As we take the leap from 2020 to 2021, let’s take a moment to reflect on the wild roller coaster that was this year.
Now, deep breath… and let it all go.
New Year, New Beginning, New Adventures.
While Khushi & Arnav have their Rabba Ve, let’s ring in a fresh start by sharing “21” Fun Facts.
Top 5 Favorite Arshi Fanfics
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The Book that Made Me Fall in Love with Reading
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Top 3 Favorite Published Authors
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Favorite IPKKND Character
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This Year, I Was Most Grateful For
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Favorite Midnight Snack
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Favorite Drink
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Top 3 Dream Destinations
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My Favorite Person
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Favorite Movie
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Favorite Drama (cannot be IPKKND!)
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My New Year Resolution
21.
Don’t be shy, you’re among friends. Let’s do this!
*gorgeous gif by ajeeb-ho-tum*
The IPKKND Ficverse 
Going first ^^
Top 5 Favorite Arshi Fanfics
1. Emerald Isle Tales by Meera (Oh the tales she weaves… shear magic at those finger tips. My heart, my heart.)
2. Before the Last Sun Set by Munchy (Gangster Arnav.)
3. Perfection by Napstermonster (Doesn’t even matter that it’s not complete…. utterly gorgeous PERFECTION.)
4. Khushi by Maya (If there is one fanfic that can and should replace the original- it would be this tale crafted with tender care and imbrued with delightful insight into the very soul of Arnav and Khushi.
5. Love~Life~Labyrinth by Eccentrica (Poignant writing with one hell of a plot carried out my a specular cast of characters. Delicious.)
The Book that Made Me Fall in Love with Reading
6. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. As English was my second language, I used to struggle and dreaded reading. But after my 3rd grade teacher read this to our class, I was so enthralled; books became the most treasured of friends from that point on.
Top 3 Favorite Published Authors
This is soooo hard….
7. Nalini Singh – Gah. Her Psy-Changeling series owns me.
8. Penny Reid – I’m a sucker for smart humor and no one delivers that better than Penny.
9. Anna Zaires – If you like your heroes w/ a side serving of pyscho… 😛
Favorite IPKKND Character
10. Arnav. 😛
This Year, I Was Most Grateful For
11. My health. As cliché as it may be, you really can’t do much if you’re not healthy in mind, body and spirit.
12. Zoom. Being so far from my family and friends was especially tough this year. This allowed many of us to connect and spy on each other’s questionable décor :p
Favorite Midnight Snack
13. Haagen-Dazs Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice-cream with a Bowl of Berries
Favorite Drink
14. White Chocolate Raspberry Mocha Latte w/ an extra shot of espresso.
Top 3 Dream Destinations
15. Lapland, Sweden
16. Eastern Plains of Mongolia
17. The Fjords, Norway
My Favorite Person
18. My hubby… 90% of the time 😉
Favorite Movie
19. Braveheart. It’s the one movie my Dad, my brother and I can all agree on. I’m pretty sure I can quote the entire movie at this point. 😛
Favorite Drama (cannot be IPKKND!)
20. The Untamed (this changes every year, but a Chinese drama depicting the epic love story between two gorgeous heroes captured my heart and kept me sane this year. *On Netflix should you be interested*
My New Year Resolution
21. To be more patient with myself. We are definitely too harsh on ourselves and if this year taught me anything… one’s mental health should always be a high priority.
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lets talk Untamed.
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Ahh yesss!!! Untamed🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
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Yes! Though I didn’t know where to direct my heart eyes, so much pretty. 😛
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I have watched it so many times and the novel goes in depth! Ahh my heart!
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Right?!!! Those last chapters….. yum. Okay Team Wei Ying or Lan Zhan?
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I am team Wangxian🙌🏼
Have you seen the cast videos and interviews especially the next gen they are so precious🥺
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I haven’t, but they have such good chemistry it does not come as a surprise.
Le sigh…. whenever Lan Zhan simply call out for Wei Ying I melt into this puddle of hormones. Heh heh, the hubby was not amused 😛
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The duality of Wang Yibo urgh. But I agree!!
I think it’s time to rewatch the show. I have been listening to the OST for a few days now. It’s a sign🤭
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Have you finished?! Cause I’m the peanut to the spoiler jelly when I’m in fangirl mode 😀
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episode 34. will be done before weekend. also planning to read all of 114 chapters 😀 for academic purposes
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If only I was graded for this ahh 😆😆
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College discounts the importance of a gorgeous mane of hair 😛 … and the viability of being a gentleman hero.
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Give me a holler the moment you’re done so we may exchange our scholarly findings. I also devoured the fan translation of the novel.
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yep, it will be up on the blog. there are 3 versions of the novel: a) raw – the original b) the edited c) the published. I am reading (on the side, very slowly) the edited version and i see that this is very close to netflix subtitles. Next I want to watch on Vikii and read the published version. And hunt for the almost lost raw version of the text. Its now a fucking project.
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Well hell… I thought I was studious. You’re expected to report on significant findings this weekend. And I’ll prepare some visuals, because… glorious manes….
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Love Nalini Singh! The Pay Changeling series is just chef’s kiss.
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She writes the absolute swooniest heroes. I’ve been reading her Guild Hunter series and holy hell is Raphael pantymelting.
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Kaleb. Hawke. Lucas. So many good ones. Her heroines are lovely too. I’m on Nalini Singh kick right now and making my way through her backlist. Started Guild Hunter too. I’m still forming my opinion on Raphael but man Ilium needs to have his own book. Hopefully soon.
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Holy hell Kaleb. I enjoyed the entire series, but I’ve read Heart of Obsidian front to back 3x at this point.
Heh heh, what can I say? I like my heroes with a huge side serving of asshole 😛
If you’re a fan of PNR – Suzanne Wright’s Dark in You series is a must! Followed closely by Thea Harrison’s Elder Races series. So much Y.U.M.
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I love HoO. Kaleb’s devotion to his love (trying not to put spoilers) was absolutely beautiful. I love how Russian scientists in that world are often confused about the sudden abnormal seismic activity in the region, oh if only they knew hahaha.
I do love PNR. Sadly, Suzanne Wright didn’t work out for me. I did enjoy her first couple shifter books when I was dipping my toe in the genre. I’ll move the Elder Races up my TBR, now that you recommended it.
