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Writer ✍🏾 : Amateur Photographer 📸 : Content Creator 💞
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Prep for the upcoming video. Really loving the soo

Prep for the upcoming video. Really loving the soothing colors of this picture 😇😇
Any guesses on the video theme? Hint is in this photo.
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On a similar note: my laptop has been crashing since last few days. So only if my laptop is able to handle the video editing load, will I be able to publish this Sunday's video.
Stay tuned: YouTube channel LINKED IN BIO ✨✨
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#portraitsofficial #portraitphotography #portrait #calm #soothing #soothingcolors #selfportrait #upcomingvideo #indianyoutuber #propsandpictures #penningsillythoughts

#contestalert #watchthevideo and #guesstheplace to

#contestalert #watchthevideo and #guesstheplace to win a #personalizedgift from #penningsillythoughts
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Just like last year, I am going to run a mini-contest this year too. Here it comes.
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I toured Jodhpur and Jaisalmer in the beginning of 2020. The people I met in these cities made the whole travel experience so special. This competition is related to that. Nothing complicated - just a simple watch and answer kind of questions.
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So the first image has pictures of a few of the many people I met during my trip.
All you have to do is:
1) Swipe and check the rest of the pictures.
2) COMMENT below where was each picture taken in the same order as the pictures are ( total count is 6)
✨✨ Eg: 1 - City1, 2 - City2.. and so on.
HINT: Watch the Jodhpur/Jaisalmer travel videos linked in BIO to get help with the answers.✨✨
3) Tag 2 of your friends in the comments section of this post
4) Like this post and follow @penningsillythoughts
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I will pick two winners randomly from all the right answers, and who follows all the 4 steps.
What is in it for you?? I will send the winners a personalized high quality poster of one of the places(Jodhpur or Jaisalmer) that I visited on this trip - You can select 🤗
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So hurry up! Watch - Comment - Tag. The contest ends on 12h Jan(12:00 pm IST), and results will be announced on 14h Jan.
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#penningsillythoughtscontest #competition #giveaway #giveaway2021 #contest #watchandwin #travelvideo #people #india #rajashtan #rajasthantourism #jodhpur #jaisalmer #instagiveaway #giveawaycontest #giveawayalert #penningsillythoughts

The very first experiment of #2021 A short act -

The very first experiment of #2021
A short act - Questions that suddenly make you feel DUMB 🤷🏾‍♀️
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Complete video: LINK IN BIO ✨
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Are you able to relate to any of the points--- Share in comments below 🤗
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#youtubevideo #funnyvideos #comedyvideos #fun #comedy #indianyoutuber #dumb #questionsthatmakeyoufeeldumb #experimentalvideo #vine #youtube #penningsillythoughts

#finishingabookistartedin2019 #mademy2020ahit . I

#finishingabookistartedin2019 #mademy2020ahit
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I started this amazing book (~1130 pages), Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George in November 2019, and finished it in late July, 2020.
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What was it for you?
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I have at least 8-10 more things off the top of my head that I am grateful for in 2020, and I'm sure there will be many more that I have not considered yet. Reflect back, you'll too have a lot of things to be thankful for this year.
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With this post, I bid goodbye to good-not-so-good 2020 on social media. See you in 2021. My best wishes to all of you.
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PS: This book literally takes you to ancient times. Must read if you enjoy history.
@kamnakirti, I hope to share a piece related to this book with The Collector #mediumpublication soon 🤗
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#byebye2020 #seeyouin2021 #grateful #happy #gratitude #staystrong #smilealittle #bethankful #experimentalphotography #penningsillythoughts

#nofaceportraitphotography #mademy2020ahit . This

#nofaceportraitphotography #mademy2020ahit
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This year I let my creativity out through a photo series I started - #selfnofaceportrait, and it wasn't very easy - ideating the poses and aesthetics. Swipe to see how many failed shots were taken before 'the one'.
This picture is a proof of how tiring it can be, and that there comes a point when you are out of ideas, but you are so excited that you take any random shot that comes to your mind.
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✨✨WHAT WAS IT FOR YOU IN 2020?? ✨✨
Share below 🤗🤗
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#begrateful #behappy #staymotivated #2020 #notallbad #staypositive #selfportrait #photographyexperiment #allsmiles #penningsillythoughts

