Charmy

Living to eat, fart and laugh in that order.

[Daak @DaakVaak]

At the Barcelona airport just before boarding the plane, Agha Shahid Ali was asked by a guard if he was carrying anything that could be dangerous to the other passengers. He pressed his hand to his chest and said, “only my heart.”

[perpetually @lostinkitaabein]

When Darwish said, “you are killing me, & you are keeping me from dying. This is love,” & Kafka wrote, “you are the knife I twist inside myself; that is love. That, my dear, is love,” & Faraz wrote, “rahat e jaan bhi wohi hai kya kejiye, woh jis k haath se seena figaar apna hai.”

[Salomé Sibonex @SalomeSibonex]

The people you have to walk on eggshells to avoid upsetting are rarely the people who actually deserve that effort.

[عمران صادق @ImranSadique09]

I miss you ye kya hota hai, seedha kaho

Kahan ho tum chale aao,
Mohabbat ka taqaza hai,
Gam-e-duniya se ghabra kar,
Tumhein dil ne pukaara hai.

[Matt. @MattTheBrand]

me in hell describing ‘gaslighting’ and ‘lovebombing’ to a medieval peasant who was executed for stealing a spoonful of buckwheat in 1259

[Iqtibas اقتباس @iqtibaas88]

Kumar Shahani's movie Kasba (1990), shot in Kangra Valley, is one of the very few Hindi movies that feature Pahari wall paintings in traditional homes. Here are some screenshots (Note the 'namaste' written in Nastaliq over the entrance).

[punnu - پُنّوں @punnu__khan]

"The Kafi Virtuoso Pathanay Khan (1926-2000)"

In the grandiose deserts of Southern Punjab where sand lies like a great dry ocean and camels saunter on it, a melancholic voice echoes against the sand dunes "Kadi Morrh Muhara'n Ty Aa Watan" & "Meda Ishq Vi Tu"

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[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

The creative has learned to alchemize their own pain.

[Karthik 🇮🇳 @beastoftraal]

Vajpayee/Advani became 'mild' when compared to Modi.

Modi became 'mild' when compared to Adityanath.

Adityanath may seem mild when compared to Narsinghanand.

This is how the Overton Window is being shifted right in front of our eyes, gradually over the years.

[Rana Safvi رعنا राना @iamrana]

Meharbaa’n ho ke bula lo mujhe, chaho jis waqt, Mai’n gaya waqt nahi’n hoo’n ke phir aa bhi na sakoo’n. #ibteda (auld lang syne) #shair

[Persian Poetry in English @PersianPoetics]

Tag a friend you miss :)

Translated by @sharghzadeh

[Preeti ✨ @Singhpreeti_17]

Hellooooo disabled people who live in Bombay- where all do you hangout?
The city is the worst in my personal experience when it comes to accessibility but I would love to change my opinion. I'm in city for some time, pls change my opinion and do the Twitter magic 🌸🌸

[Sankarshan Thakur @SankarshanT]

Imarat ki kabr bana daali
Ab kabr pe diye jalaane aaye hain

इमारत की क़ब्र बना डाली
अब क़ब्र पे दिए जलाने आए हैं

[MAK @mentalexotica]

In loving, I discovered it’s partly the things that you do, but it’s also the things that you don’t do. You don’t always get your way. When you hug you don’t let go first. When they leave you, you let them. The first time they let you in don’t assume you’re entitled to it.

[Rekhta @Rekhta]

बहकना मेरी फ़ितरत में नहीं पर
सँभलने में परेशानी बहुत है
~मुज़फ़्फ़र अबदाली

[Shubh @kadaipaneeeer]

sex is cool but have you ever had someone your side who give you so much emotional safety that you were able to break down & process trauma in front of them without any fear of being judged ?