New Breath, New Life
What if the choice of good and evil is actually about choosing healing over pain?
Pandemic Life
Medical Autobiography
Reading my medical file feels like a nostalgia trip & a mystery both in one. Sherlock Holmes & the case of falling blood pressure.
What’s Next?
I was looking up sarees online. My mother thought my choices might not look that impressive on video calls. I told her, “The pandemic will not last forever.” Three-fourths of a year into a global shutdown, I can see how it can be difficult to remember this. In addition, the…
Missing Marsha
Can you miss someone who died before you ever met them? Yes, if you are a reader. I miss Marsha Mehran.
The Space I Occupy
This picture was shot in January 2020. I had no idea that the what the years ahead would bring.
Keep Your Kudo
Are you chasing compliments, dodging insults, fighting defensively? Are you building your identity propped on someone else’s kudo? Compliments are not about your feelings or you, at all.
Hairy Times
Lockdown necessitated home haircuts. But it feels like surrendering hope. And atop my head, there is mayhem. What hairy sorcery is this?
Leave No Scars, Only Stories
Does your presence in a space leave scars or interesting stories?
What Do You Give The World Every Day?
Nobody feels safe right now. Why is it okay for one to weaponise their pain? It’s an unhealthy way to get through the day.
Apocalypse Epiphany
If you are reading this, you are very likely to survive everything that’s going on. My privilege is an epiphany that’s helping me cope.