Books | City | Home & Identity
Fishing For Identity In A Moving Marol Village
A new metro line in Marol & the silver edition of Kala Ghoda Art Festival make me ponder my identity in this changing city.
Home & Identity
Finding home & a sense of belonging within shifting identity politics of geography, region, language, politics, ideologies and culture.
Who You Are By Where You Are: Mumbai ’s Location Politics
Mumbai ’s location politics define class, identity & belonging. These are thrown into chaos when public infrastructure builds access.
Navigating A Flawed Mental Health Dialogue in India
Indian mental health is tangled with politics, faith & toxic advocacy. From yoga myths to therapy cliques, mental healthcare needs cultural context.
The Indian Mental Health Circus: Is Therapy For India?
Indian mental health is tangled in privilege & stigma. Therapy may not be the plug-and-play, ‘one size fits all’ solution. It needs accountability.
BOOK REVIEW: Elif Shafak’s The Bastard Of Istanbul, The Forty Rules of Love, The Island Of Missing Trees & Honour
Elif Shafak’s focus on women of color makes her work compelling. Her novels trace her evolution from young feminist angst to mature compassion.
Don’t Tell Me I’m Hot
This journey isn’t about being hot; it’s about finding true comfort in my skin, rejecting the myth of pretty privilege, and feeling at home again.
Finding My Khandaan: My Life Through the Bollywood Khans
The Khandaan podcast inspires a journey through my Bollywood memories, uncovering how they shaped our cultural identities and gender politics in relationships.
When You Have A Choice In Your Story: Choices ‘Slow Burn’
Slow Burn on the Choices app highlights the importance of sensitive representation in interactive stories, showing how diversity shapes narrative choice.
Language No Bar, Rashtriya Bhasha Har Baar
A woman & I separated by glass makes me think about the dance of language & identity. I trace colonialism & nationalism with my tongue. How shall I reach her?
The Body Journey: Tailoring Life to Fit Me
My body journey is about overcoming shame, examining privilege, overcoming mental illness and embracing androgyny, all to live authentically in my forever home.