#desi girl on desiblr

[phuljari]

hii! (hello hi not bye bye!) phuljari here and aapko *brings out puja thali* namaste! *does your aarti* welcome welcome!

not that i'd ever do that irl lol. fancy welcome aside, iss blog ka introduction toh suno:

i am currently very very obsessed with ArShi (kind of new to it but had watched the show in snippets when i was younger!) i have also admired SaMud and DevAkshi. I used to loveeee ArDi and was kinda engaged in the fandom back when it first aired.

i'm mostly here to reminisce about my teenage desi otps cos i couldn't back then and i'm nostalgic rn. most of my fandom contributions have been for the english media but it just doesn't feel desi enough ykwim? so this is a dedicated desiblr (sideblog) just for me and my growing and ever-changing desi interests <3

i know that indian dramas are very problematic and i also know that they have some of the most regressive tones and i don't support any of that just fyi. i hate most of them, and the amount of times i've cringed at some of the stereotypical themes have been uncountable. but, i still want to reclaim the redeemable parts that i enjoyed because being a mainstream english media consumer has kinda been feeling a little incomplete and i love the way things are changing, esp on ott platforms, the international exposure has had a positive impact on the quality of content.

i spent most of my teenage years with the notion that i hate these representations, but now that i'm older, i realise that it's not so black and white, that i could still love parts of these things without it becoming a reflection of me and my values. moreover, i dislike typical fem representations as that's something that i struggle to connect with (i'm averse to a lot of typical girly stuff) but i still want to be able to love the other feminine parts of me without the fear of being stereotyped or feeling misrepresentated.

i wanted to say all of that because i don't connect well with people who are ardent fans of indian tv since a lot of them don't notice the subtle yet problematic themes in the portrayal of these stories. i find that this platform has some sensible people who recognise these facts and yet show their love towards these stories! i'm just here to fangirl, share my opinion, and reclaim the elements of these stories/characters that i love without it becoming a huge discourse on traditions/mythology/religion etc.

[daughterofchaosstuff]

done healing my inner child. next up is my inner teen. her highness demands a sword.

[mi-stress-of-chaos]

The amount of times I use 😭 emoji to express a million different emotions in a day should be studied.

[soul-from-another-era]

[shipperboi]

Kerala Miku! Everyone is making such amazing art of Miku in their culture so I had to partake and wanted to rep my Malyali side UwU. Also happy birthday princess Hatsune Miku!!!!

[tum-naam-sochlo-merese-ni-hora]

Them indian boys be going around and calling themselves ALPHA, completely forgetting the fact that all their life, their mum and dad have called them BETA.

[desigirldairies]

— sahara earings are the prettiest ✨️

[sajra-savera]

If you notice me being too active here, just know that I've got 173 exams to prepare for and 57388 assignments due.

[aahanna]

DIWALI 🪔: THE FESTIVAL OF MY ROOTS, THE ESSENCE OF MY CULTURE

[cherries-in-wine]

Relationships are great and all but have you ever been the favourite student of an extremely strict teacher with insanely high standards who hates literally everyone? Now that kind of academic validation makes me so gululguulululu

[serenityatnight]

Math tells us the saddest love stories

"Parallel lines were never meant to meet"

"Tangent lines only meet once and grow apart forever"

"Asymptotes get closer and closer but will never be together "

[ughsahira]

To be an eldest child is to swallow all the words you have ever wished to speak and all the emotions you ever wanted to express.

[daughterofchaosstuff]

Normalise having a threatening aura but really just being an absolute sweetheart

[maintohthakgayibhaishaab]

Students dying of suicide is kinda ironic for an exam that's called jee.

[thatstolenpayal]

ngl but if i were a boy i would have been the best boyfriend

[shotsyfeather]