Friend as Zafu

“I am despondent because of all the difficulties I am facing in my life. I am not getting promoted, my salary doesn’t justify the hard work I put in my work, I need to buy a home which I can’t now, and sometimes I feel like my life has no motive,” he told to his friend.

Writing Portfolio

Hi,

Welcome to The Rambling Writer!

Writing is my passion and I can never take it for granted. Hence, I try to hone my skills and create the elegant work. My goal is to write a better version than before. Attached are some of my work samples in various genres:

1. Read more at: https://yourstory.com/mystory/skills-successful-digital-entrepreneur

2. First ebook on Juggernaut: https://www.juggernaut.in/books/169bddcef83341f0

3. Travel blog on Tripoto: https://www.tripoto.com/goa/trips/the-fun-and-tranquil-side-of-north-goa-5e8b6f7254697

4. Managing Quora marketing profile for Skillioma – an edtech startup: https://www.quora.com/profile/Payal-Tyagi-69

5. Landing page content for Skillioma

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6. Ghostwriting work samples’ links in personal finance management

Read more at: https://www.mymoneykarma.com/travel-lifestyle/frequent-flyer-programs-india.html

Read more at: https://www.mymoneykarma.com/money-management/financial-lessons-from-wolf-of-wall-street.html

Read more at https://www.mymoneykarma.com/travel-lifestyle/solo-women-travels-in-india.html

7. Ghostwriting samples in entrepreneurship, life skills and marketing

Read more at https://www.skillioma.com/how-to-make-a-successful-startup-team/

Read more at: https://www.skillioma.com/6-life-skills-for-your-career-life/

Read more: https://www.skillioma.com/using-social-media-for-branding/

Read more: https://www.skillioma.com/all-you-need-to-know-about-affiliate-marketing/

8. Leadership and Lifestyle

Click to read more: https://www.skillioma.com/high-optimism-quotient-makes-you-resilient/

Read more at https://www.skillioma.com/every-extra-hour-of-screen-time-can-be-harmful/

Thank you for taking out time to review my work 🙂

For any collaboration, kindly contact me at tpayalblog@gmail.com

Why I embraced my culinary skills during the ongoing #stayathome days?

Well, there were days when I used to get exhausted during the commute to, and fro office and I used to hate cooking, because of lack of time and the underlying office work beyond cooking hours. My husband and I used to prefer quick meals so that rather than slogging ourselves in the kitchen, we could do other tasks as well, such as reading or studying for a course, etc. As you all know, with the advent of pandemic Covid-19 and its transformation to the community spread stage, most of us have preferred to stay at home to remain safe. With that, wandering around the city and soothing my mind was no longer the option. Thank God! We have the privilege of working from home since the lockdown time, but even that wasn’t sufficient to lift the dark cage that captivates my mind inside the home boundaries.

I felt activities like meditation, artwork, reading, writing blogs, taking a stroll, had their own roles to play in keeping me engaged or sane, you may say, but I had more energy to exhaust and thus, I required something more therapeutic. That’s when I began trying out new recipes, and my husband became the helping hand. Every first successful attempt kinda gave me a kick of happiness and it still happens. I feel that this whole concept worked as a meditation class during which I listen to my favourite music and hone the culinary art.

Like many others millennials, I also love to click these teeny-weeny joyful moments and put them on my social media status. However, not to showcase or evoke anyone’s spirit for being productive this way, while some people might think that. We all need to understand that each one of us has a different life to live and varied approach to tackle a situation. Hence, whatever a person is posting on its timeline shouldn’t impact others in any sense.

During these times of nihilism and weak emotional state, we need to channelise our energy in the right direction, and this is my way of doing it.

What are you doing these days to keep yourself happy, share it with our blogosphere in the comments section?

Hampi Guide

Imagine a scene where on one side the Indian tourists are going gaga over clicking a picture with an American couple and on the other side two monkeys are equally fascinated by them, especially with the lady who is feeding them. Hilarious, isn’t it? Well, maybe in reading you won’t find it that funny, but I witnessed it inadvertently and laughed to the extent that I didn’t get time to click a picture of that. And do you know where to find it? There is no other place than Hampi, which entails an ensemble of boulders, rivers, temples, monkeys, foreigners, hippies, music, cafes, sunset, hymns, and spirituality.

Moreover, Hampi lets you enjoy an affordable vacation of three to four days within a budget of INR 5-6k, and lavishly you can cover it in INR 12k. However, if you choose to stay in an expensive sojourn, then definitely the cost will go high.
There are so many places to visit in Hampi. However, I am here going to emphasise on a few prominent points that I consider crucial for a new tourist to know.

How to reach Hampi

Book a train or bus till Hospet. We went through the train and came back via bus, but I found a train ride more convenient. Even the price of an AC deluxe bus and a second AC coach is same. From Hospet, you can take an auto to Hampi. The auto wallas will tell you INR300-400, but you can negotiate and bring it down to INR 150-200 depending on the circumstances. Before you embark on your journey, withdraw cash from ATM based on your calculated expenses. Inside the Hampi town, finding an ATM is challenging. Nowadays some merchants accept money via Google Pay as well, but remember only cash can come to your rescue during network issues.

A rendition of humans these days

Owls sitting on a branch – Learning the doodle art

Amid the lockdown, many of us tend to become owls.

Well, not lucky enough to breathe fresh air in the twilight,

but insomnia and limitations for our benefit led us to become one.

However, on the positive side, this renders an opportunity to introspect how

everything can change swiftly as if a magic spell sprinkled on the earth.

There is no vacuum for pride and ego, no matter what you have possessed, you may become jobless in the next minute.

No matter how rich you are, you may have to handle all the chores on your own.

Hence, show gratitude and respect people because life is a whirlwind, and we humans have no control over it.

Payal Tyagi – The Rambling Writer

 

Doodling in Dreams

Learning the art

Shubh Mangal Jyada Savdhaan Review – A Dostana Rom-Com

 

I sometimes wonder that the word ‘homo‘ always existed amidst, still, why I was oblivious to it until in my teenage, I watched a movie whose plot was based on homosexuality?

 I guess these were the reasons:

• British rule introduced us to section 377 in 1861, according to which any activities against the order of nature (heterosexuality) were illegal until 2018, and we Indians accepted and followed under our sanskari system.
• I never read in my science books that there can be other natural orientations apart from heterosexuality. There were no plays or acts in literary texts mentioning a tale of gay lovers.
• Our popular DD Doordarshan never displayed such topical movies or soap operas.
• Parents and teachers never discussed it because for them ‘homophobia’ existed.

Anyways, after watching that Bollywood movie, I metaphorically contemplated ‘lesbian or gay word’ as a new form of substance abuse that one should stay away from. Reason – the lesbian character was depicted as a vamp who tried to rape the straight. Thus, a negative portrayal.

Hence, I could never imagined two boys or girls cuddling each other on a bike or doing any PDA beyond the limit of ‘normal’ as shown in the movie ‘Shubh Mangal Zyada Savdhaan(SMZS)’ until I went Australia in 2016 and attended ‘Mardi Gras’ festival that is celebrated every year to rule out all the discrimination happening with LGBTQ community.

Well, thanks to the advent of digitization due to which millennials and next generations are becoming aware of the existence, history, and normalcy of ‘homosexuality’ even before it was legalized, thanks to Supreme Court of India for decriminalizing the section 377, and then to the filmmakers and writers who are trying to spread the message of removing ‘homophobia’ among the society through their satirical and entertaining art. However, same-sex marriage is still an alienated concept not only in India but in other parts of the world as well.

Now, let’s talk about the story of SMZS –

It is about two boys (Kartik & Aman) who are gay and passionate lovers. Ayushmann as Kartik wants Aman ( Jitendra Kumar)to discuss their relationship with his parents while they attend Aman’s cousin sister’s wedding (Maanvi Gagroo). However, things go unplanned as Aman’s father caught them kissing. Will the lovers ever get a happy DDLJ ending?

Delhi and UP premise had indeed been typical for most of the Ayushmann’s films. But I have been successful in resonating with the allegory, hilarious dialogues customized as per local dialect and presence of perfectly ensembled cast in his movies, being a native of that region.

Coming back to SMZS, here are a few things that I really liked and disliked:

Liked

• The story of the film is an amalgamation of family entertainment, humor and a moral lesson that is very much required to please the masses.
• Dialogues are well-written for each character
• The entire cast has performed beautifully. Also, the character of Jitendra has been given more screen time than Ayushmann’s (a popular actor in Bollywood) as per the story’s requirement, which is an irony itself.
• Music is enthralling.

Disliked

• The montage of this movie isn’t perfect, unlike the previous part of the same franchise. At some points in the second half of the film, the plot stretches like gum. However, the humorous situations keep binding you with the plot.

Overall, it is an entertaining movie, encompassed with family resentments set in the flakes of humor. I wanted to see more of ‘how they met’ scenes, though.

Guys! Keep munching popcorns and enjoy the show……ha ha

Take care 🙂

Comparison

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Age is just a number

A wise person honestly said, “never judge a person by age and appearance.” You would be wondering, why I am saying this. Well, dear readers, hold your curiosity. Here begins my story – a few days back, when I entered my office, I observed an old lady draped in a simple silk saree and sat with a laptop at one of the desks. As I couldn’t imagine an old lady of around 60-65 years age to work in an office, so I misjudged her identity, thinking that she would be relative of any employee and had come for some work. After five minutes, when I went to the pantry to have my green tea, I saw her standing near the coffee machine. I somehow assumed that she wouldn’t know the usage of a coffee machine, and went to help her, which she kindly refused saying that she will do it herself. Trust me! I am not a judgemental person, but it might have happened because I had not seen such instance in my vicinity before.

You might be thinking here that what was there to be astounded, when there are innumerable examples of women working in various fields irrespective of age like Sudha Murthy and many others, about whom we may not know. Agreed! But I am talking here about the startup culture where you see the presence of youths everywhere.

Coming back to the story – from our conversation, I got to know that she owns a startup in the cybersecurity sector which she founded after her retirement, and that’s why came to my office for a client meeting. My eyes bulged out in astonishment. I have always seen people of that generation being risk-averse and not able to do what they want, especially woman who think that their age has crossed that level. That’s why this lady or Kalpagani Aunty (as I call her now) inspired me a lot. Introduction to this kind of change isn’t ordinary, but undoubtedly positive.

Do you have any such inspirational stories like this to share?

Chhapaak – Not a Movie Review

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Just a thought about an acid attack incident is horrendous. However, hats off to Lakshmi  Agarwal or the protagonist of the Chhapaak movie ‘Malti’ that she didn’t let the perpetrator to cutting her wings. She fought hard, won and set an example. She became the voice of many acid attack victims. She couldn’t do it alone, so kudos to her determined lawyer who fought for her without charging any fee and father’s employer who supported her monetarily for surgeries. Due to these two people,

Not Every Idea Gets Wings to Fly…..