The first time I used a laundry machine in the US, I was unaware of the concept of sorting. So of course that virgin load emerged a bright Barbie pink hue! Horrified, I put the clothes back for a wash
My Valentine
As a child in India, I would read anything I could lay my hands on. And everywhere I could find a few minutes of unoccupied time. I’ve read shampoo instructions, scraps of Hindi newspapers, old magazines, my father’s very adult
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Next week, Priya will go to ‘Science Camp’ for 4 days. My world is turning inside out as I shop for the essentials she has listed out for me..Eleven years ago, this house became a home. My husband and I
Merry Christmas!!
Having spent 8 formative years with Irish Catholic nuns, with daily prayers and hymns, The Lord’s Prayer is instinctively my go to prayer. I feel the spiritual uplift in soaring cathedral spaces, the hypnotic processions of crimson clad cardinals, I
Why be so intense?
Feb 2016 Within one month of joining med school, I realized I had made a mistake. Within six months, I had been reassured by practically all my relatives that I would regret leaving. By first prof, eighteen months, I was
MSC Virtuosa N European cruise
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The last week of any year compels reflection, as does time spent with family (of choice or origin). It’s when older folks start pontificating advice while the younger ones sigh and roll their eyes. So here are my five cents
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The last week of any year compels reflection, as does time spent with family. It’s when older folks start pontificating while the younger ones sigh and roll their eyes. So here are the next 5 cents of “wisdom”. #Fulfilled rather
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My friends and I have had many discussions about women in the workplace. The gender pay gap is usually a controversial topic. While the younger feminists hold women accountable for their “lack of ambition”, and the older ones cite socio
A Breath
In a mere breath, a moment, a blink of timeYou reduced grand love, passion and truthTo a shuffling of paper, bricks and mortar,Sweaty palms, deceptive lies, and moral character.As though eternity could be chopped up into tiny bitsAnd measured by