Faded Talks by Dev Barot

 Social Relationship The visionary multi-billionaire, ironically also the owner of X (formerly known as Twitter), says "I think there should be regulations on social media to the degree that it negatively affects the public good", and I suppose the allegedly new features of paying to like and retweet on X are in line with what he thinks? Maybe, Maybe not. The point is that even the best of the best people and world leaders think that social media harms public health, in more aspects than we can possibly imagine.  The title of this article is Social Relationship  and it's going to be an attempt to realize how f-ed up we all really are, thanks to social media, but more importantly, Instagram. Studies have connected loneliness, melancholy, and anxiety to problematic Instagram use (PIU). According to a 2017 study, Instagram is the social media site that has the greatest potential to negatively impact young people's mental health and is the most likely to make them feel ho...

  Lost In Transition It's been a while since I've written an article (saying this for the Nth time lol) and now I'm back, asking for your attention and time once again. I don't know what the theme or the sentiment of this article will be, but I'll try to make it worth the read.  We're all lost. Lost in our thoughts, lost in our ideas, lost in our one-dimensional perspectives, lost in our insecurities and fears. But why am I talking about this? Because we're stuck, stuck in this loop of being lost. Our lives are moving ahead, and things are happening, but we're stagnant in our minds, in our ideas, and in our emotions and feelings. But the main question is why? Why are we stuck, why are we lost?  I think it's because of an incomplete feeling, incomplete situations, and incomplete conversations, be it with our own self or others. A person starts feeling lost when there's a sense of confusion, resentment, self-loathing, or even distrust.  We're ...

Family - Boon or Bane? That sounds like a stupid title for an article on families, right? I thought so too. But; there's more to this than we can see and that's exactly what I wanna talk about in this article. According to Dom, from the famous movie franchise, 'Fast and Furious', Family is the most important thing in the world BUT multiple schools of thoughts here too.  Before we dive into the emotions of it all, let us understand what a dysfunctional family looks like. Imagine growing up in a household where you're not given in any private space, there's no respect for boundaries whatsoever, emotional abuse and gaslighting are a part of your daily routine, and at times there's physical violence involved too. Sounds like every other household, right? Now why is there a need to talk about this topic? Some would agree, some would find this controversial, and some would happily agree but suppress that happiness because of their deep-seated insecurities. Dysfunc...

  Perhaps the only constant Imagine waking up at 6am in the morning. You're in the sixth grade, waking up dreadfully to go to school. Because, well, its 6 am... You wake up to the sound of rain and thunder and a small part of you is hopeful of not going to school that particular morning. Your mum walks into your room, she tells you that school is shut due to the heavy rains. That moment right there, what you feel, is just pure happiness and satisfaction.  Since then, your life has changed drastically. You know it, I know it. Yet, at times, we live in denial. We cling on to the past just because it's familiar(yes, this is inspired from HIMYM, don't come at me). You've probably lost someone very close to you during this ghastly pandemic. The past two years of everyone's lives have been like an eye opener, I think we can all agree to that. Maybe you went through a heartbreak, maybe you lost interest in things that made you immensely happy. Maybe people around you don...

  Self Reminder Dear Myself, I know I haven't been able to talk to you in a while. Its just that, Ive been so busy caught up with other people and thoughts that I haven't been able to focus on you. Let's talk about you. When was the last time we spoke? Feels like forever ago, eh? Anyway, I'm so sorry about that, today is about you. It's been a whole year since we're stuck in this situation of covid and to be honest it hasn't been easy for anyone. Everyone has suffered in some way or the other. I hear that you learnt how to cook? Damnnn that's amazing. But come on, maggi doesnt count as cooking okay? WHATTTTTTTTT? You took up a new hobby? Calligraphy? Singing? Dancing? Tik Toking?  Reeling? That's amazing man. I'm so happy for you. You got to spend time with your family? I'm sure you did, after all the times that you did jhadoo pocha at home. Well, tried to. Did you work on yourself? Mentally, physically, emotionally? If you did, I am nothing ...

Masti ki patshala  Some of you started singing in your heads, didn't you? I did too. Today we're gonna talk about our Indian education system. So let's begin? As we've all heard umpteen number of times that "school is our second home" but why can't I recall wearing a uniform at my first home?(that was sarcasm, for those of y'all who didn't get it). The only test I've had to pass at home is "does he need help pooping now?" And I think I've done pretty well in that one. I've never had to wear the same clothes everyday at home. The only remarks which I get at home are "Sara din Betha rehta hai" and "jaake paani ki bottle bhar".  In school we're running a race. "The only competition you have is with yourself" is some of the shittiest advice I've ever got because result ke din pe "Sharma ji ke ladke ke 97.8 aaye hai" has become a tradition now. A school tests a students ...