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Heh heh, yes those poor scientists. 😛
Wright’s humor either works for you or is a total turn off. HOWEVER, I promise the Dark in You is a completely different animal. Just give the first book a good college try. 😀
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Hello all 2020 was my season of reading loads of HR now had my fill so back again to my fav FF stories – So here goes
Top 5 Favorite Arshi Fanfics
1. A late spring by Jenny
2. Gravity By Rockbarbie
3.Emerald isle tales by Meera
4.Farewell winter nights by S&K
5. The filigreed sun by SJ
The Book that Made Me Fall in Love with Reading
6. Sweet William Richmal Crompton
Top 3 Favorite Published Authors
7. Judith Mcnaught
8. Susan Elizabeth Phillips
9. Lisa Kleypas
Favorite IPKKND Character
10. Khushi Kumari gupta
This Year, I Was Most Grateful For
11.Good health of all near & dear ones including me
12.We are still doing good compared to so many others
Favorite Midnight Snack
13 Bhujia or chocolates
Favorite Drink
14. Margarita
Top 3 Dream Destinations
15.Peru Machipichu
16.St Petersburg in winter
17.Tibet ( someday)
My Favorite Person
18.My husband & me
Favorite Movie
19. The Godfather watched it all over again
Favorite Drama (cannot be IPKKND!)
20.Suits & Kurt Seyit ve Sura ( howled my heart out at the end ) highly recommended
My New Year Resolution
21. Travel once again
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Top 5 Favorite Arshi Fanfics (There are so many stories I am currently reading which are wonderful, so, I can’t pinpoint just 5. But I will mention the ones I read long time ago which made an impact as soon as I read them)
1. Colors of the Wind my Meera
2. Mohabat Door Jaane Na De by doe eyes
3. Khushi by Maya Hill
4. Letter box by Forgivemydevilishmind
5. Unforgettable by Vann
The Book that Made Me Fall in Love with Reading
6. That was actually a comic book based on Phantom.
Top 3 Favorite Published Authors
7. Robin Cook
8. Ranganayakamma
9. Dan Brown/John Grisham
Favorite IPKKND Character (this is hard and I did “Eeny, meeny, miny, moe” and ended up with)
10. Arnav
This Year, I Was Most Grateful For
11. My father’s teachings. He taught me how to embrace change. It helped me in dealing with COVID19 better.
12. For the warmth spread by family, friends, colleagues and IPK fraternity.
Favorite Midnight Snack
13. Nuts and coffee
Favorite Drink
14. Almond Milk/Salt Lassi
Top 3 Dream Destinations (I don’t have any dream destinations. I casually say something out loud and my husband makes it happen. He is waiting for borders to open for tourists)
15. Cruise to Alaska
16. Go as close as possible to Antarctica
17. Southern or Northern lights
My Favorite Person
18. My husband. He spoils me and my daughter equally. I can depend on him for so many things.
Favorite Movie
19. Mayabazar
Favorite Drama (cannot be IPKKND!)
20. Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai
My New Year Resolution
21. As usual, lose some pounds and get a pat on the back from my doctor after getting my blood test done.
Don’t be shy, you’re among friends. Let’s do this!
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Hubbies are useful aren’t they? 😉
You will never regret a cruise to Alaska. Even better if you can spare a week or two exploring on land. Majestic!
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Yes, they are!
I will try and thank you!
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Top 5 Favorite Arshi Fanfics – I’ll warn before I list that they are going to be pretty sparse because I have been a terribly inconsistent reader this year. Also I’m considering these top 5 of THIS year only because otherwise we’ll be here forever.
1. All the OSs by Bingala (Is this cheating? Yes. Do I care? No 😛 Also I bugged her into coming back to write for IPK so I feel it’s only fair)
2. When the Curtain Falls by Palaayan (She puts up with my constant needling on where this story is going because I am too impatient to wait for her to write it :P)
3. Second Chances by Mirabell (She’s rewriting this story and I have insider info you don’t, muhahahaha)
4. Traveller by Jigs (Currently on-hold but it’s a story I lived through vicariously)
5. Mohobbat Door Jaane Na De by -doe.eyes- (I reread this one this year when I first fell back down the rabbit-hole and it still hits just as hard)
The Book that Made Me Fall in Love with Reading
6. Beartown by Frederik Backman (This man’s writing is magic and I broke my own rule of never marking up a book and started highlighting my favorite quotes and scribbling up notes on the page edges when I read it)
Top 3 Favorite Published Authors
7. Frederik Backman (See above)
8. Leigh Bardugo (Fantasy done well. I love her pacing and how she weaves humor into stories.)
9. Mariana Zapata (Best romance writer imo, focuses more on characters and relationship building and less on unending sex)
Favorite IPKKND Character
10. NK, do you even have to ask?
This Year, I Was Most Grateful For
11. Friends & Zoom Calls – I would not have survived the year intact without them (Special shoutout to S and Bingala)
12. Rediscovering IPK Fandom – It gave me back writing, reading, brought me new experiences like podcasting and just made me remember being young again
Favorite Midnight Snack
13. Jalapeno Chips
Favorite Drink
14. Plain Water, lol
Top 3 Dream Destinations
15. Toronto – I want to go to a hockey game there
16. Paris – I want to visit all the museums
17. Someplace in a beach house with friends
My Favorite Person
18. Ri Jeong Hyeok….you’ll see why below (Psych…but I can’t between all the friends!)
Favorite Movie
19. Tu Hai Mera Sunday – I watched it for the first time this year!!! And it’s one of the few things that can make me smile so fucking goofily every time. And in 2020, that’s a miracle in itself.
Favorite Drama (cannot be IPKKND!)
20. Crash Landing on You – When I say this show had everything I want in a show I am not even exaggerating: found family, sexy second pairing, perfect comedic timing, romance, drama, amazing costuming, production, writing and direction and ACTING. I finished watching it last night and I am already thinking about a re-watch. One of the main protagonists, Ri Jeong Hyeok, has ruined men for me forever because no one else will ever measure up.
My New Year Resolution
21. Try to worry a little bit less about what will happen tomorrow so I can live today in peace (and also, finish ITM but shhhh)
This is such a fun idea, K! Thanks for putting it together ❤
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Yes! The queen of slow burn is Zapata. I swoon just thinking of Kulti. Do you have a favorite book from her?
These are always fun and I get to indulge my nosyness 😀
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My favorite is probably Kulti, but I also really really loved The Wall of Winnipeg and Me, and I recently read From Lukov, With Love and given my tangential love of sports involving ice…I really enjoy that story. The protagonists are figure skaters!
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Have you seen The Cutting Edge with John Cusack? It reminds me so much of Lukov.
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My favorite drama is Korean too. “Crash Landing on you” is nice.
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Top 5 Favorite Arshi Fanfics
I will only include completed ones –
1. One day at a time (ODAAT)
2. A river runs through it
3. Unexpectedly Expected
4. Farewell Winter Nights
5. Something about you
The Book that Made Me Fall in Love with Reading
6. Not much of a reader. Only read Arshi fanfics and few that friends recommend.
Top 3 Favorite Published Authors
Will stick to Arshi, since that’s pretty much what I read –
7. Fe-en-dios
8. Smita Ramachandran
9. Anony_mous/AnamikaGK
Favorite IPKKND Character
10. Arnav, Duh!
This Year, I Was Most Grateful For
11. Everything that I took for granted
12. SKD
Favorite Midnight Snack
13. Almonds & Walnuts
Favorite Drink
14. Ginger ale
Top 3 Dream Destinations
15. Kashmir
16. Switzerland
17. Bahamas
My Favorite Person
18. My Dadi
Favorite Movie
19. Jab we met
Favorite Drama (cannot be IPKKND!)
