PIyushi Dhir is the author of the romantic novels, 'In Search of Love' (2014), 'I'm Yours, The Next Time' (2015) and 'Enmeshed Evermore' (2015). A voracious reader, a keen traveler and an ardent dog-lover, Piyushi currently resides in Ivory Coast, Africa. A nomad at heart, she loves to discover new places and capture the hues of life with her pen.
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Every now and then, one makes a fresh start in life. You start a new job or you get married or you change cities. I have made many a change in my life too, starting from very early years since my father was in a transferable job. Later, it was for study and work. I […]
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Last week I wrote an article busting some common myths I have faced time and again about Africa. As I had mentioned, it is my way of giving back to the land that gave me so much. I seek to remove the veil that covers it in shadows formed by misconceptions. Encouraged by the enthusiastic […]
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Africa is almost synonymous with misconception. Outside of this land, people know little except that it is a deep dark land, full of famine, poverty and diseases. It is and yet, it is not. Interestingly, our journey into Africa began with a deluge of misconceptions. I will confess a few of them were in our […]
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After suggesting ways in which you can replace chemicals on your bathroom shelf with natural alternatives and also keep your child chemical free, I am offering some tips to minimize artificial foods in your kitchen. All of these are tried and tested methods that I have personally employed within my house. I am sharing these […]
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If you think about it, from the very day our child is born, there are a host of toiletries we start using on them. Whether you are lovingly giving your little one an oil massage or allowing her a splash in her bathtub while soaping her or even after, when you sprinkle on some fragrant […]
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An article I read the other day opened my eyes and sent me in shock. It told me that on a daily basis, I was lathering myself with chemicals through an average of ten products. I counted and they were right! The skin, I read, is super-quick to absorb whatever you apply on it and […]
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I have heard of and been a part of networking groups in the past, but the Hash or HHH is a one-of-its-kind meet that takes place across the world. We came across the Abidjan chapter early in our Africa stay and went out to take a look. The Hash House Harriers started way back in […]
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It struck me recently that it is a good thing we have divided time with calendars. Imagine if there were no weeks and months and years, just Day 1 to Day 500 on to Day 3000 and so on. Our lives would fly by from one day to the next, without us ever pausing to […]
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I am back with the rest of the list for 2017- the very best books I read during the year. In case you missed the first five books, check them out here, ‘The 10 Best Books I Read in 2017- Part I’. 6. Shoe Dog, by Phil Knight I came across this book on a […]
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While I am a writer, I think I am more of a reader. I sometimes get so lost in a particular book that I become alarmingly negligent of my writing work. After reading 85 books in 2015 and choosing to keep entirely away from the Goodreads Reading Challenge in 2016, I set myself a moderate […]
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