Hey Men, Here’s A Women’s Day Gift From Me To You
Last week, after I performed a piece about women, I was verbally attacked & threatened by a man. This is how others reacted.
Performance
Sorry I Didn’t Wait Till 8 March To Speak
Yesterday I was introduced on stage by a misogynist host. After I performed a piece about womanhood, another man began harassing me.
The Showwoman Under The Paper Plane
Paper Plane & coffee
Poem For An Ex I May Have Told You About
Visits: 0I had a chance to get this off my chest last year. I’m so grateful for the stage giving me a chance to voice things that had been eating away my insides for too long. I’ve been silenced by well-meaning friends and others who are just inconvenienced by anything…
And Then There Was Music
I sang. There was music.
On Losing A Voice And Remembering How To Speak Again
Men will never stop attacking my right to speak. My voice is my only weapon and my sole identity.
The Kindness Of September
September was kind. I had four milestone conversations.
City | Digital World | Poetry | Pop Culture
A Digital Native In Chinchpokli: My Spoken Stories
I performed two pieces I’m very happy with. One about my digital adventures and one about Chinchpokli.
I Wear: It’s Hard To Dress Up In Mumbai
Visits: 0The weather makes all the difference. Humidity is terrible for natural fabrics and for hair and skin. Synthetic fabrics aren’t very classy and they tend to make you sweat like a pig. And after everything, if you manage to find a fabric balance, the dust just adds a sheen…
Shaping Spaces & Relationships: The Poetry Club @ Theosophy Hall
Visits: 0The Poetry Club tied up with the French Consulate to host a poetry workshop and Open Mic at the Theosophy Hall. They also did this last year after the COP21 conference where they asked attendant poets to write about environmental change. The piece that I wrote for that event…