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Mumbai, Before Sunrise
Our travels through Colaba; Mumbai's oldest Parsi Bakery and the Elefanta Caves Sunrise around the Art Deco Flora Fountain in Mumbai...
Aakriti Jain
Apr 174 min read


In The Alchemist Paulo Coelho constructs our homes and dreams beyond our content worlds
“He had not perceived them because he had become accustomed to them.” The reality that we accept gives us only that many said and laid...
Aakriti Jain
Feb 28, 20214 min read


Salman Rushdie's Quichotte is all about finding our roots with Google Maps and Nationality
There are “too many roots” to be gathered in one’s lifetime; through words, gestures, and most importantly, through the cinematic world...
Aakriti Jain
Feb 1, 20216 min read


Pico Iyer's A Beginner's Guide to Japan becomes a handbook to our culture
In Japan, girls dress alike to fit in. This is one of the many cultural observations that Iyer makes which makes me wonder in turn — when...
Aakriti Jain
Nov 18, 20205 min read
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