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I want to shout this BAD.

Indian. Serials. Or Soap-Dramas. Are. Not. That. Bad.

I mean- I saw people arguing how being a Nagin makes no sense and I was like- so being turned into a shapeshifter vampire with bloody fangs makes sense? Hypocrisy smh.

I can name quite a few Indian shows (the Tv ones, Web series are already appreciated) that actually are amazing! They just fall short when creators choose quantity over quality.

Of course, classics like Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, Office Office, Byomkesh Bakshi, Malgudi days, Mahabharata and Ramayana get the praise they truly deserve! But here some relatively modern shows that get looked over due to same old Saas-Bahu genre.

Yeh unn dino ki baat hai (90s romantic drama), Har yug mein aayega ek arjun (my favourite criminal thriller), Adaalat (law-crime thriller), Beyhadh (the first season is one the best psychic-romance thrills ever), Ek Hasina thi (romantic thriller + also contains Vatshal Sheth from Tarzan the wonder car and is- chef's kiss).

Also can I say Naagin 1, no matter how much everyone bashes it today, was actually a dhasu show?

Honestly, I can add quite a few to the mix myself. Saraswatichandra? Best Romance I’ve seen till date. Ishqbaaz? Laughing out loud since episode 2. Qubool hai? The one time I like Karan Singh Grover. Laut Aao Trisha. Saubhagyavati Bhava. Bepanah. Starplus Mahabharat. Madhubala. On and on and on. Heck, even Anupama wouldn’t be so bad if it stuck to the plot and not for duniya bhar ka drama. But that’s exactly where the problem arises. All these serials start very VERY promising. They deliver well at the beginning aswell. The starting is what gets you hooked, you hope for something entertaining and they seem rather fit for that role. Sure, the overdramatism is there, but this is India, we can digest that much dhum tananananananana tere na tere na tin.

Things start going south when shows start pulling TRP. All the money hungry producers think that “hmmmm, this looks nice, I can milk it. What can possibly go wrong?” Hint: possibly everything can go wrong.

Lets look at Ishqbaaz for example. Three brother, three different perceptions of love, three distinct love stories. A shining new concept with four rather attractive leads to have the young adult population flocking, isn’t it?

It starts really great aswell. The first few episodes stick to the point very well, excessive delay like 3-4 days for like one person to turn around and shit aren’t there. It’s funny, it’s cute, it shows character arcs brilliantly. You’d expect the main leads to all fall in love, learn something and the show to end , right?

Wrong. It starts going off hinges really fast as soon as Starplus realises that the money making cow should stay. The main lead is suddenly super toxic. Shit like ghar ke bahu bete suddenly staging Agatha Christie level conspiracies and having the same intellect as Batman on shrooms becomes the norm. Drama like chhat se girkar yadaasht chale jaana, sautan ka plan samjhna, aur end m pta chlna ki bhencho sab kiya dhara heroine ki saas ka tha. Yep.

I stopped watching here but the thing is there was a look alike adla badli arc after this, so you can see how bad it went.

Next I watched, Saraswatichandra. I kid you not, it had the BEST setting one could ask for. A emotionally stinted guy coming all the way from Dubai to reject this girl, staying in her house. When everyone thinks they are getting married but they resent each other and secretly start falling in love, no? What more can one ask for? They admit their love and do actually get married while none in the families is wiser.

BUT, they had to add faltu ka natak, so add faltugiri they did. Bina baat ka action, stereotypical portrayal, heroine ki kahi aur shaadi, waha se uska talak, heroine ki sister falling in love with hero, whole family conspiring, kidnapping, yada yada yada, y’all get the jist.

The thing is, this wouldn’t be as bad if the characters still acted wisely in the bizzare situations. Or if the situations made sense. Who THE FUCK breaks their engagement a day before the wedding because they got disowned by their dad? Why did he immediately forget that he’s still entitled to his mother’s stuff? Akal kaha hai teri madarchod?

Producers butcher good storylines for paisa. People with no motivation are trying to kill bahu because they are bad. Police is not doing its job, not because its corrupt but because saas bahu ko khud detective khelna hai. Family drama mein randomly kahi se bhi chudail aa jaati hai even if the show not fantasy based. Vamp mast 16 khoon kar deti hai but still is legally allowed in the house. (Konsa law hai ye bc?) Why is everyone so out of character suddenly? WHY IS EVERYONE STUPID?

So, here’s the issue with indian serials: they don’t stick to the story, nor do they develope the story according to the characters, instead they alter the characters, premise and genre of the soap according to whatever story they think will fetch more views. This makes the whole thing bizzare.

Of course, some norms are always relaxed in dramas and a lot more in fantasy/supernatural dramas, but there’s a limit to how much there should be based on characters/ premise of what you offered in the first place.

Bhabhiji and Happu work as well as they do despite overlooking all the points I mentioned because they refresh their storyline every week and aren’t a continous saga, plus they never took themselves seriously as and always promised to be whacky. This is not true for Ganga, Saath nibhana saathiya, Sasural Simar ka, Kumkum bhagya etc., Prachi suffering by the hands of her stepsister cum co-wife even though she can easily turn the tables by making a police report for bigamy becomes frustrating to witness at one point.

Didi ye kya bakwaas likha hai, seedhey bolo na: Indian serials are indeed good and full of potential, but the producers and writers refuse to see that potential and make us flock to other dramas by diminishing our energies.

#what can i say except I’m sorry #This was asked ages ago #And I JUST found it in my drafts #god #🥹🥹🥹 🫂❤️✨ #sorry suvi #asks

[kaseefashionsurat]

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Ladkiyon Ke Naam Hindi Mein

Source: https://www.logicalfact.in/ladkiyon-ke-naam-hindi-mein/

 Friends, in this article today we will talk about "Hindu girls names". Friends, a lot of people have this problem, that they do not know about the names of Hindu girls.

A lot of people search the "list of girls' names" on the internet, but they cannot find any solution. Keeping this in mind, in this article, we are providing you the "list of girls' names". By looking at them, you can see your child's name in this list.

Talking of some time before today, it was considered inauspicious to have a girl born in someone's house at that time or the family members did not feel good. But now the time has changed.

Now, whenever a girl is born in a house, there is no place of happiness of parents. Parents leave all work and start thinking of their baby girl's name. But no name seems to suit them.

It is said in Hinduism, any newborn baby should be named after the scriptures. So that that baby can become talented in future. According to the scriptures, a baby should be named after its quality. The name of the baby should have some meaning, only then that name is suitable for the baby. But parents are unable to find a suitable name for their newborn baby.

Today we are going to solve this problem in this article (Ladkiyon Ke Naam Hindi Mein OR ladkiyon ke naam bataiye), we will provide you many names related to all letters from A to Z here. We hope that you will like the article.

Ladkiyon Ke Naam Hindi Mein or List of Hindu girls names: -

 A alphabet

 1: - Akshita, Akshara, Aaradhya, Anuradha, Anita, Aanchal, Anamika, Aarti, Arpita, Anjali, Ankita, Anshu, Anju, Anjilika, Aditi.

 B Alphabet

 2: - Bhargavi, Babita, Bina, Barkha, Bharti, Babli, Bindu, Bahar, Bahurupa, Bahumati, Bhavika, Bhumika, Bhavini, Bhavya, Bhanvi, Bipasha, Bhairavi, Bhakti, Bhavna, Bhagyashree

 C Alphabet from ladkiyon na naam hindi mein

 3: - Chanchala, Chanchal, Chandan, Chandni, Chandrakala, Chandrakanta, Chandrika, Chandarekha, Chandravali, Chandravati, Chandraima, Champa, Charumati, Chitralekha, consciousness, image, shadow, jasmine

 D Alphabet

 4: - Dimple, Deepa, Direction, Divya, Dakshina, Damini, Darshani, Dayamai, Dixita, Deepakala, Deepavali, Deepshikha, Devashree, Devyani, Dhanya, Sound

 E Alphabet

 5: - Isha, Ekta, Ishita, Ishika, Ishani, Indu, Inakshi, Isharika, Ikantika

 F Alphabet

 6: - Phulvati, Pane, Falguni, Fatima, Farida, Falamala, Fatima, Faiza

 G Alphabet from ladkiyon ke naam hindi mein

 7: - Gajalakshmi, Gandari, Gandhari, Ganga, Ganita, Gauri, Singing, Geetashree, Godavari, Gomti, Govindari, Gori, Gunjan, Gunvati, Geeta, Geetanjali, Garima

 H Alphabet

 8: - Laugh, Hansini, Harshita, Haripriya, Hansdevi, Hemlata, Hemashree, Hemavati.

 I alphabet

 9: - Ishita, Indira, Indu, Iravati, Ishita, Ishani, Iravati, Isha, Indumati, Indumukhi

 J Alphabet from ladkiyon ke naam hindi mein

 10: - Jagdamba, Jagriti, Janavi, Jalja, Javala, Jalpa, Jalsa, Janaika, Janani, Curiosity, Jyoti, Juhi, Jyoti, Jyothika, Juamati, Jeevika, Jhalak

 K alphabet

 11: - Kishori, Kajol, Kajal, Kala, Kalavati, Kalpani, Kanaka, Kanika, Kushali, Kriti, Kundan, Kusum, Kunti, Kusumita, Kavita, Kirti, Kanchan, Kavya, Karuna

 L alphabet

 12: - Ladli, Laila, Lalitha, Lajja, Lajwanti, Lakshmika, Lakshmi, Leela, Leelabai, Lipi, Lavantika, Lalitha

 M Alphabet from ladkiyon ke naam hindi mein

 13: - Madhuri, Madhuri, Madhu, Madhubala, Madhulekha, Madhumati, Madhumalati, Madhumati, Mahakali, Maina, Mitra, Mallika, Mistress, Manisha, Manjula, Manjita, Manjyoti, Madhubani, Mohini, Manisha, Mriganaini, Mritika, Muskan

 N alphabet

 14: - Nagina, Nagin, Naina, Namita, Narayani, Neelakshi, Neelima, Namita, Nirja, Nirmita, Neelam, Nisha, Nidhi, Nirupama, Nirmala.

