Afternoons are my favourite time of the day. They don't have the kind of pressure mornings have to be productive and beautiful. They don't subscribe to the way nights must be lonely or creative. Afternoons don't have that kind of presumption to them. They're usually quiet and soft on their toes. I'm always sad when... Continue Reading →
“It has become routine to assume that the rewards of life are public and that our lives can be measured by how we are seen rather than what we do.” — How to Disappear, Akiko Busch The intense activities of the last few weeks have left me feeling emotionally spent. As we come closer to... Continue Reading →
I wonder if our grief needs space to be fully experienced; on a long distance bus, in a large park, on the terrace, in a maidan. In small spaces maybe it gets constricted by other people, furniture, ideas, and all the hullabaloo of everyday chores. In small or occupied spaces, does grief find itself waiting... Continue Reading →
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. Jiddu Krishnamurti These days I have been going out into the physical world and not complementing it with an online counterpart. I don’t read much content online, don’t see thought posts about mental health, food wars or exhaustive travel hacks,... Continue Reading →
While working on an article I came across a study which proves that the greenery in the Mumbai city is linked to the socio-economic conditions of the population. The study proves that affluent neighbourhoods are visibly greener than neighbourhoods of low income groups. I had used this study to extrapolate to the overall geo-political issue... Continue Reading →
Currently, I am surrounded by women who have taken on too much and they need help. How do I know this? I am one of them. At the recent Eid Daawat in my home, my childhood friend and her husband helped with a lot of the hosting, serving food and drinks, and cleaning up afterwards.... Continue Reading →
The other day, a small traffic had piled up on the street outside our building. It usually doesn't happen, so the honking and unrest made us go to the window to see what the fuss was all about. Turns out, one out of the two lanes was blocked by a huge fire-brigade truck so all... Continue Reading →
Every time I came to the blog in the last few weeks, I wondered what did I have to say. I believe this is a common malaise of bloggers who have personal blogs. What do we write about, we ask ourselves? As the days pass by, they cut and fold into themselves becoming more and... Continue Reading →
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