The Feminine Side Of A Man
Why are traits like gentleness, delicacy and modesty considered feminine?
Pop Culture
Books, Film, Fashion, Food, Music, Performance & all things popular culture
When Shame Defines You
When shame defines you, it takes root in the fertile ground that is you, to propagate more of itself. Thus, the ashamed becomes the shamer.
Saritorially Yours
On body policing & the censorship of our personal stories because of it.
Blotting Paper Art
I love colour. Bright, vibrant hues lift my mood. What’s on the outside is connected to what’s on the inside and I like them in harmony. I’m a summer child. A Mumbaiker lives with a permanant layer of humidity on the skin. And that’s as good as my city hugging…
Parting Gifts At Christmas
This post was written on Christmas Day, 2020. This picture is one of the last ones taken in December 2019. I had a Christmas Eve date (hence the colour theme). It was with someone I’d matched with on the same day I had a run-in with my past. I would…
Happy Isn’t Getting It All
What does being happy have to do with getting what you want?
Sailing The Age Bar
I watched @netflix_in #FabulousLives. I loved Neelam as a kid & even more now. At a self-confessed 50, she exudes the understated confidence that comes from riding life’s ups & downs. But there’s also a vulnerability, the hesitation about her looks, the uncertainty of comeback roles. Unlike the brittle tantrums…
All The World’s A Stage
Are we too in love with the stories to appreciate the realities of life? The stage is a metaphor for our distancing.
Fierce Butterflies
People tell you who they are, in their reaction to your most honest self.
Pisces Moon
How to explain to people who are built of concrete thoughts or sand dune ideas or helium balloons what it is to see the Pisces Moon?