I write to save lives…or perhaps just mine. — I don’t remember when exactly I realized that I had a writer in me. But I remember that I knew how to tell stories — funny, colourful, and unheard stories. When I was six, my younger sister, who was two at that time, was victim to most of my make-believe…

A complete, self-tested guide to habit change for smart snacking — When the pandemic hit last year and the sudden changes in the kind of life we started living, most people’s mental health was affected. Like everybody else, I was affected too. However, I found my solace in snacks. Tired? I snacked. Happy? I snacked. Sad? I snacked. Bored? I snacked…

The Pygmalion effect and how it affects our mindset — “The visions we offer our children shape the future. It matters what those visions are. Often they become self-fulfilling prophecies. Dreams are maps.” — Carl Sagan, American scientist and writer I always loved listening to stories — big or small, happy or sad, realistic or fairytales — as long as…

They were surely more than ‘just virgins’ — The ancient Romans were superpowers of the world once. There are many reasons behind their dominance — they fought well, provided well, and ruled well. Despite that, they held beliefs and practices that wouldn’t make much sense now. One of the many such insane beliefs was that in Vestal Virgins. …

#1 Anthony Johnson — The slave who became the slave trader — If there is anybody to be blamed for the gruesome history we know today, then we can all agree on one word: traitors. Throughout the past and across cultures, some people were hypocrites of the worst kind. They never felt uncomfortable selling out their people in exchange for money and…

Even centuries later, Genghis Khan does not cease to surprise us — Without any doubt, Genghis Khan was a barbaric conqueror. He had an equally brutal army. With his army, not only did he rule more than half the world, he killed over forty million people to reach his goal and come out as the ultimate victor. The Mongol empire made the…

Perks that Alexander had and nobody else did — Alexander the Great was only thirty-two years of age when he died. Despite the short life he lived, he made a name for himself for centuries to come. …

#1: Papyrus sheets — Ancient Egyptian society was one of the oldest civilizations in the world. Not just that, but they were the world's superpowers for a very long time. They gave the world some of the most remarkable inventions and advancements it had ever known — from the legendary pyramids and mummified bodies…

Britain’s only dictator, Oliver Cromwell, was beheaded two years after he died. — Imagine, at a time when ‘hanged, drawn and quartered was a popular punishment, it would take someone extraordinary to earn the reward to be beheaded after being already dead for two years! Yes, you read that right. Oliver Cromwell was a famous historical figure of the seventeenth century who ushered…