 O Alphabet

 15: - Ojasvi, Ojha, Omni, Omvati

 P Alphabet from ladkiyon ke naam hindi mein

 16: - Padmavati, Pallavi, Pankaja, Panna, Parameshwari, Parvati, Pari, Parineeta, Pramila, Parthvi, Parul, Patralekha, Pooja, Eastern, Purnima, Purva, Purvaganga, Eastern, Prabha, Pragya, Prajna, Preeti, Pratigya, Pratika , Pratiksha, Pratima, Pratishtha, Pramila, Premlata, Priya, Priyanka, Priyavandana, Parul, Payal, Parineeta, Poonam, Pooja |

 R Alphabet

 17: - Rachna, Ritika, Radha, Rachita, Radhika, Rajeshwari, Ragini, Rashi, Raksha, Ramila, Rajni, Reema, Renuka, Riya, Ridhima, Rupali, Ruchika, Trend, Reema, Rakhi, Risali

 S alphabet

 18: - Sushila, Surekha, Sundara, Someshwari, Sanchi, Shaadika, Shamli, Samita, Property, Sanjeevani, Sanwali, Sapna, Sarla, Sangeeta, Sarika, Sarita, Savitri, Shailaja, Shakti, Shreya, Sindhu, Soumya, Suhani, Sumita , Sushma, Shweta, Seema, Sarojini, Simran

 T alphabet

 19: - Table, Tamanna, Tulsi, Tanushree, Tanya, Tina, Tanusa.

 U Alphabet from ladkiyon ke naam hindi mein

 20: - Urvashi, Udita, Ujjaini, Umrao, Umika, Uma, Urmila, Usma, Upalakshmi.

 V alphabet

 21: - Vagishwari, Vaidehi, Vaijayanti, Vaishakhi, Vaishnavi, Worlika, Alphabet, Vandana, Vanisa, Varnika, Vanita, Vinita, Varnika, Vishwami, Vidula, Vidita, Vishali

 Y Alphabet from ladkiyon ke naam hindi mein

 22: - Yogita, Yogeshwari, Yashi, Yogi, Yogamaya, Yachna, Yamuna, Yamika, Torture, Plan, Tip, Yuvika.

[shanastoryteller]

she is the snow queen

there is a summer queen, a fae by the name raveena, who lives in a place of warmth, and bright colors, and laughter. although the world she lives in is not perfect, is not always easy or good or fair, she does not allow that to touch her. she is a woman of pure heart, who believes in kindness, in forgiveness. raveena rides the backs of elephants and touches flowers to make them bloom, she brings fireflies into the world so that people can find light even in darkness. she coaxes banyan trees into being, and carefully arranges their canopy of leaves so the light would shine through in beautiful patterns. people sing to her and pray to her, people believe in the hope and beauty their summer queen brings to them.

one day, deep in the forest, a tiger known as bhanu finds her. tigers always know where to find her. “there is a girl lost in the forest,” he says, “she’s crying, and so much too salty to eat, but she hurts my ears.”

“i see,” raveena says seriously, knowing better than to smile, “well, then, i suppose i must go help her.”

bhanu huffs and raises its head in the air, “if you wish, summer queen.”

she finds the child, a scrap of a girl with a mass of unruly hair and bony knees, and kneels beside her. she’s stopped crying, looking at raveena with wide eyes. “hello,” the summer queen says, “i think you may be lost. would you like me to take you home?”

she shakes her head, “no, please don’t! i can’t go back.”

raveena takes the girl’s hands in her own, and has to resist the urge to flinch. it’s the height of summer, heat hangs heavy and wet in the air, but the girl’s hands are freezing. “why? is someone hurting you? are you in trouble? i can help.”

she shakes her head again, “no, no please – i am anika, and i came here to die. you must let me!”

“to die?” raveena asks, shocked. “you are much too young to die! you must let me help.”

the girl tugs at her sari, and she shows the queen her chest. there’s a small piece, about the size of her thumb, that is like crystal, iced over and twinkling in the light of the sun. it would be beautiful if it wasn’t so grotesque. “my little sister was ill, she was born with a hole in heart. and my parents cried and cried, and told me she would not live to grow up. but i wanted her to live! so i gave her a piece of my heart to fill that hole. it worked, and she’s getting better! but it was a cold night, and ice found its way into my heart, and it keeps on growing. i’ll die once it covers my heart. i do not want my parents to cry more, so i came to this forest.” she looks up at the banyan trees, “i wanted to die somewhere beautiful, somewhere my parents couldn’t find me.”

raveena is moved by the little girl’s story, this brave, foolish girl, and she says, “you must return to your parents, but it wont be so you can die. i will melt the ice from your heart, and you will live to grow with your little sister.”

the summer queen presses her hand against the small patch of ice on the girl’s chest, and carefully applies heat, as delicate in this as when she paints the designs on the butterflies’ wings. it works, and the ice is gone. but when she removes her hand, ice sticks to her palm, and for the first time in her life, she feels cold.

anika is crying again, asking for the ice back, offering her own heart yet again, but the summer queen won’t hear of it. she summons the same tiger that had told her of the girl, and instructs him to guide the girl back home.

as the days past, raveena tries everything, but nothing she does can get the ice to stop spreading. near the end, she pulls her own heart from chest, and thinks it looks beautiful like this, glimmering and shining in the sun. the last of the flesh of her heart hardens, and shifts. she holds a ruby in her hand, and her life is gone. as her life leaves her, the ruby falls from hands, and shatters on the ground.

she looks up, so her last sight can be of the sun shining through a canopy of banyan trees.

~

gerda is a simple village girl. she has a best friend named kai, and they grow up together and fall in love together, and gerda is convinced they are destined to do everything together for the rest of their lives. but one day, in the thick of winter, kai slips and falls. this is not so remarkable, for he has slipped and fallen may times.

but this time a sliver of ice gets stuck in his eye. it hurts, but he doesn’t bleed. he looks in the reflective pond, and there is a red speck in his eye. he tries to get it out, but it seems as if he only manages to push it in further.

kai changes after that. he’s no longer the kind boy whom gerda loves. he grows cruel, seemingly for no reason at all. he doesn’t care for his grandmother’s garden, doesn’t play with the neighborhood children, rejects and rebuffs gerda whenever she tries to help him, to talk to him.

he goes wandering in the forest one night, even though there’s a snowstorm and he can barely see a foot in front of him. he never returns.

gerda mourns. kai may have changed in the end, but he was still the boy she had grown up loving, still the man she’d intended to marry. she is unable to accept that the love of her young life is gone forever, so she goes marching into the forest, determined to find him. she treks through the snow for days, but finds no sign of him. she’s just beginning to despair when she happens upon a cottage. she knocks on the door, and an old woman with silver hair and eyes answers. “hello,” gerda says, “i’m looking for my friend. he is very tall with dark skin and hair, and his name is kai. can you help me?”

“of course,” the old woman says, “i am a sorceress, and i can find anything. come inside, come inside.”

gerda goes inside, and is instantly warm, the snowflakes clinging to her melting and dripping away. she looks out the windows, and doesn’t understand. she came here in the dark, in the snow, but outside the sorceress’s windows shines a high sun, and a bright summer. her garden is flush with colorful flowers, and she can’t help it – gerda runs out the back door, sure this has to be a trick, an illusion. but she steps outside and the sun remains, and she gently touches the petals of the flowers, and it’s as real as she is.

the sorceress scries for kai, and she finds him. “oh dear,” the sorceress says, “he’s a servant in the snow queen’s court. best to forget about him, child. he’s gone now.”

gerda knows of the snow queen. she appeared like an early frost when her grandmother was young, a pale woman with dark eyes and white hair. she lived in the mountains, and gerda was warned never to venture there, lest the snow queen ate her whole. she was told the snow queen was like the winter – beautiful, uncaring, and powerful.

“i have to find her!” she cries, “please, can you tell me how to get to the snow queen’s castle?”

the sorceress looks at her sadly, then says, “this is for the best, i promise. those who pursue the snow queen only find misfortune.” she reaches for her, hand glowing, intent on erasing kai from gerda’s memories. gerda tries to run, but she can’t find anywhere to run to, and the sorceress’s hand reaches ever closer.

there’s a slam as the front door bounces open, letting in flurry of snow and ice into the warmth of cottage. a woman stands there, not quite old, but with lines just settling into her face. there’s a sturdiness to her, a sureness, that only comes with the passing of years. she has skin the color of fawns in spring, and a frowning, disagreeable mouth. “they said a woman who controlled summer lived here,” she says, stepping into the sorceress’s cottage. “but this is no summer.”

“please!” gerda cries, “help me! she means to take away my memories!”

“it’s for her own good,” the sorceress says, “she pursues someone who can never be saved. it will be her doom!”

a smirk curl’s the edge of the woman’s lip. “oh, i know a thing or two about pursuing an unsavable person. if it’s to be her doom, so be it. but it is her choice, crone, and not yours.”

the sorceress looks as if she wants to argue, but at that moment there’s a deep growl that reverberates through the cottage. behind the woman steps a massive animal with glowing eyes and barred teeth, covered in snow. it shakes itself off, and it’s only then that gerda sees it’s a tiger. she’s never seen one in person before, but she didn’t think they were this big.

“fine!” the sorceress spits, “on both your heads, be it!”

“there,” the woman says. “now no one is taking your memories. you better leave with me, in case she changes her mind once my back is turned.”

gerda hurries after the woman, carefully skirting around the snarling tiger. “please!” she says, “can you help me? i’m trying to find my friend, kai, and he’s been captured by the snow queen.”

“sorry,” she says, “i’m looking for my own someone, and i’ve travelled a long way from home to find them. i can’t help you find yours.”

gerda grabs the woman’s hand, struggling to keep her grip with her mittens. “please! i love him very much, and i miss him, and i need to bring him home. no one dare approaches the snow queen’s court, and i don’t know how to get there on my own. please!”

the woman meets her gaze and stares at her for a long time. then she gives a great sigh and says, “oh, look at your young eyes! i suppose i can help. i get the impression you’ll get into a world of trouble if i leave you to your own devices.”

relief sweeps through gerda, making her weak. “thank you, thank you so much!”

“i am madhubala,” the woman says, then pats the massive tiger on his flank, “and this is bhanu. where might we find someone who knows where this snow queen’s court is?”

~

they go to many hedwitches and wisewomen, none of whom can tell them where to go. they say the mountains, but madhubala insists that’s not enough to go on, that venturing into the hundreds upon hundreds of miles of mountainside with no clear sense of direction will only end misery or death. so they keep searching.

gerda asks madhubala who she’s searching for, hoping that she’ll be able to help. but madhubala only shakes her head. “every dayaan i’ve spoken to says she’s here, that this is the land to which she fled. and daayani are often malevolent, but they are also rarely wrong. she must be here, but if you have to ask – you must not know her.”

“but who is she?” gerda presses.

the giant tiger rubs up against gerda’s back, and she reaches up to scratch the massive beast behind his ears, right where he likes it. “you might as well tell her,” bhanu rumbles, shocking gerda into stillness. she hadn’t known the beast could talk! “she’s a trustworthy girl, and pure of heart.”

madhubala sighs and reaches beneath her heavy coat. she takes out a silk bag, made from all the colors of the rainbow, and slowly undoes the string. in her hand is a ruby, and it somehow sparkles even in the weak light. however, riddled through it are what looks like spider web fine cracks.  “i was born with a hole in my heart, and so my sister found a dayaan who could give me some of her heart. it worked, but it left her heart vulnerable, and when a chill swept through our village it became infected with ice. she ran away from home, but was found by our summer queen, a fae of exceptional power. she saved my sister’s life, but the ice infected her too, and she couldn’t stop it.” she gently places the ruby in gerda’s hand. “this is her heart. it froze, and shattered into a thousand pieces. you and me can’t live without our hearts, but she could. they say she changed without her heart, and ran far away from home. my sister and i have spent our whole lives collecting the shards and reconstructing her heart, but there’s still a piece missing,” madhubala shifts the ruby, and points out the tiniest chip in one corner.

“how did you find the shards?” gerda asks, fascinated.

“pieces of a fae’s frozen heart can only do harm to mortals. there were people who came upon them, and tried to barter or control them, and were taken under it’s thrall. there were innocent people, who happened upon them, and were changed utterly. both became the worst sort of person, so that’s what we pursued – terrible, horrible people, who may have been infected by a shard of the queen’s heart.” she nudges gerda and cracks a smile, “it turns out lots of horrible people are just horrible. but, sometimes, it was the shards. we’ve looked all over, for years and years, but we can’t find the last piece. it will have to be enough. we think, maybe, if we return her heart, then maybe our summer queen will be able to come home. and if not – well, she’ll know that we didn’t forget her, and that we tried.”

gerda is crying at the end, hurrying to wipe at her tears before they freeze on her face. “that’s so sad! and so kind!”

“raveena was a kind woman,” bhanu says, “i don’t know what she’s become. but who she was would have appreciated the kindness, the effort.”

they keep traveling, and asking, and finally they catch a break. a crow happens upon them, and says there is a prince who reigns over the mountains and its people. they say he knows the snow queen, and has an alliance with her. they say he sends her babies to gobble up, so she won’t eat any of his people. “that’s horrible!” gerda says, twisting her hands together, “who would do something so awful?”

“maybe he has the last shard,” madhubala says, “or maybe he’s just an awful prince. either way, he’s the only lead we have.”

it takes days upon days of climbing to get to the mountain prince’s castle, and gerda fears her legs will snap in half from the strain. halfway there, madhubala puts her on bhanu’s back, and he carries her the rest of the way up.

they get to the castle, and guards bar their way in. “are you here for the contest?”

“what contest?” madhubala snaps, looking very much like she’d like to grab the guard’s sword and skewer him through with it.

“she looks like she’s here for the contest,” one of them says, looking to gerda huddled up against bhanu’s side. “she’s pretty, and young, and slight. she’d make for a nice princess.”

“we’re here to see the prince,” gerda says, summoning a smile for the guards.

they shrug, “if you win the contest, then you can see the prince.”

“what’s the contest then?” madhubala asks.

“our highness cannot ascend the throne without a bride,” he says. “but he’s refused all the noble ladies. instead he seeks a clever woman to rule by his side, saying he’s not very clever himself. if you can pass three tests of cleverness, you win the prince’s hand and a throne.”

gerda despairs. she’ll never win! she is only a village girl, and has never had any need of cleverness. and if she doesn’t win, they won’t be able to speak to the prince, and they’ll never find the snow queen, and kai will be lost forever! and besides, she’s not interested in being a princess anyway. she doesn’t think they let princesses work in gardens.

“very well,” madhubala says, and gerda turns to her to tell her it’s a waste, “i accept. i will face your tests.”

the guards look at madhubala dubiously. “our prince is a young man,” one says carefully, “and you are, um, not.”

“i am not a young man, that is correct,” she says, raising an eyebrow. “i don’t particularly care for a throne, they’re all so uncomfortable. but if the only way to speak to the prince is to win this silly contest, then i suppose i have no choice.”

“it’s not so easy as that, no one has beaten it yet,” the guard warns, opening the door to let them in.

“everything happens for the first time,” she says airily, and into the palace they go.

it’s so much warmer than any place they’ve been, and soon gerda is shedding layers like a snake skin, carefully piling them atop bhanu. madhubala looks dubiously to a waiting attendant, then says, “do not lose it, it was quite difficult to find in my home country.”

she undoes the clasps to her dark, heavy coat and hands it off, then another, then another. when she is done, gerda can’t help but gasp and look on in wonder.

she wears flowy light pants in a light blue, dotted with what looks like sparkling jewels and edged in gold. she has a matching dark blue tunic that goes nearly to her knees, a long scarf the same color as her pants wrapped around her neck, and a half dozen golden bracelets on each arm. gerda had thought madhubala had short hair, but now she can see it’s just pinned up. madhubala untwists her hair, and a heavy, messy braid falls down her back. she undoes it, running her fingers through her hair so it falls like a heavy black waterfall over shoulders down to her hips.

gerda thinks that the guards were wrong. she thinks that madhubala looks an awful lot like a princess.

they’re shuffled to the next room for the first test, and it contains ten ancient riddles. just hearing them makes gerda’s head hurt, but madhubala frowns, and taps her fingers against her arm, and mutters to herself. then, one after another, she gives her answers. one by one, she is told she’s correct.

next, she is presented with a set of numbers, and a scenario. a terrible storm has swept through the mountains, and many villages have lost their food supply. how can the royal stores be best redistributed?

madhubala needs scratch paper for this one. she spends a long time writing and scanning the map and comparing. finally, she presents three solutions. she says that she did not know enough about populations for the various villages, so these three solutions are dependent on the amount of elderly and children in each village. she is told all of her solutions are viable.

everyone is looking at her in wonder now. gerda gets the impression that no one has ever gotten this far before.

the final test is a game of chess, and gerda wrings her hands and frets, but it’s a wasted effort. madhubala beats the old man soundly, and when he looks from her to the board in confusion, she only smirks and says, “we should play chaturanga sometime.”

the old man blinks, then breaks out in a smile. “i am looking forward to it, your highness.”

they’re whisked away after that, everyone whispering and pointing as they walk past. they’re brought to the throne room, and sitting there is the prince.

he looks to be not much older than gerda. he’s got the brightest blue eyes gerda has ever seen, and a wide smile. “you did it!” he says, striding forward. he takes madhubala’s hands, something she wasn’t expecting by the way her eyes widen. “finally, i had almost given up hope – but here you are! a clever queen for my people!”

“prince,” she says.

“call me enok,” he interrupts, “you are to be my bride and my princess, and then crowned as queen when i am crowned as king. it is only right that you call me by my given name.”

“enok,” she says, “i did not come here to be your bride. i am not even of this land.” she explains their predicament, and the smile slides from prince enok’s face.

he doesn’t let go of madhubala’s hands. “are you truly so against being my bride? the sunsets here are quite beautiful, and we have excellent woodcarvers. anything it is within my power to give you, you shall have.”

“i am a little old for you, enok,” she says, “perhaps you would benefit from a younger bride?”

he tugs her closer, and wraps an arm around her waist. gerda fears for the prince’s safety, but madhubala is blushing, and bhanu looks incredibly entertained, and not like he’s getting ready to rip the prince’s throat out. “i do not want a young bride. i want a clever bride. that you are as beautiful as the first bloom of spring does not hurt, however.”

“i am looking for someone,” she says, swallowing, “well, two someones, really. If, after I find them, you still desire me as a bride – I will accept.”

“excellent!” he says, spinning her around. then his faces smooths into seriousness. “you do not plan to harm the snow queen, do you? i know you believe she has taken your friend, but that does not sound like the queen i know.”

“do you not feed her babies to get keep her at bay?” gerda asks, then winces and adds, “sir! uh, your highness, i mean.”

he laughs. “not exactly. oh, what a rumor! there are children that are born ill, or become ill late in life. they are born with hearts that don’t beat right, or lungs that can’t expand, or missing bits that they need to live. if they are young enough, and we are quick enough, the snow queen can save them. they’re not quite human after that though. they’re fae touched, as it were, children that don’t really fit in with the rest of us humans. which is fine, because human is rather broad term, but often they are unhappy, and nothing their parents nor i can do has the ability to satisfy them. if they can find no happiness in my kingdom, in the land of humans, then when they are sixteen years of age, they go back to the snow queen to serve her. if they are not happy with her, then they come back.”

“do they come back often?” gerda asks.

