mindful living
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April Fool’s Day 2026: What Our Jokes Reveal About Our Hearts
Every year, on 1 April, the world gives itself informal permission to be ridiculous. We fool friends, tease family members, send fabricated news, and laugh at the moment someone realises they have been tricked. On the surface, April Fool’s Day 2026 looks light-hearted. Silly. Harmless, even. But I have always found that humour is rarely…
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Kala Ghoda Arts Festival Programme 2026: Mumbai’s 9-Day Reminder That You Are Human
Kala Ghoda is the part of Mumbai that quietly reminds you the city has a soul. Not a performative soul. A working, breathing one. The kind that survives deadlines, local trains, and the modern habit of living on constant alert. So when I open the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival Programme 2026 for 31 January-8 February,…
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Loneliness Makes You Choose People You Wouldn’t Choose Otherwise
I have watched it happen in coaching rooms and cafés, and in the quiet glow of late-night messaging. A smart, discerning person meets someone who is simply available. Not kind. Not steady. Just there. And in a season of loneliness, “there” can look like “destiny”. This is the heart of loneliness relationship choices. Loneliness is…
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My Take on the 5 Niyamas in Yoga: Five Inner Vows for Modern Minds
There is a reason the Niyamas feel almost inconvenient today. They are not motivational quotes. They are not aesthetic spirituality. They are inner disciplines that question the very way we live, consume, perform, and pretend. If the Yamas are how I behave with the world, the 5 Niyamas in yoga are how I behave with…