Photo by Zach Vessels on Unsplash I drafted this in June 2020. I also told people I spoke to about this. People were reluctant to believe me. Some thought I was nuts for saying this, some called me pessimistic. Eventually I decided against publishing this post. But now, in the second half of 2022, I finally feel like I can go ahead and post this. I very much doubt anyone's going to dismiss it now. I shouldn't have cared in the first place, but hey, you live and learn. Anyway, here's why I thought this pandemic would last for at least three years.  Because through history, we'v ..read more

Today I'm going to write about something I love talking about, and yet have not posted about in years - skincare! I adore skincare, be it the meditative act of applying it, the research that goes into studying a new product before shortlisting it, and the science-backed research I try to do before making a purchase decision. For the Skinfood Gold Kiwi Cream, I did no research at all. And yet it has become one of my most loved products.     Hi everyone! Long time, no see, but I'm happy to be back and talking about one of my favorite things - skincare! This blog post has been in my dr ..read more

  Photo by M. B. M. on Unsplash Tax saving mutual funds are highly beneficial instruments that help an investor accumulate wealth while getting tax relief. Here’s what you need to know about ELSS mutual funds. Tax saving mutual funds allow an investor to accumulate wealth while also saving on tax. We may be accustomed to instruments like EPFs (Employee Provident Fund), but there are other options available that provide greater earning potential with a shorter lock-in period. This option is ELSS (equity linked savings scheme) – a type of diversified tax saving mutual fund which a ..read more

Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay Remember when statuses on Whatsapp used to be things people read, instead of pictures and videos? When Orkut scraps were something fun to read, and Facebook conversations and pages were something new? When text messages were lyk dis because we had a limited number of characters? When group chats were in person on college stairs, and memories were actually experienced and not just a social media highlight reel? When we used to have to keep our phones super close to each other because infrared was the only way to transfer stuff? When we actually lived outside ..read more