Aditya Mankad's articles Road to MICA: My Group Exercise – Personal Interview Experience It was early 2015, I think. That’s when I first heard about MICA. Honestly, I procrastinated a bit (read: 1 year) but I knew that this was the place I want to be. And in 24 years of my life, I can assure you that I have never wanted anything as much as I have […] June 24, 2018June 24, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Why Facebook/Instagram should come up with a feature like LinkedIn Premium A few days ago I created a poll on Facebook and Instagram asking people if they would buy a feature on Facebook which would enable them to see who has viewed their profile and how many times. A whopping 80% of them said No. Which is well, understandable. But I beg to differ. I think […] February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Books and Poetry I come from a bomb shelter made with a lining of books. I come from a place where metaphors are served for breakfast. I come from a house where people would run to save a shelf in case of a disaster. I come from a place where we weep to pages instead of pillows. I […] February 23, 2018February 23, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Hold it! Hold it like Hodor. Never let your guard down. Speak nothing. Like a broken mixtape on repeat that plays just one song; incidentally, the only song that reminds you of your dead lover; just keep on chanting: “I am okay”. Hold it like Aerys, Pull out the swords stuck in your stone of a heart; […] January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Of Rain and Tea Stalls If you stare long enough at the bokeh of car lights, you will see how insignificant time is. And yet here we are counting everything in seconds and minutes and years, trying to grab everything we can with two paper hands. (and it’s pouring outside) If you stare long enough at the trails of […] September 2, 2017September 2, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked On a rainy day – Murakami Maybe on a rainy day If the sun decides to shine, Don’t act surprised. Play along. As if it is a ritual for over a hundred years, (You’re 20 but you are an old soul too) open your rucksack – pluck that copy of Norwegian Wood. Page 317, line no 9 “I wonder what ants […] August 30, 2017August 30, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Disaster In case of a forest fire, People are taught to turn away are run. Run till the glimmer of destruction looks like a beacon of hope. In case of an earthquake, People are taught to find open fields; lie down and sleep till the shaking ground feels like a forgotten lullaby. I have known love, […] August 21, 2017August 21, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked City of Stars *city of stars playing in the background* I often go out on long walks; palms a little sweaty skies a little starry. On nights like these I often miss: eyes to drown in palms to fit it lips to lock in. I haven’t understood love ever. It has been like a foreign language to me. […] August 20, 2017August 20, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked The girl who loved the oceans It was said that she used to carry every favourite memory with her; in a clenched fist. every favourite thing on her shelf. and I would ask, Where are the oceans that you love with all your heart? She would say “Look into my eyes, silly” And, I would drown. Every Single Time. The post […] August 16, 2017August 17, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Why Sarahah works. Quite recently we have found our timelines flooded with screenshots and status’ about sarahah.com. A few months ago a similar wave was created by famously infamous sayat.me For a week I have been trying to avoid sarahah and go seek attention and validation in the conventional way – social media platforms. Well, that’s true. No? Isn’t […] August 12, 2017August 12, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Blur Imagine a Grand Prix. Final lap. Cars rushing like meteors. Crashing and Burning, Twisting and Turning. That’s how thoughts run in this tiny head on mine. That’s the anatomy of the mind of an over-thinker. Like auto-correct suggestions on a keypad; we think of possibilities. Like fishing with a thousand hooks; we pluck probabilities. We […] August 8, 2017August 8, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Road to MICA: My Group Exercise – Personal Interview Experience It was early 2015, I think. That’s when I first heard about MICA. Honestly, I procrastinated a bit (read: 1 year) but I knew that this was the place I want to be. And in 24 years of my life, I can assure you that I have never wanted anything as much as I have […] June 24, 2018June 24, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why Facebook/Instagram should come up with a feature like LinkedIn Premium A few days ago I created a poll on Facebook and Instagram asking people if they would buy a feature on Facebook which would enable them to see who has viewed their profile and how many times. A whopping 80% of them said No. Which is well, understandable. But I beg to differ. I think […] February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Books and Poetry I come from a bomb shelter made with a lining of books. I come from a place where metaphors are served for breakfast. I come from a house where people would run to save a shelf in case of a disaster. I come from a place where we weep to pages instead of pillows. I […] February 23, 2018February 23, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Hold it! Hold it like Hodor. Never let your guard down. Speak nothing. Like a broken mixtape on repeat that plays just one song; incidentally, the only song that reminds you of your dead lover; just keep on chanting: “I am okay”. Hold it like Aerys, Pull out the swords stuck in your stone of a heart; […] January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Of Rain and Tea Stalls If you stare long enough at the bokeh of car lights, you will see how insignificant time is. And yet here we are counting everything in seconds and minutes and years, trying to grab everything we can with two paper hands. (and it’s pouring outside) If you stare long enough at the trails of […] September 2, 2017September 2, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
On a rainy day – Murakami Maybe on a rainy day If the sun decides to shine, Don’t act surprised. Play along. As if it is a ritual for over a hundred years, (You’re 20 but you are an old soul too) open your rucksack – pluck that copy of Norwegian Wood. Page 317, line no 9 “I wonder what ants […] August 30, 2017August 30, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Disaster In case of a forest fire, People are taught to turn away are run. Run till the glimmer of destruction looks like a beacon of hope. In case of an earthquake, People are taught to find open fields; lie down and sleep till the shaking ground feels like a forgotten lullaby. I have known love, […] August 21, 2017August 21, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
City of Stars *city of stars playing in the background* I often go out on long walks; palms a little sweaty skies a little starry. On nights like these I often miss: eyes to drown in palms to fit it lips to lock in. I haven’t understood love ever. It has been like a foreign language to me. […] August 20, 2017August 20, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The girl who loved the oceans It was said that she used to carry every favourite memory with her; in a clenched fist. every favourite thing on her shelf. and I would ask, Where are the oceans that you love with all your heart? She would say “Look into my eyes, silly” And, I would drown. Every Single Time. The post […] August 16, 2017August 17, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why Sarahah works. Quite recently we have found our timelines flooded with screenshots and status’ about sarahah.com. A few months ago a similar wave was created by famously infamous sayat.me For a week I have been trying to avoid sarahah and go seek attention and validation in the conventional way – social media platforms. Well, that’s true. No? Isn’t […] August 12, 2017August 12, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blur Imagine a Grand Prix. Final lap. Cars rushing like meteors. Crashing and Burning, Twisting and Turning. That’s how thoughts run in this tiny head on mine. That’s the anatomy of the mind of an over-thinker. Like auto-correct suggestions on a keypad; we think of possibilities. Like fishing with a thousand hooks; we pluck probabilities. We […] August 8, 2017August 8, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked