Scribbles, Reflections and Occasional Brilliance
What This Blog is About
Scraps & Stamps is a digital journal where cultural commentary meets storytelling.
Here, culture is explored in all its forms—through media, literature and stories tucked in the corners of Delhi.
The blog is split into 2 categories:
- Annotations: includes analytical essays and critical notes that wander between books and films, and reflections on the shifting online and offline culture. This is where I dig into ideas and trace patterns in the beliefs we hold as well as the stories we tell and consume.
- City Corners: includes personal reflections rooted in the streets, cafes, heritage and high-rise buildings of Delhi. The reflective pieces are meant to capture the city’s pulse and shed light on the local culture.
Scraps & Stamps is a space for fellow readers and curious souls who enjoy unpacking culture, dive into analytical essays or just like reading about stories woven in the everyday. Either way, I’m glad you’ve joined this journey.
P.S. I also accept submissions. Check out the guidelines.
Who's Writing this Scrap?
My name is Sakshi Bansal. I graduated from Karan Johar University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts and Humanities, majoring in Literary Studies. I ‘like’ to read and vibe to music, but I am most passionate about doomscrolling— a hobby capitalism has yet to make profitable. Till it does, I wish to exploit the second thing I’m half-decent at: writing.
Through this blog, I’m trying to sharpen my art to-maybe, just maybe-impress a news company or a publishing house. (If you’re someone who happens to work at one and you like my work, feel free to refer me).
Now that we’ve got all the boring stuff of the way. Here are 3 fun facts about me:
- I love collecting foreign currency (not above ‘borrowing’ 1-2 pennies and bills from my relatives & friends when they come back from a trip abroad).
- I can probably give PhD level lectures on Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Superstore, from Halloween Heists to Halloween Theft.
- Barbie is my birthday twin—which feels like poetic irony because she can’t catch a break due to her 200+ jobs and I have too much time on my hands.