The famous line, "Is it better to speak or to die?", traces its origin to Tale 10, Day 1 of The Heptameron (1558), a collection of stories by the French Renaissance writer Marguerite de Navarre. It is spoken by Amadour, a celebrated Spanish soldier whose honour and chivalry earned him the reputation of a knight. He falls deeply in love with Florida, a young noblewoman closely associated with the Spanish royal court. Amadour carries two burdens. The first is a sword, sworn to

We are playing a very strange game with language, and honestly? We are losing! Every time you open your mouth, you let a parade of absolute ghosts tumble out across your teeth. You may perceive yourself as a modern, super-rational human being expressing sophisticated thoughts in a digitalized world. Spoiler alert: You are not :))) The words you utter are ruins. Crumbling, gorgeous, wildly absurd ruins. But ruins of what exactly? Of centuries-old human panic, of bad

There was a time when wearing bright pink was not considered a fashion crime but a statement. The time when the cars had more personality and were more suave than what we see today, and the streets looked more illuminated and cheery, rather than the dull, gloomy roads we see now. When did humanity leave behind the radiant and luminous colours for the monochrome ‘aesthetic’ we see today? When did fashion industries, automobile industries, and film industries swap out vibranc

Long time no see, right? So what should I call you all now? Students? Future of the nation? Demographic dividend? Human capital? Nope! Nope! Nope! Apparently, the latest update is "cockroaches." That Dance India Dance (DID) Season 3 (2012) contestant, right? Raghav Juyal? Ohhhhh...Not that one. The insect one. Got it. Got it. But the more I thought about it, the more similarities I found. The only difference is that Raghav used to dance on beats created by musicians, and judg

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One day, as I sat there with my eyes brimming over, I had an epiphany: life is a profound journey, brimming with a myriad of emotions....