Notes on Body Language & Behaviour
Practical, science-backed reflections on reading people, communicating with presence, and healing from within.
Why I Studied People for Years Before I Could Read Them
I came to body language because I kept dating the wrong people and wanted to spot a cheater. What I learned is that you can't read anyone honestly until you've decoded your own biases first.
Body Language DecodedWhat Body Language Really Reveals: Lies, Power and Ranveer Singh
From spotting a fabricated story to reading who owns a room, here is what cues like self-soothing gestures, foot direction and a one-sided lip-raise actually tell us — and what they don't.
Body Language DecodedWhat Virat, SRK & Obama Reveal in Their Body Language
From an eight-second gaze to Shah Rukh Khan's cowboy cross, here's what real cues actually tell us about love, leadership and the lies we perform in public.
Body Language DecodedYuzvendra Chahal & Dhanashree: What Their Body Language Told Me
Reading the cues behind Chahal and Dhanashree's relationship, the Coldplay-concert panic freeze, and the honest signs that tell you whether a date is interested — or just performing.
Body Language DecodedWhat Saif, Meghan Markle and Alia Bhatt Tell Us About Confidence
From Saif Ali Khan touching his nose on Koffee with Karan to Meghan Markle exposing her throat in an interview, the body keeps a record of our insecurities. Here is how to read it — and how to feel genuinely confident without saying a word.
Body Language DecodedWhat PM Modi's Handshake With Putin Really Signals
From Modi clinging to Putin's hand while dropping it for China's leader, to the self-soothing gestures that betray a hesitant 'yes' — here's how nonverbal cues reveal patterns we usually miss.
CommunicationA Smile Is An Opening, Not An Invitation To Rush
When someone smiles or agrees to talk, that's a green light to begin — not to barrel in. The timing of your next move matters more than most people realise.
CommunicationWhy I Can't Tell You How to Spot a Lie in One Gesture
Before you read anyone's nervousness or deception, you have to know how they look when nothing is wrong. That's baselining, and it's the part most people skip.
CommunicationWhat a Couple's Body Says Before They Say It
Close seating, matching strides, real laughter — the small cues that hint at how connected two people actually are, and why none of them are a guarantee.
Microexpressions5 Microexpressions That Reveal Hidden Discomfort
The fleeting signals — a lip press, a brow flash — that tell you someone isn't as comfortable as their words suggest.
CareerBody Language That Wins Job Interviews
How posture, pace and eye contact shape the first impression — and the small adjustments that read as confident, not rehearsed.
CommunicationHow to Read a Room Before You Speak
Scanning a group for openness, tension and who really holds attention — so you can adapt your message before the first word.
The ScienceWhat the 7-38-55 Rule Really Means
The most misquoted idea in communication — what Mehrabian actually found, and how to use it without overclaiming.
HealingHealing Begins in the Body: Posture & Trauma
Why the way we hold ourselves both reflects and reinforces how we feel — and gentle ways to begin shifting it.
DeceptionSpotting Deception: What the Face Can't Hide
Reliable cues vs. myths — why "lie detection" is really about clusters, baselines and context, not a single tell.
Body Language DecodedWhat Yuvraj & Yograj Singh's Body Language Reveals
A short father-son exchange between Yuvraj Singh and his father Yograj shows how broken eye contact, self-soothing and a quiet foot tap can say what words won't.
HealingFake or Toxic Healing: How to Tell If Someone Has Really Healed
Some people announce their healing constantly. The ones who have actually done the work rarely need to remind anyone — here is the difference between authentic healing and the toxic-healed performance.
Body Language DecodedSelf-Soothing Cues: When Words and Body Disagree
A guest insisting he cleared the IIT exam kept fixing his clothes and hair as he spoke. These small movements have a name — pacifiers — and they tell you when someone is uneasy with their own words.
PsychologyWhen You Become Your Parent's Parent Too Soon
Stepping into a caregiving role for a struggling parent is natural in adulthood, but doing it as a child or teenager quietly steals the years you needed to grow up yourself.
Body Language DecodedWhy Blake Lively's It Ends With Us Interview Backfired
Four nonverbal missteps — from a missing baseline to an over-relaxed posture — help explain why Blake Lively's interview read as tone-deaf rather than thoughtful.
PsychologyStop Tiptoeing Around the One Angry Person in Your Family
In many families, a single person who throws tantrums quietly controls everyone else. Here's why the rest of you keep shrinking — and how to stop.
HealingThe Childhood Trauma We Don't Talk About in India
Trauma doesn't begin when a child is born — it begins much earlier. Here is why psychological safety is the one thing most of us never had growing up.
HealingTrauma, Journaling and the Stories We Bury
Healing isn't one fix — it's therapy, journaling and coping skills working together. Through my mother's childhood friend, I trace how an unspoken trauma can be misread as possession.
Body Language DecodedWhat Giorgia Meloni's Handshakes Revealed at the G7
From a pursed-lip smile for the EU President to a warm, hand-on-shoulder goodbye for Justin Trudeau, Giorgia Meloni's greetings at the G7 told a story her words didn't. Here's what each cue suggested.
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