Category: Articles
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Cultural Identity
South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM) in the UK has been one of the most exciting things to happen in 2020. A long time coming for sure, but now that it has launched, I’m thrilled to be involved as an event manager, co-host and musician for a virtual concert – Musical Expression of South Asian Faith…
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Safety & Sanctuary
Borough of Sanctuary Over the period of Covid-19 lockdown, I’ve had the opportunity to work with an array of organisations, charities, communities and political leaders to bring a culture of welcome to the Borough of Sandwell. In my role, I have created and been maintaining all social media pages and communications for the #BOSSandwell Campaign.…
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International Women’s Day
What motivated you to choose your profession and what do you love about your job? During my time studying Psychology at university, I was unsure about which career path to follow. I happened to take a module on global challenges and I had a cliche penny drop moment. I knew whatever I did going forward, had to…
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The Circularity of Gratitude
In May 2019, after a whirlwind four months of ups and downs, countless rejections, near successes and let downs, I was headhunted and whisked away into a fast-paced, cut-throat yet invigorating chaos… London. As a young child, I always dreamt of living in the city. Whenever we visited, driving passed the bright lights of piccadilly…
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Social Media Use and Psychological Well-Being: A Review by Vibhati Bhatia
Personal Commentary When reflecting on aspects of everyday life, I recognised the large impact of social media and social networking websites in their dominance in developing societal norms. I have been raised in a spiritual environment in which meditation has been part of my everyday practice. Despite this, even I have found myself a culprit of being…
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The University Chapter
Hi all, It’s been a while. I am sort of back out of my cave… kinda?! I recently graduated and wanted to share a little bit about it. Alongside graduation photos, many people write about their journey in attaining their achievements and their inspirations/motivators that got them over the finish line. There was a lot…
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2016.
Sometimes I feel like crying out loud. Sometimes I look back on my week and realise how emotionally chaotic it was. The irrational thoughts, the insecurities, the overthinking. Sometimes I go over that one time in my mind, when I was unintentionally rude or abrupt to someone unnecessarily, or became an inconvenience to the people…
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It will never be the same.
Nearly four weeks have passed Still no courage to write Many attempts to express myself But no words in sight Dumbfounded at how the whole world has changed, I’m at complete loss and in pain. Trying to live by what You taught Complete surrendrance to the game you sought. Some days I feel okay Others,…
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Sant Kabir || Reflections
The State: The Formless: Where there is neither sea nor rain, Nor sun nor shade; Where there is neither creation Nor dissolution; Where prevails neither life nor death, Nor pain nor pleasure; Beyond the states of Sunn and trance; Beyond words, O friend, Is that unique state of Sahaj. It can be neither weighed Nor…
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Viewing everything as my own. #2015
Another year passes by… Another chapter closed. So many lessons learnt and so many blessings held so close to my heart to take with me into the new year. It’s funny how we base everything in our lives around time. Another ‘year’, another ‘month’, another ‘day’, ‘hour’, ‘minute’, ‘second’, ‘moment’… But have we stopped once…
VIBS BHATIA 