Aniesha Brahma's articles Musing: The Bombay Journal – THE MOVE “You can recreate yourself as many times as there are cities in this world. I think that is the reason we all love to travel.” For someone who has lived in one city all her life, moving into another city becomes a big deal. For someone who is used to shifting cities, never owning a […] July 6, 2018July 6, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked 8 Major Plot Differences between 13 Reasons Why Novel & Netflix Series Since its release in 2007, Jay Asher’s novel 13 Reasons Why has been both praised and criticized. While some experts believe the book has helped to start conversations, others are of the firm opinion that it has done more damage than good. There were talks about turning this book into a series years later and […] May 29, 2018May 29, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked 6 Lessons in Friendship from 2 Broke Girls I finished binge watching 2 Broke Girls early this morning. I was warned that due to the unceremonious cancellation of the series, they left a lot of issues unresolved. We still don’t know if Caroline stuck with Bobby or she went off to be with Candy Andy. (Who was once referred to as ‘The One’ […] May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Review: Anne with An E Anne of Green Gables Anne of Green Gables was one of my absolute favourite novels as a young teenager. I discovered this book in the back shelf of my school’s library during the forty five minute library period we were assigned on Friday. I was in the sixth or seventh standard back then, I believe. […] May 13, 2018May 13, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Movie Review: SING Movie Synopsis: Sing is a 2016 American computer-animated musical comedy-drama film produced by Illumination Entertainment. It was directed and written by Garth Jennings, co-directed by Christophe Lourdele and starring the voices of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton, and Tori Kelly. The film is about a group of […] April 23, 2018April 23, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Travel: Bakkhali Road Trip Bakkhali Road Trip The last time Pradipta, Indrani and I had gone on a trip together was 2012 to Darjeeling. But we had gone with other friends too. The Bakkhali road trip was perhaps our very first trip together. Even though it was going to be a one-day trip the three of us were pretty […] April 20, 2018April 20, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Writer Wednesday: 10 Fun Facts About An Awfully BIG Adventure Fairy Tales Even since I was a little girl I loved fairy tales. It was one of the first books that I ever read by myself. Granted it was a book of fairy tale retellings, and the prints were in large. That’s when my obsession with fairy tales started. When I started coming across fairy […] April 18, 2018April 18, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Travel: Chakrata Road Trip The first thing you need to know about this trip is that it happened in April-May 2016. It had been a rather difficult start to the year and when I finally managed to get some time off I decided to visit Pradipta, who used to live in Delhi back then. Only she had other plans. […] April 16, 2018April 16, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Movie Review: Hello, My Name is Doris Movie Synopsis: Hello, My Name Is Doris is a 2016 US romantic comedy-drama film directed by Michael Showalter from a screenplay by Showalter and Laura Terruso, about a woman in her 60s who tries to act on her attraction to a younger co-worker. It stars Sally Field in the title role, alongside Max Greenfield, Beth […] April 15, 2018April 15, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Travel: 5 Road Trip Essentials From the end of last year, I started learning how to drive. Because going on road trips have always been pretty high on my list of things to-do in life. I guess I have been on a number of road trips with my family. But they stopped as we started to grow up. But from […] April 14, 2018April 14, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked 10 Disney Songs That Get Stuck in Your Head too Easily! I remember owning a cassette that had most of the Disney Princess songs. Unlike most people, I did not grow up with Disney. Because Disney channel came to us when we were a lot older. It used to be Cartoon Network and sometimes Nickelodeon for us. But I started watching all the old Disney movies […] April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked DIY: UP-CYCLE A PRINGLES CAN INTO A JUMBO BRUSH HOLDER! I have been thinking about expanding my blog into different categories, and of course post a little more regularly than I have been. So I sought the advice of my friend and Posto's human, Bea. She asked me to post about things that I am genuinely interested in. Arts and crafts has been a major […] March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Short Story: Our Little Infinity – Midnight Kiss It is the first day of the New Year and I have always believed that however you spend this day sets the tone for the rest of the year. Only I didn’t count on being in a fight. A fight that might I add, I had seen coming from a mile away! “You could have […] March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Short Story: Our Little Infinity – The Beginning “So can I ask you something