Flamingos Fly Through The Ruins
My years working in Chinchpokli were checkered with the ruins of the past as well as the promise of flamingos. It shaped me in so many ways.
What #TimesUp India Is Making Me Realise About Myself
India’s #TimesUp / #MeToo movement is up and kicking. It brought…Pain. Disbelief. Grief. Guilt. Rage. And also…Joy.
Seeing The Signs
In embracing the idea that every experience has lessons for me, I have to admit, they all come with prior signs as well.
Lessons On Boundaries: Walking Away
Most of us are entrapped in boundaries set by other people that have become prisons. Boundaries are only good when you set them yourself.
I Don’t Celebrate Halloween, Can I Leave?
“I don’t think he ever actually liked me,” I told a friend last week. Incredulous, he asked me, then why was he with you?
AgentsOfIshq: ‘You Should Wear Maroon For Your Skin’ And Other Advice I’ve Ignored As A Non-Fair Woman
AgentsOfIshq ran a story of mine on dark skin pride and my love of colour.
The Heads Or Tails Of Digital Dating
I switched dating apps. No, this time it wasn’t because awful people drove me away. It’s because Tinder kept demanding my phone number and wouldn’t let me login without it. I’ve never indulged corporations that think they can hold me to ransom, especially when I have a choice. So my…
August Is Good
Birthday month came and passed. The birthday was sweet. August is here and I am soon to be officially middle-aged.
Closing The Thirties Story
I’m on the last leg of ‘The Thirties Diaries’.
Arre: My Tinder Bio – Not Here To Mother 20-Somethings
Arre ran one of my stories this week and I’m thrilled!