After fourteen years of marriage, mushy romance got restricted to the honeymoon photos. These days we have replaced ‘I love you’ with ‘I told you’. For example, just a few days before the lockdown started the man had wanted to buy 20 kilos of rice which I summarily rejected. Now, when all grocery shops are … Continue reading Romance During Lockdown #A-ZChallenge2020
Mumbai Police came out with a creative meme to create awareness about the outbreak of Covid19. The police department posted a meme-inspired from the film Stree to urge people to not step out on the streets. Remember the iconic dialogue "O stree, kal aana" from the 2018 release? Mumbai police tweaked the same dialogue and … Continue reading O Corona Kabhi Mat Aana- Mumbai Police Meme
On 22nd March, our Prime Minister declared the 'Janta Curfew'. It was anticipated. We understood that the Janta curfew was a trial run for a longer lockdown. On 22nd March, the Indian people were requested to stay inside the home from 7am to 9pm. Prime Minister also asked the countrypeople to clap for those who … Continue reading Janta Janardan #A-ZChallenge2020
Hoarding has become a new life skill to survive Covid19. People all over the world are hoarding whatever they can. In many countries, people started hoarding toilet papers. Honestly, I didn't understand why of all things, people started hoarding toilet papers. Diarrhea was definitely not a major symptom of Covid19. Thankfully, we desis had no … Continue reading H for Hoarding #A-ZChallenge2020
Corona Virus is not a funny thing or something to joke about. It is a serious disease that is crippling even medically advanced countries of Europe and North America. However, there were some memes and jokes that I cannot resist curating. You may have already come across them but it may bring a smile to … Continue reading Fun with Corona #A-Z Challenge2020
The conspiracy theories regarding Covid19 has kept me on the tenterhooks. I am a huge fan of suspense thrillers and science fiction. Therefore a real-life science conspiracy theory caught my attention. I was spending the whole day reading theories online, listening on YouTube and watching them on Television. China was blaming America and Trump was … Continue reading Conspiracy Theories-The Funniest One #A-ZChallenge2020
"Boredom always precedes a period of great creativity"- Robert. M.Pirsig I realized the truth of this quote in the last few days. Ever since the lockdown started, my social media timeline has been flooded with creative works by my friends, family, acquaintances, and their kids. I never knew that there were so many creative people … Continue reading Boredom Precedes Creativity #A-ZChallenge April 2020
There was a time in life where I had run the house without any maid. However, back then I was a newly married girl and a smile was enough to make the husband do the dishes. A small pouty 'please' made the husband mop the floors. Thus, the hardest reality this lockdown brought in front of me is that I have grown old and no amount of smile, grin, pout is enough to make the better half move away from his laptop. Every 'please' falls to deaf ears and rather bounces back with 'cha dao' (give me tea).
It's not that time of the year without noise, celebrations, festivities, laughter, new clothes, makeup, adda with friends and family and most importantly pandal hopping and gorging on Bengali delicacies. This is the time when Bengalis all over the world celebrate the biggest festival in a Bong's calendar, Durga Puja. For most Indians, Diwali is … Continue reading Why Bengalis Eat Non-Vegetarian Food During Durga Puja #wordsmatter
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