Exploring Stories, Culture & Society.
Exploring Stories, Culture & Society.
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The father and daughter relationship plays a significant role in how successful the daughter will be as a teenager and an adult. “I am not interested in talking to people. I like to be alone.” “I don’t want to learn…
Books were my best friends in childhood. I loved snuggling up to a classic fiction book after coming back from school and getting lost in between its pages. But someway down the line, as I metamorphosed into adulthood, I ditched…
“He loved constantly, instantly, spontaneously, without thought or words. That’s what he taught me. Love is not something you think about, it is a state in which you dwell. That was his gift.” – Christopher Moore, Lamb. Love. A simple…
If you’ve been following my blog, you’d know that I usually pen my yearly reflections. My word of the year for 2020 was ‘Gratitude,’ and the decade was ‘Kindness.’ Looking back now, I can’t help but wonder how apt these…
We are almost at the end of 2020. It fills my heart with immense joy and gratitude for surviving an unforgettable pandemic year, that’s turned the entire world upside down. It’s also that time of the year to purge and…
“Mummy, can you not eat from my plate, please?” What? My daughter is giving ME instructions? Is this the ‘Kalyug’ phase? My hair follicles stood erect on my body, rings of fumes erupted from my ears and nostrils. I’d never…
Do you remember this old Doordarshan serial? A lazy browse on YouTube led me to this vintage gem of a TV show which left me with some unanswered questions. Read on. It’s strange when you have so many choices staring…
Here is a list of award-winning books by Indian female authors which celebrate common stories retold in their literary voices. A girl with a book scares some people in India who want to see her only in the kitchen. Books…
Good teachers are a blessing and grateful students even more. It is my privilege to share one of my trysts with gratitude during my brief stint as a teacher in a graduation college for one semester. A serendipitous happening I…
I was a feminist even before I knew what the word meant. If my parents asked me to do any chores, I would insist my younger twin brothers did the same. I would not do anything that they were exempt…