Shivangi smiling in a red polka-dot top with roses tucked behind her ear and in her hands
Shivangi as a young child in a striped polo with a gentle sideways smile
tiny you ✿
polka dots, roses, big smile ✿
~ a birthday page from someone you met on Insta. yes, really. ~

Happy 25th Birthday,
Shivangi

happy 25th ✿
✿ 22nd May 2026 · turning 25 ✿
from Adarsh (still a fairly new friend) →

Shivangi, we started talking on Insta on April 30th at 11:57 PM. Random timing, but that's how it happened. One hello, then another message, and suddenly it didn't feel like a stranger on the internet anymore. I made this little page for your 25th because you've been kind and easy to talk to, and I didn't want your birthday to pass without saying it properly. You also get noticeably softer when you talk about your mom and papa. That told me a lot early on.

It's only been a few weeks, but your feed is hard to scroll past. You laugh a lot. Your saree photos are unfair to everyone else's outfits. None of that is deep analysis. It's just what shows up when you post.

Happy birthday. I'm glad we ended up talking, and I'm glad it's as friends. Have a good 25th in Bangalore.

the full name, because it deserves the full name
Shivangi Singh
Raghuvanshi
honestly sounds like a movie poster already. I'm just here clapping from the audience.
Shivangi smiling behind a desk decorated with DIY paper flowers, chains, and butterflies
your smile ✿

the saree saga — one girl, a thousand avatars

every drape, a new story; every time, a new you
Shivangi in a yellow sari
yellow saree, sunshine's cousin ✿
Shivangi in a black sequined sari
black sequin saree. evening-ready, any day.
Shivangi in a black sari with orange-green border, UP college vibe
main character of a 90s UP campus classic
Shivangi in a pink sari with arms spread out
"I'm the queen of the world" — yes ma'am 🚢
Shivangi in a Diwali sari holding a plate of diyas
diyas, Diwali, and you — perfect lighting
Shivangi in a mustard floral dress and her mother in a maroon kurta, laughing together on the sofa
you and ma, mid-laugh on the sofa ✿
Childhood photo of Shivangi in a cap, her mother in a floral top, and her younger brother smiling together
ma in the middle. you. little bhaiya.
Young Shivangi in a red hood held by her father by a river
tiny you + papa. river behind you. ✿

your whole world

ma · papa · bhai · home

the rest of this page is just the audience. ✿

three things from your feed

picked in like three weeks of knowing you
Shivangi at a café in a white patterned sleeveless top and clear glasses, calm and smiling
observation no. 01
two bites and you're done. "that's it, I'm full." the plate gives up. fair enough.
Shivangi in clear round glasses with a bindi, gold nose ring, pearl hoops, and pink lipstick, in a birthday reel about gifts
observation no. 02
Clear round glasses, tiny bindi, gold nose ring, pink lipstick — pearl hoops, red tee, and you still look like you're late to somewhere fun. One selfie by that patterned door and you're fully dressed; the rest of us would need a calendar invite. Birthday reel: you say no gifts, then caption it "Samaan hai" with lipstick and heels emojis — ma'am, the gifts already RSVP'd.
Shivangi in a yellow top holding both hands up with fingers spread and butterfly earrings, smiling at the camera
observation no. 03
ten fingers up, butterfly earrings, full grin. very classic Shivangi camera pose.

not just sarees

other posts I liked
Shivangi outdoors in an orange and white block-print kurta with a striped dupatta, hair caught in the breeze
orange kurta. wind in the hair.
Shivangi at a farewell event in a white patterned midi dress, smiling with hands gently clasped
farewell day. white dress. hands together.
Shivangi at Decathlon grinning in a wide-brim tan sun hat and floral blouse
Decathlon. big hat. bigger smile.
Shivangi on a wooden rope swing at night in a dark dress, glancing back with a soft smile
night swing photo
Shivangi holding a small chocolate cake with SHIVANGI written in icing, mandala art behind her
last year's cake literally said SHIVANGI ✿
a tiny throwback ↓
Shivangi as a young child in a red, white, and blue striped polo with a gentle sideways smile
a tiny Shivangi ✿

striped t-shirt, a little mischief, a little sweetness — still the same Shivangi, twenty-five years later. only now the sarees are prettier, the reels are plenty, and the world is a little more yours.

a few wishes

nothing fancy
wish no. 01
A good 25th year. Enough reasons to wear a saree. Work stress that passes when it can — and health you actually protect.
wish no. 02
More yes to plans that sound fun even when you're tired.
wish no. 03
More "two bites and done" dinners with people who happily finish what's left on the plate.
a quiet one
Your whole world — ma, papa, bhai — close in the way that counts.
wish no. 05
More laughing. Less overthinking small things.
last one
Stay 25. Keep the kid in the striped polo somewhere in there.

happy 25th, Shivangi

have a really good one ✿

Hope you get cake, chai, and a good day in Bangalore. Thanks for being friendly on Insta. This page was just my slightly extra way of saying happy birthday.

Adarsh (your IG friend)
— Adarsh · since 30.04.2026, 11:57 PM · happy 25th ✿