“no,” he says, “i’ve never known one to come back at all.”

madhubala looks dubious, and gerda can’t help but agree, but all she says is, “we mean this queen no harm. all we intend to do is retrieve the young man called kai.”

prince enok seems mollified by this. he gives them a carriage and powerful horses to carry them, and directions to the snow queen’s palace. he also removes a ring from his finger and slides it onto madhubula’s. “so that she knows you come with my blessing,” he says, although by the way he shuffles and can’t quite meet their eyes gerda supposes it’s more than that.

they see the snow queen’s palace long before they arrive there. it’s gorgeous, made of ice and twinkling like thousands of jewels in the rising sun. it’s not like any palace gerda has seen before – the tops of towers are round and bulbous and end in a point. instead of bricks or stones, and the palace walls are carved with intricate, beautiful patterns that seem to glisten with their own light. “oh,” madhubala breathes.

bhanu has been loping alongside them, far too big to fit in the carriage, and he stops for a moment in surprise, then sprints to catch up to them. “that’s something we haven’t seen in a while,” he says, “not since we were back in our land.”

“strange,” she says softly, and gerda means to ask her to explain, but they’ve just arrived at the front of the palace. they get out of the carriage, and approach the ornate, tall doors.

four guards stand there in white leathers and furs, ice spears clutched in their fists. they look human, and gerda wonders if these are some of the people that go to serve the snow queen and never come back. madhubala takes off her gloves and flashes her ring to them. “we come with the blessing of prince enok. we mean no harm, but we must speak to the snow queen. we are looking for a human boy named kai.”

they trade looks, and one says, “we know of the human you speak. but there’s no point in looking for him. if it’s him you seek, then you should go home.”

madhubala’s eyes narrow, and bhanu’s hackles rise. gerda pushes forward and clasps her hands together, “oh, please, you must let me see him! i grew up with him, he’s my very best friend in the whole world.” they hesitate, and she presses her hands against the arms of the nearest one, pressing herself up against the ice spear, well aware one wrong move could end with her sliced to ribbons. “please! i love him, you see, so i can’t leave without him.”

they sigh, and step aside, pushing the large doors open. “don’t say we didn’t warn you.”

gerda goes to her tiptoes to press a kiss against the guard’s cheek, ignoring the way her lips frost over when she touches him. “thank you!”

they enter the palace, and the inside is just as lavish and beautiful as the outside. people in pure white walk past and around them, and finally they find someone to take them to the throne room. “our queen is very busy,” says a young woman with hair as blue as her eyes, “you mustn’t distract her for too long.”

when they enter the room, she’s not sitting on a throne. she’s standing at a desk with her back to them, giving orders to a dozen or so winter foxes, while a dark, handsome man takes notes besides her. “kai!” gerda yells, and runs forward. she throws herself at him, startling him and the queen and causing the foxes to scatter back. madhubala and bhanu get ready to fight, but the snow queen hasn’t turned. she’s tall and pale, with pure white hair piled atop her head and a white dress.

madhubala blinks, then squints. it doesn’t look like a traditional dress for these people. it looks like – well it looks like a sari, like women wear back in her home.

“hello,” he says, putting gerda gently on the ground. “do i know you?”

gerda’s heart breaks. she reaches up to cup kai’s face in her hands. “of course you know me! i am gerda, your very best friend in the whole world!”

he shakes his head, his eyes darting to look behind her. “my queen?”

“oh dear,” says the snow queen, and madhubala and bhanu go completely still. “i was afraid this would happen. child, please, look at me.”

gerda feels the queen’s cold hand on her shoulder, and rubs at her leaking eyes before turning to face her. she’s so stunned by the sight of her that for a moment she forgets to be sad. the snow queen is achingly beautiful, dark eyes and pale skin and pale hair, plump lips and delicate wrists. has kai chosen the queen, and simply left gerda behind? was she foolish to search for him so desperately?

the queen tucks a piece of gerda’s hair behind her ear. “i’m afraid he doesn’t know you, and that is my fault. i found him wandering in my mountains, half frozen and near death. i kissed him once, in order to make him invulnerable to the cold. but i sensed a malevolent magic about him, something that clouded his heart and his actions, that threatened to destroy his soul as surely as the cold would have destroyed his body. so i kissed him again, and locked all his memories away, so that the magic had nothing to grab onto, and he would be safe.”

“but he does not know me,” she says, lips trembling, “and i know him so well. he was the one that knew me best in the whole world. could you not kiss him again, and set him free?”

“i am sorry,” the snow queen says, “but a third kiss from me would be the kiss of death.”

gerda turns back to kai, and asks, “am i not familiar to you at all? does nothing of me feel like home?” before he can answer she leans in close and says, “oh, kai, your eye! what happened?” it’s got a sliver of red stuck in it, like an eyelash, but it looks far more painful.

“i don’t know,” he says, “it was like that before i was with the snow queen.”

“it was settled deep in the back of his eye,” the snow queen says, “it came forward after my spells, but i haven’t been able to get it out.”

“it’s the last piece! i can complete the heart!” madhubala says excitedly, speaking for the first time.

the snow queen whirls around, “oh, my apologies, i didn’t mean to ignore y – oh, bhanu!”

she holds out her arms, and the massive tiger bounds forward, nuzzling into the snow queen’s chest and reaching up to lick her face. “i have been looking for you!” bhanu says crossly. “you are far from home.”

“i was like this when i woke up,” she says. “i had already frozen and destroyed my favorite banyan tree, and i did not want to cause harm to the rest of my country. so i came here, to a place where my snow and ice wouldn’t hurt anyone, where they had so much of it already that surely i couldn’t cause any damage.”

madhubala steps forward, “queen raveena, i have something that belongs to you.” she reaches into her coat, and takes out the fist sized ruby.

“my heart!” she gasps, “it fell from my hands and shattered, scattering to the four corners of our land. how did you ever find it?”

“i am the younger sister of anika, who’s life you saved by taking the ice from her heart,” madhubala says. “my sister and i have spent our whole lives reconstructing this heart. after we finished, she sent me to find you, and the daayans says your where here. but it’s missing one more piece – the piece, i believe, that is in kai’s eye.”

gerda says, “there must be a way to get it out! please, i’ll do anything.”

raveena frowns, looking at gerda with a considering gaze. “do you love him, gerda?”

she flushes and gives kai a shy glance, who ducks his head, an uncertain smile curling around the edges of his mouth. “i do, queen raveena.”

“truly? do you love him more than anything? if he were to get his memories back, and did not care for you, would you love him still?”

“of course!” she says, “love doesn’t work any other the way.”

raveena says. “gerda, i think you should kiss kai.”

“i am no queen or fae!” she says, “my kiss won’t do anything at all.”

“you are a girl of pure heart and a kind spirit, who loves him dearly. if your kiss can’t help him, then i fear nothing can,” she says.

gerda looks to kai, her best friend, and asks, “do you mind terribly if i kiss you? i’ve never kissed anyone before, and my lips are quite chapped.”

“i suppose it’s all right,” he says, voice an octave too high.

gerda is too short to reach, even when she grabs his shoulders and goes on her tip toes. kai carefully settles his hands on her hips, and bends down to meet her lips with his.

at first, nothing happens, and it’s just a kiss. but then they all see a red drop of liquid drip out of his eye and down his cheek. gerda’s love has melted the shard, and they break apart just in time for kai to catch the drop of liquid as it freezes once more into a shard.

“gerda!” he cries, recognition lighting up his face. he grabs her in a tight hug.

she wraps her arms around his neck, burying her face into his chest and crying, “you know me! you really know me!”

“of course i do,” he say, beaming, “i reckon i know you better than i know myself. you’re my very best friend in the whole world.” his cheeks go pink, “you kissed me!”

they step apart, and she shuffles her feet. “er, yes, i did. was it awful?”

“not at all,” he assures her, “uh, maybe we could do it again? sometime?”

“i’d like that,” she says, and it’s freezing in the snow queen’s palace, but she feels warm.

kai hold out his hand to madhubala, “here, i think you need this.”

he drops the red shard into her hand. madhubala carefully slots the shard into place on the ruby. there’s a bright burst of light, and madhubala isn’t holding a ruby anymore – it’s a beating heart.

raveena comes forward and presses a finger against it. “it’s warm,” she says in wonder. “oh, you and your sister must have put so much love in these pieces for it to melt my heart. thank you!”

“you are our summer queen,” madhubala says, smiling. “it was our pleasure.”

raveena pulls the top of her sari down, “would you put it back for me?”

madhubala steps forward, and carefully presses the warm, beating heart against raveena’s chest. at first nothing happens, then it sinks beneath her flesh, settling inside of her once more. as her heart beats, and spreads warmth through her once more, raveena changes.

her pale skin turns brown in places, splotches appearing over her arms and face. her pale hair darkens, until it’s black streaked through with white. “wonderful!” she cries, spinning around as she stares at her new skin in delight.

“you are not as you once were!” bhanu says, upset.

raveena says, “oh, bhanu, we can never be as we once were. we can only go forward, and become something new instead.” she winks, “besides, i’ve grown rather fond of this land, and i’d be sad to leave it forever.” she holds out her hands. in one, a lotus flower grows. in the other is the same flower, but made entirely of ice. “i am the summer queen, but i am the snow queen as well. now i can travel between my lands, and love and care for them both! i would say that’s much better than simply being as i was before.”

“i like it!” gerda enthuses, “you’re even prettier than you were before!”

raveena absently tucks the real lotus flower into gerda’s hair, “would you like transportation back home? i imagine you and kai are far from your village. and madhubala and bhanu do you want to travel back to our land with me?”

“please,” she says, leaning into kai’s side. “i think we’ve been away from home long enough.”

madhubala flushes, “ah, actually, my queen, i made a deal with a prince.” she rubs the ring on her finger, almost self consciously. “i don’t think i’ll be going home anytime soon.”

“prince enok is a delightful young man,” raveena says. “it seems that soon i shall be addressing you as queen. bhanu? what about you?”

the great tiger hunkers down, then says, “well, you see, i’ve been with madhubala since she was a baby. and i don’t know about this prince enok fellow. you never know, with these prince types. it’s probably best i hang around, just in case anyone needs to be eaten.”

