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Clean Water: A Basic Right We Must Protect

   Every human being deserves access to clean, safe water. Yet, in 2025, millions across our planet are still struggling without this basic necessity. For sustainable development, ensuring clean water is not just a goal it’s a foundation.  Honestly, I never really thought much about water before. It’s just there, right? You open the tap, fill a bottle, wash your face, done. But the more I read and see, the more it hits me — so many people don’t have that. Some wake up every day wondering where they’ll find water. Not clean water. Just… water. It’s kind of heartbreaking when you think about it. Something we waste without a thought is something someone else walks miles for. Why Clean Water and Sanitation Matter Health & Well-being Contaminated water leads to waterborne diseases like cholera, dysentery, typhoid which disproportionately affect children in vulnerable communities. Education & Gender Equality Girls and women often bear the burden of fetching water. ...
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Building A New Normal.

Hello there, I'm Manya Arora, a 19 year-old brown girl who is pursuing her under graduation. I'm passionate about writing and attempting to make the world a better place by sharing some of the small facts that we frequently encounter in our daily lives. Hope you’ll give it a read.                        Have you ever felt that your comfort lies within your own pain? That your traumas, the very things you’ve tried to escape, somehow become a place of refuge? It’s a strange, unsettling feeling – one that may not be easy to admit, but it’s real. The more we revisit our past, the more we start to recognize it as a part of our identity, even if it’s uncomfortable. It’s as though we’ve become so accustomed to the weight of our pain that the thought of being free from it feels like stepping into the unknown. For many, the process of healing can feel overwhelming, even exhausting. After a while, you begin to wonder if it’s even po...

The Profound Beauty of Love in an Age of Casual Connection

Hello there, I'm Manya Arora, an 18-year-old brown girl who is currently pursuing her undergraduate degree. I'm passionate about writing and attempting to make the world a better place by sharing some of the small facts that we frequently encounter in our daily lives.  Hey family, I hope everything is well with you. I'm back with another blog, and I hope you'll all read it at least once.                      In today's world, the notion of love has undergone a remarkable evolution. Remember the days when love was this enchanting, magical experience that painted life with endless wonder? It used to be about those timeless tales of beauty that made everything feel so delightful. But now, our language and dating habits have changed so much that we're using terms like "situationships," "friends with benefits," and "flings." These terms seem to have taken over, sidelining the simple, beautiful idea of cherishing someone for who they...

Stepping Into Adulthood

Hello there, I'm Manya Arora, a 17-year-old brown girl who just finished her 12th grade. I'm passionate about writing and attempting to make the world a better place by sharing some of the small facts that we frequently encounter in our daily lives.  Hey family, I hope everything is well with you. I'm back with another blog, and I hope you'll all read it at least once. Starting a new chapter after high school brings a mix of excitement and trepidation. We bid farewell to our hometowns, venturing out to chase our dreams and forge our career paths. However, this transition can prove challenging as we grapple with the newfound responsibilities of adulthood. There are moments when we yearn for the simplicity of childhood, a time when our worries were few and life felt uncomplicated. As we grow older, our innocence fades away, and we realize the need to navigate life independently, stepping out of our comfort zones. Leaving behind familiar faces, our friends and family, is n...

Moving beyond comparison.

  Hey  There... I am Manya Arora, a 17-year-old brown girl who is currently completing her 12th standard and is obsessed with writing and trying to change the world by telling some little realities that we usually face in our day-to-day lives.  Hey fam, I hope that you all are doing good. So here I am back again with another blog and I hope you all will read it once.                                           "Comparing" , a word that holds so much power in itself. There are times when we compare ourselves with other people and there are times when we are compared to other people. It might be by our parents or by the society. People are prone to anxiety these days all because they prefer spending time scrolling social networking sites and forming an ideal self. An ideal self is basically a role model which one aspires to be. And this is the point where discrepancy ...

A second chance.

  Hey  There... I am Manya Arora, a 17-year-old brown girl who is currently completing her 12th standard and is obsessed with writing and trying to change the world by telling some little realities that we usually face in our day-to-day lives.  Hey fam, I hope that you all are doing good. So here I am back again with another blog and I hope you all will read it once. Have you ever thought about giving yourself a second chance? A chance of letting go of the past and accepting it the way it is and move forward without thinking about the "what if's." It is tough yet not out of the question. Think about the first time you tried to walk and you did fall down but you still gathered the strength of getting up and walking again. Was that unfeasible? It was just a thought that helped you conquer the fear or else you would have stopped walking. Hence, it's the thought process which makes us different. We all perceive things in different ways and that's how we carry them out...

"When growing up hits you"

  Hey  There... I am Manya Arora, a 16-year-old brown girl who is currently completing her 11th standard and is obsessed with writing and trying to change the world by telling some little realities that we usually face in our day-to-day lives.  Hey fam, I hope that you all are doing good. So here I am back again with another blog and I hope you all will read it once. Being a kid I always used to wonder that it was so invigorating to be an adult. You can do whatever you wish to do. No restrictions, no asking for permissions, no school work, no pending assignments and all you have to do is, do your dream job and live happily. I heard somewhere that time flies and you can never recreate the moments which you had in your past because time would never stop for you. Growing up is cool, that's what a kid inside me thought but a teenager inside me wants to be a kid again. We always crave something which is the "best" in our language but we are never satisfied with the presen...