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The city has two faces

The city has two faces

Everytime it rains too much, Mumbai gets split in two — on one side are untouched SoBoites and on the other are suburbanites who struggle through...

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Can we come together as a nation?

Can we come together as a nation?

We must unite to rise above propaganda, resist the rhetoric of hate, and focus our energies on creating more equitable living conditions for the most...

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Working within limitations

In a world where principles of equality and equity are disregarded, perhaps accepting that my body exists somewhere on the disability spectrum helps...

09.08.2025 10

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The perfect partnership

After spending most of my early 30s advocating the single life, half a dozen years of marriage have taught me that the institution works best when...

01.08.2025 9

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Of motherhood and transformation

Having become a mother for the second time, I am more confident in my relatively new role, but I wonder if the self I had to shed in order to...

26.07.2025 10

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A truly momentous birthday

Turning 40 has reminded me of my body’s enormous capacity for grief, surrender, and healing. Now, feeling stronger than ever, I am eager to keep...

19.07.2025 9

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A short-lived but delicious reunion

The six days spent with my sister, who recently came to visit the remote part of Italy where I live, helped me make sense of my surroundings through...

11.07.2025 6

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The inexplicable joy of having siblings

My sister and brothers have been my rock, anchoring me when life feels uncertain. Even though we don’t talk daily, I know I can count on them, and...

05.07.2025 10

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A spoonful of everyday resistance

Maybe the only way we can reverse the ongoing apocalypse is by sincerely attempting to do one thing that challenges the status quo, causes a dent in...

27.06.2025 10

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An important lesson in failing well

After flunking the B2 level bilingual exam, I am figuring out how to stomach this setback without retreating into shame, which stems from unresolved...

21.06.2025 10

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Taking a break from the mundane

Vacationing, I’ve realised, is about rediscovering one’s evolving self each time. In recent times, the experience with my kids in tow has been one...

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Daring to err in the AI era

At a time when technology offers us an easy way out, we must learn to make failure a teacher, harvest our mistakes and humbly embrace our ignorance as...

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On experiencing friendlessness at 40

Nearly five years after moving to South Tyrol, I don’t feel lonely because my closest friends are a WhatsApp text away. But I do miss the intimacies...

31.05.2025 10

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The privilege of learning through play

I wonder what I could have been if, like our firstborn, I had access to world-class educational facilities without my parents having had to burn a...

23.05.2025 10

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A more palatable way of viewing food

Thinking about the act of eating as primarily nourishing has altered my relationship with nutrition and my body. This, coupled with daily...

17.05.2025 10

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Why war is never the solution

The need of the hour is not counter-attack, but repair and redressal mechanisms, to understand what has caused the wound of hatred to fester, and to...

10.05.2025 10

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A prayer for the workers of the world

At a time when the dignity of labour exists only in textbooks and workplaces are rendered toxic by systemic inequality, May Day moves us to dream of a...

03.05.2025 10

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The brilliance of faith rooted in love

In a world where conservative right-wingers are hell-bent on reframing Christianity, acting selflessly with kindness, patience and compassion feels...

25.04.2025 10

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What it means to be radically virtuous

Having renounced years of patriarchal conditioning, feminist parenting has been instrumental in transforming how I embody values such as humility,...

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Motherhood, the second time around

Having acquired a fair amount of maternal wisdom and a repository of mental postpartum notes, it feels like I’m approaching the vocation of...

12.04.2025 10

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The panacea that is feminist parenting

In a patriarchal world, raising children to embrace equality, reject harmful stereotypes and promote social justice is the only antidote I know of at...

05.04.2025 10

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Between anxiety and amazement

While the recent developments around the world beggar belief and send shivers down my spine, alongside dread, there also exists an overwhelming sense...

28.03.2025 10

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The sublimest act of submission

There is no greater joy than in allowing oneself to trust the process of making and unmaking and remaking—not with the intent of external validation...

21.03.2025 10

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The significance of returning to dust

The familiar Lenten utterance reminds us both of our mortality, warning against the pitfalls of hubris and vanity, and the fact that we are not...

07.03.2025 10

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The parties that live on in memory

Looking back at all the bashes I used to organise in Delhi, I feel grateful for every get-together I hosted as well as the gatecrashers I embraced who...

