This Stops With Me
Hate, violence, abuse – these breed more of their own when left unchecked. I say this stops with me.
Pop Culture
Books, Film, Fashion, Food, Music, Performance & all things popular culture
Paper Shields
I’ve been examining the concept of labels this week – why we need them, why I resist them so much. No denying labels play an important role in the human experience. For a lot of people they are shields. A name is a label & it’s the first building block…
The Fellowship Of The Readers
LOTR came to me from the person who inducted me into the fellowship of readers.
Healing In A Time Of Hate (And Hate Activism)
I thought the activists who approached me wanted to heal the wounded. I was wrong. There’s no healing when there is hate.
Is This Feminism?: Women’s Day
Is Women’s Day feminist or the exact opposite?
ZODIAC-A-RAMA: Bachchon, Yeh Mat Khao
I love listicles about astrology! Here’s one more on my theme of #Zodiacarama. The zodiac signs as 80s/90s Indian sweets. ARIES: Mango Mood & everything from the sour things thela wala – Makes weird faces. Makes you make weird faces. Everything is a dare. TAURUS: Monginis slice cake – Soft,…
Bleeding Colour
Body positivity starts with treating your self as a work of art.
Books | Fiction | Pop Culture | Relationships
Paper Lovers
We didn’t speak at our first meeting. He wore orange trousers & skulked in a corner. I was the life of the party in pinstripes. Irony clinked glasses all around. I discovered he had a blog & I visited from my anonymous account. It was much better than the one…
City | Fiction | Pop Culture
An Illusion Of Taste – A Mumbai Story
The image is a depiction of the Mumbai skyline done in makeup. The text is a story about Mumbai’s goddess.
Rebirth
I’ve been taking tentative steps towards normal life (or whatever that looks like) in 2021. Is this a rebirth?