Congratulations to Michelle Yeoh for making Academy Awards history with her Best Actress award.
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āHe bends and twists the mould of clay
But reality, competition and adulthood have made the toys unrecognisableā¦ā Saurav Thampan writes in his piece Toys of Reality for our #GrazingCorner section.
Saurav believes he is a blahcksheep because he doesnāt conform to the brackets others set for him. Rather, he insists on putting his own punctuation in life.
#ImageOfTheDay is Woodwork by Kazuaki Harada
āHe bends and twists the mould of clay
But reality, competition and adulthood have made the toys unrecognisableā¦ā Saurav Thampan writes in his piece Toys of Reality for our #GrazingCorner section.
Saurav believes he is a blahcksheep because he doesnāt conform to the brackets others set for him. Rather, he insists on putting his own punctuation in life.
#ImageOfTheDay is Woodwork by Kazuaki Harada
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We are committed to bring to you multilingual pieces to create a digital archive of culture. A shoutout to our first time translators whoāve translated pieces in over 10 regional & global languages and are helping us de-colonise the written word. āØ
#theblahcksheep #diverselanguages #personalessay #regionallanguages
Meet Vidhi Bubna, the woman behind Indiaās First Diving Grant worth ā¹70,000. She started Coral Warriors earlier this year, an organisation that aims at creating awareness around coral conservation and taking measures to protect marine health. Since diving is an expensive activity, this Diving Grant aims to make open sea diving more accessible, especially for women from marginalised sections of society. āWhen I dived for the first time in 2010, I remember the experience was magical because colorful fishes and beautiful coral reefs surrounded me. But when I recently dived in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, I realised that the coral reef had agonizingly become white! The coral reefs were lying around as broken colonies. This is when I decided to take actionā, says Vidhi Bubna This grant will be provided to those who wish to learn how to scuba dive and firsthand understand the severity of coral reef damage. At the end of the diving course, the grant awardee is expected to work on a detailed report/ global impact project which explains the current situation of coral reefs. What do you think of this initiative and would you want to apply for this grant? Let us know in the comments below š¤æ#openseadiving #divers #divinggrant #grantsfordivers #indiandivers #coralwarriors #theblahcksheep
How do you connect your interest in living a more conscious lifestyle to keeping up with how much of a bad bitch you are?
Join Jazz for a 3-part workshop on how to accessibly transition into living a more conscious, sexy lifestyle that prioritizes sustainability starting 20th April
Jazzmine Raine is a bad bitch who went zero waste in her early 20s, which led her to opening Indiaās first zero waste hospitality space, Hara House in Bikaner, Rajasthan.
Through her work in storytelling, marketing, and facilitation, she helps other bad bitches get their sh*t together in leading more sustainable lifestyles.
Jazz has been recognized globally for her work in sustainable living and travel, including being named 1 of 35 social entrepreneurs to watch for by Causeartist in 2019.
Jazz is currently working on a series of short stories and her first Young Adult novel to inspire the next generation of badass leaders to make our world a greener, cleaner place for all our beautiful people.
Connect with Jazz on Instagram @jazzmineraine. Head to the link in bio to sign up for the workshop happening on 20th, 22nd and 24th April, 8-9PM IST. š
#theblahcksheep #haraworld #sustainability #workshop #sustainablelifestyle #greenrevolution #haraacademy #jazzmineraine #besustainable #sustainablefashion
Salut Blahcksheep! Have you signed up for Jean-Mitchell's Guide to French, and other European Languages Workshop yet?
Head to the link in bio right now to register š
Jean is a polyglot and linguist from France. He is an educator and cultural facilitator with 10 years of experience.
Here's what to expect from his French Workshop:
š¾Learn about the origins of the French language.
š¾Discover how French can help you learn other European languages better.
š¾Learn French alphabets with their correct pronunciations.
š¾Know the basic phrases, verb and gender rules in French.
š¾Easy tips and mnemonic devices to master French.
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Episode two of The Path Makers with Hussain Nadim on Policy is now out on Spotify (linked in bio š)
In this episode, @anatheistnamedpooja talks to Dr Hussain Nadim, Executive Director of the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) and Founder of the G5 Internet Observatory in Pakistan about policymaking, countering fake news and his vision for future Pakistan šµš°
In his own words, Nadim is āan activist inside the system, with one leg in the government and the other on the ground.ā He also believes that āany effective change can only come about through ideas not through activism or academics whereby you position yourself outside the system.ā This special episode on Policy also covered questions such as -
- How is policymaking done in Pakistan?
-How are think tanks like IPRI changing policies in the country?
- What is special about Pakistanās first-ever National Security Policy released this year?
- Why is āSouth Asia expertā a misnomer?
- What is good and bad radicalization?
-Are there any models or laws that help counter fake news?
Stay tuned for more as the next episode of the Path Makers releases next week.
#theblahcksheep #specialpodcastseries #podcastindia #pathmakers #southasia #hussainnadim #policymaking #policyinpakistan #IPRI #NSP #fakenews #counteringfakenews
āI got saved mother, I got saved...
Your blood became the mehndi that suffused my body anyway, Had my features matured, they would have filled with blood, Had my eyes shone, they would have been adorned with acid anyway...
...Before I could hear your lullaby dear mother, I embraced [a long] sleep, I came from a strange land, I went away to a strange place anywayā
Seen in the video is Zehra Nigah, reciting her poignant poem on #femalefoeticide in Karachi. A renowned Urdu poet and scriptwriter based in Pakistan, Zehra Nigah's poetry is the collective voice of human conscience.
Shoutout to @la_kitaab for sharing this video with us š
#oldme #newyear #poetrylovers #theblahcksheep #zehranigah #rekhta
ā...All the letters a pigeon fails to
deliver on the right threshold,
leaves a ringlet scar around his ankle.
Alas, for the pigeons of my town.ā
In her own words, @aniewrites finds refuge in the nub of poetry. She believes that words can bring a dead to life. She daydreams about fairytales, Turkish tea and Arabic poems all day long.
#theblahcksheep #poetryfever #revolucion #azaadi #poetsofig
Weāre a collective for the misfits, a cause for the rebels and a community for the doers. š
We accept all sorts of creative blahs - personal and professional essays, reflective pieces, opinions, experiments, long reads, illustrations, videos, photo series and musical pursuits. We also encourage first time writers and celebrate previously unpublished works or rejected pieces, in any and all languages.
So if youāre a writer/artist/musician or doing something out of the box, come linger on our green pastures for more updates.
Also meet our brilliant and talented Illustrator-in-Oon - Chandrima Chatterjeeš§¶
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š£ Our digital platform - The Blahcksheep (TBS) goes live in August š£
We are an independent multilingual publishing platform for unique, provocative and contrarian views from across the world. We accept personal and professional essays, reflective pieces, opinions, experiments, long reads and all sorts of blahs. We also encourage first time writers and celebrate previously unpublished works or rejected pieces, in any and all languages.
So if youāre a writer/artist/musician or doing something out of the box, you can write to us or flock to us at [email protected] āļø
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