The last of #2020 writings. .. Are you excited and

The last of #2020 writings.
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Are you excited and scared at the same time for a new chapter in life? It is, perhaps, quite common. In the latest piece, I talk about the fear of moving on to a new phase in my life; it is exciting, sure, but it is scary at the same time::: LINK IN BIO ✨✨
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Give a read, and do share if you are able to relate to it too.
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#thoughtoftheday #life #newchapter #challenges #selfawareness #newphaseoflife #excited #scared #personalessay #writersofinstagram #mediumarticle #penningsillythoughts

#travelingbeforecovid #mademy2020ahit . I was luck

#travelingbeforecovid #mademy2020ahit
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I was lucky enough to travel to Jodhpur and Jaisalmer before COVID broke out in India. The cities had been in my must visit list for a long time.
~~What was it for you??~~
✨One of the good things that you are grateful for in 2020✨
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Use hashtag #mademy2020ahit and tag @penningsillythoughts to share your story ☺️
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#sunset #grateful #2020endingsoon #behappy #staypositive #travelmemories #penningsillythoughts

When the night is dark, and life seems out of cont

When the night is dark, and life seems out of control, repeat to yourself, I am calm.
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Include self-help therapy in your list of #2021 resolutions. Pick up your favourite phrase, your most needed affirmation, and repeat it to yourself till it starts working its magic.
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I used "Life is Good, and I Am Happy". Read more about how it helped me: LINK IN BIO ✨✨
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In picture: @nisharoar
Captured by: @penningsillythoughts
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#stayhappy #staystrong #positivity #positivevibes #selfhelp #therapy #staypositive #penningsillythoughts

Don’t hear of it so oft Am I the only one? My si

Don’t hear of it so oft
Am I the only one?
My sister came crying to me one day,
Complaining about
The man who pulled her skirt
I wondered again, why does it happen?
Does it happen only to girls?
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No, it happened to me
It happened despite gender.
It happened to a boy.
That boy is me.
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~~Read complete piece: LINK IN BIO~~
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Abuse of any kind, towards any person is a slap to humanity and the society. Teach your kids the fundamentals of respect towards other humans, teach your kids to differentiate between abuse and love, teach them to speak out if they’re wronged, help and support the victims, do not blame them, do not sideline them. Come together. Fight for what is right.
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PS: Thanks to a friend who shared his story and motivated me to write this piece.
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#abuse #harassment #sexualabuse #sexualharassment #poetry #fightforright #speakout #penningsillythoughts

Use waste plastic bottles, cans, and containers at

Use waste plastic bottles, cans, and containers at home to create planters for indoor plants and gardens, and do your bit in saving the environment.
~~Sharing a few tips in this video. LINK IN BIO~~
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#resuse #plasticrecycling #plasticrecycle #plasticreuse #planters #gogreen #saveenvironment #diy #wasteplastic #plasticbottlecrafts #plantsandme #penningsillythoughts

Like last year, this year too I am going to highli

Like last year, this year too I am going to highlight a few positive events(big and small) that happened this year. ✨
Will not share what did not go well this year, because there were many, pandemic being the first in the list. - So this year, let's reflect on the good things that happened this year and be grateful and thankful for them ☺️💕
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This year I am grateful, I wrote .. a lot..
#writingmademy2020ahit
What is that one thing for you that made your 2020 bearable or a hit? Share below ☺️
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I have written a short piece on how writing helped me in 2020 - Link in Bio 🥰
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#writing #begrateful #mediumarticle #writersofinstagram #2020 #staypositive #staystrong #read #learn #write #mademy2020ahit #penningsillythoughts

