​ The term 'psephology' is derived from the word 'pebble' in Greek. The Greeks used to vote with the help of pebbles when they had to elect a leader in the ancient times. Now that the etymology is clear, we can move to the more metaphorical use of the word. I have not always been 'visibly' enthusiastic about elections and who wins by what margin the Indian subcontinent majorly because I know my place in the country that is dominated by the likes of those who would rather operate from blind faith than pick up the Bhagwad Gita by themselves to see what is inside of it. I am fortunate that my friend circle is no longer constituted by those who think having a political opinion is useless because 'What do we gain by just discussing about who should reign or not? That is not my headache..." My political opinions do not see the light of the day most of the times owing to the minority section of society I belong to and to a religion that has the most number of ...

Colours have a major role to play when it comes to deciding your vibe or your mood. I usually associate myself with a more lilac-mauve-baby pink palette of late because of a few reasons: A. I have (recently) found out these colours look romantic on me and I am a hardcore romantic. B. I have hated anything pinkish/ orangish/ magenta ever since I had turned 12. I feel like now that I started liking the shades again, it makes me elated just imagining that I am lying on the floor with my windows open, sunrays coming in, birds chirping, my eyes are closed with my lips extending themselves as if I were smiling ear to ear--- nothing bad ever happened to me. C. I have been told pinkish shades bring out the main character in me. I mean, my face lights up and I feel like I am in movie-- that sort of a thing. Now if I start feeling like that, my confidence obviously would be off the charts. D. Another not- so significant reason is, since I have spent most of my life (teenage to late adulthood) ha...