InExAcT by Sheekha

friends, Girl power, Life

Haaww, Bad Indian Girl

Growing up as a girl in the ever developing Indian nation is a tough job. Standards have been set, the society has imposed and given the verdict on how you’d turn out based on your clothes. Your choices, now have consequences and not just you, but your entire family is held responsible. Have you ever…
Life

Are You Ready To Be The Change?

I have always heard innumerable times that this world need some sort of change. Each one of us has our own problems. Some share it and some don’t. World peace, poverty, terrorism, corruption, and unemployment are few of the crucial problems that need attention. They say children need good education as they are tomorrow’s citizens….
Life, weddings

Enough of the Gyaan!

No, really, what is it with people giving gyaan these days?What is the obsession with people and their insane tendency to talk and preach about anything and everything? I recently turned 27 and got married too (I know right..sounds super tiring). Even though I felt these 2 events had no correlation whatsoever, but these so-called…
Life, love

That Unfinished Red Brick Wall

It is the second week of January and things are slowly but steadily falling into place. Sipping on my non-fat latte, I look up and stare at the white blanket of snow outside. I realize that I am the only one in the coffee shop. I look around. There is a pot of succulents on…
Biryani, friends, hyderabad, Life, love, Travel

There’s Hyderabadis & There’s Rest of the Country

It is yet another day in the United States of America and I suddenly realized that I have been craving for the Hyderabadi delicacies for a while, which then, reminded me that it has been 4 long awful years that I had left Hyderabad. Now, I’m not having a meltdown here, but I thought about…
friends, Life

Do you want my honest opinion?

Have you ever had one of those moments where you were asked for an honest opinion but you had to lie to avoid offending the other person? Well, believe it or not, we have all been there at one point or the other. Especially girls and women have had to experience this all their life….
Life

Indians Abroad and Minimalism

Don’t be shocked to see Indians and minimalism in one sentence. Minimalist living is the trend these days. YouTube, Pinterest and Instagram have been playing with my mind in a way that I have started to feel weird. Wait, no, you are wrong if you are thinking these videos titled ‘Guide to be a minimalist’,…
Life

Judge, Nudge & Fudge

You judge if someone gets married early, but you also judge someone if they aren’t married until 30. Why? What is even worse is that you judged a girl who was recently divorced. Why? Who set the rules? Who said 22-25 was the right age to get married?
friends, Life, weddings

My Friend’s Flat Screen Wedding

They say you always have a choice. They also say, there is always a next time. I personally, might disagree here because I certainly did not have a choice and I don’t think there is a NEXT time when it comes to your best friend’s wedding. Growing up in a normal Indian middle-class family and…
heartbreak, Life, love

I Still Love You

“I knew you were trouble when you walked in. I tried to stop staring at you. I wish you had never shown up that day. It changed my world. I never stopped looking at you ever since. It was a bright sunny day and I was flabbergasted when you stood in front of me. You…
Life

DEPRESSION=mind gone nuts??

India..the land of culture, brain and talent. India..that country which tops the list when it comes to population and cultural riots. India..a country that is still developing after 69 years of independence. India..this country on one hand empowers women and on the other hand, is known for brutal rapes. A country where there is a…
Life

What I Learned After Watching ‘Before The Flood’

I have always been an ardent believer in climate change from the time I learned that the glaciers started to melt. It was way back in 2004 that I understood the term Global Warming and people thought I was crazy, because I tried to switch to “green” stuff way back in high school. I think…