28.02.2025 10

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Mothering in a broken system

Women who consciously decide to have children are forced to raise them in a capitalist-racist-patriarchal environment where reproductive labour and...

21.02.2025 10

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The elusive essence of true love

The ideal relationship is built on a foundation of honesty and trust where partners respond intuitively to each other’s needs and communicate with...

15.02.2025 20

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An ode to the unsung heroes

Editors, the overlooked mainstays of the literary and publishing word, can be relied upon to take writers’ words and strategically position them for...

07.02.2025 7

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The radiant reading experience

When it comes to the immersive pleasure they afford, TV shows and films pale in comparison to books. Wielding the power of words to leave strangers...

01.02.2025 8

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The ultimate act of surrender

By embracing spontaneity as part of my creative process, I found out that I relish my writing most when it is truly metabolic, emerging from a place...

25.01.2025 5

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Disbelief, the stealthy thief of joy

Oftentimes, doubt born of trauma tends to make itself manifest immediately after we come across potential good news, resulting in the deferring of...

17.01.2025 6

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Choosing convenience over vanity

Due to practical considerations, I decided to chop off most of my hair irrespective of whether I could pull off the look, thereby liberating myself...

11.01.2025 9

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Needled by the urge to create

After months of procrastination, I feel I’m ready to give into the mysterious calling to engage in intricate and meditative work that involves...

03.01.2025 10

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Recognising the right to relax

In order to genuinely rest, we must shake off the idea that we have to earn our breaks and resist toxic work cultures that reinforce the notion...

27.12.2024 6

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A world with free healthcare for all

Would this dream be realised if we spent our collective resources on building systems for the common good and held governments accountable for...

20.12.2024 10

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Learning to give into festivities

For the first time since my move to Tramin, I feel like making sweets not just for private consumption or charity but to gift neighbours and...

13.12.2024 5

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An ode to the indefatigable nurse

The conscientiousness of these caregivers and the sheer amount of love they invest in every task are nothing short of awe-inspiring. Without...

06.12.2024 10

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The sustaining power of feminism

Much of my present well-being is tied to the choices I made because of my feminist beliefs, the best decision being allowing myself to be loved by...

30.11.2024 4

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An uncomfortably narrow escape

Days after suddenly waking up in a hospital bed with no absolutely no recollection of how I got there, I am unbelievably grateful to have emerged...

22.11.2024 4

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A valid form of feminist resistance

As I live remotely from areas where injustice prevails, I am unable to attend protests. Yet, I feel sure the silent work I do from the comfort of...

09.11.2024 10

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The exhilaration of going solo

Having returned home from a rejuvenating trip to Naples, I urge everyone to take the time to wander unaccompanied in a city, town or village where...

01.11.2024 10

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A long-awaited date with solitude

I’m returning to Naples for the first time since my maiden trip to Italy six years ago. The temporary state of aloneness this trip affords me is...

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The unwavering courage of caregivers

My heart goes out to the mothers of Palestine and Lebanon, who are spending so much of their emotional and physiological energy only to witness...

18.10.2024 5

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The tremendous weight of words

Putting pen to paper sometimes feels like nothing short of inscribing time itself. Reading what I wrote is enlightening and akin to resurrecting a...

11.10.2024 7

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How do we thrive in a burning world?

The answer eludes me, but every life lost amid conflicts feels like one too many. It’s hard not to interpret news coming in from across the globe as...

04.10.2024 20

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The precious things money can’t buy

Being wealthy isn’t synonymous with being content. Happiness and quality of life intersect with the finetuning of one’s moral compass and the...

28.09.2024 3

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Time to detoxify the workplace

This could be the moment to lobby for better working conditions and legislation that can allow people to live their lives without feeling like they...

20.09.2024 4

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Choosing to break with tradition

An equal partnership at home trumps the skewed version of reality propagated by privileged content creators who profit from glorifying the presence...

14.09.2024 3

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Small-town Italy’s Taj Mahal

While the culinary diversity across Italian regions will never cease to amaze me, it was a humble Indian eatery in Cremona that delivered big time...

07.09.2024 3

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The nebulous notion of home

The immigrant experience is often marked by existing in between worlds, trading one form of longing for another and latching onto largely idealised...

31.08.2024 4

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