In Marathi, there are lots of /ʃ/s where in Hindi there would be/s/s and the other way around too, which I find pretty interesting because it works both ways. Hindi “shuru” is to Marathi “suru” (“to start”) but Hindi “sakte” is to Marathi “shakte” (modal verb “can”)

Deepika Padukone and Kangana Ranaut for Vogue Empowerment

DEVIS

dhrvti’s follow forever

yknow. you guys {mutuals} have been super nice to me and a lot of your presences make me smile as well as continually keeping me educated and not letting me get too comfortable on my stances on things. so here’s a post just collectively thanking you, for however big or small an impact you’ve made on me. so in no particular rank or order, here we go:

OLD TIMERS (people who have been following me for a long-ass time and who i luv even if it is sometimes from a distance) takemetocamelotinthetardis ; the-freedom-paradox ; sweetcinnamonrolls ; shaquiefs ; arabis ; thejoffreyhateclub ; stannisbaratheon ; vueloinmovil ; icantgetoffthiswebsite ; yougotafuckingbulletinyourhead ; geographersdoitinthefield ; camicazi-watermelons ; coexist-or-transcend ; joyofdeath ; wadwilson ; empirestrikesbacktothefuture ; chrisevons ; locotortuga ; panicbelindafallsout ; 

TOP CHUMS thelittleitalian ; ur-ammu ; holmarialy ; critical-ariel ; khaleesibeyonce ; elephant-ine ; squishynut ; duhragon ; hankazoosolo ; achillles ; reb3l-grrl ; respectmemezzy ; newlywed-nearlycanadian ; merlinsbearditsthedoctor ; thecityateme ; useless-lesbian28 ; xochitlblossums ; thatoneproblematicfandomblog ; justwantobehere ; intersexstevonnie ; howlinglikeaseaturtle ; matangize ; ma3lish ; ma3lich ; properlydone ; butwherewereyou ; arcticmornkeys ; weve-made-it-this-f ; tulsatea ; myhannacondadont ; garagemagdalena ; mangojuicequeen ; oswinoswaldappreciationlife ; and-um-yeah 

PEOPLE WHOSE PRESENCE I AM IN AWE OF (whenever u reblog i feel the rush of being approved by someone 10000x cooler than me) bonitaapplebelle ; karlmarxandspencer ; kertik ; kaykonut ; naram-garam-br0wnies ; yowhyarepeople ; bhosrinosensei ; aquariusthots ; squaric ; childrenmilk ; vulgarme ; supernatasha ; kieranwhen ; dopehatting ; writtenanddirected

BROWN FAM (v. cool and v. brown keep doing u forever i luv u, u have a special place in my heart cos i never got v many brown frienz in school) bombaynights ; agitatedsamosa ; khatmal ; desi-mermaid ; 7egoisticbeliefs ; getbrutal ; burfi ; socialpirate ; lmportant ; rakumari ; jasgonerunning ; namastayyyye ; par-desi ; mathexam ; babybike ; baby-butterflies ; muskxn ; chillichicken ; pavneet2204 ; the-brown-man ; himonal ; ahamori ; bibi-g ; parichopra ; l0stwithoutacause ; sg0 ; msnikkidsz ; the-megnacarta

NEWER MUTUALS I LOOK FORWARD TO BEFRIENDING (at ur discretion no pressure)! post-rock-photographer ; planes ; parlaynae ; thisperspective ; madam-foster ; 0moni1 ; humblevibes ; study-hard-now

LOVELIES FROM REAL LIFE  modemojo ; blxckrapunzel ; ffirecrotch ; jeroxy ; adamsabode ; gingerpandagirl ; city-of-gold ; flyingpandapig ; uh-oh-geronimo 

if you’re not on here and we’re mutuals just count urself in bc i am 900% sure i would add u on anyways bc i luv u obviously??

I PYAAR YOU 

And that is true , for now wherever i am , some of my blood is with you , and some of yours is with me - Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves (1944)

thats how you get aids

Such an inspiration for people to integrate their career with their religious values and be of benefit to others as well as themselves.http://www.worldbulletin.net/muslim-world/156349/muslim-dentist-opens-free-clinic-in-california

Favorite looks from Shantanu & Nikhil.

Hare Rama… Hare Krishna

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ANOUSHKA SHANKAR - FROM DAUGHTER TO MOTHER

Although famous sitarist Anoushka Shankar recently cancelled her tour dates outside of London, it wasn’t without good reason…

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Check out this brilliant interview in Anokhi Magazine where she reveals personal insights into her life and work. 

I’m seriously considering buying the book she wrote about her father, Pandit Ravi Shankar!

Photo credit: Harper Smith

 - S

the worst beauty misconception dark girls are fed is that they can’t experiment with their look

you can go as loud as you want

or keep it simple

stick to the neutrals

or go on all out galaxy chic

go out sultry

or go out sweet