Fluky Wisdom

“The Palace of Illusions” has been popping up on the feed of my good reads since a very long time. For my disinterest to read a fiction I did not choose to read it for quite a long time but we never know when and why we choose to read a particular book :) Finally I downloaded it and started reading two months ago in bits and pieces. I was fascinated to see the imaginary yet relatable perspective of Draupadi on the story of the great timeless epic Mahabharata.            While the story of the epic remains the same, the author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni gives a gripping narration of the story of Mahabharata through the character Draupadi herself. The book sets us on a journey from the superficial understanding to the deepest, darkest thoughts of Draupadi . Draupadi , who is considered as the most powerful, chaste, pure character of the epic Mahabharata, gives a detailed narration of her most vulnerable feelings. In the novel, she asks all the uncomfortable questions we would

Kevin to his worried teenage niece: "You know this whole idea of not knowing who you are deep down inside, that's my life story. But I will tell you one thing that I have learnt. I don't think we figure out exactly who we are all at once. I think it happens over a long period of time, like, piece by piece you know!  Take me for instance. A couple of years ago, I get close with your dad(with whom he had a strained relationship since childhood). And I find a piece of myself. And then when I meet your aunt (his girl friend), I find another piece of myself. honey that's how it works. I think we go through this life slowly but surely collecting these little pieces of ourselves that we can't live without, until, eventually we have enough of them to where we... we feel WHOLE." (Episode 18, Season 3)   In 2017, when I watched Khubsoorat (2014), I started admiring Fawad Khan for his charm and watched a couple of interviews of him on YouTube. In one

"Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation." This has been my favorite quote since my school days and had been my desktop’s wallpaper for a very long time yet I always say, “I am not ready”, “I need more time”. I end up doing performances that I think I could have done better. But it is only recently, after almost a decade, I have realized that life doesn’t work that way. Opportunities come to us all of a sudden when we are involved with something else, when we don’t want them or when we least expect them to come our way. It is up to us whether we want to say YES or NO. Past few months have been very busy, chaotic yet productive. Why I say chaotic is because, when we are in the middle of something and when we get a new opportunity, it’s a conflict in the mind. And we think that we are not doing well enough. But in reality, it turns out good and when we look back, it feels so good. Of course, there is always a scope for betterment. Looking back.. I have pe