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Topic Brainstorm

1. Holidays and Festivals

I have found this topic of various kinds of Indian holidays and festivals to be very interesting. I personally like all kinds of holidays and festivals, and the Indian ones obviously seem a bit exotic yet very fun. India is a very big country (hence it's called subcontinent), and I like the fact that festivals and holidays vary greatly throughout the subcontinent. So holidays and festivals are one of the topics that I can think about making stories.



2. Food

We as humans all eat. I'm certainly no exception. I love to eat food. Nevertheless, one authentic cuisine that I haven't tried is Indian cuisine. I know the country is big and diverse, so the recipes and ingredients differ from region to region. I certainly can write with passion and genuine interest about different types of authentic Indian cuisine.


3. Music

I'm almost always listening to music and sounds throughout the day. I have several earphones and headphones for different types of music. Yet, I haven't listened to Indian music yet. I would certainly want to listen and learn about different genres of Indian music and write about it for the project. I think it's fun to learn about Indian music and create a story on the topic at the same time.


4. Yoga


I often have muscle aches and pains. So one of the hobbies that I do in spare time includes exercising yoga. I would type 'yoga' on YouTube search bars and come up with several different yoga videos. Nevertheless, I still don't have much information or knowledge about yoga (I've been just physically doing it). So I thought learning about yoga and writing an interesting story about yoga would be a good topic of choice.









Holi. Source: Indian Holi Festival

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