Journals – The Curious Case

What yoga has taught me about my body (and life!)

ByPratiksha RajopadhyayaAugust 18, 2021

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been at war with my body. The duo of negative comments, and unsolicited advice have often played the role of the main vocalists as my own thoughts became background noises only complementing them in their duet. As I’ve been

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Things that will stay with us even after the Pandemic is Over

ByPratiksha RajopadhyayaJuly 21, 2021

This pandemic that has been with us for so long now that it will leave a scar. And so many things that became a part of us during this pandemic will never leave us.

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Jackie – The friendly neighborhood dog

ByPratiksha RajopadhyayaJuly 17, 2020

When I met Jackie for the first time five years back, he was just an aggressive dog in my neighborhood. He barked at everyone in his sight, and didn’t let any suspicious looking person pass him. They had to find another way. It didn’t take us a long time to fall

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My sister inspired me to dream!

ByPratiksha RajopadhyayaJune 21, 2020

While I would be scared to even take the public bus alone, she would tell me that the world is much bigger than what we imagine it to be. I would lose my way (literally) multiple times in a simple city like Kathmandu, and she would go places and just adapt.

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Words That Heal

ByPratiksha RajopadhyayaAugust 28, 2019

I would run to my mom’s class everyday after school. “Mummy, you have no idea what happened today.” – and I would start blabbering all my stories as she would correct the class-work of her kindergarteners. “And then this happened, and then she did this and then he said

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It gets better

ByPratiksha RajopadhyayaMay 30, 2019

A couple of years back, I went on a trip with three of my college friends. Whilst on that trip, I read some messages from which I found out that two of them hated me – big time! I read all these remarks they had made about me and how they wished I was dead […]

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Aama

ByPratiksha RajopadhyayaDecember 31, 2015

Its a matter of realization that the world is filled with so many hateful people, who talk bad about people and enjoy doing so, who aren’t loyal to their friends, who plan murders and foul play but amidst of all these bad people, there are very good ones too. My

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Evocation of memories, Unending Melancholy

ByPratiksha RajopadhyayaApril 2, 2015

I dream of you, I remember you everyday. I won’t say I miss you because you were never forgotten, but yeah I wish you never left. There are times when I feel , maybe I could have given you a little more, – a little more time, a little more love . One more

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A big smile to my late grandfather

ByPratiksha RajopadhyayaApril 2, 2015

He must be resting in peace right now in the heaven, probably having a cup of tea and chatting with his dead mates , telling them about the wonderful life he has lived. The greatest loss that I’ve ever encountered in my life was my grandfather’s death. I still remember