#indian soap

[saabanvali]

When it comes to skincare, what you put on your skin matters as much as what you put into your body. Organic bar soaps have been making waves in the skincare industry, especially among those who prioritize natural and sustainable products. But not all organic bar soaps are created equal. Some are packed with ingredients that do wonders for your skin, while others may fall short. So, how do you choose the best organic bar soap? By knowing which ingredients to look for. In this blog, we’ll break down the top 5 ingredients that should be on your radar when shopping for organic bar soaps.

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Saturday 3 August 2024

In the damp meadow pasture of the abandoned island of Swona, Orkney, the Lychnis flos-cuculi (ragged robin, crow flower, crow soap, cuckoo flower, cuckoo gilliflower, Indian pink, marsh gilliflower, meadow lychnis, meadow pink, wild William) was flowering. The blooms are enjoyed by a range of pollinators.

Jill Raggett

[demigod-of-the-agni]

Sephiroth but if he was desi... he is not beating the pretty boy allegations

"Desiroth" coined by my dearest bestie @nyatimesthree 🫶 thank you babes. anyway silly video I made and posted to instagram at 5am is under the cut

he estuans on my interius until i ira vehementi (sephiroth !!)

[blorbingqls]

peaceful property final thoughts: what is a home?

i remember the first time peaceful property was released as a mock trailer in gmmtv part 1 for 2024, and how excited i was for the series to air. i thought it to be a perfect ghostbusting plot for a show - and taynew have acted in many other non-BL shows that i was not too worried for it to be a BL or not BL. and internally, after seeing that trailer, i had an idea on how the show was gonna be on what it means to have a home, have a family and understand its better meaning.

now that the show has ended, it has come true in its best form. all the spirit stories was so rooted in the little things that most people would want, and each story ngl made me cry. it gave emphasis on family, on building homes, building warmth and building a sense of familiarity with love and care. and how even with care, the financial difficulties of most people get highlighted. it was endearing to me, because it gave me every flavour of drama, angst, hate, anger, horror, fear and love i thought i didnt need but i did. so badly.

i can definitely say the show was a lot on breaking, healing and building new stuff over the old, with the theme remaining constant over all of the episodes. personally, it provided a new meaning to home. we list a lot of thing while we talk about what home means to someone, in poetry, prose, media and daily life. and i believe you cant find one absolute meaning of home. the show said the same thing here as well. however, it add more depth to the things already said. how home lies within the people, not the buildings we create. its the memories that emphasise a home.

and i think here, the best example to explain home was through uncle somkid. the denial of care and affection he felt through years doesnt equate to the comfort he got at last, knowing his father did love him all those years, left him memories and things behind. and for us as the audience, probably, the arc that somkid got may not be correct because one may think the emotional unavailability of gramps and the whole family doesnt give the correct closure that somkid probably needed. but we find out somkid saying that he finally got the closure he needed. and that is something only he could justify, not us.

i learnt a deeper meaning of how home is everything - the chaos, disagreements, fights, denial of love, hate, laughter, envy, jealousy, pride, ego, disappointment, love, care, affection, warmth, being safe and content of being together with people. and feeling that all with people has become so valid. because you go through all those emotions in the course of life with people/buildings/memories you used to call/call/will call home. these feelings dont remain constant but they show up.

the way i interpreted "home" is still vague and may be incorrect, but i have felt this as i keep defining more homes over the course of my life. i have felt these emotions somewhere or the other while being in homes and its now something which makes me feel warm and content. and this show, made me feel it all.

will like to end my string of thoughts with this thought in mind.

[meet-the-thenardiers]

A new adaptation of Les Misérables, but every time that Jean Valjean and Javert spot each other this happens:

[themundanedumpling]

bahmee girl you're more delusional than i am

[welldonekhushi]

🏹 Capt. Arjun in "Alone" 🏹

Sometimes I wondered if Arjun also ended up along with Ghost and Soap after their betrayal with Graves and the Shadow Company? After the escape, the three were separated from each other, only having the comms as their support and are finding a way to regroup by getting past the PMC's.

This was super interesting to make! And this was supposed to be a pose practice but turned out to be a whole piece, wow ｡⁠◕⁠‿⁠◕⁠｡

Here's a small story of what happened after their escape!

"Lieutenant Riley? Sergeant MacTavish? Does anyone copy? I repeat, does anyone copy, over?" Arjun tried to catch onto Ghost or Soap after escaping from Graves and the Shadow Company. There was no response for a while, because the comms felt jammed or static, especially in the rain.

"Shit.. fucking Graves. Can't believe he betrayed us." He checks to see if he was injured anywhere and reloaded his rifle.

Arjun still tries to find a signal while he kept himself hidden from Graves and the Shadow Company, that were now spread around the town to hunt them down. "Please.. any hope." He closes his eyes and relaxes for a bit, calming a bit down to wait for a signal.

