When Music Becomes Our Saviour
It is your story. My story. Our Story. We have often resorted to the comfort, succour, hope, nostalgia, and pleasure that music evokes. Not as music artists and singers. Or as directors,…
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Black Or White? Still A Grey Issue For Women
It is astonishing how a little colour makes all the difference. Transforming you into a grandmother from a mother. Or to an elder sister from a mother. Well, to clear the bewilderment, this…
A Room Of One’s Own: Why Women Still Struggle For Their Space
In upper-middle-class and affluent Indian homes, there always used to be (and still is) an exclusive room called a Study. Historically, the Study was used as a room for reading, writing,…
The Smartphone Assault
When I resumed travelling post the peak period of the COVID pandemic this year, I was filled with the anxiety and paranoia of a first-time traveller. The all-pervading crowd and the double…
The Personal Is Always Political
How often have we used phrases like ‘office politics', ‘family politics’ and also ‘marriage politics'. And yet, we continue to shy away or refrain from voicing our opinions when it comes to…
What Gardening Taught Me
Life can be so similar to gardening, and plants to people. And after a year of intensive indoor urban gardening, I can’t seem to agree more.
Since childhood I have always been fond of…
Miss, Ms Ya Mrs?
Every time I am asked or presented with options to choose a title for my name, I pause. I go through the dilemma as to which box to select – Miss, Ms or Mrs. The option appears every now and…
My Patriotism Versus Yours
It was a late December evening when my husband and I decided to go for a movie in the multiplex, next door to our house. As we were settling down in our seats, it was time to stand up for…
Why Women Get ‘Hysterical’
I came across an article recently where a middle-aged woman in the UK struggling with low moods, insomnia, night sweats, brain fog and terrible anxiety shares how she ended up feeling mad at…
Campus Calling: Growing Up In The Lap Of Bhanja Bihar
An idyllic, enjoyable, safe and cherished childhood spent amidst nature, friends and siblings is a blessing. And for those of us who have had the good fortune of spending our childhood and…