#loveandseparation #heartbreaks #theloveburialritu

#loveandseparation #heartbreaks #theloveburialritual #biddingthelastgoodbye
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The only way to say goodbye is to bury the dead. Till I bury the dead, it is not over. I hope for a miracle: maybe the dead will arise from the pyre, but I know it is not possible. .... ....I perform the burial and let go of the dead. --- THE DEAD IS A BROKEN HEART💔💔
~~~Read complete piece: LINK IN BIO~~~
✨✨A personal essay, may be you can relate 🤗
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#thoughts #personalessay #stories #tales #burial #love #separation #penningsillythoughts

It's been a little over 2 years since I left my jo

It's been a little over 2 years since I left my job at Amazon. During these two years, I have earned as little as INR 2000/month and as much as 50K per month - and had numerous learning experiences.
Shared in the ✨BIO LINK✨ is my story of the fall and rise of my income graph after leaving my job. Do give it a read: might serve as motivation in case you are on a similar road 🤗🤗
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#freelancer #creativity #lifelessons #motivation #inspiration #work #staypositive #persistence #penningsillythoughts

#theinappropriatetouch Not all touch is of love, c

#theinappropriatetouch
Not all touch is of love, care, and affection.
A short piece:
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Happened when I didn’t know the meaning of
Sex, abuse, harassment
Happened when I was too small to know
It is neither love nor care.
Happened when I failed to understand
~~~Complete piece: LINKED IN BIO~~~
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#poetry #abuse #harassment #sexualharassment #sexualabuse #sexualassault #penningsillythoughts

Complete video linked in bio ✨ . A fun take on h

Complete video linked in bio ✨
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A fun take on how we waste our time, and tips to utilise it in better ways 🤭🤭
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#youtubevideo #funnyvideos #wastetime #usetimewisely #tipsandtricks #penningsillythoughts

Took this picture right after I read a rejection e

Took this picture right after I read a rejection email 🤭
But since I was already in the middle of shooting for the upcoming video, I could not let that email ruin my mood🤷🏾‍♀️
Rejections are a part of creating and learning process, and while it does not impact my love for my work, it does impact my mood at times.🙄
So after I finished recording the shot, I took a break, gave myself 10-15 minutes to feel sad, and then wrote this post.😈
As I often say to my friend: heartbreaks do give you inspiration to write 😎
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I am okay now. I learnt to accept rejections and move on, early in my creative career. I do not let them break me, and in case you are also in the same boat - never lose hope and keep going💪
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#keepgoing #selfportrait #smilealittle #behappy #atpeace #lifelessons #penningsillythoughts

#noworkissmall . I have mopped floors I have dance

#noworkissmall
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I have mopped floors
I have danced in front of strangers
I have picked up garbage
I have held a new born baby
~~~ COMPLETE PIECE LINKED IN BIO~~~
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#poetry #work #respect #humanity #liveandletlive #penningsillythoughts

"Look at the brighter side" doesn't always work. B

"Look at the brighter side" doesn't always work. But with time, when the rays again shine, the warmth soothes you from within, you'll realize there might not be a brighter side, but there is a side that is still bright that you can look towards after a scary, demonic night.
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Had been off on social media for a few days because of an irreparable personal loss. While the lament is still there, we have to start looking towards light.
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PS: Back to work, back to creation 🤗
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#sunshine #staycreative #staypositive #staystrong #penningsillythoughts

Free like the waters Free like the air Of the rive

Free like the waters
Free like the air
Of the river and sky
Away from the chains of slavery,
Towards my freedom,
I fly!
#towomanhood
~~ Wrote these lines back in 2012. Swipe to see the original picture~~
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#woman #livefree #freedom #free #fly #livedreams #dreambig #selfportrait #sonyalphafemale @sonyalphafemale #powertoyou #flyaway #breakchains #penningsillythoughts

आज हमने फिर कलम उठा

आज हमने फिर कलम उठा लिया है
इस मुद्दे का तुम्हे ज़िक्र बना दिया है।
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Captured in Jaisalmer, Feb'19
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#people #portrait #indiantraveller #jaisalmer #jaisalmerdiaries #rajashtan #passion #nikonindiaofficial #nikonphotography #yourshotphotographer @natgeoyourshot @natgeotravellerindia #ngtindia @nikonphotocontest #painter #penningsillythoughts

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