“i see,” raveena says seriously. “well, you’re not really meant to be someplace so cold for so long, bhanu. but i can fix that.” she leans down and gives the tiger a kiss on the nose.

he shivers, then shakes all over. by the time he’s done his orange fur has become white, and his eyes are a bright blue. “i’m warm!” he exclaims, pleased, “thank you, summer queen.”

“excellent,” she says, “now, let’s get everyone where they need to be.”

~

gerda and kai return to their village. they open a flower shop, and get married, and live in blissful happiness. they often take trips to the mountains, and people whisper stories about how gerda fought the gods of the dead to bring kai home, but they never comment on it. every morning she weaves an eternally fresh lotus flower into her hair.

madhubala and bhanu make themselves at home in the mountain palace. madhubala is shocked to discover how easy it is to fall in love with her prince, how easy it is to be his wife, his princess, his queen. enok is kind and courteous, and madhubala is clever and determined, and under their rule their land and people flourish. anika visits often, and when nobles are particularly irritating, bhanu will stare at them from his place sitting by madhubala’s throne.

raveena spends half her time in the land she came from, painting butterfly wings and arranging the patterns of leaves in the canopy, and the other half in her home of ice, carefully crafting beautiful snowflakes and making the ice sparkle.

although the world she lives in is not perfect, is not always easy or good or fair, she does not allow that to touch her. she is a woman of pure heart, who believes in kindness, in forgiveness. people sing to her and pray to her, people believe in the hope and beauty their queen of snow and summer bring to them.

and they all lived happily ever after.

read more of my retold fairytales here

#retold fairytales #snow queen #the snow queen #fairytales #idk what to tag this #in case it wasnt clear #raveena looks like an indian winnie harlow #also the two lands are fantasy india and denmark #god this ended up be 3x longer than i wanted #WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN EVERYTIME #i hope you like it!! #first post of 2018 #read more #long post #so FUCKING LONG

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★ Bigg Boss 12 launch in Goa highlights: Salman Khan kicks off ‘vichitra’ season !

Bigg Boss 12: The new season of Bigg Boss will be launched by host Salman Khan in Goa. This year, the contestants will enter the house in 'jodis'.

September 15th 2018

India’s most-watched television show Bigg Boss is coming back with its 12th seaon. The premiere episode is just a few days away and there is intense speculation about who will be part of this ‘vichitra jodi’ season. Salman Khan will be back to host yet another season of the reality show and as we have seen in the previous years, Salman’s presence in the show will attract eyeballs.

Bigg Boss usually starts in the month of October but this year, the show will start in September. There is also one more change. The show gets launched out of Lonavala every year but this year, the team of Colors TV and Bigg Boss hosted the launch in Goa.

Salman Khan is expected to reveal details of this year’s Bigg Boss as the makers are ready to introduce the ‘jodi’ concept.

The 12th season of Bigg Boss will premiere on September 16.

Salman Khan gets into the Bigg Boss mode

Salman Khan greets the audience in his inimitable Bigg Boss style. He says, "They asked me lame questions like 'When are you getting married?' I am thinking of getting married to Bigg Boss. Because he is just a voice."

Salman Khan talks about jodis

Bigg Boss 12 host Salman Khan says, “There are so many kinds of jodis. Naagin-Sapera, Boy-Boy, Girl-Girl. There is no Aadhaar to enter Bigg Boss. Only criteria that the jodi has to be vichitra.”

Salman welcomes a couple on stage

Salman Khan welcomes a couple on stage. He says, "When we say that we are friends, it means we are friends. But this couple has no chance to hide it."

Bharti Singh interacts with Salman Khan

"Just like you scold people in Weekend Ka Vaar, my mother-in-law scolds me. I got married to a writer because writers' kids turn out to be like Salman Khan," says Bharti Singh.

Raj Nayak is here!

Viacom18 COO Raj Nayak comes on stage. Salman Khan asks Raj, “Who will you take along?”. The Viacom18 honcho says, “I haven't thought about going to the house. So don't know who will be my jodi.”

Bigg Boss is one of the biggest properties on television, says Salman

"Bigg Boss has been my longest association with a project. It's one of the biggest properties on television," says Bigg Boss 12 host Salman Khan.

Salman Khan on why only Bigg Boss works for him

Dus Ka Dum comes just 2 days in a week. Bigg Boss is a weeklong project. The contestants’ drama adds to the overall rating.

Salman on his relationship with Bigg Boss contestants

"I watch the Bigg Boss episodes twice, so I tend to build a relationship with everyone," says Bigg Boss 12 host Salman Khan.

Shah Rukh Khan was the original choice for Bigg Boss, says Salman Khan

Talking to indianexpress.com about a vichitra jodi in Bollywood, Salman Khan said, "Sanjay Dutt and me. We hosted season 5 together. So, he is the best choice for me. Also taking you back, I will choose Shah Rukh Khan. Not many know that SRK was the original choice for Bigg Boss. But he had a shoulder injury and so it came to me. I thank him for this."

Salman on sharing screen space with SRK

"I will work with him if we get a good script. He was kind enough to appear in Tubelight. And I will also be seen in Zero," says Salman Khan.

Salman on female actors

"Female actors are doing quite well. I just hope woh hume peeche na chhod de," says Bigg Boss 12 host Salman Khan.

Salman reveals his favourite yesteryear actresses

Hema Malini, Rekha, Nutan, Madhubala and Waheeda Rahman

Salman dodges pay cheque question

When indianexpress.com asked Salman Khan why there was no buzz about his pay cheque this season, Raj Nayak blurted, "Because of demonitisation".

Salman Khan takes dig at Priyanka Chopra

When someone took Priyanka Chopra's name during a interaction about contestants, Salman Khan said, "Nahi, woh nahi hai, engaged hai, you all know na?"

From Indian Express

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5 gorgeous diwali dress ideas for the new Bride

Diwali is that time of the year when everyone is getting to spend quality time with their friends, family, and loved ones. Everyone would wear new clothes on this occasion because this is the most important festival in India. 

On Diwali, couples are also very excited as it is their first Diwali together and wear unique Diwali dresses.We have lavish Diwali outfit ideas to give you a dazzling diva look in this socializing world and the festive season. 

There are so many options available in the market for women’s fashion. Most of the fashion designers are jumping into the competition to bring the best Diwali dress ideas. Moreover, we have an all-inclusive designer collection of wedding readymade saree. 

So if you are a newly wedded woman looking for a new wedding saree collection, we have it all covered.On Diwali, every new bride wants to put their traditional and ethnic clothes on and bring in the unique style. 

So on your first Diwali, try out these five unique Diwali dress ideas or fashion trends that are best for the new bride.LehengaOne of the best traditional Indian outfits is the lehenga that will enhance your look as a newlywed bride. 

New style wedding saree-type lehenga is available in the market to flaunt your slash and show off your fashion couture. Slay the festival and occasion in the peppy lehenga with the complicated embroidery and decoration on it.

Suppose you are looking for the abundant front of the lehenga. In that case, you can go out to pick up a lehenga designed by some of the most prominent fashion designers like Sabyasachi, Anita Dongre, Manish Malhotra, and so many more.

There are various types of lehengas are there like

Multi-colored lehengas

Banarsi Lehengas

Printed Lehengas

Sharara Cut lehenga

And so many more. However, we know that the modern trend is vibrant double shades or black and grey color. Still, when you buy Diwali lehenga choli, you will look for that style that helps you gain confidence and provide utmost comfort as a new bride in India—wearing heavy dresses after a wedding is a tradition.So, as a bride, you look for rich attire: raw silk lehenga with embroidery work on it with a dupatta having heavy border work is the best Diwali dress outfit to complete your look for Diwali.

Floor-Length Anarkali

Anarkali suit for Diwali is the best traditional and ethnic outfit representing India’s tradition and worn by most women. The popularity of the Anarkali suit came into existence at the time of the Mughals. 

Its flow and flare in the Anarkali suit make it comfortable and the most beautiful attire for Diwali, weddings, or any other occasion.Anarkali suit having remarkable embroidery and availability in various colors makes it ideal attire for the wedding event. You can intensify your whole look by accompanying the floor-length Anarkali dress for Diwali with junk jewelry.

 In Bollywood, Madhubala wore the Anarkali suit from the 70s.Anarkali suit is not only for women but for girls also it is a perfect Diwali dress with so much comfort.Sharara SuitIf you are more concerned about your comforts, then the Sharara suit is the best outfit you look for during Diwali. 

You can move freely in Sharara, dance easily and it is also very good looking. Pair up the contrasting dupatta with the Sharara suit, which will give you an elegant look and intensify your beauty. 

To attain an eccentric watch, you can pair the Sharara with the beautiful diamond jewelry or pearl one.Sharara Suit is one of the comfortable and best Diwali dresses for women for any occasion or event. 

Mainly Sharara pants are paired up with the Gharara pants. They do look like a replica of each other but there is a slight difference between them. In the Gharara, pants are combined just above the knee. 

Gharara suits are worn by many Muslim women globally. Moreover, these magnificent sharara suits are mainly worn at events like engagements, weddings, and other occasions.

Embroidered SareeIf you are fond of wearing heavy traditional and ethnic wear, then embroidered sarees are perfect. In the market, you will get a collection of wedding readymade saree options.

 There are prominent designer’s new wedding saree collections available in the market for women. Embroidered sarees by famous designers are available in vibrant colors and patterns by expert designers. From our

wedding readymade sarees collection, you can select your favorite one. Embroidered sarees are acceptable attire rather than embellished sarees, and you can easily carry them in any event. It will give you an elegant look and become the center of attraction for people.

 Embroidered sarees will intensify your whole face and will make you stand out from the crowd.Having the heavy embroidery, magnificent stonework, Beadwork, and Cutdana work on the sarees and entwined with the embroidery making these sarees hold a considerable place in your wardrobe. 

Therefore, if you love to wear embroidered sarees, visit our website and buy the embroidered Diwali sarees online.Ruffle SareeTempting the charm as you choose a ruffle saree as a newly wedded Diwali outfit will enhance your personality. 

