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Life (and Lies) in the Time of Quarantine
It has been a little over 90 days since the country-wide lockdown. We are all in some social and self-quarantine; under house arrest, badgered with domestic... Read more
Posted on 26 June 2020 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Broken Shovel
It is tiresome, this relentless scratching business. My hands barely resemble mine, i.e., how they used to be soft and supple. Read more
Posted on 28 March 2020 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Privilege of Boredom
The sun is shining, and so will the moon tonight. The leaves rustle in the quiet wind as the squirrels' squabble about the low boughs of the peepal tree... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2020 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
A Letter to My 18-year-old Self
I am quite the daydreamer and often think of how much I have changed since my teens. I don’t think I know the teenage me anymore. Of course, I could blame it... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
9 Things My Dog Taught Me About Life
And he has no clue…I am guilty as charged. Per my husband, I spend every waking minute with my dog. If I am watching TV, he’s by my feet, if we plan an imprompt... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Rosy Life
All day long, I stand by and watch as your day unfolds. You know I am here, but you are okay with pushing me into the background, merging me with the... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Eternal Tree
Bury me deep and grow a tree,Bearing fruits, bitter-sweet like me.And when it’s flowers bloom, in it’s lingering fragrance, you’ll remember me, as I’ll be... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Bound and Unbound.
Image Courtesy: ShutterstockFrayed edges. Fading verse.Withering, yellow, moth-eaten being.Blotchy, dusty and falling apart at the seams,Bound no more having... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Letters to the Unbeloved #10
Dear You,You know right, its that face of yours, that expression that always gets me – the one where you want to be practical, angry and the man who cares a dam... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Note to Self
Image Source: 1x.com. Introspection by Giulia Marangoni. Image used only for editorial representation. Copyrights of the image lie with the original artist only... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
I Wonder What Ants Do on Rainy Days…
Source: Google ImagesOn days when the sun has abandoned us, hiding behind the grey, moody clouds. Do they sit inside their hills and wonder out loud? Read more
Posted on 04 September 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Deafening Silence
Image courtesy: Hybridpedagogy.org. Image used only for an editorial purpose.Fear Silence, for its resilient. It is supple, yet rigid too. It holds deep secrets... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Letters To The Unbeloved #9
Picture Courtesy: Google Images. Image used only for editorial representation.Dear two-faced-girl,You were highly recommended. Read more
Posted on 16 April 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Summer Lust
Picture courtesy: Google Images. Image used only for editorial purposes. I have lusted after her for as long as I can remember. People speak of true love,... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
What Are We Becoming?
Today, I had a conversation with a colleague and the video on Harayana’s rape culture or rather what the natives of the state thought of rape became a point of... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Wordless Wednesday #13: Caption This Picture
I remember writing an inland letter on behalf of my grandma. She was writing to her brother in Dehradun. This was before email or mobile phones so obviously,... Read more
Posted on 04 April 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Ladies Coupe by Anita Nair, a Book Review
Meet Akhila: forty-five and single, an income-tax clerk, and a woman who has never been allowed to live her own life - always the daughter, the sister, the aunt... Read more
Posted on 30 March 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Wordless Wednesday #12: Caption This Picture
In the wake of Plastic ban in Maharashtra, thanks to a professional assignment, I met Afroz Shah. His name is synonymous with the largest beach clean up activit... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Letters To The Unbeloved #8
Picture courtesy: Image taken from Google for editorial purpose only. Dear Ms. Pseudo,You were the girl in class who always had many questions to ask. Read more
Posted on 23 March 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Wordless Wednesday #11: Caption This Pic
Let’s call him the man in yellow and coincidentally, today yellow has been quite the highlight. May the heat be causing my vision to yellow…So, I spotted the ma... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION