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LIVINGLIFE
By VEENAA
One day at a time...
Welcome to Livinglifeveenaa, a unique blog here for you to explore. This blog has added such value to my life, and I love having the opportunity to share my passions and thoughts with you. Read on, and enjoy!
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Rural Immersion Part 2: Falling in Love with Rural Life
Yes, that is me carrying my bag on my head. Day 4 We decided to visit the local Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) to learn more about the...

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Sep 12, 20219 min read


Rural Immersion Part 1: Rediscovering Rural Life
I joined the Transforming India Initiative on September 6th. Just 2 days into the program, my entire batch was informed that the...

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Sep 11, 202111 min read


Embracing Life During The Pandemic...
The pandemic was unprecedented and pretty much changed the way we live. Soaps & sanitisers became extremely valuable, 'work from home'...

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May 20, 20216 min read


What I have learnt from my parents, both of whom are successful entrepreneurs...
I vividly remember our relocation from Singapore to India. My parents' entrepreneurial endeavours drove us to Coimbatore in India. I was...

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May 14, 20215 min read


A letter to my younger self...
Dear Veenaa, Life is actually very simple. We tend to complicate it a lot when we grow up. I want to share with you a couple of things...

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May 7, 20213 min read


The story of a stray that became a part of our family...
It feels like it was only yesterday we brought her home. It's almost 11 years now that she has been a part of our family. Her story is...

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Apr 30, 20215 min read


You.
What have you done to me?

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Apr 23, 20212 min read


What have I learnt as an anthropology graduate...
Anthropology. Sounds like a complicated word. But simply put, anthropology is the study of human beings. But wait, what does that even...

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Apr 16, 20212 min read


Why is Mulan my favourite Disney movie...
I watched Mulan (1998) when I was in high school. It's funny that I hadn't watched it as a kid. As a young girl, I wanted to be like any...

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Apr 9, 20213 min read


Me.
We are all different, aren't we?

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Apr 2, 20211 min read


How does the intersectionality of gender and caste play out within a minority community?
Stigma of the community will inherently affect the stigma within the community Men and women of various minority and indigenous groups...

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Mar 26, 20216 min read


Dancing in Dalhousie
I travelled to Dalhousie with my friends when I was in college. We had taken a Volvo bus from Delhi at night and reached Dalhousie early...

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Mar 19, 20213 min read


Religious Pluralism in India
Religious pluralism encapsulates the myriad ways in which a “single transcendent reality is experienced and conceived in human life”....

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Mar 12, 20212 min read


Kolam - An Echoing Rhythm
The art of Kolam is viewed as a ritualistic art form followed by the Tamil Hindu Women in Tamil Nadu. Women awaken before dawn and create...

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Mar 5, 20216 min read


Hills of the South
I live in Coimbatore which is in a state called Tamil Nadu in India. Ooty is approximately a two hour drive from Coimbatore. I would call...

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Feb 26, 20213 min read


Whose heritage is it?
'Whose heritage is it?' was one of the courses I had during my time in the Young India Fellowship. This was one of the courses I...

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Feb 19, 20212 min read


Can you feel me?
If nature could ask questions, what would it sound like?

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Feb 12, 20211 min read


How art came back to my life..
As a child, I loved to draw and paint. The paintbrush was my favourite tool. A paintbrush to me simply meant that I could paint the world...

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Feb 5, 20213 min read


The friend you wished you never had.
The song ended, but the melody lingers on..

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Jan 29, 20212 min read


The land of Game of Thrones..
Croatia. What do I say? How do I even begin? I travelled to Croatia with my mum and my sister right after I had finished an intensive...

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Jan 22, 20214 min read

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