Janhavi

  • The one with the goodbye…

    2023 has been a transitional year, and I am sure we all agree on that. I see people online talk about how this year has helped them get clarity and change for the better. Truth be told, I couldn’t agree… Continue reading

    The one with the goodbye…
  • The girl who drank the moon: Book Review

    Fantasy is an escape from our mundane lives, dragons, magic, love, bonding by fate, witches, fairies, and then the monsters. Everyone has something to tell us, a story, a legend, a lesson or just a memory of their youth. As… Continue reading

    The girl who drank the moon: Book Review
  • What we don’t say…

    No one talks about, The silent tears I cry, In the bed, under the night sky, Or the silent laughter we share, Between family and friends, They don’t say it’s ok, To the silent apology, I almost deleted, Or the… Continue reading

    What we don’t say…
  • Walk through the city of life…

    Walk, Run, Fly, And fall, Is everything you ever did, The house of childhood you were born in, The shop of relatives; Where only a few were needed, The café of your teenage, Is agony and study all you ordered?… Continue reading

    Walk through the city of life…
  •             Ikigai: My perspective

    Does life truly provide meaning? Or is it just an escape from death for the mere mortal. As I lead my life and you lead yours, we both go out in search of an Ikigai. Mine is different and so… Continue reading

                Ikigai: My perspective
  • Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Book Review

    By Janhavi B. Life has a way of playing around with everyone. From the luckiest to the unluckiest, richest to poorest, everyone has had a taste of life’s game. Be it kid or adult, no one gets it their way… Continue reading

    Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Book Review
  • I am just a mess…

    By Janhavi B. I am just a mess, Made out of my own regrets, Painted with the guilt in my head, Is it my fault? That I stumble and fall, Due to the heavy weight, Upon my shoulders, On the… Continue reading

    I am just a mess…
  • A lover’s tale

                           By Janhavi B. I tell you, The tale of a lover, Proud and strong, His lady love locked away, In battlefields of far, He stayed back and waited, Never a glance at someone else, For the scars his dear’s… Continue reading

    A lover’s tale
  • Let it be

    By Janhavi B. Today, I felt a little deader inside, Today, I also felt a little more alive inside, As I lay on my couch, Feeling nothing, Simply existing with my music, I felt as though a part of me,… Continue reading

    Let it be
  • Is there a reason?

    I am crying, But I have no pain to cry for, I have tears in my eyes, But no reason to spill them for, I am screaming, But I have no voice that can be angry, I am sad, But… Continue reading

    Is there a reason?
  • New York Skyline

                           By Janhavi B. I sit on my couch, And stare at it, I lay on my bed, And regret it; The New York Skyline, For whom I left so many people, The New York Skyline, Where I gave up… Continue reading

    New York Skyline
  • Self-Love: The concept and tactics  

    Loving one’s own self is often the hardest task but what if i told you a way that there was a mu Continue reading

    Self-Love: The concept and     tactics  
  • A day in the life of a professor

    a fictional narrative…. Continue reading

    A day in the life of a professor
  • Imprints…

    By Janhavi B. The familiar smoothness, Of the pen’s grip that touches my finger, So different from the keyboard’s sleek keys, The black ink that drips onto the paper, As I write words of love, Unlike the digital, hard words… Continue reading

    Imprints…
  • Kazu Tokita:

          Character Reflection                                 By Janhavi B. Kazu Tokita is a character from one of my favourite books (before the coffee gets cold), who I easily resonate with. Her ways, looks and struggles all go deep down to the core.… Continue reading

    Kazu Tokita: