Tag: joy

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Chandni Chowk

16 October. It was my first visit to Chandni Chowk. Getting down at the ‘Lal Quila’ metro station, the scenery that I encountered totally lived up to what I had expected of Chandni Chowk. No doubt that it is one of the busiest markets of ‘Purani’ Delhi. With innumerable shops on both sides of the road, while walking on the pavements thronged with visitors and roads jam-packed with rickshaws and two-wheelers, the whole atmosphere seemed to be enthusiastic and excited. And to talk about the shops in Chandni Chowk. What do you wish to buy? You name it, they have it. From the dry fruits market to the books market, from the electronics market to the market of watches and clocks, the list is endless. And the shopping spree gives way to _______. Any guesses? Of course, food ! The huge variety they have. Talking about myself, I treated myself with the famous ‘chole kulche’, ‘dahi bhalle’, and ‘rabri faluda’ of Chandni Chowk. But reaching the moment where we could finally eat was a struggle in itself. Our first junction, the ‘dahi bhalla’ shop was yet to open. So, we proceeded to ‘chole kulche’ which was located quite far away. […]

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The People Around You….in a traffic jam

Hey reader! It’s been long since I had put up a post, and what is better than to resume the journey by revisiting one of my most favourite topics of the past. It enables us to reconnect with the previous posts and provides a fresh and energizing enthusiasm. I know….I know….I know. I had said that ‘Part III’ was the last part of ‘The People Around You’ series, but being stuck in a traffic jam for some long hours gave me ample time to observe the unique personalities around me and pushed me to write this post. So, what’s the wait for? Let’s begin with the BONUS post! The sleepy. Traffic jams are boring, aren’t they? In fact, they are monotonous. So, people tend to sleep. And they aren’t to be blamed. How long do you expect someone to see the same cars, trucks, buses, two wheelers around himself/herself and be wide awake in their ennui while doing nothing? So, it’s better to take a quick nap, unless you are the one driving, of course. The enjoying kind. They are the opposites of the sleepy kind. While the sleepy succumb to their boredom, enjoying ones carve their way out. What […]

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The Emotion-Joy

“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” – Percy Bysshe Shelley This statement can be perceived as a source of motivation whenever we find ourselves in any difficulty, for it says that the times of joy are always trailing behind the hard ones. But we, humans, when in a negative state of mind, prove to be quite efficient in pointing out loopholes in anything and everything. I say so because it can be contended that winters are longer and spring is shorter. But how do we react to these 4 seasons? (of course, apart from winter and spring we have summer and autumn). We blame the winter for making us suffer with a chilling effect; we blame the summer for the scorching sun; we blame autumn for making the dried leaves fall of the trees associated with gloom (which we would discuss in detail in the post on sorrow); where do we go in spring? Where do we go when the flowers bloom and the butterflies hover over them? Where do we go when the breeze has a refreshing aroma? At that time, we find ourselves in a deep slumber. When the harsh conditions of the other seasons rain […]

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The Emotions Series-Intro

Hey Reader ! I have a question for you. What is the one thing we constantly do throughout the day, even when we aren’t engaged in any specific task ? My answer would be, we think, we feel. We always find ourselves in a particular state of mind, feeling a specific emotion. These emotions are like winds, which blow over us, considering the situation we find ourselves in. sitting in an examination hall can send a shiver down the spine, and after excelling in the exam, flowers of glee bloom. If unfortunately, the exam result does not come in favour, gloom takes charge and the frustration may be vented out on anything that comes in the way, in the form of rage. Thus, I present to you brief elaborations on some of our most common emotions : Anger, joy, sorrow, scare. Enjoy reading !

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Of A Frozen Evergreen Dessert

Dear Reader,Before I continue with today’s topic, I would like you to read this poem: DUST OF SNOW The way a crowShook down on meThe dust of snowFrom a hemlock tree Has given my heartA change of moodAnd saved some partOf a day I had rued. In this beautiful poem by Robert Frost, the movement and alighting of a crow on a hemlock tree (a poisonous plant with small white flowers) caused the snow to fall on the poet. This resulted in a transformation of the poet’s mood from gloomy and dejected (since he rued the day) to happy and appreciative of nature. I would say, the soft and cool touch of the snow, which presumably fell on the poet’s shoulder, broke his reverie and made him feel revived from his melancholic chain of thoughts. We often find ourselves in a somewhat similar situation as the poet-going through a bad day, regretting our decisions and wasting our time in unproductivity. But in the absence of snowfall or a hemlock tree (which also happens to represent the poet’s sullen mood) in the vicinity, is there something which can save some part of our day? Something which can successfully substitute the soft […]