Wow- never thought that Being Rubitah’s first year anniversary would come around so quickly! Exactly this time last year, I was in absolute jitters wondering how the blog would work. I had little experience and a restricted time frame, but hey, I survived! For the past one month I have been thinking on how I […]
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Being an Indian in Bahrain is an identity in itself and so the experiences below are definitely a few things you will relate to if you’ve ever lived here! Featured photo by @vmvisuals You feel quite at home There are so many Indians over here, that you hardly feel out of place! In fact the
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Happy Weekend guys!! Precisely one year ago I was battling within myself- will starting a blog like “Being Rubitah” be a good idea? At that time my only objective was to share my personal experiences, test my writing skills and reach out to people who were in the same phase as me. Well, I must
I get up in the morningI have chores to dobut waking you up from sleepis the one thing I look forward to! Your peaceful face,that little smileHands up above,as posing in styleThe gentle flow of breath,with your slightly open mouth“You are truly blessed”says my soul in love You perceive my presenceAnd roll onto my sideYour
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Have you been to Kerala? Have you ever travelled in a vallam (a country boat)? Experience the beauty of the famous backwaters of Kerala as the author experienced it, in her childhood. It is 24th August 2019. I am in Kerala for a vacation. I have nothing to do. So I take my mobile and
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The Indo – Pak war in 1965 was a seventeen day war over the cause of Kashmir, that brought about thousands of casualties in both India and Pakistan. This post brings back some childhood memories of life in Delhi, during this war, as the author experienced. It was September 1965. We were living in New
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With a little history, a lot of stories and a very rich ambience, Al Fatih Grand Mosque has much to offer for all who are visiting Bahrain. When I was in New Delhi, India, I never got a chance to interact with many Muslims. Growing up, there were hardly any Muslims in my school or
Children can observe from their environment in ways that we can hardly imagine! It is sad that today with more emphasis on technology-based activities, they are hardly given a chance to explore their surrounding, in the most natural and God-gifted ways. This story of the operations of a piano shop from the eyes of a
