God’s blessings through cool monsoon showers have finally touched 2016, bringing with it relief from the sun baked, sweat filled days of torturous heat. As past few months kept us baking in the sun’s personal oven, the first drizzles have brought the promise of an enjoyable monsoon. The soothing pitter patter is finally approaching our ears and mornings filled with a hot cup of masala chai and pakodas by the window sill are not quite far. As much as monsoons are a memorable affair, they can also be harrowing if you don’t have your preparation in place. That’s why we have the Monsoon 2016 Checklist so you have a smooth sailing during the overcast days!
The BlogAdda Weekly: Conquering Depression
You Are Not Alone
“If neurotic is wanting two mutually exclusive things at one and the same time,” Sylvia Plath wrote in The Bell Jar, “then I’m neurotic as hell.” Through these words, we might get an insight into the world of the depressed. Many depressed people find themselves oscillating amid either/or rather than finding contentment in the blessings of life. Taking the ‘Conquering Depression’ series of The BlogAdda Weekly forward from our previous episode Turbulent Minds, this time we focus our gaze on those who suffered and yet did not lose in the one-(wo)man battle against depression. So for those of us who are looking out for their knight in shining armour to save them from darkness, here are some inspiring survival stories of known achievers with depression, which we hope will become beacons of light and hope for those in need.
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Tangy Tuesday Picks- June 14, 2016
Making your Tuesdays happy and tangy is BlogAdda’s responsibility, as our team wanders around the literary globe for posts that make all of us go gaga over the author behind it! The search through the deepest of mines is always worth it as we find some sparkling diamonds with different facets of words. With every single day, our family of bloggers is growing, giving us an even bigger canvas to pick up beautiful hues from. So fill up your Tuesday with our favorite picks of the week and keep the blog cult going! If you wish to send us your entries to be featured, submit your posts to BlogAdda.
Buzzing Blogosphere: Udta Punjab – Snipping Wings of Creativity
“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” Years ago Malala’s quote pierced through the deadly silences that have found their way into India too. Assembly Elections in Punjab are just eight months away and the government, already under performance anxiety, has been stung by yet another catastrophe – the upcoming release of Udta Punjab. While the Bombay High Court has ordered the CBFC to issue it a fresh certificate with just one cut, the controversy has opened a can of worms for CBFC Chief Pahlaj Nihalani and put him on the target list of most of the film industry, which feels that freedom of expression is being threatened in the country. You will get to enjoy the movie on 17th June at a theatre near you, but before that, take a look at what bloggers feel about the censorship vs certification debate.
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Spicy Saturday Picks – June 11, 2016
After almost an endless wait under the the scorching sun, we are finally blessed by the first showers of monsoon. As the raindrops clattering on our window sills whisper softly into our ears we are having the time of our life sifting through some brilliant pieces of fiction. Expression has enormous power; through a stream of emotions it connects you with another beating heart without any strings attached! It is amazing how we all have been nurturing an unspoken bond through trails of stories and experiences that bind us all in our literary cocoon. On a similar note, here we are with yet another Saturday spiced up with posts that took us to another world, a world so beautiful and inspiring, we couldn’t wait for you to join us. If you wish to get your blog discovered like this, click here.
WOW: “Welcome to Cafe Karma”
Our favourite friend, Friday, is back after what seems like eons, and we couldn’t be happier! Life is back to being beautiful with long spells of time to check things off your weekend wishlist. As you finally enter your own world of fantasies breathing in serenity around you, we are here to rev up your thoughts a little.