invasive personal?” I ask. I can hear the exasperation in his voice as he sighs and says, “All our conversations are invasive and personal. Because I don’t think you’ve ever learned to draw the line…” “Hush!” I say, propelling myself onto my left elbow and covering his mouth with my right […] February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Musings: The Storms In Your Head For as long as I can remember I have never been good at talking about my feelings. But I have been pretty damn great at writing my heart out. My sister always said that it would do me a world of good to date people who were a little unlike me. She said that if […] February 3, 2018February 3, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Poem: Thought Spiral Don't think so much.Just be in this moment, isn't it pretty?But I'm still looking at you.Wondering how to tell you…That I don't know how to stop thinking.One little word can inflict so much of cruelty.The cruelest things are often what we say to ourselves.When everyone has left. When the light has been switched off.When you're […] January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Poem: Crumble It always begins with a hello, And not being able to turn down the temptation to reply. It always begins with conversations, The sweet nothings when time seems to standstill. Until reality seeps in. Every good morning gets replaced with ‘I am running late for work’, And every goodnight seems like a forced duty. And […] December 28, 2017December 28, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Musings: Learn to Love Again The first thought that crosses my mind as I look at the title of this blog post is – why? Why am I even writing this? But as I calm down and let the words flow through the tips of my fingers, I realize that this has always been how I function. Whenever my world […] December 20, 2017December 20, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Musings: Of Monologues and Fidget Spinners I am watching the fidget spinner spin on the tip of my fingers. It is supposed to help me. It’s supposed to calm my mind down. It’s supposed to help me focus. The speed slows down until it comes to a dead stop. I exhale. I cannot let my mind wander again. I spin it […] September 11, 2017September 11, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Musings: Musings On Music Do you ever listen to a song and remember exactly what life was like when you first heard it? – Anonymous “You don’t have good taste when it comes to music,” he says. “I don’t have a good taste when it comes to anything,” I reply, looking pointedly at him. But I wonder now why […] August 7, 2017August 7, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Musing: The Bombay Journal – THE MOVE “You can recreate yourself as many times as there are cities in this world. I think that is the reason we all love to travel.” For someone who has lived in one city all her life, moving into another city becomes a big deal. For someone who is used to shifting cities, never owning a […] July 6, 2018July 6, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
8 Major Plot Differences between 13 Reasons Why Novel & Netflix Series Since its release in 2007, Jay Asher’s novel 13 Reasons Why has been both praised and criticized. While some experts believe the book has helped to start conversations, others are of the firm opinion that it has done more damage than good. There were talks about turning this book into a series years later and […] May 29, 2018May 29, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
6 Lessons in Friendship from 2 Broke Girls I finished binge watching 2 Broke Girls early this morning. I was warned that due to the unceremonious cancellation of the series, they left a lot of issues unresolved. We still don’t know if Caroline stuck with Bobby or she went off to be with Candy Andy. (Who was once referred to as ‘The One’ […] May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Review: Anne with An E Anne of Green Gables Anne of Green Gables was one of my absolute favourite novels as a young teenager. I discovered this book in the back shelf of my school’s library during the forty five minute library period we were assigned on Friday. I was in the sixth or seventh standard back then, I believe. […] May 13, 2018May 13, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Movie Review: SING Movie Synopsis: Sing is a 2016 American computer-animated musical comedy-drama film produced by Illumination Entertainment. It was directed and written by Garth Jennings, co-directed by Christophe Lourdele and starring the voices of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton, and Tori Kelly. The film is about a group of […] April 23, 2018April 23, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Travel: Bakkhali Road Trip Bakkhali Road Trip The last time Pradipta, Indrani and I had gone on a trip together was 2012 to Darjeeling. But we had gone with other friends too. The Bakkhali road trip was perhaps our very first trip together. Even though it was going to be a one-day trip the three of us were pretty […] April 20, 2018April 20, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Writer Wednesday: 10 Fun Facts About An Awfully BIG Adventure Fairy Tales Even since I was a little girl I loved fairy tales. It was one of the first books that I ever read by myself. Granted it was a