Author. Poet. Founder.
Author. Poet. Founder.
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Shh..shh..don’t cry, baby girl. I’m here, darling. I’m right here. I stop bawling and blink at your face. The world is blurry; the air leaching any semblance of warmth from my body. A thousand sounds ring, clank, and beep around…
It gives me immense pleasure to announce the launch of the ‘Author of the Month’ series here at ‘The Tina Edit’. What adds to my joy is the fact that I have Kanika G on-board, as both Nadine, my daughter…
‘You had everything working for you, I see!’ ‘Do you know what went in my favour? It was the fact that you all found your own hate lines?’ These lines from ‘Shakuni & The Dice of Doom: Book 2 of…
I missed being one of the participants of the #AtoZChallenge hosted by Blogchatter last year. I’ve enjoyed the whole experience starting from the conceptualization of the theme, drafting of posts, and compiling them into a book at the end. But,…
Kamalini Natesan’s ‘Naked Beneath the Midnight Sun’ is an enchanting coming of age story that will stay etched in your mind for a long time. It is the story of Suchareeta from South Delhi, who longs to escape from her…
*Updated on Nov 2020 … are curious, flexible, persistent and independent with a tremendous spirit of adventure and a love of play.’ Fill in the blanks, folks! I don’t know about you. But, the word that popped up in my…
Lying on the floorWounded, naked and numbYou called meA slutA bitchA whoreAnd a cuntAsked me to play by your rulesOr fuck back off to where I came from. Close on the heels of the chaseYou smirk, “Too easy a prey!”Go…
A fellow Bollywood-buff relative of mine commented, “Katrina Kaif will never get respect.” “Why so?” I asked. “Because she does these cheap item songs!” I wondered what was so wrong in dancing item songs. Why aren’t male lead actors accused…
There’s a before Madonna and after Madonna era in the Hollywood pop industry in my opinion. There were some brilliant singers before her. Better than her. But Madonna redefined everything and everyone else (especially the female pop artists) after she,…
I am on a mission. Nothing critical or clandestine. As a parent, I want my daughter to adapt to the local culture. It’s been three years since we moved back to India. My daughter still has to sink her teeth…