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7 years of YJHD

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Yeh Jawani hai deewani or YJHD is the "dil chahta hai " for 2000s kids.  Jaise kabhi Goa ka plan successful nhi hua , waise hi Manali ka bhi nhi hoega. Plus , yeh coronaaaaa. When Bunny said ,  "Mai udna chahta hu , daudna chahta hu , girna bhi chahta hun bas rukna nhi chahta." Accept it or not we all felt that. We have all had that crazy gang - the nerd, the vagabond , the guy who is ALWAYS up for fun and the crazy tomboyish sii ladki and at the end of the day that's all we got. That's all we will take away with us - MEMORIES. And when Naina said - " Yadein mithai ki dabbe ki tarah hoti hai , ek baar khula toh sirf ek tukda nhi kha paoge."  She is right.  Memories hi toh hoti hai that keep us going. The happiness we get after opening an old album , going through those moments again is amazing. Plus , kahin pahuchne ke liye kahi se nikalna toh padhega. One fine ( or maybe not so fine day) we will leave our school friends be

What are the odds?

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Wanted to start this on a happy note : I TOUCHED 4K views. Thank you everyone. It's 2 AM right now and I feel "slightly" vulnerable, I am not sure why. An hour back , I completed a "surprise" project which is to be submitted within 24 hours or be ready to sacrifice 10% of your total score. And yes , I know I have been posting a lot these days and OBVIOUSLY everything in my life has a story , let's leave that for another day. It's been a couple of weeks since I logged into Netflix and as soon as I completed my project I wanted to treat myself with the new Netflix original "What are the odds?" I was eagerly waiting for it. Also , the movie stars Abhay Deol , who I think is one of the MOST UNDERRATED actors. If you disagree , watch DEV D. So , I started watching the movie and an incident in the movie disturbed me. What are the odds of a comedy movie disturbing a person. The stark similarities of the incident to my personal life was the reason why

MAHABHARAT - a result of impulsive actions of the female characters

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Mahabharata has seen ferocious female characters right from Ganga to Gandhari ; Hidimba to Ahilawati ; Kunti to Draupadi. The characters knew how to make their voice count , had numerous vardaans and some were just mystical beings. However, the Mahabharata war ( originally known as the Jaya war ) can be loosely considered a consequence of the impulsiveness of these female characters. Starting from Satyavati , the second wife of Shantanu ( the father of Bhishma Pitamah) - Satyavati was a daughter of a fishermen. Although , she loved Shantanu she was insecure about the future of her children ( who hadn't taken birth till now). She wanted her sons to sit on the throne but this desire of hers was threatened by Bhishma or Devratt , as he was known in his earlier days. To save his father's love and to make her step mother feel secure , Devratt vowed to stay a slave to the throne of Hastinapur , never become the king and observe celibacy. Though, Satyavati was sat

The unsung heroine of Mahabharata - HIDIMBA

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The quarantine "season" saw the telecast of many mythological shows and this trend was started by Doordarshan. People started watching Doordarshan and this "mythological" trend was continued by other channels too. So I thought of doing a post revolving around mythology.  Fun fact :  Some characters of the Mahabharata have temples dedicated to them - the temple of Eklavya is situated in Gurugram ( Gurgaon) , Haryana ; the numerous temples of Draupadi are situated in Tamil Nadu and other South Indian states and similarly, the temple of Hidimba or Hidimba devi is situated in Manali , Himachal Pradesh. Hidimba was actually a rakshasi or an asur as you may call her, then why is she worshipped? Why is a temple dedicated to her? Hidimba married the mighty Bhima , one of the Pandavas after the Varnavrat incident where Duryodhana tried to burn them alive in a lakshagrah or a wax palace. Accidentally , the Pandavas landed in a forest which was dedicated to the a

Twitter tragedy part 2

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Quarantine introduced me to twitter and now everyone is regretting. And in case you haven't seen my previous twitter post - https://delightedhumans.blogspot.com/2020/05/quarantine-introduced-me-to-twitter.html?m=1  Also , yeh lockdown kab khatam hogaaa? Stay tuned, more lame tweets coming SOON.

Campus diaries: life in the best colleges of the country

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The academic year is about to end ; it has been dramatic yet fun. The numerous protests , fests , pandemic , online classes and club activities contributed in making the academic year happening.  IIM R CAMPUS Toh iss dramatic saal ko cover krna toh banta tha. So , I planned this series which I call the "campus diaries" where I'll interview students from the top colleges of the country- ranging from SRCC , Hansraj , Venky and IIM R and together we will unfold and review the activities that took place this year. SRCC CAMPUS ( picture credits : Anshika Sharma) Shaheed Bhagat Singh campus , DU     picture credits - Charu Madaan Have a campus story ? Or a nice picture of your campus ? Send them to delightedhumans@gmail.com ✉️ Also , stay tuned for the campus diaries series , I promise we would make it fun. ⚡

Quarantine introduced me to twitter

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This never ending quarantine introduced me to twitter and now senseless tweeting is a part of my routine. The academic year has been dramatic - fests, protests , the pandemic and the online classes marked the year.  So , iss saal ko cover krna toh banta tha. I have come up with a new series of articles which I call the "campus diaries". I'll be interviewing people from the top colleges of the country from SRCC , Hansraj to IIM R and they would be discussing the "key" events of the academic year. Stay tuned.  Check out my YouTube Channel-  https://youtu.be/KcQIg33h4wE

Happy mother's day

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Happy mother's day to my beautiful mom♥️ and all the beautiful moms out there.

A Random DIY day

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DIY's are always fun , even though I fail at them many times still , I won't stop painting around random objects. Yesterday , I painted this kullad I randomly found to convert it into a pen stand kind of thing. I used acrylic colours and brustro fineliners. and finally, This was a really simple DIY and it took me around one hour to do this one. This kullad can now be used as a pen stand or maybe a tissue Holder. Previously , I customized an ugly pair of shoes -  https://delightedhumans.blogspot.com/2020/01/create-cool-stuff-with-absolute-trash.html?m=1 Do you have a DIY you want to show to the world ? Send some pictures of it - delightedhumans@gmail.com ✉️ with your name / insta username and I will put them in my next post.♥️  Wait , wait don't forget to subscribe before you go. ;) For similar posts check out my website -  https://www.delightedhumans.com/

From one metro station to another

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My metro card lies in one corner of my messy almirah , it hasn't travelled for days. I definitely miss the frequent trips to Nehru Place , McDonald's and dilli ke momos and random trips around the city with my college friends.  Now , we have been quarantined for so long that mental health is not even a thing anymore. Desperately waiting for everything to be normal again. Check out my YouTube Channel-  https://youtu.be/KcQIg33h4wE