This elegant ruffle saree makes its comeback in the market in this wedding season or festive season. For the perfect newlywed Diwali look, you can accompany it with jewelry that you like. 

Ruffle sarees are trending currently. Presently, too many designer sarees have come into existence. However, looking for a saree as per your choice is very difficult, as you have so many aspects to look at while selecting a saree for you. However, your outfit and wardrobe is the reflection of your personality.

You are so lucky that at Suvidha, you will get the most stylish and advanced ruffle sarees. Ethnic wear is that attire that brings out your best look and intensifies your personality. You will get a fantastic collection of ruffle sarees here in different fabrics like

Georgette

Satin

Soft Net

Many Indian attires are there for the festive and wedding or any other event; you can try to look best with traditional attire. As a bride, everyone wants to see you and their many eyes on you. So you have to look good, and for that, you can try out some of our best attires from our website. 

We have mentioned outfits for the newly wedded bride like lehenga, saree, full-length suit in this post. These fashionable dresses will give you a cheerful and vibrant mood for festivals.

 The fabric and design of the attires are alluring, and our Diwali dress collections provide you with an Indian traditional and ethnic look.Ruffle saree is that attire that is a trendsetter and currently loved by all the young ladies or women out there. 

Bollywood divas or Television actresses are also flaunting this stylish outfit, so why not you.? Let your wardrobe be filled with the alluring, stylish ruffle sarees. As a newlywed bride, this attire will magnify your personality.Do not worry or get confused about the outfits. 

Open your laptop and visit our website and search out the best bridal dress collection of Diwali dresses. To stand out from the crowd, you need to search for more fashionable attire that gives you complete comfort.

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5 Stylish Kurtis Patterns Which Makes Your Day Classy

One of the most versatile outfits that women can wear for almost any occasion when accessories are to the right of the kurtis. This traditional or indo-western look is not only universal but also elegant and comfortable and can be worn by women of all ages. If you are still not sure why you should choose kurtis, there are other reasons why kurtis can be paired with different types of panties. Pants, skirts, pants, leggings, churidari, etc. Kurti is likely to be the first choice for college students or middle-aged women to socialize. But how can a piece of clothing be so versatile? Pretty simple because there are so many options. Here are some types of kurti that are popular, trending, and how to wear them:

1. Tail Kurti Tail kurtis, as the name suggests, have a tail which means it is longer at the back and shorter at the front, much like the asymmetrical design style. Queues have been a trend since 2017 and are also integrated into their outfits by brides. Often, girls wear this short kurti without panties as a dress to look glamorous. Tail kurtis can be combined with socks, leggings, jeans, and jeans. To give the outfit a bit more shine, you can also wear an ethnic Kurti.

2. A-line Kurti

A-line kurtis are most popular among young people. The curry blows from the waist in an elongated A shape according to the customer's choice; Extend to your calves, ankles, or knees. A-line Kurti can be worn for formal events, festivals, and casual and casual wear. Kurti can be combined with dhoti pants, jeans, jeans, patiala, capri or churidar. Complete the outfit with a clutch, handbag or thong, depending on the look you want. Finally, wear matching pumps, Kolhapuris shoes, sandals or even casual shoes that match the look you want.

3. Anarkali Kurti

An evergreen style that has been around since the time of Mughal-e-Azam. Madhubala made this trend famous when she wore it while playing the character Anarkali, so she got her name. The perfect combination of elegance, elegance and traditional ties. The best thing about Anarkali Kurti is that it will suit all body types and suit every occasion.

4. Long straight kurti The demand for long kurti has grown significantly nowadays. Tall curtis go well with skinny jeans, straight pants, palazzos, tights, dhoti pants, and you can also wear ethnic Kurti. In combination with skirts they make a great outfit and can be worn to parties, day trips and lunches. This is the perfect office wear that is funky and traditional at the same time. The whole look is enhanced by accessories with matching jewelery and bags.

5. Kurtis in dhoti style

With so many talented designers in the industry, the designs of these contemporary kurtis really excel. The dhoti style is a new trend that is in vogue. They are traditional but still have a modern touch. Dhoti Kurtis Style has an unusual style of curtains and is comfortable to wear. Stylish looking kurtis are hugged and relaxed from the waist down. The Kurti can be worn as a dress without panties or paired with well-printed socks, leggings or tights. This kurti is usually worn at weddings, parties or festivals and is often combined with double rivets, ear Kurti or ear cuffs. And you can complete the look with a clutch.

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Who am I (Story)

“The awkward middle child”, that’s me. I have two older sisters and a younger brother. When my mom was pregnant with me my family really wanted a boy as they already had two beautiful daughters. But they had me a girl. My Grandmother gave me the Name ‘Madhubala’ it was her dying wish. I don’t remember anything about my grandparents. They passed away when I was very young. I grew up in a middle class family, my dad worked at the post office and my mom was a house wife. My parents love me a lot. Fast forward a couple of years, I now have a baby brother. My family went temple after temple to pray and ask the Gods for a baby boy. They were extremely happy when they had my brother. I felt a little jealous when my baby brother got all the attention. He was a cry baby growing up I did not like him. I didn’t have many friends around my age. I usually hang out with the neighbor’s kids when I’m at home. I wasn’t the brightest student growing up. The school I went to have strict rules about what you can and cannot eat inside the school premises and I often got teased about bringing food that wasn’t allowed when in fact it was allowed to bring those foods. School days was fun nonetheless; we were innocent kids unknowing about the true harsh nature of the world we live in. It was fun, I miss my childhood days, the friends I made, sometimes I wonder how they are doing. Growing up I fought a lot with my brother. We were like cats and dogs as our parents would say. That said we had a lot of good adventures together. We went to the same school, we played together all the time, we did everything together as a kid. Then I graduated high school and we went our different ways, we grew up basically. He went abroad to study for college and we grew further apart. He would visit once a year during the holidays, we would laugh and have a good time. I found myself attached to arts and craft growing up. As a hobby I loved to sketch during my free time. I would get a paper and start drawing then I would frame them and hung it on my room. I used to make my own clothes for my toys too, I would ask my dad to bring me clothe from tailor shops so that I could cut and stitch them into new clothes using a fashion magazine as a reference, we had a lot magazines lying around our house. Maybe if I had focused on it more and my parents gave more attention to it, I could have gone a different path. I wanted to become a lawyer it’s mostly a biased decision I made as a kid. As a kid when I had any arguments with my friends and family I would often use facts and logic and convince them they were wrong and they would make fun of me saying I should become a lawyer and fight in the court and that no one would win against me. This probably played a huge role in me choosing lawyer as a career that I wanted when I grow up. After Graduating Higher Secondary school, I had planned to study law but our family couldn’t afford it as at the time my sister was studying abroad and they had to pay for my brother’s tuition. So, I went to college and continued my studies. I tried my best to not depend on my parents too much they had a lot to take care of and I don’t want to add more on their plate. I was lucky enough to get a scholarship and I was able to help my parents out and be a little independent. I took up private tutoring as a side Job to earn a little bit more and I still do to this day. This has helped a lot in buying small miscellaneous personal items. It’s convenient to earn my keep. There are many perks and downside to being the middle child. Parents are easy going to you and you get away with most things you do but sometimes I wished they gave me more attention. My siblings have all grown up now. The eldest one completed her Master Degree and now works as a teacher and my other sister is a nurse at a renowned hospital and my brother is about to graduate from college. All of us are moving on with our lives, if I could turn back time maybe I would have been in a different place but still I’d be the awkward middle child

