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  • Polaroids of the Chaos: A 2025 recap đźŽĄ

    December is here, and with it, the quiet but undeniable signal that the year is winding down. Christmas lights are twinkling, the air feels softer somehow, and everything around me is slowing just enough to let me catch my breath. With midterms finally behind me and my bags half-packed for my upcoming trip to Turkey,

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  • Dear Women, Why are you so against each other?

    Picture this: you walk into a room full of women. Before you’ve even said a word, you notice the glances—one scanning your outfit, another silently sizing up your confidence, and someone else whispering to the woman next to her. Suddenly, you feel like you’re under a microscope, not celebrated but scrutinized. Have you ever been

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  • Love, Harsheeta đź’Ś

    By now, I think it’s safe to say that you and I, dear readers, have gotten pretty close. We’ve laughed, reflected, and shared so much together, and it feels like the right time to let you in on something even more personal. So here goes—today, I’m sharing my very first love letter with you! Yep,

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  • Lessons from a Missed Step.

    Today, I found myself on stage, performing in front of my entire society. It wasn’t planned. In fact, it was a decision I made only a night before—and finalized just 30 minutes before the event. I chose to give a solo Kathak performance. Crazy, right? Especially since I haven’t danced in years, let alone in

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  • Who Saves the Truth When Superman Can’t?

    A few days ago, I sat down to watch Superman. Now, you’d expect me to be raving about the action sequences, the visual effects, or the Lois-Clark romance. But here’s the funny thing—what really blew me away wasn’t the superpowers or the world-building. It was the incorporation of journalism. Yes, journalism. The movie didn’t just show

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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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  • LÂł: The Heart of Harshee’s Lit Lounge đź’Ś

    “Lipstick, Literature, and Liberation.”Bold, isn’t it? That’s exactly what I thought when I stumbled upon it while scrolling through Pinterest, searching for the perfect tagline to describe my blog. I wish I could say I came up with it myself—but alas, creativity didn’t strike as fiercely as I’d hoped. Still, the moment I saw those

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