I have missed writing here so much. I know I have been MIA for quite some time now, but I will now try to remain constant. I can only hope everyone is doing fine here. To all the people who read my blogs earlier, a big hug to you! Let us do this again together. As much as I loved reading your blogs, I hope you enjoyed mine too.

So just a small life update, I am on a permanent Work From Home and one of my close friends is getting married this month. I am happy and emotional at the same time, such a weird roller-coaster feeling. And also, ph.d is not going anywhere at the moment (lack of motivation I guess or just a trick to avoid marriage)

The friend who is getting married is Punjabi and I belong to a true blue Rajput family. So when this girl told me that her friends are supposed to gift her kaleere and me being the closest thing she has to an unmarried sister, I got an opportunity to gift kaleere to her. I was clueless as to how to buy a pair of kaleere but I certainly ceased this opportunity. 

I had always seen people wearing kaleere on social media and the celebrity wedding photos but I had never personally seen or bought it. So when I went to buy, I got lost in a golden world of mesmerising kaleere. They were so beautiful, all of them, I could not decide what to take and how to decide. Thankfully the shopkeeper helped me customise according to what I wanted for my friend and I finalised a pair of traditional kaleere with a touch of modernity. And me being me, I also kind of selected a pair for myself (for whenever I get married). 

For those of you who are new to this tradition just like me. Traditionally these kaleere are gifted by bride's sister or friends as a symbol of blessing the marriage. After the bride wears them, she tried to drop a piece of her kaleere on her bridesmaid (which in this case is me). And if the piece is dropped on the bridesmaid then she is the next in line to get married. Some also believe that kaleeras  symbolise a blessing for the bride that she may never run short of food in her new household. 

So this is it for today, and if you like it be sure to drop a comment and start chatting. And I promise to be a regular here.