I recently lost a friendship. Ambiguity and perhaps understanding running dry wore out the thread binding two people together, and a relationship carefully nurtured over the years snapped apart. I let it go too. Was I relieved to see it end or was I too tired to give anymore? I am still unsure. The end… Read More The Fragile Thread of Friendship
In a small town near Jammu, 8 year old Asifa was grazing her horses. As the day turned to dusk, the horses returned home, without Asifa. A frantic search by worried parents yielded no results and little Asifa was nowhere to be found. Asifa turned up a week later, as a battered corpse. She had… Read More No Country for Women
Karma: The sum of a person’s actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fates in future existences. Good or bad luck, viewed as resulting from one’s actions. For as long as I can remember I had been a believer of Karma. I grew up reading about it, hearing about it… Read More Why Karma and I are not friends anymore
The morning of the 25th of February saw India waking up to a rude shock. Social Media and TV Chanel’s all across informed us that India’s renowned Superstar, the iconic Sridevi was dead. Aged 54 and seemingly in the pink of health, most people who follow Bollywood on Social Media had oohed and aahed over… Read More Lessons Sridevi’s Death should teach us #MayTivation
If you are reading this the chances that you are a blogger are high. If you are reading this and aren’t a blogger, then the chances that you know a blogger (me) are pretty high too. In case you are neither and are still reading this, thank you. You have questions, you say? Fire away!… Read More So, you are a Blogger? #MyFriendAlexa
Very recently Mira Rajput Kapoor was in the news, for speaking her mind. 22 years old, married to a star and a new mother all in the span of a short year and a half, this is what Mira said. Her views and comments got her serious amount of flak from women all over. She… Read More On Feminism and Empathy #MayTivation
Yesterday, I turned an observer. I observed myself. I dressed up to meet a friend and as I did I realised that I looked at myself from every angle ensuring that the kurta I was wearing wasn’t too well fitted and my flowing hair stylishly, and cleverly, covered my chest. I even stood in the… Read More Stop! #BangaloreMolestation
Karwa Chauth is an annual festival largely observed by women in the Hindi-speaking Northern and Central regions of India. It usually occurs 10 days before Diwali, and on this day women fast without food or water from dawn till they spot the moon, as they pray for a long and healthy life for their husband.… Read More Why I keep Karwa Chauth and why should you keep your opinion about it to yourself