20. Recently watched Korean series – Start up
My New Year Resolution
21. Focus more on AD than SKD. Resolutions are meant to be broken, no?
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Aww… thanks for the loving on our FWN 🙂
Heh heh us it a resolution when one will purposely break it within days? 😛
Ooh what is the draw of Switzerland?
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I have been a silent reader for FWN, but I shamelessly confess that I have read it multiple times before…some parts more than others. I joined the IPK train quite late, but this one was one of my first few FFs and it will always be dear to me.
My inner self sniggered when I wrote that resolution. So, yeah. That ain’t gonna happen.
No particular reason for Switzerland. I always wanted to visit Kashmir & Switzerland, even as a kid. So it’s always on the bucket list.
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Mmmm.. shouldn’t have shared that. I will shamelessly cash that guilty chip someday 😛
Honestly glad you enjoyed it. There is a joy in being able to entertain someone, and the response to FWN floored me. Definitely a highlight of being a part of this gorgeous ficverse.
I find myself googling photos of Switzerland. It is definitely a beautiful place.
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😁
Are you planning on writing something new?
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We have two gorgeous completed outlines. One for Crimson Court and one for Ampersand The big question is…. will my partner in crime manage to squeeze our midnight bleeding sessions in for next year. *fingers crossed*
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Oh wow! That’s great news. Yes, fingers crossed 🤞🏼
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Me too but read it may be once! Doing the second rounds now..
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Is this a nudge to get a move on the reposting? 😛
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😄 anything to motivate you ladies! 😉
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I am re-reading it too 😊😇
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What may i know is SKD? I have seen this abbreviation before but am stumped! Pl enlighten me . Thanks 🙂
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SKD – Sapno ki duniya
AD – Asli duniya
KBA – Kya bolun ab
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Oh ! So obvious, silly me . 😝
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I am also learning new IPK acronyms every now and then 🙂
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*Top 5 Favorite Arshi Fanfics*
(These stories brighten up even my worst of days and I still continue rereading them)
1. The Emerald Isle Tales (Meera)
2. Careless Whispers (Meera)
3. A River Runs through It (Meera)
4. Addicted to You ( Raspberry and Lilac
5. One Day at A Time ( Sohini)
*The Book that Made Me Fall in Love with Reading*
6.As a child it was Enid Bliton stories ☺️
Mystic Skies (Anne, Head over Heals) made me fall in love with Arshi Fiction stories
*Top 3 Favorite Published Authors (IPKKND)*
7. SJ (The Filigreed Sun)
8. Anamika G K (Making Khushi Mine)
9. Fe-En-Dios ( RENDEZVOUS – BEYOND THE SKIES)
*Favorite IPKKND Character*
10. Khushi
*This Year, I Was Most Grateful For*
11. My Family
12. Every thing
*Favorite Midnight Snack*
13. Ice Cream
*Favorite Drink*
14. Hot Chocolate
*Top 3 Dream Destinations*
15. Himalays (Kailas Manasarovar )
16. Greece
17. Spain
*My Favorite Person*
18. My little bundle of joy, my daughter
*Favorite Movie*
19. DDLJ
*Favorite Drama (cannot be IPKKND!)*
20. None (haven’t watched any after IPKKND😂)
*My New Year Resolution*
21. Read more than Arshi FF, venture onto book reading 😍
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Ice cream as in vanilla, rocky road, mint, can’t leave a fellow junkie hanging here…
Awww how old is this bundle of joy?
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Ice cream in world class chocolate 🤩.The little one is six year old and handful 😌
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Top 5 Favorite Arshi Fanfics
This is so tough..half the time I will forget the names. Assuming these are completed stories. 5 is unfair.::I have too many of fav..including fwn(I know cheating)
1. River runs through
2. One day at a time
3. Stripped
4. The fighting fate
5. Addicted to you
The Book that Made Me Fall in Love with Reading
6. Let’s say books by Lisa kleypas
Top 3 Favorite Published Authors
7. Lisa Kleypas
8. Judith Mcnaught
9. Julia Quinn
Favorite IPKKND Character
10. Khushi
This Year, I Was Most Grateful For
11. Family
12. Intro to pranic meditation
Favorite Midnight Snack
13. Chocolate if I have to eat
Favorite Drink
14. Coffee ☕️- I am a very picky coffee drinker. It has to be right! I don’t even know what that means anymore…I love Indian filter coffees and Starbucks dark or medium roast..as you see it has to be strong for my taste buds!
Top 3 Dream Destinations ( assuming I am yet to see them)
15. Northern lights
16. Australia..now jigs has me there from one of her upcoming stories!
17. Scotland – all these damn historical fictions want me to visit these places!
My Favorite Person
18. My children
Favorite Movie
19. DDLJ – the movie that made me write poetries 🤣
Favorite Drama (cannot be IPKKND!)
20. The crown – I like anything historical! And I also like like Korean drama start up(Gauri recommended)
My New Year Resolution
21. Focus on myself!
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I see Kleypas and immediately all that is Derek Craven comes to mind. Her Wallflower series is awesome, but no one out yums Derek 😛
Haha, I hear you on the coffee. I’m sure my local batistas no longer think the tip is worth the hassle 😛
The Northern Lights are truly phenomenal. I lucked out in Alaska while we were camping in Denali…. pure magic.
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We did the cruise and missed out visiting that and I am hearing it’s also seen from other locations..hope I will get to see some day! Aah the dark hero Darek falling in love with Sara Fielding. I loved all her series..
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I’m just glad she’s gone back to historicals.
And can Judith McNaught publish something in this decade?!!!
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Haha 😂
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Top 5 favourite Arshi fanfics :
1. Emerald Isle Tales by Meera (It had to start with this.. I love anything and everything that Meera pens down)
2. A River Runs Through It by Meera
3. Dawn Noon and Dusk by Aquasandhya
4. The Same Coin by Semanti
5. Of Reins and Reigns by Eccentrica
The book that made me fall in love with reading:
6. Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Secret Seven and Famous Five books.. can’t name any one.. these are the books that made me fall in love with reading as a child.. and I can’t still let go of my love for fictions.
Top 3 favourite published authors
7. Agatha Christie
8. Satyajit Ray
9. Rabindranath Tagore
Favourite IPKKND Character:
10. Arnav 😍
This year, I was most grateful for:
11. I still have the my most precious people and things with me.. The year where lakhs of people have lost their close ones, Covid has not affected me in that worse way.. and for that I’m grateful.
