Food for Thought - Verses and Hues

13 Jun

The Truth of Mortality Reiterated by the Tragedy

A tragedy that the world mourns. 240 lives gone within seconds. June 12, 2025, 1:39 PM. Thousands left grieving their loss; their lives changed forever. It’s unbelievable how the lives of 240 people were meant...

#ahmedabad, #ahmedabadcrash, #airindia, #airindiaplanecrash, #airplanecrash, #boeingcrash, #lifeisshort, #mortality

08 May

Let’s Stand Together In Grief

We are experiencing turbulent times; incidents we never fathomed, situations we have no expertise in dealing; and worst of all, the cumulative grief and pain as a society and as humankind. We are at loss of words to express...

#coronadiaries, #coronavirus, #covi, #COVID19, #empathise, #empathy, #grief, #griefisreal, #human, #humane, #humanity, #support, #versesandhues

22 Dec

Know yourself

#feelings, #inspiration, #life, #motivation, #poem, #quotes, #thoughts

29 Aug

Dharmachakra or The Wheel of Dharma

Dharmachakra or the Wheel of Dharma is one of the many sacred teachings of Buddhism. Also called “The wheel of law”, the word Dharmachakra represents the path to enlightenment and reaching Nirvana. Though there are many variations of the...

#buddhism, #dharmachakra, #lessons, #mandala, #mandalaart, #wheeloflife, #wisdom

15 Jun

Lend a listening ear…because depression kills

It’s devastating. It’s shocking. It’s unbelievable. Depression takes away another gem. What kind of a superficial world do we live in where we are surrounded with friends, people who pretend to love us, people who actually care for us...

#depression, #mental awareness, #mental health, #musings, #psychological, #thoughts

25 Mar

Are you taking care of your emotional health in times of lockdown?

Eighty messages! I had left the phone unattended for only about an hour and it was loaded with messages. By this time, I was too tired to even open the app to check the sender’s names,...

#catastrophe, #coronavirus, #COVID19, #curfew, #destress, #disaster, #emotionalhealth, #inspiring, #lockdown, #mental health, #musings, #pandemic, #stress, #thoughts

18 Mar

It’s neither a man’s nor a woman’s world…

I participated in a #6BlogsIn6Days challenge focusing on #EachForEqual. The challenge had me thinking on gender discrimination and women empowerment like never before. It’s a theme that’s a part of our daily existence, day in and day out,...

#EachForEqual, #genderequality, #inspiration, #IWD2020, #musings, #relationships, #thoughts, #women, #womenempowerment

30 Sep

An open letter

An open letter to everyone who has touched my life in any manner. To all those people who tried to decimate my spirits To all those who criticized me for my actions To all those who preferred to...

#apology, #bias, #emotions, #experience, #forgive, #forgiveness, #letter, #life, #openletter, #outburst, #reflections, #society, #thoughts

23 Sep

I am not alone

Faced by the challenges of the life, we often lose confidence in ourselves, trust in others and faith in the Supreme power. But the Creator of the Universe always keeps an eye on us, protects us and strengthens us...

#faith, #feelings, #God, #grateful, #gratitude, #inspiration, #life, #meditation, #motivation, #prayer, #thanks, #thoughts, #trust

09 Sep

Test of Relations

Relationships are our lifeline. They make us who we are. Be it the relationship of a mother with her children or the relationship with one’s life partner; our affinity to our in-laws or our dealings with our friends; our...

#emotions, #expectations, #experience, #feelings, #life, #love, #poetry#p, #relations, #relationships, #test, #thoughts, #truth

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