was in March, and the plethora or drafts sitting there, receiving little to
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In late 2021, my friend Ed handed me his Canon 7D for me to try my hands at photography. I already had an itch to get into it but didn't have the "gear", or so I told myself. The camera came without a lens or SD
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I have a love-hate relationship with articles such as this. On one hand, the thought of going back in time and changing certain decisions is always fascinating, and documenting some of those thoughts into text that I can keep coming back is alluring. What is also appealing is to
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I turned 27 a month ago. I've not written a birthday post in a while (last time was turning 24, three years ago) so decided to write something for this one. Not that 27 is a special year or anything (well, I guess it is (un)special in