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Posts published by “Vidya Sury”

Hi! I’m Vidya Sury. I am a writer, editor, and the voice behind Collecting Smiles. Here, I share practical mindfulness guides, personal essays, and book reviews designed to bring calm and joy to your everyday life. Brand collaborations and creative partnerships are always welcome—let's connect!

Dear Blogger

This morning I caught the update that Blogger has introduced the two-level commenting system. This is really great news. But why did this have to happen just five days after I installed Disqus to replace the old commenting system? So this is destined to be a rhetoric question. I regularly visit the…

Random Conversations -1

“Mummy, what would you do if your name was not “Vidya”?”“I guess it would be something else” “Did Paati* have any other name in mind when she named you “Vidya”?” (Paati = Grandmother in Tamil) “Yep. I think she also had “Poornima” in mind” “Why “Poornima”?” “Because she thought I was…

The World At My Doorstep

I consider the road we live in as my doorstep. Because we have everything we want along this road – bakeries, sweet shops, grocery stores, supermarkets, fashion stores, fruit stores, dairy, medical stores, hospitals, hobby classes…  You name it, we’ve got it. Yesterday, I decided not to drop Vidur off at school…