Back To School
I went back to my alma mater, this time as faculty. It brought me even more lessons. Back to school is always learning.
Relationships
Navigating Family, Friendship, Marriage, Colleagues, Companions & other social connections
What Do We Owe Each Other In Shifting Normals?
We do not have a consensus on what love, commitment, sex or identity mean. Maybe we don’t need to agree. What do we owe each other then?
And Just Like That…I Found Friends Again
Finding myself at a lull between sumptuous stories, I wandered into a familiar storyline. And just like that, I found friends again.
Modern Love: The Quest For Identity First
What were the brutal experiences of the last two years but lessons in love? Who are you when all has been stripped away/
A Refugee From Amatonormativity
I’ve heard of asexuality, aromanticism and polyamory. Then a friend sent me this video talking about AMATONORMATIVITY. Well-meaning friends have gently (or bluntly) told me that my experiences of abuse turned me against men/marriage. There may be some truth to that. The very thought of weddings – invitations, over-the-top engagement…
The “Do They Treat You Well?” Play
Kim’s Convenience asks, “Do they treat you well?”. I wish someone had thought to ask me that. The question has affection and no saviour complex.
Lesson
Who are you after what you have learnt? Who is your real teacher and what is the lesson?
The Bureacracy Of Time Travel
In 2019, I matched with someone on a dating app. We were having a great conversation, which in itself was surprising. Trying to find anything (companionship, laughter, connection, fun, attraction) via the interwebs designed to turn human response into capitalist touchpoints – is counterintuitive. What made it extra surprising was,…
Learning From Echoes
You have to live through the echoes of the things you couldn’t hear. Trauma manifests in layered ways.
BOOK REVIEW: Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh – Shrayana Bhattacharya – Reluctantly Seeking SRK Fans
I did not expect to find feminism in a book about Shah Rukh Khan. But reading Shrayana Bhattacharya’s book on the gender wage gap made me rethink.