The Politics Of Smile
You should smile more, women are told, it makes you look good. This is said as a compliment but is erasure.
Year: 2019
Millennial Dreams Looked Like This
What did millennials dream of?
Spellbound
Ever meet someone you’ve felt inexorably drawn to? Have you ever been spellbound?
Light Viewing: February in the City – Part II
She says the city doesn’t look quite real to her. So many people. Nobody knows anyone else.
39 Looks Like This
Don’t erase my history and tell me that it’s a compliment. 39 looks like this.
Kiss Kiss💋
Do you remember your last kiss? Everyone remembers their first. But kisses lose significance as we get older.
Laying The Best Laid Plans To Rest
Some of us like making plans. We are list makers, time trackers, note takers.
Storytellers On The Streets – Musicians & Me
Gully Boy was rife with triggers. Musicians have hurt me. But we’re storytellers together.
Conversations with a tree: February In The City – Part 1
I spotted this tree at the junction of a rapidly disappearing Mumbai and the greedy new city emerging in its place.
Where I Regret Doing The Right Thing
It was respite from the morning’s fight, a common occurrence in the horror story I lived in. It didn’t feel right.