12. Technology.. As cliché as that sounds.. A year where people had been forced to be indoors for a major part of the year.. had it not been for technology, I don’t know how I’d have survived these long months..
Favourite midnight snack:
13. Ice cream (it has to be this.. I can’t seem to let go of this habit😁)
Favourite drink:
14. Hot chocolate
Top 3 dream destinations:
15. Any nice quiet place on the mountains (preferably Himalayas)
16. Switzerland
17. Santorini
My favourite person:
18. My mother
Favourite movie:
19. 3 Idiots
Favourite Series (Cannot be IPKKND!):
20. The Crown (I’d never thought I’d enjoy this.. but I relished this!)
My New Year Resolution:
21. To be more patient with everything..
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I keep hearing so much about The Crown! Perhaps it’s time to sneak a peek.
Tagore has such a beautiful way of connecting words and thoughts. One of my favorites from him is definitely – “Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.”
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You should sneak a peek.. even I was doing just that.. but the first episode forced me to watch the second and by the time the second one got over, I was already hooked.. the set, the actors, everything will draw you in..
I can’t even pin point on any one favourite quote.. there are so many.. his words are simple and he had a way of putting together difficult thoughts in simple words.. btw I’ve always felt translation snatches some of the magic that the original carries.. if you ever learn Bengali, try reading his original works in Bengali.. his pen was surely mightier than the sword!😍
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Oh I definitely know how THAT goes. The sweet sweet pull of a budding addiction 😛
Language is definitely not my forte. I’m just grateful I know English and so many things are translated these days. Definitely agree that much is lost in translation, but beggars can’t be too choosy 😀
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Oh yes, DND!! How did I miss that? It’s difficult to fit all favorites in 5 spots
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True that! There are so many that it’s difficult to fit all in 5 places!
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Since I’ve spammed your thread (and cursed as it was pointed out to me by a dear friend of mine), am posting my stuff too.
Top 5 favourite Arshi fanfics :
1-5. Sorry, haven’t read any.
The book that made me fall in love with reading:
6. There is a collection of short stories for children by Tolstoy that my father brought to me from Russia, and I was read to when I was 2-3 years old. Since my parents are weirdos, they didn’t care it was all about life-death philosophy as it is the case in Russian literature. Till this day, I am incredibly attracted to Russian Literature. Blame my parents for my angst writing.
Top 3 favourite published authors [modified: three new favorites of 2020]
7. Alejandra Pizarnik
8. RF Kuang
9. Martha Wells
Favourite IPKKND Character:
10. Laxmi the Goat. okay maybe Payal a little.
This year, I was most grateful for:
11. Friends.
12. WordPress (my blog, basically)
Favourite midnight snack:
13. Parle G
Favourite drink:
14. Jasmine green tea
Top 3 dream destinations:
15. Northern Lights – the sky
16. Bolivian salt flats – to see the milky way
17. Atacama – to see the milky way
My favourite person:
18. Amma!
Favourite movie: [of the year, 2020]
19. I have watched some fantastic ones. Closest to being a favorite has to be The Dark Song that I watched recently.
Favourite Series (Cannot be IPKKND!):
20. Okay its very close. I thought this will be Untamed but no. Its OCCUPIED. Sorry. I am loving Untamed and its a personal favorite, but Occupied (Norwegian show) is something else.
My New Year Resolution:
21. Nothing.
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Just bought The Poppy War series! I am fully expecting to get wrecked.
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ooh good luck. I am reading the final one this weekend. I am very hesitant in recommending YA and I generally don’t get along with any YA books but this one is pretty well written (and well researched)
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Feed my curiosity, how many languages do you speak? Because I’m seeing an aficionado. I love picking up words here and there whenever I explore new countries via their entertainment or food, but the grammar foundation is beyond sucky so …. 😦
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I speak level 2 japanese and level 1 german. Was finishing level 1 mandarin before i had to quit. But tv shows help me revise. I started level 1 russian also but schedule conflicts so I have paused for now. And some desi languages. 🙂
I realized that I learn fastest by mugging up good songs from these languages or binging tv shows again and again. Remember the dialogues, remember the subs. Go from there. Living in those countries helped too, not gonna lie.
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Top 5 Favorite Arshi Fanfics
Disc: i am new to ipkknd (1 yr old). I missed many amazing stories written during prime years)
1. Khushi by Maya Hill
2. Set Me Ablaze by Chitra G
3. Valiant knight and fighting fate by Deeptiya
4. Making Khushi mine 1 & 2 by Anamika
5. Stripped & Temptation by Jigs
The Book that Made Me Fall in Love with Reading
6. Davinci code series
Top 3 Favorite Published Authors
7.
8.
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Favorite IPKKND Character
10. Arnav
This Year, I Was Most Grateful For
11. Not getting sick 🙂
12. Family time
Favorite Midnight Snack
13. Bowl of cereal 🤪
Favorite Drink
14. Diet coke 😂
Top 3 Dream Destinations
15. My bed and me sleeping
16. Greece
17. Ladak
My Favorite Person
18. My dad
Favorite Movie
19. Real steel (its our Sunday-night movie)
Favorite Drama (cannot be IPKKND!)
20. Friends !
My New Year Resolution
21. None
Don’t be shy, you’re among friends. Let’s do this!
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Favorite Friends character?
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Joey Tribbiani hehe . I love all of them but like Joey “raddi bhar jyada”
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Top 5 arshi ff
1. Revealed by jigs
2. Khushi by Maya
3. Charade by phatti sari
4. Song based One shots by Bingala & Set me Ablaze by Chitra
5. Second chances by Meera & Farewell winter nights
Book that made me fall in love with reading- Nandan🙂
Top 3 Authors
1. Dan Brown
2. Enid Bliton & Nancy Drew coz childhood was all about them
3. J K Rowling, have to put her in😉
Favorite IPPKND Character
Arnav🥰
This year most greatful for
1. Family & frnds
2. Books & ffs
3. Being safe, healthy & happy
Favourite Midnight snack
Cake, without cream, any type
Favourite drink- Coffee, kaisi bhi kahi bhi
Top 3 dream destination
1. Greece
2. England, want to see those palaces & history
3. Paris- have to see this capital of Fashion
My favourite person- Hubby & lil one❤️
Favourite Movie-
Chupke chupke, Golmaal, Mili, Khoobsurat (old)- can & have watch these movies n no of times
Favourite drama other than IPPKND
1. Dekh bhai dekh,
2.Sarabhai vs sarabhai,
My new year resolution- to b content with myself & what i have🙂
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Ooooo a HP Fan! It’s seriously one of the most wonderful world to fall into. Favorite character? I have a very soft spot for Draco due to all the Fanfics I’ve read 😛
But cream is the best part of the cake!!