#story #fiction #post

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Pari: Not a Fairytale

Director: Prosit Roy Cast: Anushka Sharma, Parambrata Chatterjee, Ritabhari Chakraborty, Rajat Kapoor. Year: 2018 Genre: Horror Country: India Disclaimer: This will be a long review. Kindly bear with this. I had been waiting for this movie since the first look of the film was released, followed by a teaser, and a series of screamers which made it very compelling. I watched it yesterday and I was not disappointed. The wait was worth it. The reviews though are far more rude, but this film will stand the test of time in the years to come. Why do I say this with such conviction? Because, Bollywood and horror have a strange relationship. Bollywood has made very few good horror films. And i say this because it is my favourite genre of films. Other than comedy, this is the one genre which totally subverts reality as we perceive it to be. Some would say that I am being silly but its totally my view. So feel free to disagree. This is the directorial venture of director Prosit Roy, an interesting genre to choose as a debut. Interesting because many first time directors would choose to wade through safer waters. The following interview from Firstpost answers my question: "Tell us a little bit about the background of the film. Why did you choose a subject such as this for your first film? A lot of people ask me – why did you choose a horror film for your debut feature? And I always tell them that I never chose a horror film. It was in fact the other way around. The film chose me, in a way. You see my grandparents were originally from the other part of undivided Bengal, what is now known as Bangladesh. They had come over during the Partition, and my grandmother used to tell me literally hundreds of stories — folk tales and stories of the land. Quite a few of these were stories about ghosts and apparitions. So, the love for the horror genre was always there. But then horror is a vast space, you see. Within horror, there are so many sub-genres. I never consciously decided that I am going to make a horror film. The horror element almost came as a by-product of my love for a good story. And then I came to know that there’s this production house in Mumbai which wanted to make a horror film. So, (my co-writer) Abhishek Bannerjee and I wrote a storyline and went to the production house. They said we love your story, why don’t you show us a full draft? Abhishek and I went back and fleshed out the full draft, but by that time, the production house had decided not to make a horror film anymore. By that time, I was working as an assistant director for Phillauri, and I showed the story to Karnesh. He loved the story and that’s how the journey began." Read the full interview here: [http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/pari-director-prosit-roy-a-lot-of-people-ask-me-why-i-chose-a-horror-film-as-my-debut-4374259.html] Coming back to my earlier point that Bollywood and Horror have a strange relationship, most of them have the scare element but not a good story. The Vikram Bhatt camp of horror worked with the 2002 horror film, Raaz starring Dino Morea and Bipasha Basu, but later remakes were dull. Same with the 2008 film, 1920 whose remakes are forgettable. The central plot of both these films are about- boy-meet-girl, then fall in love and get married followed by either the themes of infidelity or reincarnation, and revenge in the final act- which makes them rather formulaic. However, not everything is that boring. Some films stand out... the 1992 Ram Gopal Varma horror flick, Raat with Revathy in the title role and the 2003 films, Bhoot starring Urmila Matondkar (the Bollywood Scream Queen) and Ajay Devgn and Darna Mana Hain which was a collection of stories narrated by a gang of friends deep in the woods (unique for that time); the 2011 found footage horror experiment titled, Ragini MMS by Pawan Kripalani; and the 2013 film, Ek Thi Daayan directed by Kannan Iyer to name a few. Pari joins that list in my opinion even if this movie has polarised opinions. Horror and Indian cinema is not new. The journey began as early as 1949 with the film, Mahal starring the veteran actor Ashok Kumar (fondly remembered as Dadamoni in the film fraternity) and our very own Marilyn Monroe, Madhubala. Interestingly, both Madhubala and Monroe passed away at 36 which for some reason struck me a curious coincidence. Directed by Kamal Amrohi and produced by Bombay Talkies studio, this was the director's directorial debut. This was probably the first film that dealt with reincarnation, but its great considering the time it was made. The lighting, the background and the eerie ambience is reminiscent of of the 1922 German silent horror film, Nosferatu by F. W. Murnau. The latter is a landmark film in the context of The Roaring Twenties. Mahal is the landmark film for a post colonial India, still a baby trying to stand strong politically and economically, conscious of its colonial legacy. The gothic element in the film is perhaps a tragic reminder of this. The editor of Mahal, Bimal Roy would later go on to make another paranormal romance called Madhumati in 1958 which dealt with reincarnation. This sadly set the tone of many films that would come out of Bombay Talkies and Bollywood in the later years. Considering all this, I would salute Prosit Roy to choose and deliver a genre courageously. Anyway, coming to Pari, here goes (without spoilers or so i tried) This film is essentially a story of love and about love. It questions morality and monstrosity. Sometimes monsters are humans and the humans are monsters. There are monsters within each one of us. We can accept this or deny it, but there is no escaping. It is easy to stereotype but then some small miracle happens and there is a shift in perspective. This is an indirect nod to the horror films made by the master of horror, Guillermo del Toro who deals with the human and the monster within us (Pan's Labyrinth, The Devil's Backbone, the TV series, Strain based on his novels, and the recent The Shape of Water). Pari is also about how women are labeled and treated as witches because of cult behaviour. Interestingly, the sub-plot dealing with a cult reminded me of the seventh season of the brilliant anthology series, American Horror Story which had placed the concept of cult in the realm of American presidential election of 2016. In the context of Pari, this cult behaviour is a reference to the 1968 Roman Polanski film, Rosemary's Baby. The film makes everyday objects sinister like a nail-cutter, a morgue in the hospital, clothes hung after wash, and a bucketful of water. Anushka Sharma's character is an emotional and a literal vampire who needs to dispose the venom by latching onto animals. This tilts vampirism on its head because a vampire sucking blood is not only cool and sexy but a moment of catharsis that we are too ashamed to admit (also the reason why vampires will never die from pop culture). In Pari, this same act is painful lest the venom kills her. It is claustrophobic. The character is also vulnerable, and there is a child-like innocence in her as she grows dependent on Arnob(portrayed beautifully by Parambrata). He is a perfect foil to her self-destructive deadly side. The character simply known as 'Professor' (played by the veteran Rajat Kapoor) is the antihero who is the ruthless slayer of demons- the one who purges the demon out of the women. I loved how Rukhsana defeats him which is a direct tribute to The Exorcist. Rukhsana (played by Anushka) is an offspring of one such woman, and she is aware of her own demons. She suffers, she fights it, she even succumbs to the tempting sweetness of the horror hidden from plain sight. She is aware that she was born for a specific purpose and there is no escaping her predicament. In one scene, she is going for a kill but a surprising twist turns what we anticipate on its head, and we are left to wonder about who is more human. There is a haunting sweetness to Rukhsana and we have no option but to empathise with her. It is given that she is terrifying but also deeply human. Considering this is Bollywood, and even though there are silly moments, the film has a freshness to it. Maybe this will take Indian horror films into braver territories in the years to come. Also, Anushka Sharma has produced this film, following NH10 and Phillauri. While I am not a huge fan, I will admit that, as a producer, she is fearless (as a sidenote, i loved her Alizeh character and look from 'Ae Dil Hain Mushkil'). My Rating: 4.5 out of 5. P.S: Go watch the film. Thank you for your patience...

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PARANORMAL IN POPULAR CULTURE

    “Ssshh koi hai….”remember the chills which used to run down our spines when as kids we used to sit down in front of television screens at 11:00pm to watch these shows which now might seem more funny than scary, but you will have to agree that watching horror shows and movies have been one our guilty pleasures even though it does not let us sleep at night but we still love it, it is like going back to your toxic exes, it is dreadful but you cannot resist.

What we all can agree upon is that most of the information we have today about Ghosts, Spirits, Witches comes from their representation in popular culture which basically is through movies ,theater shows and folklore. The horror genre has been there in the movies for quite some time now, with the world’s first horror movie “THE HAUNTED CASTLE” made in 1896 and first Bollywood horror movie “MAHAL” made in 1946 which surely was long back and from then horror movies have been gaining popularity.

Our mothers have always been warning us to avoid watching horror movies since they were the ones who had to calm us down when we could not sleep at night after watching horror movies and our cries of “ mummy darr lag raha hai” met with “aur dekh bhoot aur chudailon wali picturein”, but did it stop us? Nahh. So here is the list of both Bollywood and Hollywood horror movies which you may like to watch for some sleepless nights:

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 MUST WATCH HORROR MOVIES IN BOLLYWOOD

1.13B

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Yavarum Nalam titled 13B in Hindi is a 2009 bilingual (Tamil-Hindi) psychological horror film written and directed by Vikram Kumar, starring Madhavan and Neetu Chandra in the lead roles. The film revolves around a mysterious TV show that mirrors and reveals what will happen in the protagonist's family's life that day. Everything is great--lighting, sound, etc. The plot is fascinating and the unraveling of the story behind the TV serial's characters is eye-popping! The violent flashbacks and disturbed characters leaves the viewers horrified! Madhavan, as always, has given a sincere and outstanding performance! You feel terrified with him. 13B is a fine example of intellectual horror. It does not force feed the suspense, but allows the viewer to build their own overtime as the protagonist becomes aware of the unnatural forces manipulating his and his family's mentality to the breaking point

You can watch the trailer here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eWl5M-jqxs

 2.Woh Kaun Thi(1964)

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Woh Kaun Thi? is a 1964 black-and-white psychological mystery film directed by Raj Khosla, starring Sadhana Shivdasani, Manoj Kumar and Prem Chopra. The film was a hit at the box office. Woh Kaun Thi was one of the most scariest Hindi film of that time. The script is tense, interesting and twisted, at times so much that there isn't a possible solution one would offer. The writers try to lead the audience to one particular prediction, but the movie is still highly unpredictable. The movie is aided by some melodious songs composed by Madan Mohan and sung by Lata Mangeshkar. The song shayad ‘lag jaa gale phir ye haseen raat ho na ho’ is about 50 years now and has been and would always be an all time favorite forever, for all years to come. Splendid performances by Manoj & Sadhana and certainly haunting tale from Raj Khosla.

 3.Mahal(1949)

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Mahal is a film directed by Kamal Amrohi and starring Ashok Kumar and Madhubala. It was India's first reincarnation thriller film. The film was included in the British Film Institute's list, "10 great romantic horror films". The movie was a groundbreaking supernatural suspense thriller and one of the earliest known films dealing with reincarnation. Mahal became one of the biggest box office hits of 1949 in India and paved way for Indian gothic fiction.

 Why MAHAL was one of the most iconic Bollywood horror movie: https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/jan/17/10442

4.PIZZA

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Pizza is a 2012 Indian Tamil thriller film written and directed by debutant Karthik Subbaraj. Pizza tells you a story of a pizza-delivery guy who gets entangled in a story of horror, love and deception. The first part is a juxtaposition of initiation, life and horror. While the second half is where it gets horrid, severe and mind-blowing. The performances of the main leads was great and well maintained too. Special effects were at peaks along with the background score. The climax was great revealing all the twists and turns in the story.

 5. TUMBBAD

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This movie has raised the standard among all the horror movies which have been produced and released in India till now. It is something our film industry never produced before. The beauty and horror of this film will stalk you and will capture your mind. The story revolves around God Hastar and his greed for wealth. This is a period film which is based on pre and post-independence period. As the movie progresses the story becomes more gripping and fascinating. There are no big faces in this movie. The actors have done their job brilliantly. There are no big actors in this movie still it made stand out among other horror movies. The score of the music is composed by none other than Ajay-Atul. They have done their job brilliantly. The background music helps the story to move in right direction and make the plot for gripping. Visuals are astonishing, stunning and marvelous which helps the movie to go with the flow.

Movie Review :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBRS6lEDsaY

6.MAKDEE

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This is an excellent movie not only for kids but also for elders. This movie runs around two about 10 years old identical twin girls and a myth in the village. One sister in simple and the other one is naughty. The myth is about a Churhel (Evil Soul) in the village. The naughty sister teases & make fun of the other one but when the other one falls in a serious trap, the naughty one plays with her own life to save the other. This is a fun filled movie. A pure and healthy fun and also gives a good message to kids in the end. The songs are lovable. Particularly  kids will enjoy the movie. The acting of the girl artist is excellent. Shabana Ajmi is there in a different role. The direction of the movie is great. A must watch for sensible cinema viewers.

 MUST WATCH HOLLYWOOD HORROR MOVIES

 1. Psycho(1960)

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Released in 1960 Psycho is one of the finest films ever made and the greatest horror film of all time features dark, twisted and thrilling storytelling and masterful direction from the master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock, Psycho is now a legendary film.

A Phoenix secretary embezzles forty thousand dollars from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.

 2. The Exorcist(1973)

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The Exorcist rides its supernatural theme to magical effect, with remarkable special effects and an eerie atmosphere, resulting in one of the scariest films of all time. With great performances and creepy moments, The Exorcist is a classic.

When a 12 year-old girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her.

https://www.factinate.com/things/26-chilling-facts-exorcist/

  3.The Conjuring

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The Conjuring is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan and written by Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes. It is the inaugural film in the Conjuring Universe franchise

A very effectively mounted fright fest, played extremely straight, with very good performances. This movie is hugely enjoyable, genuinely scary horror flick. This is a horror film where a pair of suddenly clapping hands gives you the heebie-jeebies, and James Wan doesn't cheat with his jump scares.

 4.ROSEMARY’S BABY

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 A frightening tale of Satanism and pregnancy that is even more disturbing than it sounds thanks to convincing and committed performances by Mia Farrow and Ruth Gordon that results in one of the finest horror movies of all time that features excellent direction and cinematography.

A young couple moves in to an apartment only to be surrounded by peculiar neighbors and occurrences. When the wife becomes mysteriously pregnant, paranoia over the safety of her unborn child begins to control her life.

 5. ALIEN

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A modern classic, Alien blends science fiction, horror and bleak poetry into a seamless whole. With claustrophobic thrills and chills and an empowering performance from Sigourney Weaver, Alien is a horror classic.

After a space merchant vessel receives an unknown transmission as a distress call, one of the crew is attacked by a mysterious life form and they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun.

   So these were some of our top picks from IMDB and would advise you to watch them at your own risk because these movies are surely not for people with weak heart(or people who close their eyes when the ghost is on screen) and please watch these movies with a huge group of friends or family and if you are one of those people who can watch such movies alone then I have nothing but respect for you.

LET THE FEAR TAKE OVER!

You can read about some spooky behind the scenes things that happened on the sets of some horror : Click here

SOURCES: one, two, three, four ,five ,six

#horror #witches #supernatural #paranormal

[shanastoryteller]

ShanaStoryteller’s Retold Fairytales Masterpost

To be updated as new stories are added. Last updated on: 2/1/2020

Prince Aladdin A retelling of Aladdin. Jasmine becomes a powerful sorceress, and Aladdin becomes a true prince in a land far from Agrabah.

Cinderella: Redo A retelling of Cinderella. The stepsisters and Cinderella band together to survive their mother’s abusive treatment.

General Li Mulan A retelling of Mulan. Instead of going to war to save her father, Mulan is raised by her mother and grandmother and goes to war to secure a marriage with her wealthy classmate, Ping. Then she meets Shang.

he’s the beauty; she’s the beast A retelling of The Beauty and the Beast. The witch wants to take control of the kingdom, but young Prince Adam won’t let her. So she curses him to be a beast on the inside, and with the ability to see people as they truly are. When arrogant, selfish Belle shows up at his door, he finds her hideous.

what’s a fire and how does it - what’s the word? - burn A retelling of The Little Mermaid. Ariel discovers she has her own magical powers, and seeks out her grandmother Amphitrite to learn how to control them.

look at me - i will never pass for a perfect bride  A retelling of Mulan. Shang meets Mulan before the draft, and she’s already a great warrior trained by her father. When she shows up in his camp pretending to be a man, he keeps her secret.

my what a guy, gaston!  A retelling of The Beauty and the Beast. Gaston is noble’s son who befriends the young Prince Adam, and falls in love with him. When he find out that a beast has killed the royal family and taken over the castle, he abandons his noble upbringing and becomes a hunter so that he can one day avenge the prince’s death.

the gifts of beauty and song A retelling of Sleeping Beauty. Maleficent is the good fairy, and the three faeries that raise Aurora are the bad ones. They raise Aurora to be a dark, heartless fae. To save Aurora and the human realm, Maleficent steals Prince Philip and trades him to the Elf King for a young elf servant.

I wonder why each little bird has a someone to sing to A retelling of Sleeping Beauty, and a companion piece to the gifts of beauty and song. Human Prince Philip finds his place in the Elf Realm, and also falls in love with its prince, Eli.

they call her maid maleen A retelling of Maid Maleen. Once the queen dies, the king can no longer stand to look at his daughter, the Princess Maleen. She becomes a servant in the palace, and her father remarries and has new children to take the throne. Then Prince Wolfgang visits the palace and falls for the opinionated servant who brings him his meals.

Princess Kaguya of the Moon A retelling of The Tale of The Bamboo Cutter. Kaguya runs from her home of the moon to earth, where she becomes the beloved daughter of a bamboo cutter. She grows up beautiful, and princes from all across the land seek her hand. None of them make an impression, until the Emperor visits.

looking around here you think - sure, she’s got everything A retelling of The Little Mermaid. Ariel is the prince of the Atlantica, and heir to the seven seas because the trident chose him when he was just a toddler. Except Ariel is actually a trans girl who’s worried the trident will reject her if it knows she’s a girl, since it rejected all of her sisters. first version here.

paint heaven and anger the gods A retelling inspired by the Miss Hokusai trailer. Kana is the daughter of Juro, a famous painter who paints beautiful things. She tries to paint like her father, but instead discovers how to do something else: how to paint things with power.

sound the drums of war A retelling of Pocahontas. Instead of fighting to preserve an uneven peace between her tribe and the pale people, she instead leads them into war. Supporting her are her dear friends Kokoum and Nakoma.

where will they live? A retelling of the stories of selkies and swan maidens. A swan maiden throws off her cloak of feathers, runs a pub in Dublin, and falls in love with a mysterious woman in a grey silk dress.

she is the snow queen A retelling of The Snow Queen. Gerda is on a quest to find her best friend Kai, and Madhubala is on a quest to find her lost Summer Queen. Along the way, they find each other.

Let Down Your Hair A retelling of Rapunzel. Gothel intends to give Rapunzel to her sister, known as the Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe. But thanks to Rapunzel’s mother consuming Gothel’s magic lettuce, Rapunzel has magical powers of her own, which means Gothel must raise her as her own daughter.

Red Robin Hood A retelling of Little Red Riding Hood and Robin Hood. There’s a sickness sweeping through the village, but their king won’t give them medicine. So Robin dons her red cloak and goes to find some. 

Fox Sister A retelling of The Fox Sister. Yeon-saeng is born a kumiho, a fox demon, and struggles to control her painful, gnawing hunger for human hearts. 

The Frog Prince A retelling of The Frog Prince. Halim has been in love with Prince Darius since he was a little boy, and he doesn’t think that’s ever going to change. Aneksi is the daughter of the pharaoh, and thinks being a foreign bride sounds like an adventure. 

Baroness Marian A retelling of Little Red Riding Hood and Robin Hood. Sequel to Red Robin Hood. Robin goes to a fancy party to steal things, and comes across the captivating Baroness Marian - or Maid Marian, as her friends call her. [n/s/f/w]

A Garden of Secrets A retelling of The Secret Garden. The garden is older than it appears, and has a conscious of it’s own. 

A City Girl A retelling of Mulan. After her father moves their family to the capital to serve as an adviser to the emperor, Mulan learns everything she can about fighting and strategy, and ends up teaching it to a boy who gets up before dawn to practice.

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#retold fairytales #Aladdin #cinderella #Mulan #beauty and the beast #sleepy beauty #the little mermaid #maid maleen #the tale of the bamboo cutter #holy heck this took so long to do #i hope with helps you guys

[dxmedstudent]

milky way and nebula

milky way: do you prefer math or humanities?

I’m not great at maths. Or rather, I was perfectly fine, and did perfectly well in my GCSE maths. But by the time I got to AS level, I knew the logic of numbers never held my interest enough for me to take it further. It would just have reqired so much effort for me to do well in maths that it made no sense. I always joke to my dad that he didn’t pass on the maths gene (He’s an engineer, and tells me numbers are easier to get along with than people), but really, jokes aside, I’m OK. I do my calculations and I can understand stats and physiology, so I’m OK.But don’t let that fool you into thinking girls can’t be good at maths. Most of my maths teachers were female, and nearly all the most excellent mathematical minds I know personally are women.My maths teacher,  bless her, once overheard me saying “Well, let’s be honest, I’m not going to go study maths at Oxbridge”, and she told me off! “Why can’t you do it? Girls if you work hard, anything is possible!”. And I was completely touched by her faith in me; in us. This smart, educated person, who knew how often I got the bloody answers wrong or couldn’t work out some quadratic flibbertigibbet, told me I could study maths at Oxbridge if I set my mind on it. I didn’t, and I didn’t want to, but I’ll always remember that level of belief. Humanities are my zone… Sure, I’m a scientist with two sciencey degrees. I live science. But my favourite subjects in school (apart from science) were Art, English, Classical civilisation, History. (oh… I had a lot of favourites. Narrowing down is something I’ve always had a problem with). I could understand humanities in a way maths never quite clicked for me. I loved writing essays, and exploring all the nuances. And that’s never changed; even in med school I loved the humanities side. I feel that we can’t truly understand patients and their needs from a purely scientific perspective; a grounding in culture gives us a much more rounded overview of what is going on.

nebula:   put your itunes on shuffle, give me the first 5 songs that pop up   Oh my iTunes is a weird place. Shuffling always ruins whatever ambience I’m trying to set! 1) Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya, by Lata Mangeshkar, from the Mughal e Azam sountrack. One of my besties introduced me to this film because she is obsessed with Madhubala. And though I profess to being fairly ignorant about Bollywood, it is an amazing film with an amazing soundtrack.2) Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. I can karaoke this any place, any time. 3) Fire and Rain by Birdy. An aching cover of a classic song. I always wonder what happened to Suzanne. 4) Don’t Deserve You by Plumb. I suspect this is one of those borderline religious American songs. Regardless, isn’t it nice to feel that way about someone?5) Kathy’s Song by Simon and Garfunkel. Ah, the feeling of living distractedly and as if something is missing, separated from loved ones by distance. What’s not to love? Definitely apt for that time in your rota where you feel as if you live in hospital.    

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