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Verinag Mughal Garden 🌿💧

Home to the source of the Jhelum River, Verinag was beautified by Emperor Jahangir in 1620 CE, who commissioned the iconic octagonal stone spring. The surrounding Mughal garden and arcades were later completed and expanded during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan, making it one of Kashmir's finest... read more

Dear diary

Sep 19 - Shah 28 woke up feeling like a roadkill. had an existential crisis over air hockey. Told one of my best friends I won't be able to attend his wedding. swore non-stop for like 40 minutes. People's lack of intelligence amazed me. watched Monsters, Inc. tried caramel cheesecake, didn't like... read more

First Genre of Music You Were Exposed To As A Kid

So I wanted to reach out and see what types of music genres folks started listening to while growing up. The theme for this post is first ever genre you were introduced to as a kid. For me, I was exposed to Bollywood pretty early. We had a dvd of songs from various Shah Rukh Khan films that my... read more

Ikkis (2026/ Hindi/ Prime)

Ironically, this should be termed as "Border-2" that's less loud and more balanced. The thriller master Sriram Raghavan takes a different route of storytelling, while keeping style consistent. To some extent, it might not be 'Lakshya', but it scores in its Hollywood-style narration, portrayal and... read more

On This Day in History - September 27, 1977

September 27, 1977 #OTD Japan Airlines Flight 715 crashes on approach to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, Malaysia, killing 34 of the 79 people on board. The Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation investigated the accident. At the time of the crash, the weather around the airport was poor... read more

English, August (1995)

Finally got to see 'English, August' (1995) on YouTube and it was like a Karmic Chapter getting over. Based on the novel of the same name by Upamanyu Chatterjee , it revolves around an elite English culture 'infected' Bengali civil servant/ IAS Officer (Rahul Bose), who is sent to a small town in... (edited) read more