Author: Sshriwas

A poet, an animal lover, a traveller, a dancer, a foodie...
Wedding

Vivaham Byah – To big or not to big, that is the question

Sshriwas

This edition of the Vivaham Byah series dives deeper into the unsustainable aspects of weddings which have grown to become accepted norms. Most environment-unfriendly actions are masked under the labels of culture, tradition and most importantly, "Itna toh karna padega na?", which translates to "This is the least we have to do, isn't it?". No… Continue reading Vivaham Byah – To big or not to big, that is the question

Wedding

Vivaham Byah

Sshriwas

Marriage, Wedding, Vivaham, Shaadi, Byah. All these words bring out emotions from everyone. Yes. Mentioning 'everyone' is not a stretch here. The type of emotion may vary. It could unleash joy, sadness, hatred, ambivalence, excitement, anticipation, or confusion. However, one aspect never changes, the degree of emotion. Parents are either incredibly joyous or extremely sad,… Continue reading Vivaham Byah

Travel

The year was 2013, we saw the unseen (Part 4 – Underage in Las Vegas)

Sshriwas

After packing up a heavy dose of adventure in Florida, we were off to Nevada. There could be multiple reasons why we were headed there, but you guessed it right! It was to check off the next movie location off my uncle's list. Las Vegas: the setting stage for the movie Hangover. When you go… Continue reading The year was 2013, we saw the unseen (Part 4 – Underage in Las Vegas)

Travel

The year was 2013, we saw the unseen (Part 3 – Orlando, Florida)

Sshriwas

Sugar, spice and everything nice! That's how I would like to describe Orlando. From DC, we flew to Orlando. Now the flight itself was an interesting story. We had a connecting flight to Orlando. However, the airline overbooked the first flight and ran out of space for us even though we reached the gate well… Continue reading The year was 2013, we saw the unseen (Part 3 – Orlando, Florida)

Travel

The year was 2013, we saw the unseen (Part 2 – Philadelphia and Washington DC)

Sshriwas

After a fun-filled time in NYC, on 23rd May, we hopped on a Megabus and reached Philadelphia. This was the part of our tour where we would be visiting our first movie-destination. Uncle and his sons had watched National Treasure plenty of times. Philadelphia was a crucial part of the movie because Nicholas Cage found… Continue reading The year was 2013, we saw the unseen (Part 2 – Philadelphia and Washington DC)

Travel

The Year was 2013, I saw the unseen (Part 1 – The Big Apple)

Sshriwas

In March, 2013, I was about to complete my First (Freshman) year of undergrad and didn't have any substantial plans for the Summer break. My maternal uncle had recently announced that he, aunty and their two sons would be heading to visit my maternal aunt in the US. Now, my uncle and my two cousin… Continue reading The Year was 2013, I saw the unseen (Part 1 – The Big Apple)