Hello, weekend!

It's significantly less muggy. Thank the weather gods!

We are in August already. 2025 is over in a blink. But it’s the official start of the festive season from tomorrow. Happy Rakhi to all!

Growing up, you don’t realise the importance of family traditions and celebrations until you’re forced to live away from them. Not that I ever celebrated Rakhi in its ‘proper sense’ (I never had a brother), but I liked the celebrations around it, especially the part where I got to meet relatives, both likeable and unlikable.

I grew up and reinstated rakhi in my life, although I still have to figure out the part where I am physically around them when we celebrate.

• No one like you, Apple TV! I am officially a sci-fi aficionado and a very recently converted Trekkie!

  
  

• Talking about sci-fi. I just finished this book, which is already being commissioned as a BBC series. It’s good!

  
  

• Talking about sci-fi and writing, the em dash is upset with AI and us.

  
  

• No wonder I kept seeing increasing hatred for the other gender over time.

  
  

• Talking about siblings, this was my sister’s childhood dream– to be a mushroom farmer. I was today-years-old when I realised mushroom farming does not happen on an actual farm. Hope she knew that too!

We can't possibly deny this. We cutified the wildlife.

• Iconic fashion of today. Lol.

  
  

• Oh, my. No one in the history of the Indian republic has forced us to choose sides. The only side we are on is our own. What is wrong with this man?

  
  

• I used to read about these legendary parties on Page 3.

  
  

• That’s me, definitely.

  
  

• Hahahaha!

Have fun, see you soon!