City | Poetry | Relationships
Another Island: Mahim Memories
This tiny station doesn’t feature in most Mumbai narratives but Mahim is full of the rich, unspoken connections that make this city.
REVIEW: The Mountain Of Light – Who’s Really Stealing The Kohinoor?
Indu Sundaresan’s ‘The Mountain of Light’ left me unimpressed. The Kohinoor diamond is a sore spot for people of the Indian subcontinent.
Vulnerability Is Just A Place To Be In
Vulnerability is a magic spell drawing us into its space, that strips illusions, entices us into dancing naked with shame-free selves.
The Pandemic Cook: How I Learnt To Love Food
In India, you’re not allowed to be a woman who can’t cook. The pandemic brought me ways to navigate this and a new appreciation of food.
FLAMINGOS 🦩- A Mumbai Story
FLAMINGOS is the story of two realities (flight & bondage) juxtaposed in a corner of Mumbai’s forgotten history.
Friday Night Nostalgia
You’re out to dinner on Friday night. It’s nothing exciting, nothing new. Till you look over to the next table.
The One Who Called Me Office Spouse
Have you ever had an office spouse? I did back when Indians were shy about gender, relationship labels and women in the workplace.
BOOK REVIEW: Best Of Friends – Kamila Shamsie
What does Benazir Bhutto have to do with me? We women of the subcontinent. My sisters, my friends.
Infidelity & The Good Places It Takes Us
What are the consequences of cheating? What does infidelity do to us and where do we go from there?
Should We Judge Infidelity By Who Cheats?
We treat infidelity differently depending upon the gender of the cheater. How can we hold a uniform idea of justice across genders then?