Darkness. Heights. Water. Caves. Earthquakes. Lizards. These are just a handful of things I’m afraid of. There was a time when I couldn’t even look at a body of water at night. I’d imagine that darkness and water would join forces and swallow me whole. I’d close my eyes when walking over bridges (‘coz…
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Yesterday, Anahid presented me with the Sunshine Award — a ray of sunshine in my otherwise sullen day The Sunshine Blog Award is awarded to bloggers whose positivity and creativity inspire others in the blogosphere. Sunshine Award guidelines: Put the logo on your blog in your post. Pass the award onto 12 bloggers. Link…
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What is the last thing you think about before you embrace sleep? I usually review my day or make plans for the next one. If there’s something nagging my mind, I try to see it objectively, rationally. This is the time when my mind wanders wantonly. Without structure. Without boundaries. I float back and…
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One of the most critical aspects of writing is often the one most overlooked: editing. Everyone thinks they can write. But there is a difference in writing, and writing well. That difference is where the editor comes in. Looking to trim unnecessary words, making expressions stronger, paraphrasing quotes, moving critical information to the top,…
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What is the first thing you do when you wake up? Stretch a little, drink a glass of water? Rub your eyes and will your body into leaving the warmth of the bed? That used to be me, a couple of years ago. I’d lie curled under my Jaipuri quilt, gazing out the window…
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Sitting in the waiting area of my dentist’s office, I reached for Time magazine with the cover image of an aeroplane and the title “Fear of Flying.” Right beside it was Redbook with a smiling Julia-Louis Dreyfus looking “hotter at 49 than 29.” What caught my attention was this message shouting out in bold…
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What does blogging do for you? Is it a forum for tips? A place where you reflect and have conversations with yourself? A safe haven; an escape? A commentary on social, political, economic issues of our times? A minute-by-minute record of your personal life? A journal that was meant to be personal, but really…
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I watched The Fight Club again after several years and it was interesting that different aspects of the movie resonated with me this time than when I had first seen it. Probably because of where I am in my life right now vis-a-vis a decade ago. There are a lot of gems in this…
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Here is an article I wrote for Hindustan Times a couple of years ago. For my readers in India, let me know if things have changed for the better on the streets, in the houses, at work … —————— In 1909 some women textile workers in New York went on strike. After thirteen weeks…
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Yesterday, a friend forwarded a Huffington Post slideshow of the seven most inappropriate toys for children. I was appalled, needless to say, but one that had me going “No way!” at the top of my lungs was this particular product: The Bebé Glotón breastfeeding doll. Who in their right minds would buy a four-year-old…
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