Author: Nandita Gadgil
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Creative enough!
How creative am I… Creative enough to paint above average… Creative enough to use food salvage… Creative enough to perform onstage… Creative enough to enjoy skygaze… Creative enough to break the barriers… Creative enough to solve the Fouriers… Creative enough to narrate stories… Creative enough to forget glories…
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Grocery List
In every Indian household, we buy rice, lentils, wheat, seasonal fruits, and veggies. In the past, people often purchased grains, oil, sugar, and jaggery in bulk, enough to last a year or more. While this approach offered the advantage of lower costs, it required significant effort to preserve and store…
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In Praise of Mugging Up
Just a day ago, I stumbled upon a podcast where a celebrated children’s book writer confidently declared, “Mugging up without understanding is a complete waste of time.” Naturally, I nodded. Because podcasts have that effect. And then, like all inconvenient thoughts, a question popped up: Is it really? If mugging…
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Being onstage !!
Have you ever stood on a stage, looked at the audience, and felt your heart race faster than your words could form? I have… and looking back, I am grateful for every moment of it. Thanks to my school, my teachers, my friends, and my family, I grew up in…
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Donald Duck…
Choosing a favourite cartoon is always tough, especially when so many of them shaped our childhood and still manage to lift our mood today. But if I had to pick the ones closest to my heart, *Tom and Jerry* and *Donald Duck* instantly stand out. There’s something timeless about their…
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When learning becomes living…
The year has been wonderfully positive, filled with growth, curiosity, and constant learning. In many ways, it felt like a personal reset, an opportunity to keep my mind active and engaged by exploring new skills and new perspectives. One of the most meaningful parts of this journey has been learning…
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A Heartfelt Thank You to My Readers
Over the past year, many of you have followed, commented, encouraged, and gently nudged me to keep writing here on WordPress and today, I just want to say thank you. Your support truly means more than you know.These days, I often wonder if writers will even have an existence when…
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Minna No nihongo Lesson 49
Vocabulary Verbs Ryoushimasu – use Tsutomemasu – work kakemasu – sit on sugoshimasu – spend/pass time Keigo are honorific expressions. talking in formal situations, they are divided into 2 types, sonkeigo and kenjyogo. Here are few examples in Sonkeigo. irashshyaimasu – be, go, come (respectful equivalent of imasu, ikimasu, kimasu)…
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Minna No nihongo Lesson 48
Vocabulary Verbs oroshimasu – put down, lower, unload – todokemasu – deliver sewa o shimasu – take care of okuonshimasu – record Grammar
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Minna No Nihongo Lesson 47
Vocabulary Verbs fukimasu – (wind) blow – वारा वाहणे moemasu – (rubbish) burn – कचरा जाळणे Nakunarimasu – pass away – निघून जाणे, गेले – मरण atsumarimasu – (people) gather – लोक गोळा होणे wakaremasu – (people) part, separate – लोक वेगळे होणे shumasu – (sound/ voice) be heard, taste,…
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