Author Prachi Gangwani Dishes On The Writer Life And ‘Keeping Zen’

Prachi Gangwani, Editor at Juggernaut and Fiction Writer has been killing it all through lockdown with some awesome new initiatives on her own platform ‘Keeping Zen‘ (a wellness-focused website) and also by writing lockdown themed short stories which are published on Amazon. Since we are always having off the record conversations about writing, wellness, and … Read more

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Okay, this is awkward.

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For someone who never fails to mention her blog and repeatedly calls herself a blogger, I’m actually posting here after 2 years. This is both embarrassing and empowering. Let me get a little into the whats and whys! In June 2018, I lost my dad. I haven’t been able to bring myself to blog since … Read more

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It’s Been Two Years?!

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All Photos Courtesy: Little Black Box Photography

 

It’s been two years exactly since I started ‘Real Girl’. For some reason this seems absurd and untrue. Firstly, because at some level I’ve ALWAYS been Real Girl; and secondly, because I dreamt of having a blog like this for a long, long time – way before it actually came into existence. I thought and overthought (overthunk?!) what I would like to put up on my two year anniversary for quite a while. Then, like a true millennial, I convinced myself that no one cares and berated myself till I felt weary and pushed the task to the last minute. Now as I sit here with my biggest motivator – last minute panic, I realize that I want to honour these two years by telling you exactly what I learnt in these two years. Not all the lessons have been pretty, but then what’s the point if I don’t keep it real? So here goes nothing, err…not nothing… but…I mean…(Oh hi anxiety, when did you get here?) 

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#RealGirlsRock: In Conversation With Blogger Turned Tarot Reader Zohra Shanti (Karishma Rajani)

Have you ever read your horoscope somewhere, found it freakishly accurate, proceeded to get creeped out and then wondered who comes up with such stuff? Well that makes two of us, sister!

So when I got the chance to talk to Zohra Shanti (Karishma Rajani), tarot reader who writes daily horoscopes, former fashion blogger and writer at Cosmopolitan magazine, I was more than excited! There’s been nothing like this on the blog before; heck, I don’t think there’s been anyone like her before! I’m just so truly fascinated by all that she is and I wanted to know more about her journey. Her real girl vibe made this interview all the more endearing. I’ve asked her every last doubt I had, and she has patiently indulged me! Read and devour – there’s also a happy surprise at the end. 

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A Day In The Life Of Real Girl

You know how I like to keep it real with you, right? Well you all know that I hate mornings and I gladly skip them whenever possible. The only time I do actually wake up is when I have to get in some yoga. Yeah, that’s when I go from ‘Nama-stay-in-bed’ to ‘Nama-slay’ mode! I’ve … Read more

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