Namaste and welcome to my blog. 

I am Harini. A thirty something year old creative and content writer from Hyderabad, India.

I am thrilled to have you stop by my little corner on the web.

So, what exactly is Harini Blogs Here?

I created this blog in May 2009 (back then the blog had a different name) as an outlet to share about all my favorite things. After a decade, this blog is still my little corner on the web where I share a little bit of everything that delights and inspires me. So, expect to find posts about my travels, books I read, movies and TV shows I watch, occasional recipes, favourite beauty products, my journey towards sustainable lifestyle, cricket etc. From time to time I also share my poetry and fiction writings. 

In a nutshell, this blog is where I talk about all my favorite things, voice my opinion and hope to be heard.

Meet the face behind the blog

If you hang around this blog for any amount of time, you will learn a lot about me. But here are some things you need to know about me –

  • I am married to Srinivas aka Cnu (pronounced C+NU). He is of the goofiest and most sarcastic man I have met. Never thought that my crush on Chandler Bing would lead to me marrying someone with a similar sense of humor.
  • Ours is a weird little family set up; my mother-in-law and my dad live with us. We also have a dog, Snow, who used to live on streets before but now refuses to leave our house. So, we ended up adopting him… I think. Get to know more about us on my Instagram page.
  • My Bachelor’s degree in science with a major in Biotechnology is gathering dust. It is my Master’s degree in English that is coming in handy.
  • I would like to believe that I am an avid reader but what I actually seem to be doing is Tsundoku (Tsundoku is acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up in one’s home without reading them). Over half of my books remain unread.
  • If there is something that I enjoy a bit more than reading, then it is travelling. This passion of mine lay dormant until I met my husband. Since then, it has blossomed and everyday I dream of waking up in some place new. Till date we have been to 9 countries and 10 states in India. And our journey just begun. Follow our travels here.
  • I am the happiest in midst of nature and animals. Leave me in a jungle and I would be the happiest. Whether I will survive or not is question that can be easily answered.
  • I can speak 4 languages (English, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada). I am currently learning Spanish. Hola y bienvenido. One day, I plan on learning Sanskrit, Tamil, French, Japanese and Korean. A girl can dream.
  • I had heard that once you start living with someone for a long time you start to imbibe few of their qualities. In my case, I seem to have acquired a taste for manga, anime, documentaries and biryani. Watching movies is a passion we both shared since day one but it has grown ten fold since then. Follow me on Letterboxd.
  • I am a foodie and a vegetarian. I find cooking to be very cathartic. Hence, the constant struggle with weight loss.
  • Simple Pleasures: bird watching, long walks in nature, walking barefoot on a beach, long drives, watching cricket with Dad, making lists (and hardly sticking to them), stationary of all kinds, journaling, spa massages, photography, chocolates, puppies, sleeping, smell of freshly baked bread, the smell of mud when it rains, long baths, receiving hand written letters, listening to music, dancing hoping that no one is watching, playing board games, sunrises and sunsets, scented candles etc.
  • Feminist and 🌈

There is so much more about me, hopefully you can follow my journey here and get to know me better.

To work or collaborate with me, for any enquiries, to ask something, to send in your book, movie or any recommendations or simply to say hello mail me at [email protected].

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