I tried TikTok’s self-care challenge for a week and now it’s a habit for life
Last year, I was convinced that TikTok was for children. I had conversations about how annoying the app was and that I’d die before ever using the platform myself. Alive…
Tag: Lockdown
Saying goodbye to my grandfather, three years after his death
I hadn’t spent as much time with my grandfather as I would have liked to before he passed away. I was three years old when my family moved from Pakistan…
The ultimate last-minute beauty Christmas gift guide for 2020
It’s impossible to compile a Christmas gift guide without mentioning the yoyo lockdown we’re all currently facing. While I did try my very best to omit the L word for…
Virtually going above and beyond: meet the Artistic Director of The 98
If lockdown has proved anything, it’s that so much creativity is still possible in a virtual space, if you put your mind to it. The URL way of living has…
Husband Hunting: seeking a rishta in lockdown
I’ve reached an age where everyone I know is either married, engaged or searching for a partner. I fall into the ‘searching’ category. I don’t know when it was that…
Eshaan Akbar: Having MESA parents was great practice for a national lockdown
If you had told me that Friday 13th March would be the last time I’d be performing live stand-up comedy for the foreseeable future, I would have told you that…
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