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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

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

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 3

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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 4

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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 3

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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 3

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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...

25.10.2024 20

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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 2

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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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What are we independent of?

Indian women ought to be able to go about their lives without the fear of being molested, raped and/or killed. The murder in Kolkata exposes how in...

17.08.2024 5

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How the system breaks women

Living amid patriarchy compels us to spend as much as possible of our bodily resources until there is nothing left. What wonders would be wrought...

10.08.2024 7

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The courage to cultivate resistance

In the face of heightened oppression, activism requires resilience, which is deeply rooted in the audacity to imagine a world premised on a love...

27.07.2024 2

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Steeling myself against despair

Practising hope as a discipline makes it possible to survive in a time where one is ceaselessly exposed to obscene displays of wealth in one part...

20.07.2024 2

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