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Started towards the end of 2017 for 'therapeutic' reasons, From The Corner Table is now an open digital journal, a chronicle of experiences both past and present. A destination for people with varied interests, this is a space where I share real thoughts garnered from travels, experiments in the kitchen, conversations with experts, leisurely reads, and binge watches. Have a cuppa with me at the corner table, and join this adventure!

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Mar 17

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Of haircuts & breakups! #morningmusings #longpostalert

No, I didn’t get a haircut because I went through a break-up. I got a haircut and then, I broke up. With my hairstylist (or is that too pretentious a word?). The first time I visited this gentleman who chopped of those tresses was after a friend raved about his ‘layering’ expertise. 

I enjoyed the hair cutting experience and left contemplating how peaceful it had been. Enough to head there for a second time which is when I fell in adoration. Because that was when I realised that haircuts need not leave you drained and tired. 

Drained from the constant chatter of the salon staff, the music pollution, marketing nudges about spa treatments while your head is dangling over a basin. And tired from ensuring I haven’t lashed out at the ‘friendly’ suggestions about face clean-ups and ‘friendlier’ comments about skin issues & weight fluctuations. Does it come from being a regular for nearly a decade? And why on earth did I (or any of you) put up with that?

Haircuts, I’ve now realised, can be meditative, calming, peaceful, letting you drift between that Zen space between mindlessness and ruminations. Haircuts should be relaxing, the gentle melody of R.D. Burman wafting through the speakers, the snips of a pair of good old scissors doing their job and silence... the much-beloved, beautiful silence where the gentleman speaks only when spoken to, gives advice only when you ask for it. 
Reason enough for a breakup. 

Because to be honest, I’ll always take the latter over the former. And if that bit costs me less than Rs 1000/- (along with shampoo), then that’s the best deal of the year already! 

What’s your haircut saga like? Do tell!

📷 @prathma_shah 

#chroniclesoflife #thehaircutting #tressmanagement #allinthehair #lifeasweknowit #chroniclesofrb2021 #onceuponatime #fromthecornertable #traveltuckintalk #wednesdaywisdom #midweekblues

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Mar 15

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One down, one more to go. 
Never thought that the parents' hospital visit would give a me & @raka_bhaumick this sense of relief, a hope of things being a tad bit better. 

There's a lot of dos-&-don'ts about the vaccine and since I am no medical expert, I'll refrain from commenting on it. 
But I can't not help but mention the glimmer of hope I seen in the parents' eyes; the tentative hope that is reflected in their conversations that now include phrases like 'when we travel next' to 'when we call over so-and-so'. 

A heart-warming contrast to conversations that took a dark in the past year - when the enthusiasm of being part of a global initiative to protect took on the darker hues of loneliness and curbed social interactions. A killer for the parents who love their chaa & aadda! 

Keeping the fingers crossed, for them and all of us.

#vaccinationdone✔️ #lifeinthecovidera #seniorcitizens #parentsbelike #seniorcitizenparents #chroniclesofrb2021 #fromthecornertable #storiesoflife #adayinthelifeof #lifeasweknowit #onceuponacovid

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Feb 28

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Small... steps.
Not the prettiest or the best in town but even the smallest attempt to reconnect, redefine, revive matters. 

Blowing the dust off this drawing pad, the watercolours and brushes was easily one of the best parts of Sunday - its been more than a decade since I’ve attempted returning to the world of colours. 

Here’s wishing me the best as I attempt to find another way to express myself! Perhaps these watercolours will make me feel a little more alive, just like the paints themselves! 

Can’t thank @penandoar & @kanikajunejastudio enough for organizing such a fun, arty morning! 

#watercolourpainting #watercolorpainting #backtobasics #reviving_the_art #letsgetarty #watercolourbrushes 
#ahmedabad_instagram #fromthecornertable #traveltuckintalk #chroniclesofRB2021 #photographychallenge #searchingforself #expressiveart

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Feb 15

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Friend
There are those friend(s) who know almost everything about you. And then there is that friend who know absolutely everything - from the darkest secret to the most embarrassing moment, your desires, goals, dreams, aspirations, everything. For me, the first is @punithanupama and the second is my personal dairy, the one I spent a few minutes with every single day (or try to!) Seems only fitting then that the ‘friend’ prompt features my journal.

If journalling has been on your to-try list and you need pointers, a conversation with journaling expert @moon_aur_moon of @history_hive might just be the push you need. Link in bio! 

