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  • The Gen Z-Millennial discourse: Why the shade, Millennial friends?

    I have been meaning to talk about something that’s been brewing online (and offline) for a while now: the subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) rivalry between Millennials and Gen Z. You’ve seen the memes, the think pieces, the TikToks. But the real question is, why do Millennials often act like they’re the “superior generation”? Now, this…

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  • What is Home?

    What is Home?

    Home is where I always love to come back.A place that makes me comfortableA place where I share my happiness and sorrows with my loved onesMy home defines who I am—Vibha Batra. Home is a familiar space with my touches of my likes & dislikes, the warmth of loved ones, a place where I can be free to be totally myself,…

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  • There’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately—something that quietly nags at me whenever I scroll through Bookstagram, walk into a bookstore, or overhear a conversation about “must-read” books. Why do we, as Indian readers, get so much more excited about Western authors than our own? Don’t get me wrong—I adore reading global literature.…

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  • When I first read Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games, I had never really imagined that dystopian cautionary tale would slowly translate into a mirror to the modern world. The story is set in the fictional city of Panem, a wealthy Capitol that thrives while the outlying districts—numbered to 12—suffer, forced into subjugation and spectacle for…

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  • Writing for this blog has been a joyful journey till now, and I’m truly thankful for all the love and support you’ve shared with me. In my last two posts, I talked about Lipstick and Literature—two ways I express myself and tell my story. But now, I want to talk about something deeper: Liberation. What…

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