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Body Language Decoded

Practical, science-backed reflections on reading people, communicating with presence, and healing from within.

Body Language Decoded

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 Decoded

What 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 Decoded

What 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.

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Yuzvendra 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.

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What 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.

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What 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.

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What 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.

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Self-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.

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Why 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.

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What 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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Cannes 2024: Decoding the Accents and Body Language of Indian Celebs

From the rolling 'r' to one-sided lip pulls, here's what the body language of Indians on the Cannes red carpet actually revealed about confidence, nerves and the urge to impress.

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Why Sharmin Segal's Face Felt Flat in Heeramandi

Heeramandi drew praise across the board, except for one performance. Here's what the face and voice of Sharmin Segal's Alamzeb actually reveal about expression, fillers and the missing music in a voice.

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The body language courses I built — and who each is for

From a self-awareness course to a crash session on reading non-verbals and an introduction to deception detection, here is what I have created and how to choose the one that fits where you are right now.

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Emotional Range: What Your Face Reveals at 30,000 Feet

On a recent flight I watched a woman shift from icy boredom to exaggerated sweetness in a single second — and it told me everything about emotional range and why a smaller one is healthier.

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Mark Zuckerberg's Apology: What His Body Language Revealed

When Mark Zuckerberg stood to apologise to families of victims in a public hearing, his hands and his grip on the chair told a fuller story than his words. Here's what the cues suggested.

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Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's Apology: What His Body Actually Said

A viral video showed Rahat Fateh Ali Khan striking a follower, then apologising on camera. Reading his stance, his hands and a fleeting smile, I explain why the apology looked more performed than felt.

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Reading the Room: Body Language Cues I Teach Interrogators

From the speed of a head nod to a one-sided shrug, here are the non-verbal cues I decode for forensic and interrogation training — and why context always comes first.

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Do Not Sit in the Corner: The Hidden Cost of Where You Stand

Investigators seat suspects in a corner for a reason — it makes you feel trapped and ready to talk. Here's how location shapes your power in any negotiation.

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When Feet Say Goodbye: Reading the Urge to Leave

Both her feet were already pointing at the car. Here's how the lower body quietly announces that someone wants to end a conversation, long before they say a word.

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Acting Archies: The Micro-Expressions That Scene Missed

A scene from Archies works on the page, but the body language underplays the anger. Here is where the jaw, chin and hands could have carried far more truth.

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What we decoded in my first Body Language Workshop

Notes from my first live body language decoding workshop — what we covered, from microexpressions to how people judge your competence and trust, and where we go next.

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The 4-Second Tell: Reading Shreyas Iyer's Face on Camera

A reporter's loaded question about the short ball reached Shreyas Iyer's face before it reached his words. Here is the 4-second window where the real reaction lives.

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Nana Patekar's Slap and Apology: Reading the Body Language

A viral clip shows Nana Patekar slapping a young man on set, followed by an apology video. The cues in both tell two slightly different stories.

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How to Spot a Deepfake: Reading the Face in Three Zones

Deepfakes give themselves away in the small things — a face that never quite changes, expressions that don't sync. Here are the three facial zones I watch first.

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