#photographychallenge2021 #photopromptchallenge #friendshipgoals #bestfriend #journallove #journalpages #writteninthesepages #fromtheheart #journalingpro #letswrite #writersofinstagram #chroniclesofrb2021 #fromthecornertable #traveltuckintalk #bloggerinahmedabad

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Feb 8

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Fun!!! ⁠
I don’t love every kid I meet. I know we are supposed to but some kids are oh-so-annoying! But these two, these tiny humans have me wrapped around their little fingers. And that pure love ensures I have the maximum fun with them! I could listen to her gurgles endlessly and I have all the patience in the world to listen to his descriptions of toy helicopters with “only one fan on the top and 3 lights”. Fun, for me, doesn’t always mean jumping around or laughing till my gut hurts. Fun is when my soul smiles, it feels happy. And with these two, its bound to be fun. Every single second! ⁠

#minihumans #littleones #nephewlove #niecelove #lovebeinganaunt #familylikefriends #potraits #happyfaces #letshavefun #funtime #littleprince #weeprincess #closeup #ahmedabad_instagram #fromthecornertable #traveltuckintalk #chroniclesofRB2021 #photographychallenge2021 #photopromptchallenge

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Feb 7

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Golden, the hues of the sky every day. ⁠
Truth be told, some days I miss those 3 months of complete lockdown, when life was at a standstill and there was time to watch the sky change colours - every shade of the rainbow, every day.⁠
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#golden #shadesofgold #coloursoftheskye #balconyview #eveningsky #dawntodusk #dusktodawn #paintmegolden #paintbrush #watercolour #picturepostcard #dailysnapshots #ahmedabad_instagram #fromthecornertable #traveltuckintalk #chroniclesofRB2021 #photographychallenge #hugfromnature

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Feb 5

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The perks of being a solo traveller are plenty. But there are always tiny battles to be fought along the way - and these battles obviously differ from person to person. In my case, one of the things that would freak me out (anxiety attack alert!) was the thought of eating out alone. ⁠
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For some it is liberating, as it is for me now. But in the earlier days, the thought of being stared at as I ate alone was enough to see me scurrying into the closest McD to gobble in the room. Better alone than be mocked - that was the thought. ⁠
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It took some trial and error and a lot of self-convincing to muster the courage and head out alone. And I promise, as cliched as it sounds, it's been oh-so-liberating since! Now, all I can count are the perks of eating out alone #grinshard⁠
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But it’s easier said than done. So when I bumped into a message by a fellow blogger who was putting together tips that could help solo travellers dining alone, I shared my two-bits. Head over to the blog to read the article so beautifully curated by Heather Markel; and while you are at it, pop over to read the one I'd written some time ago. Coz while we may not be back to travelling the way we did, I'm hoping it'll be a reality again, soon enough. ⁠
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📷 @punithanupama⁠
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#guestpost #bloggercollaboration #fromthecornertable #traveltuckintalk #solotravel #femaletraveller #solofemaletravels #eatingout #diningalone #traveltales #travelstories #letstravel #travelblogger #travelgram #passportready #ilovetravel #getaway #mytravelgram #doyoutravel #openmyworld #momentsofmine #tripotocommunity #TravelFrames #TravelAwesome #worldplaces #dametraveler #globelletravels

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Feb 4

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Black & White... and moments that remain unchanged, irrespective of time, like the parents' love for mudi chanachur!
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#blackandwhitephotograph #bengalifood #lifeinabengalihome #lifeathome #memoriesof2020 #mudi #puffedrice #bengalifood #indiansnacks #maa #brassbowl #closeup #blackandwhiteonly #handimpression #ahmedabad_instagram #fromthecornertable #traveltuckintalk #chroniclesofRB2021 #photographychallenge #indiansnackattack #munchinglimitless #healthymunchies

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Jan 31

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Happiness... & a little story.
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Maa celebrated her birthday in the last week of January. An important one it was, this birthday in 2021. In the pre-2020 world, the day would have been celebrated in a grand manner with family & friends. But we live in times where such celebrations have been pushed into the ‘perhaps next year’ box. 
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But how a milestone not be marked? @raka_bhaumick @souvik.dutta & moi put together our heads for a special gift. The solution - reaching out for handwritten letters. We asked Maa’s siblings (by birth & through marriage) and her besties to pitch in - and they did! 
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Letters were written, photographs clicked and sent via WhatsApp; the letters were printed on the sly and hidden until the main day. Yes, she loved them all. And today, she pulled them out to read again, smiling to herself and at times, reading out parts to me. If this smile on Maa’s face does not fit the prompt ‘happiness’, what does? 
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#happinessmatters #handwrittenletters #thejoyofletters #happybirthdaymaa #birthdaygiftidea #birthdaysurprise #readingletters #sunsetdiaries #maa #ahmedabad_instagram #fromthecornertable #traveltuckintalk #chroniclesofRB2021 #photographychallenge2021 #lettersfromafar #blastfromthepast #nostalgiapura

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Jan 29

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Peace, sometimes a place, sometimes a person and sometimes, a view
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#peaceofmind #aglimpseofpeace #sunsetview #overthehorizon #viewfromawindow #goldenhues #coloursofthesky #birdinflight #ahmedabadskyline #ahmedabad_instagram #ahmedabadevenings #fromthecornertable #traveltuckintalk #chroniclesofRB2021 #photographychallenge #viewfrommybalcony #goldenhues #endofaday

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