7 way to raise independent and confident boys and girls

I don’t have kids so these are not tried and tested by me. These are based on observations of different parents and what they do in their parenting journeys, that sets their children apart from the rest. When I look back at my own childhood, I see a lot of the things my parents did that have contributed to making me who I am. I’d break it down broadly to...

Continue Reading 06 May 2017

mamimma

My mamimma and Uppapa have been married for more than 55 years.

Continue Reading 27 Apr 2017

What's that made of us?

Our society’s priorities are weird. It places more importance on ticking off the predetermined checkboxes (made by itself) at the earliest possible,than enjoy the state/phase of being you are at. It’s made these arbitrary timelines that determine birth, education, marriage, kids, and so on. It’s like Amazing Race on AXN and we are the participants who are supposed to rush from one stop to another. Got born? Now you run...

Continue Reading 20 Apr 2017

Aromas From Home

I grew up in a Nomadic family. Well, almost. Having a parent work in the armed forces meant living out of the boxes throughout our childhood. My memories are like a huge geographical collage; a few snaps from West Bengal, some from Maharashtra, tit bits from Karnataka- you get the picture. In all these trips and stays my siblings and I subconsciously internalized a lot of what we saw, and...

Continue Reading 17 Apr 2017

Me with!

One day I want to see myself on the screen and in the pages of best selling books. Me or someone like me. Not there as a caricature or a token character. Not there merely to be the head on which rests the hijab added for diversity. Not there to show how certain cultures oppress their women so the rest should gloat. Not there to evoke sympathy and be saved...

Continue Reading 14 Apr 2017

Dear You,

Yes you. This letter is for everyone who was made to feel small. For everyone one who was bullied for who they are, what they look like, or where they come from. This is a love letter from me to you.

Continue Reading 14 Apr 2017