‘Best Of Friends’: Kamila Shamsie
What does Benazir Bhutto have to do with me? We women of the subcontinent. My sisters, my friends.
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Infidelity & The Good Places It Takes Us
What are the consequences of cheating? What does infidelity do to us and where do we go from there?
Should We Judge Infidelity By Who Cheats?
We treat infidelity differently depending upon the gender of the cheater. How can we hold a uniform idea of justice across genders then?
Welcome To The Friendzone
The friendzone assumes that women owe men sex for nice behaviour. This mindset is part of rape culture, whose other manifestations are incels and acid attacks.
See You In Versova At 6 o’clock
Versova is one of the oldest fishing villages in Mumbai. It is also home to Bollywood hopefuls. And there is a beach, less glamorous than Marine Drive, less known than Juhu.
Architect
This was one of the few classic poem style pieces that I actually wrote for stage. I wanted to explore the juxtaposition between the tangible and the emotional. And where better to do that than on stage, with my own body trying to emote things my mind created?
When Good Boundaries Reframe Your Stories
What you say and how you say it, affects other people. Being sensitive to this can be empowering.
Valentine Anniversary: A Hero’s Quest
My journey through Valentine’s Days is full of bloody warfare, dangerous laughter, cold money and seething rage. What was it like today?
Books | City | Home & Identity
Letters To Delhi From A Mumbai Girl
Delhi & Mumbai, two definitions of what it means to me. A nostalgic, dramatic legacy? Or a rags-to-riches renegade?
Bullet Holes In My Self Esteem
Why does heartbreak decimate self esteem? Where does shame sit in this pain? Can we heal from it instead of escaping its lessons?