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Sirius Black, i wish we could have gotten more of him & yes ff played a big role here too😉.. for me more dark d cake is more better it is🙃
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Top 5 Favorite Arshi Fanfics
1.Shaadi by Expel
2.Emerald Isle tales by Meera
3.unforgettable by Van
4. Khushi by Maya Hill
5. Temptation by Jigs ( too many more but couldn’t fit in all of them)
The Book that Made Me Fall in Love with Reading
6. The little house on the prairies series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I simply love this and the Anne of seven gables series
Top 3 Favorite Published Authors
7. Indu Sundaresan
8. William Dalrymple
9. Tarquinius Hall
Favorite IPKKND Character
10. Arnav without a doubt
This Year, I Was Most Grateful For
11. Zoom for allowing face to face and a connection to the world.
12. Thankful for health of near and dear ones, though we have suffered some bad losses
13. Would like to add pottery and ceramics , my obsessive hobby which gave me sanity in these crazy times
Favorite Midnight Snack
13. Brownies with ice cream
Favorite Drink
14. A virgin Mojito and fire and ice
Top 3 Dream Destinations
15. Santorini , Greece
16. Florence, Italy
17. Istanbul Turkey
My Favorite Person
18. My Husband, I know it’s cliched, but sorry he still remains so after 30 odd years of marriage
Favorite Movie
19. Without any doubt Roman Holiday, and Sound of Music
Favorite Drama (cannot be IPKKND!)
20. Rangrasiya
My New Year Resolution
21. To stay calm and healthy and loose weight
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Would also like to add two more in favourite Arshi ff 1, is His Gardening , her Jalebi, I simply loved this and the Second is the Games we play by Bingala. I wish the authors would come back and complete both they are simply fantastic. Waiting to read Farewell Winter Nights to add to my favourite list
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Rangrasiya was such a fantastic show in the first 40ish episode. I was devastated when the writers decided to fall back on overused family tropes.
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Exactly watched the remaining episodes just because they were happening and for Sanaya . I find her a fantastic actress
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Top 5 Favorite Arshi Fanfics
1. The Love story on Page 3 by Napster monster
2. Fate Mate by Karmachameleon
3. Farewell Winter Nights by S&K
4. Hearts A Mess by Trisasak
5. Desert Heat by TINA!
The Book that Made Me Fall in Love with Reading
6. It’s a tie between Enid Blyton’s books and R.L Stine’s Goosebumps series.
Top 3 Favorite Published Authors
(Just including my favorites of 2020. Too hard to choose all time favorites)
7. Kennedy Ryan especially her Kingmaker duology.
8. Nalini Singh. Her Psy Changeling series (Kaleb 😍)
9. James Markert.
Favorite IPKKND Character
10. The Poolside.
This Year, I Was Most Grateful For
11. My family’s health
12. All the stories that comforted me.
Favorite Midnight Snack
13. Ramen. It’s oddly comforting.
Favorite Drink
14. Tea
Top 3 Dream Destinations
15. Kyoto, Japan
16. Hallstatt, Austria
17. NYC
My Favorite Person
18. My mother
Favorite Movie
(Of 2020)
19. Weathering with You
Favorite Drama (cannot be IPKKND!)
20. The Office. Just binge watched it earlier this year.
My New Year Resolution
21. Learning a certain language.
Thank you, K. This was fun.
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Poolside 😂
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U win in category of favorite character- Poolside👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😀
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Haha thank you. How have you been, darling?
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Re reading all these stories, spending time with lil one, thats it & whole year is almost gone now🤦🏻♀️. Hoping nxt yr will bring bk old normal bk. How r u?
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Glad to know you are doing okay. I’m fine too. It has been a busy year for me, but things settled down thankfully.
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Where can i read these two ? I heard good things about these
Fate Mate by Karmachameleon Desert Heat by TINA!
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Fate Mate is discontinued but you can still find the old chapters on IF. Desert Heat is being published if I remember correctly. You can check Tina’s site for updates (it’s down currently, i think she’s on a hiatus)
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P.S I just wanted to let you know since I saw your request that pas de deux is in its draft stage and unavailable to everyone. As soon as the story is completed, you will be able to read it.
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Now that is called good news in festive season. I m looking forward to this new yr😀
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Sure no worries
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Good to know Raven. May be next year?
Cheers…..
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Haha that’s the deadline I’ve given myself so let’s see.
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Ah you made me so nostalgic with the reminder of Goosebumps. Can’t help but chuckle every time I see one of those covers now.
Ramen is the best food ever invented. Have you tried any Japanese Ramen Houses? Those handmade noodles!!!!
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Goosebumps literally nurtured the goth girl in me. They were always too few copies in the library and too many people on the lookout. Damn I miss those days.
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Top 5 Favorite Arshi Fanfics
1. Careless Whispers by Meera
2. Mystic Skies by Anne
3. Farewell Winter Nights
4. One Day at a Time by Sohni
5. Let’s Fall in Love by Pink
The Book that Made Me Fall in Love with Reading
I wouldn’t say I’m in love with reading. But the book that made me want to start reading more was
6. The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
But what made me fall in love with reading Ipk ffs is ‘Mystic Skies’. One of my first ffs.
Top 3 Favorite Published Authors
Again I haven’t read a whole lot, until ipkknd ffs that is. So from my limited reading
7. Jane Austen (just for Pride & Prejudice. Have read it so many times.. Wish someone wud write an ipk ff based on this)
8. Jeffrey Archer
9. Nicholas Sparks
Favorite IPKKND Character
10. Khushi
This Year, I Was Most Grateful For
11. Everything.. My health, my family and their health, my friends, our safety, security
12. The technology thats keeps us connected even when we are unable to meet and that enables kids to learn from the safety of our homes
Favorite Midnight Snack
13. Cornflakes (Just coz its the easiest)
Favorite Drink
14. Anything of coffee flavour
Top 3 Dream Destinations
15. Kashmir
16. To see an Aurora
17. Maldives/ Mauritius/any such beautiful beach location
My Favorite Person
18. My Mom who’s also my best friend
Favorite Movie
19. The Blind Side
Favorite Drama (cannot be IPKKND!)
20. Friends
My New Year Resolution
21. I don’t make new year resolutions anymore. I know I’m not gonna follow them..
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Have you read any of Maya’s works? Because she incorporates Jane Austen in the most wonderful ways!
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Actually I’ve not completely read any of her work. Loved Khushi. But somehow couldn’t read till the end. Can’t remember the reason now. Is it still available?
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Yes, you can find it at
http://mayahill.com/
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Thank you so much 🥰
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You’re welcome!
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Top 5 Favorite Arshi Fanfics
These are some of the ones I have been lucky to savour. I am sure there are gems out there which I have not yet discovered. I wasn’t really active on IF. So, here goes….
1. Emerald Isle Tales – Meera weaves magic with her words. I would read anything and everything she pens (or taps on the keyboard). She could post her grocery list and I would read it with sighs and dreamy eyes. EIT to me is one of the best pieces of fiction ever written. Not to mention the music, which is so integral to Meera’s stories.
2. Temptation and TT by Jigs – Such an emotional journey. Khushi overcoming a painful past and her insecurities, reaching out for her happiness, growing as a person. One of the best-designed blogs. Jigs has a way with choosing her banners. And the vocabulary. Gosh, the woman made sure that I had the thesaurus handy while reading every chapter.
3. FWN – My Captain and Professor and their beautiful tale of Love, passion, seduction, bromance, my Parrot, Robbie …. Wonderful character build-up. The story grips the reader with every night. Plus, one of the best epilogues. Am I waxing poetic? But, their story is that brilliant. Sending hugs, Capt and Prof ❤
4. Finding Khushi by Smitar – The story that marked my foray into the Arshi fanfiction readership. And, this story has Anamika. And, it forged a hamesha wali friendship with the author. Love you, Smi.
5. Khushi by MayaHill – The way the redemption track should have been. Arnav finally using his Harvard groomed shaatir dimaag and figuring out Khushi’s innocence. Khushi growing both as a person and as an entrepreneur.
The Book that Made Me Fall in Love with Reading
6. The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Doyle ❤ I was ten. Couldn’t quite comprehend 19th century English but was enamored by the vivid characters of Holmes and Watson. Conan Doyle's writing, direct, philosophical. Who can forget, "when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth". And, Watson's narratives. Aah, the way they try to unravel the many layers of Holmes' character.
Top 3 Favorite Published Authors
7. Conan Doyle and O Henry (Classics)
8. Elizabeth Kolbert (Non-Fiction)
9. Kristen Ashley (Earlier works of her, Contemporary Romance)
Favorite IPKKND Character
10. Khushi
This Year, I Was Most Grateful For
11. My family’s health…cliched, but so, so important and definitely something to be thankful for.
12. Being able to visit Stonehenge, during the brief period that the lock-down was eased. Built over 5000 years ago, these incredibly huge monoliths, rising from the Salisbury plains… Uff majestic. Glad I could strike that one off my bucket list.
Favorite Midnight Snack
13. Hand full o nuts, peanut butter
Favorite Drink
14. Pina Colada
Top 3 Dream Destinations
15. Lapland, Northern Lights, baby!!
16. Glowworm Caves, New Zealand (Been there. It’s otherworldly…. magical)
17. Machu Pichu
My Favorite Person
18. Lucky to be surrounded by so many of the best, most fabulous people. Can’t pick one. In which case, I am my most favourite person 😛
Favorite Movie
Again, I have to pick only one?!?
19. Schindler’s List (E) and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (H)
Favorite Drama (cannot be IPKKND!)
20. Outlander – one word – Sam Heughan … ok that’s two words, so kill me 😉 Sam in a kilt and I am dead anyway 😛
My New Year Resolution
21. Not to make any resolution. I don’t follow them anyway… 😉
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Awww where would our FWN ship be without such wonderful first mates? I feel your impatience on FWN, will definitely deliver several nights this week for one of very favorite readers. 😀 *squeezing hug*
Glowworm Caves, New Zealand – Gah I’m so jealous! What else did you get to explore in NZ?
What happened to Kristen Ashley?! S and I had a ragey fest after reading the ending to the Chaos series. I can’t even try any of her new series, all the quirky vs alphaholeness is no more, we’re left with this soulless drivel that chiseled away at all the good memories.
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IKR, I mean she is the same author who gave us Tack, Tate, Mitch, Joker, the Hot Bunch…. But I guess it happens when one has 50-60 books published. Creativity maxes out…
In NZ, hiked to the crater of a dormant volcano, walked across a glacier, parasailed, cruised on the Milford Sound and sheared a sheep 😀
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I’m drenched in some envy. That sounds amazing!
Leaving KA’s world is forcing me to discover some wonderful new writers. One of my favorite has been K.A. Tucker’s The Simple Wild. You will adore that one. Another is Anna Zaires’s Wall Street Titan. The hero shares many shade of our favorite Mr. Raizada. ^^
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Ooh, thanks for the recommendations Captain. Am off to Tuckerland. 😉
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Top 5 Favorite Arshi Fanfics
1. Emerald Isle Tales
2. A river runs through it
3. Of lemons and limes
4. Valley of flowers
5. Careless whispers
The Book that Made Me Fall in Love with Reading
It has to be Enid Blyton’s books. It was cemented by reading Jane Eyre when I was 12.
Top 3 Favorite Published Authors
This is a tough one. And its in no order
1. Jane Austen
2. Amitav Ghosh especially the non fiction
3. Ian Rankin
Favorite IPKKND Character
Hello hi bye bye!
This Year, I Was Most Grateful For
My better half
Favorite Midnight Snack
None.
Favorite Drink
A glass of Merlot, or a Pinot Noir
Top 3 Dream Destinations
1. West Indies
2. New Zealand
3. Scandinavia
My Favorite Person
My brother
Favorite Movie
Tough one, I don’t watch a whole lot of movies.
Favorite Drama (cannot be IPKKND!)
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (the Granada TV production starring Jeremy Brett)
My New Year Resolution
I don’t generally make resolutions. I’m 48, will leave the resolutions to younger folk, and take each day as it comes!!
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I’m going to add five more to the top five favorite Arshi fanfics. The ones I mentioned above are all completed. Here’s five more top favorites which are ongoing/incomplete
1. Tewari & Sons
2. Kalarikkal House
3. Second Chances
4. The games we play
5. A series of most fortunate events
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I was wondering how is it possible that Tewari is missing from your earlier list 😊
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I know, that’s why I added the next five. Actually there are so many, but these top my charts
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This is ramanchi. I also want to add 5 more 😋
The list is endless, TBH
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😁
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Have you watched the Holmes series with Benedict Cumberbatch?
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Oh yes!
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Top 5 favourite Arathi Fabrics
1. The River Runs through it by Meera
2. One day at a time by Sohni
3. The filigreed sun by SJ
4. Dawn Noon and Dusk by Sandhya
5. Temptation by Jigs
& many many more…..
The book that made me fall in love with reading
6. Enid Blyton and Nancy Drew
Top 3 Published Authors
7. John Grisham
8. Jane Austen
9. Dan Brown
Favourite IPKKND character
10. Khushi
This year I was most grateful for
11. Having by aged parents and all of my family in good health.
12. Zoom calls in helping me stay connected with my kids and family
Favourite Midnight Snack
13. Assorted nuts
Favourite Drink
13. Filter Coffee/ Hot Chocolate
Top 3 Dream destinations
14. Switzerland
15. Turkey
16. Kashmir
My Favourite persons
17. My kids
Favourite movie
18. Not a movie person
Favourite Drama
19. Friends
New year resolution
Don’t make any as I can never keep it
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Another Switzerland! I need to google what is there 🙂
Is the book version of the Robert Langdon series better than the movies? I’ve only watched the movies and they were… not as epic as my expectations.
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Haven’t watched the movies so wouldn’t know
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Da Vinci Code – The book, very intriguing. Just blew my mind. The movie not so much… Despite Tom Hanks.
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I agree, the movie was no patch on the book.
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This looks like too much fun! Will have a think, get a pencil and list down and get back….
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How are you Anu?
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As busy as it gets, Priya! Hope you are having a great festive season and end of year!😘
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Good to hear from you Anu, all well here
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Still waiting on this getting back 😛
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Top 5 Favorite Arshi Fanfics
1. …..and then she found me
2. His gardening her jalebi
3. Something about you
4. Farewell winter night
5. Valley of flowers
The Book that Made Me Fall in Love with Reading
6. Hamlet by W.S.
Top 3 Favorite Published Authors
7. Khalid Hussein
8. Jumps lahiri
9. Harikisan Mehta
Favorite IPKKND Character
10. Khushi kumari Gupta
This Year, I Was Most Grateful For
11. Health of the family
12. Work
Favorite Midnight Snack
13. Milk n cookie
Favorite Drink
14. Mocha frappe
Top 3 Dream Destinations
15. Fiji
16. Bora bora
17. Ladakh
My Favorite Person
18. My baby
Favorite Movie
19. Lamhe
Favorite Drama (cannot be IPKKND!)
20. Hasratein
My New Year Resolution
21. Loose weight 🥺 and be patient with everyone.
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Khushi by maya is hands down anyday my most fav. And I didn’t add it here because I think it’s above it all…. I hope she finishes it though.
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Khushi is complete, she was writing another one called Jalebi, which is incomplete
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Hi I believe it’s still on going
She had introduce a new character with the Gray shade I believe salim naqvi. Two marriages had just taken place and are our hero was attacked on his way to his wedding and I believe last episode that she posted was where Shyam was killed in the jail which was arranged by Aman and there was lot to be unraveled about ms.khan and Aman equation
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She has listed it as complete on her site, and only two of her complete stories are available for reading currently, one of which is Khushi. You can check the link below
http://mayahill.com/read/
You are talking about Jalebi, that is where Aman’s girl friend is Parisa Khan (If I got the name correct). That is not complete. In Khushi Aman is married to a girl named Pari.
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Thank you 🙂
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I’m now craving a mocha frappe. 😛
You know, I had no interest in Hamlet until someone finally pointed out that the Lion King is essentially Disney’s version of it. ^^
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Yes !! Mocha frappe .. I start sneezing as soon as I drink one since it’s winter … but can’t do without it …
Hamlet was my first novel. … my grand father got me hooked on reading since I was a child … he has a huge library in his house that he collected booked since he was child. He once told me that’s how he traveled to different place in the world and knows about their culture is thru his books.
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Top 5 Favorite Arshi Fanfics
1. Farwell Winter Nights by You!!! 😄
2. The Impenetrable Heart by Jenny
3. The Best Laid Plans by Anamika
4. Love, Life and Labyrinth by Eccentrica
5. Stripped by Jignasha
The Book that Made Me Fall in Love with Reading
6. Sydney Sheldon’s books
Top 3 Favorite Published Authors
7. Sydney Sheldon
8. Dan Brown
9. Amish Tripathi
Favorite IPKKND Character
10. I guess I liked the whole package
This Year, I Was Most Grateful For
11. My family recovering without major complications
12. Our families helping each other and being for each other
Favorite Midnight Snack
13. Plain water
Favorite Drink
14. Masala Chai
Top 3 Dream Destinations
15. Alaskan cruise
16. Himalayas
17. Canadian Rockies
My Favorite Person
18. My Kids
Favorite Movie
19. Day after Tomorrow for showing how life will fight to survive under any kind of adverse conditions
Favorite Drama (cannot be IPKKND!)
20. The Crown
My New Year Resolution
21. Stay fit and healthy
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Where can i read Impenetrable heart? Is it available on IF or any other platform? Thanks
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She had written it on IF and later removed it.
She started editing it and posting it on her blog. But now she is on a hiatus. Hopefully, one day she will come back and post it again. Below is the link to the blog
https://storiesbyjennifer.wordpress.com/2020/10/11/hello/
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Thank you. Looks like it is a protected blog. I have sent a request for now.
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You are welcome
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Heh heh, I also favorite the #1 spot billing 😛
I have never seen Day after Tomorrow, you have peaked an interest.
Alaska is pure magic – when you get the chance definitely book a cruise that includes a stop to Ketchikan (go fishing for Halibut) and Juneau (for ice cave exploring)!
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My top favourite Arshi Fanfics
1. All the stories by Smitar as i was introduced into the world of Arshi FF with her
2. All the stories by Jigs: as her stories made mr go deeper into the world of FF
3. The Emerald tales by Meera and all the others that I could find as her writing takes you into another world
4. Addicted to you by Rasberryandlilac as her story between a traditional Khushi and non traditional Arnav Salazar made me weep and smile and sigh….
5. All the stories by Saucechips…. DND by Aquasandhya….all from Archi…. Of Lemons and Lime by Omerbati…Kavitha’s Arshi Journeys….. Khushi by JalebiJane…..and many more…
I know i am cheating but I have to pay homage to all of them as this past year has kept me sane and happy with finding and reading stories of Arshi by so many talented writers…..
The book that made me fall in love with reading
6a. The green King by Jean-Loup Sulitzer
6b. The romance writer Julie Garwood
The top three writers
7. Robin Cook
8. Jeffrey Archer
9. Nicholas Sparks
Favorite IPKKND character
10. A toss between Khushi and Arnav
This Year I was most grateful for:
11. To have my kids and family healthy and safe and to get to talk to them
12. To have amazing friends who kept me sane
Favorite Midnight snack
13. Popcorn or sourdough toast with butter
Favorite drink
14. Single malt whiskey and non alcoholic, Thumbs Up
Three dream Destinations
15. Australia
16. Japan
17. A toss between the Northern Lights and Alaska
My favourite persons
18. My kids and Grandkids
Favorite movie
19. Too many so all and none…..
Favorite Drama
20.Too many to single out
New Year’s resolution
21. None as don’t ever follow through
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Smitar has the sweetest tales of Arnav and Khushi. I hope she’s still writing.
Yes! A Julie Garwood fan! I adore her heroines, in all their quirky charming avatars. Do you have a favorite?
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Almost all of the highland series…..Wedding, Saving Grace, Ransom etc…..
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Jus a side note;;
I have been a silent reader for a while now, but then, this year taught me to appreciate, and thus, I am giving all the thanks to you all writers, who has kept me sane and safe, and also taught me positivity…..
Thank you for being by anchor and support …..
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Definitely appreciate this resolution! ^^
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Alright, here I go!
Top 5 Favorite Arshi Fanfics
1. Free by BlueMystique (I know it’s a short story but still)
2. Khushi by Maya
3. Colors of the Wind by Meera
4. Dear Agony by Nmyra
5. Stripped by Chokri_ASR / Jigs
The Book that Made Me Fall in Love with Reading
6. The Golden Fortress (The Adventures of Feluda) by Satyajit Ray
Top 3 Favorite Published Authors
7. O. Henry
8. Ruskin Bond
9. Roald Dahl
Favorite IPKKND Character
10. Arnav Singh Raizada
This Year, I Was Most Grateful For
11. Ridz & B
12. Being safe and healthy
Favorite Midnight Snack
13. Maggi!
Favorite Drink
14. Ginger Ale
Top 3 Dream Destinations
15. Rajasthan
16. Greece
17. Switzerland
My Favorite Person
18. Real? My mother. Fictional? Arjun from Tu Hai Mera Sunday.
Favorite Movie
19. For now, Tu Hai Mera Sunday.
Favorite Drama (cannot be IPKKND!)
20. Crash Landing On You!!!!!
My New Year Resolution
21. Write. Edit. Do things necessary to build my career 🙂
Thank you for this wonderful thing ❤
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Jalebi weds Bluetooth, nice dp name😀
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Thank you!
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I second Priya – it is an adorable user name!
What career are we building? I’m assuming it’s in publishing, ads, or news?
Crash Landing On You – So much YES!!! Hyun Bin was pure gold. Have you watched him in Secret Garden?
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Thank you so much ❤ Career in film and television – close! CLOY WAS EVERYTHING. I have not! Currently trying to watch Descendants of the Sun.
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Top 5 Favorite Arshi Fanfics
Birds of a feather
Second chances
Temptation
The bride with a doll
Love life Labyrinth
The Book that Made Me Fall in Love with Reading
6 God of Small things by Arhundhati Roy
Top 3 Favorite Published Author
7 Arundhati Roy
8 Bell Hooks
9 Khalid Hosseni
Favorite IPKKND Character
10 Arnav
This Year, I Was Most Grateful For
11 for good health
12 for being safe and sound
Favorite Midnight Snack
13 oat and nut bars
Favorite Drink
14 water
Top 3 Dream Destinations
15 Austria
16 Bulgaria
17 Iceland
My Favorite Person
18 my sibling
Favorite Movie
19 the pursuit of happiness
Favorite Drama (cannot be IPKKND!)
20 friends
My New Year Resolution
21 to learning how to be way more comfortable in my skin. to continuing to love sunsets, snow, mountains and everything nature.to forever wearing my heart on my sleeve despite the world being harsh.
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There’s only one you, the people around you should help celebrate it. Those you don’t aren’t worth keeping. ^^
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Can anyone please share khushi by maya link
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Can anyone please share khushi by maya link. Or where i can read it..??
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Enjoy!
http://mayahill.com/khushi001/
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Here goes nothing!!
Top 5 Favorite Arshi Fanfics
1. Dawn Noon and Dusk – Aquasandhya
2. One Day at a Time – Sohni
3. Desert Rose – Charlotte
4. The Same Coin – Incorrigible Magpie
5. Stripped – Jigs
Its so hard to choose a top 5 with so many wonderful tales out there
The Book that Made Me Fall in Love with Reading
6. Book of Fairies by Enid Blyton (all her stuff in fact)
Top 3 Favorite Published Authors
7. Jane Austen
8. Ashok Banker
9. JK Rowling
Favorite IPKKND Character
10. Its a toss up between ASR and KKG
This Year, I Was Most Grateful For
11. Health – both mine and that of the entire family including parents and grandparents back in India
12. Technology that helped us stay connected despite distances
Favorite Midnight Snack
13. Brownies!!
Favorite Drink
14. Lemon ice tea/Filter coffee
Top 3 Dream Destinations
15. Greece
16. Turkey
17. Ladakh
My Favorite Person
18. Depends on which of my boys is being nice to me 😀
Favorite Movie
19. Chupke Chupke (the 1975 one)
Favorite Drama (cannot be IPKKND!)
20. This year is would be the K-drama Father is Strange – I was really looking forward to the Bridgerton’s though
My New Year Resolution
21. Learn some self control when it comes to my addictions – sugar and stories
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I wonder what happened to my formatting!!
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A Potterhead! Who’s your favorite?
Ah… self control is overrated and stories are too delicious to give up. I’m suspicious of people who have no addictions. 😀
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😁😁 I think I might succeed in staying away from sugar someday, the stories, never!
Rowling’s has created such a world, it’s hard to pick a fav, though I’m partial to Hermione,Draco and Sirius
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Hello. I watched IPK back in the days and sort of lost touch with the show. Recently I met an acquaintance and we got chatting about Indian shows and she mentioned about IPK. And then she talked about the fan fictions and I was like, what is that. That was my first entry into this world. She referred me to your website and I have just begun making my way through the various suggestions. And I have to admit- some of the work really is exceptional- Publish worthy. Thank you for creating this website and keeping the memories of the show alive. Reading these FFs is making me want to revisit the show. And honestly some of these stories are far better than the show itself. A big hats off to these authors who decided to share some wonderful stories with us.
Happy New Year!
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These stories were born from all our frustration over the show. 😀 Happy reading!
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Hi there so it’s nearly 2022 so this is a bit late in the game
Top 5 Favorite Arshi Fanfics
1. Untold stories by saucechips
2. Shattered by expels
3. New Years resolutions by doe-eyes
4. Unexpectedly expected by saucechips
5. The tinder affair
The Book that Made Me Fall in Love with Reading
6. Rebecca by daphne du maurier
Top 3 Favorite Published Authors
7. Jane Austen
8. John Grisham
9. Roald Dahl
Favorite IPKKND Character
10. Nk
This Year, I Was Most Grateful For
11. Family
12. Safe during covid pandemic
Favorite Midnight Snack
13. Noodles
Favorite Drink
14. Elaichi chai
Top 3 Dream Destinations
15. Mecca
16. Malaysia
17. Iceland
My Favorite Person
18. My daughter
Favorite Movie
19. Leap year
Favorite Drama (cannot be IPKKND!)
20. Pride and prejudice the bbc version
My New Year Resolution
21. Be less lazy and exercise more
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