Meeting my shadow self (#2)
There’s a type of chilli in Kerala that’s particularly sharp and spicy—kanthari. It was also what I was called as a tween/teen because I had the reputation of being sharp-tongued. I als…...
6 Months Ago
Meeting my shadow self
This is me: short hair, sweaty, no thaali, pink glasses, grinning after a day walking and walking amidst the trees of Lalbagh. That is also me: in my grandmother-in-law’s gorgeous Mysore silk…...
7 Months Ago
A little bird told me… five stories.
Five little stories I wrote over two hours at last week’s Write Club meetup....
7 Months Ago
Survival signals (Notes from The Gift of Fear)
Last month, I read ‘The Gift of Fear’, a classic book on how to protect ourselves from predators by security specialist Gavin de Becker. It was originally published in the 90s but has b…...
1 Year Ago
On Hermes’ feet
I am lying flat on my back in the guest bedroom, a dog on either side. The light outside my window is scant and grey. I hear the raucous shouts of children playing football in the long strip betwee…...
1 Year Ago
2022 has been a year of…
Enjoying my own company Eating more veggies, lentils, and pulses Walking everywhere Lying under open skies Wearing sarees often Popping that Meftal Spas without guilt Chronic microdosing of dopamin…...
1 Year Ago