book of fairy tale retellings, and the prints were in large. That’s when my obsession with fairy tales started. When I started coming across fairy […] April 18, 2018April 18, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Travel: Chakrata Road Trip The first thing you need to know about this trip is that it happened in April-May 2016. It had been a rather difficult start to the year and when I finally managed to get some time off I decided to visit Pradipta, who used to live in Delhi back then. Only she had other plans. […] April 16, 2018April 16, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Movie Review: Hello, My Name is Doris Movie Synopsis: Hello, My Name Is Doris is a 2016 US romantic comedy-drama film directed by Michael Showalter from a screenplay by Showalter and Laura Terruso, about a woman in her 60s who tries to act on her attraction to a younger co-worker. It stars Sally Field in the title role, alongside Max Greenfield, Beth […] April 15, 2018April 15, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Travel: 5 Road Trip Essentials From the end of last year, I started learning how to drive. Because going on road trips have always been pretty high on my list of things to-do in life. I guess I have been on a number of road trips with my family. But they stopped as we started to grow up. But from […] April 14, 2018April 14, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
10 Disney Songs That Get Stuck in Your Head too Easily! I remember owning a cassette that had most of the Disney Princess songs. Unlike most people, I did not grow up with Disney. Because Disney channel came to us when we were a lot older. It used to be Cartoon Network and sometimes Nickelodeon for us. But I started watching all the old Disney movies […] April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
DIY: UP-CYCLE A PRINGLES CAN INTO A JUMBO BRUSH HOLDER! I have been thinking about expanding my blog into different categories, and of course post a little more regularly than I have been. So I sought the advice of my friend and Posto's human, Bea. She asked me to post about things that I am genuinely interested in. Arts and crafts has been a major […] March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Short Story: Our Little Infinity – Midnight Kiss It is the first day of the New Year and I have always believed that however you spend this day sets the tone for the rest of the year. Only I didn’t count on being in a fight. A fight that might I add, I had seen coming from a mile away! “You could have […] March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Short Story: Our Little Infinity – The Beginning “So can I ask you something invasive personal?” I ask. I can hear the exasperation in his voice as he sighs and says, “All our conversations are invasive and personal. Because I don’t think you’ve ever learned to draw the line…” “Hush!” I say, propelling myself onto my left elbow and covering his mouth with my right […] February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Musings: The Storms In Your Head For as long as I can remember I have never been good at talking about my feelings. But I have been pretty damn great at writing my heart out. My sister always said that it would do me a world of good to date people who were a little unlike me. She said that if […] February 3, 2018February 3, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem: Thought Spiral Don't think so much.Just be in this moment, isn't it pretty?But I'm still looking at you.Wondering how to tell you…That I don't know how to stop thinking.One little word can inflict so much of cruelty.The cruelest things are often what we say to ourselves.When everyone has left. When the light has been switched off.When you're […] January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem: Crumble It always begins with a hello, And not being able to turn down the temptation to reply. It always begins with conversations, The sweet nothings when time seems to standstill. Until reality seeps in. Every good morning gets replaced with ‘I am running late for work’, And every goodnight seems like a forced duty. And […] December 28, 2017December 28, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Musings: Learn to Love Again The first thought that crosses my mind as I look at the title of this blog post is – why? Why am I even writing this? But as I calm down and let the words flow through the tips of my fingers, I realize that this has always been how I function. Whenever my world […] December 20, 2017December 20, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Musings: Of Monologues and Fidget Spinners I am watching the fidget spinner spin on the tip of my fingers. It is supposed to help me. It’s supposed to calm my mind down. It’s supposed to help me focus. The speed slows down until it comes to a dead stop. I exhale. I cannot let my mind wander again. I spin it […] September 11, 2017September 11, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Musings: Musings On Music Do you ever listen to a song and remember exactly what life was like when you first heard it? – Anonymous “You don’t have good taste when it comes to music,” he says. “I don’t have a good taste when it comes to anything,” I reply, looking pointedly at him. But I wonder now why […] August 7, 2017August 7, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked