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Do we possess our possessions or do they possess us?
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Do we possess our possessions or do they possess us?

Human acquisition of possessions often surpass functionality. With perspectives from psychology and evolutionary biology, an attempt to deconstruct the value of possessions and how our identity is tied to the things we own.

Bless you, Vidya Balan, for not having a big fat Indian wedding!
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Bless you, Vidya Balan, for not having a big fat Indian wedding!

Weddings are intensely personal affairs, but as Vidya Balan demonstrated with her austere temple wedding, the solemnity of the occasion is inversely proportional to the scale of operations.