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I know how I want to die. I am very afraid of death and still get a bit superstitious about it (yes, this post has been edited several times!) Just recently RD called me to inform me of her father's death. She told me that her father had been diagnosed with brain cancer and he had chosen to not go through any treatment. In the months that he had he prepared them for his death. This post is not going to be about the physical aspect of my death but the emotional and mental aspect of it. I guess I want to die making everyone feel that I have lived enough. The problem as I see is not of the one who has died- the dead are on an adventure of their own. It's the ones who they leave behind that are filled with regret, sadness and a sense of loss. In order to leave others happier when I die, (maybe not 'happy' but at least not distraught) this is what I will do: 1. Tell people how happy and appreciative I am of my life. I don't want people to think that my life is sad and I...

Why a product review? I have been looking to buy a spot corrector for several months. I am not a fan of chemical products hence I find myself looking for safe alternatives. I have also been experimenting with natural home remedies for dark spot correction and thought I would look out for some chemical based dark spot correctors on the side. After looking for a product I thought I would buy, I checked its review and found it very unconvincing. Every product the reviewer had assessed was being termed 'the best'. That's when I thought that the review was unreliable and saw the need for some well researched and trusted reviews. My love for an environmentally sustainable life has also made me averse to using high priced products that come with several side effects. Organic products are safe and if I have to go by what Bharati Malani of Waterline Cosmetics says, a lot of what we use on the skin gets absorbed into our blood stream. The harmful ingredients in the products ca...

An Easy Guide is something that I have always looked out for. Travelling to a brand new place and sometimes alone can be extremely daunting because of the uncertainties. I have, therefore, at several points in my life reached out to people to share their itineraries with me. A tried and tested recipe is always better than something that has not been tried. These Easy Guides are for people who would like a little bit of certainty in their travel- and personally, I think, thats a good thing! These easy guides cut out the obvious like how to get to a certain place. This Easy Guide to Varanasi is long overdue. I visited Varanasi in August 2014 and had a wonderful trip. I stayed there for three nights and promised myself that I would be back. Varanasi, one of the oldest cities in India, is really that- old. There is garbage, animals, and people dressed in ancient clothes in plenty. It is wonderful. And mind you, the garbage I am talking about is not the plastic wrappers of fast foods-...