Personal Thoughts

When “Going Home” Doesn’t Feel Like Going Home
Leaving a place that once held your whole life is a quiet kind of heartbreak, one…
Live-in Relationships in Urban India: Freedom, Risk, and the Need for Awareness
Today I came across an article by a woman lawyer in India that stayed with me.…
From Tolerance to Acceptance: A Shift India Still Needs to Make
In many Western, developed nations, transgender individuals are increasingly seen as a natural part of the…
When Love Becomes Logistics: Why Some Couples Stay Together but Live Apart
In recent years, a quiet shift has been unfolding inside many long-term relationships. From the outside,…
When Silence Becomes Survival: Why Do Women Stay, and When Do They Leave?
Today, I heard a story that has stayed with me. A woman – educated, articulate, a…
The Perfection of Imperfection: Celebrating the Real Woman
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who all are happy with their wrinkles, warts & all? Most…
Merry At Pondycherry
A persuasive phone call by Shil, a frenzy of WhatsApp messages, and the enthusiasm of meeting…
A bit of philosophy
Why only philosophy? When I saw my 71 year old ambitious, energetic and workaholic, father in…
Deserving Happiness
Celebrated author Chetan Bhagat’s article saying that Indian women should not take too much stress is…
Dealing with your teenager
Parenting is a topic discussed by all parents mostly mothers.Many books have been written, things said…