Esha and her adventures

  Attending a Kpop concert in India? - A cultural reset! How does it feel when I mention Kpop and India together? It is a major achievement for Indian Kpop fans. When I attended a Kpop concert in my hometown last year, it still felt surreal. I guess every Indian Kpop lover would relate to this feeling when you are not used to seeing Korean artists performing or even talking about India.   Kpop or the Korean pop music has played a pivotal role in spreading the essence of Korean culture across the globe. The Korean entertainment industry be it K dramas, movies and Kpop has attracted fans from every corner to the extent that many people visit South Korea only for that purpose. However, the story is totally different in India. With the strong presence of Bollywood, Kpop is a far cry in India. Apart from the Northeastern states, the rest of the Indian population is hardly interested on the Asian culture. Gradually things have taken a new direction when a lot of scattered Kp...

  Living in Delhi- a hassle or a pleasure? Living in Delhi is probably my biggest adventure as a girl from Assam. Delhi is often infamously known as the “rape capital” of the Indian subcontinent. It is definitely true to a large extent given the amount of crimes and especially rapes that has happened on this city. It is indeed a huge burden to stay alone in this capital city but I will never deny the enjoyment and delights that this city has given me. Delhi has literally shaped my identity and has made me confident. I was just a shy introvert and a homebody who was scared of even leaving my house without my parents. The fact that I decided to study and live in Delhi on my own was probably the first brave step that I took. My parents were really skeptical about sending me but I guess I was destined for this. I still recall the day. It was the month of July in the year of 2011, which marks my first entry into the capital city not as a tourist but to live there on my own. ...