Suddenly, the comms started working. and it first directed a connection between Soap and him. He responded with a mix of panic and short breath in his lungs. "Lt? Captain? Anyone copy?"

"Soap!" Arjun opened his eyes and sighed in relief." Ah.. tula ashirwad.. what's your status?"

"Between negative and positive." The Sergeant replied, coughing.

"Mind explaining about both sides, Sergeant?"

"Positive because I'm alive right now after our encounter with Commander Graves. And negative, I'm fucking shot in the arm." He groaned while holding onto his injured limb.

"I see.. What about Ghost?" Arjun peeked through the corner from where he was hidden to look for any hostiles.

"No status on the Lt. His comms have been pretty dead." He replies. "I hope he's alright, Captain."

"He'll be fine, I know him. I think we should rendezvous somewhere in the village so we can try contacting Ghost in the meantime. Until then, keep out for the hostiles."

"Roger that, Cap. What's your status?"

"I'm still in cover.. but these PMC's are everywhere.. I need to locate you both before we can get ourselves out of here. The Colonel is in deep trouble as well."

"Affirmative. Meet you soon, Captain."

"Over and out." Arjun then proceeds to the building next to him, already prepared for everything and anything.

[atopvisenyashill]

“why would elaena marry a dornishman when they’re nasty evil people who murdered her poor innocent brother daeron”

maybe because once elaena grew up she realized that there were better ways of bringing dorne into the realm than violent conquest, and that daeron got the death he deserved from not just a nobility that is valid for fearing subjugation from valyria but also a smallfolk sick and tired of these people showing up every few decades to set their principality on fire, and put aside any anti dornish sentiments she may or may not have harbored as a child to see the way her family had directly attributed to their suffering, eventually even falling in love with and marrying a dornish man??

also, considering daeron ii attempts a type of proto-reparations act in bringing dorne into the kingdom, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that someone as intelligent as elaena would recognize the inherent racism in the targaryen conquest of dorne and especially considering the very loud anti-dornish, deeply anti intellectual faction in the blackfyre rebellions, realized they wouldn’t be kind or understanding of an intelligent woman like herself and had no interest in herself or her daughters (of which she had four!!) getting shoved back into the maidenvault again?

like, daeron i is on some andrew jackson manifest destiny shit, and if it makes me an asshole for thinking “god i wish someone had merked jackson before he genocided & displaced my ancestors, good on the dornish for realizing you can’t negotiate with imperialists” than i am perfectly comfortable being considered an asshole right next to my girl elaena.

[dorea80-blog]

"Twenty thousand leagues under the sea is just the continuation of an indian soap opera in which the prince's family dies." ~my best friend

[shirtlessmoviestv]

Sai Ketan Rao : Imlie

[purplecyborgnewt]

Rekha as Aarti/Jyoti in Khoon Bhari Maang (1988)

[maintohthakgayibhaishaab]

star parivar >>> starwar

[azul-nova-24]

Just watched Jai Lava Kusa (2017) and oh man, whoever cooked up the idea of having Jr. NTR play three siblings—each one a distinct flavor of drama—clearly had a wild imagination (probably fueled by some fanfiction and other substances). Seriously, the dynamic between these brothers is like watching a soap opera on steroids. You've got Lava, the noble bank manager, who’s all about duty and honor; Kusa, the lovable goof with a heart of gold and is a thief with plans of going to America to steal in dollars ; and Jai, the deranged and black-cat coded villain with a vendetta against his brothers that could fuel an entire series.

The way these three brothers interact is a total trip. Lava and Kusa are the epitome of brotherly love and loyalty, but then enter Jai, who’s not just a black sheep but a full-blown storm cloud of chaos. The sibling rivalry is so intense, it feels like it’s straight out of a high-stakes melodrama, only turned up to a thousand. Watching them navigate their tangled relationships—Lava’s idealism clashing with Jai’s cruelty and Kusa’s innocent charm being caught in the crossfire—is both gripping and a little bit bonkers. The movie plays with this dynamic in such a dramatic and over-the-top way that it feels like a love letter to every epic family feud in cinematic history, with a healthy dose of self-parody.

[tumhaari-teju]

Okay but like,, Sometimes female villains in Indian soap operas are.. so fine???

These writers and directors make a character that is an independent, mean, arrogant woman who wears sleeveless blouses, net sarees and dark lipstick. AND then expect me to not fall in love with her??? Aise kaise bc-

[dreamyeyedrose]

listen if we brat summer our way out of fascism I'll fuckin take it

[desceros]

Is viola Chan going to get injured by protecting dakoto again in some bishop related incident (she and Donnie haven't made up yet) and get saved by the turtles and while doing a body scan to make sure she's ok, Leo realises she's pregnant with Don trons kid (maybe it becomes a miscarriage because of viola Chan's injury) and Donnie feels like super horrible because he realises that he's didn't protect her and shit and he's actually in love with her and then they make up? 😞

I'm guess this from everything you have set up so far

strokes chin. who knows (<- person who knows)