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Older essays live here. New letters go out every other Thursday on Still Undoing.
Faith and the Beloved by Kochery C Shibu
Rating: 4/5 Favorite Quote: "We must see other human beings in our own self, then only there will be no sufferings since you are seeing...
Shikha Katare
Nov 1, 20203 min read
Be Humane.....!!!!
Cataract is the third-most cause for blindness in the world. The other two are "Politics and Religion", and not necessarily in the same...
Shikha Katare
Oct 31, 20202 min read
Healthy Habits for a Healthier You!!! by Diya Nath, Greg Reid (Foreword)
Rating: 4/5 Favorite Quote: "Daily routine for a healthier you" Kudos, to Diya Nath for advocating for healthier eating at the age of 14...
Shikha Katare
Sep 21, 20202 min read
Etchings of the First Quarter of 2020 By Sabarna Roy
Rating - 2/5 Favorite Quote: "When I bid him farewell, he grips me in his embrace and croons in my ears – This winter will pass"...
Shikha Katare
Aug 22, 20202 min read
An open letter to all the Insensitive People Out There!!!
To, You, (all Insensitive People) You know, there's a lot of respect for you I have. You’re the kind of people who get shit done, keep...
Shikha Katare
May 1, 20206 min read
Pyjamas are Forgiving - Novel by Twinkle Khanna
Rating: 4/5 Favorite Quote: "I had given him too many pieces of me, I had been left with too many hollow parts, I did not know if I could...
Shikha Katare
Apr 3, 20202 min read
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know, by Malcolm Gladwell
Favorite Quote: "You believe someone not because you have no doubts about them. Belief is not the absence of doubt. You believe someone...
Shikha Katare
Mar 28, 20206 min read
Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion's Life Book by Susan Ninan and Viswanathan Anand
Rating: 5/5* *(I might be a little biased as Chess is my First Love in Sports) Favorite Quote: (I had experienced/am experiencing this...
Shikha Katare
Mar 10, 20208 min read
IKIGAI - Something that's a reason enough to get up in the morning!!!!
My Favorite Quote from the book: "Embarrassment and errors are part of doing meaningful things. It's not such a big deal, really. Keep in...
Shikha Katare
Mar 7, 20203 min read
The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic by by Dan Ariely
Rating - 4.5/5 A fantastic psychology book backed by legitimate experiments!!! The most useful thing I got from this book, which I can...
Shikha Katare
Feb 8, 20204 min read
Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope by Mark Manson
Rating: 5/5 Take away: "Don't hope for better. Just be better" "The pursuit of happiness is a toxic value that has long defined our...
Shikha Katare
Nov 20, 20193 min read
"The ONE Thing" by Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan
Think - “what is that ONE thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?” 🤔 For now- reading this...
Shikha Katare
Oct 31, 20193 min read
I Do What I Do by Raghuram Rajan
Yes!!!! “I DO WHAT I DO” 🙏🏼 Being Raghuram Rajan’s big fan!!! Also biographies fan!! How can I miss this read 🤷♀️ moreover the title...
Shikha Katare
Oct 24, 20191 min read
Predictably Irrational Book by Dan Ariely
Rating: 5/5 While just reading the book .. came across this concept and couldn't stop myself from sharing ... being a shopaholic 😬.....
Shikha Katare
Oct 10, 20192 min read
Book Review - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Book by Mark Manson
Take Away: “The desire for more positive experience is itself a negative experience. And, paradoxically, the acceptance of one’s negative...
Shikha Katare
Sep 24, 20192 min read
"We do not need 'A' Man"
Listen Folks!!!! First of all We (Women) do not NEED a Man.... We can pay our own bills, We can buy diamonds for ourselves, can carry our...
Shikha Katare
Sep 2, 20171 min read
Azaadi
Independence day - ha ha. Whose independence? As I have understood it's only the Politicians’ independence; actually to be precise it's...
Shikha Katare
Aug 15, 20172 min read
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