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Grapes
A winter Friday afternoon. 1:37 pm. Dehradun. A place I also call home, happiness, hiding place, safety cushion, love. As I reluctantly worked on my laptop, disinterested, owing to the fact that I am serving my notice period, I got… Continue reading
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Alive, or Barely Awake?
When was I born? A little over 32 years ago. A fair baby, no hair on the head. Pink lips. So beautiful, says mother. So beautiful there was hardly any dejection that it wasn’t a baby boy. Bold. Courageous. Always… Continue reading
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The negative face of “Positivity”
I apologize for this post in advance. Most people may not want to hear this. These are grim times. Probably, the grimmest we have ever experienced as a community. We are looking for distractions to escape reality during such days,… Continue reading
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Note To Self
“My Story…” I am bemused by the idea of “my story”, as I stand by the window looking at the tree outside. A giant beauty! ‘Mystery of Love’ is playing on loop in the background while I wait for the… Continue reading
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What I Know For Sure
Inspired by Oprah Winfrey’s Writing. What I know for sure is that this picture of mine will get a much higher engagement than other pictures posted recently on Instagram. The reason, I know too: The bikini, the skin-show, the beach bums… Continue reading
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Keeping Faith
“So, Sunday is longer than Monday”. She remarked seeing me It was day 1 of the fifth standard. Bad cough and cold, a running nose: I was a moving, talking virus. Mom made me wear a t-shirt underneath my white… Continue reading
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Shedding Baggage, Gaining Experience
Penning my thoughts about a life I have chosen to leave has always been difficult for me. The mere mention brings back some very unpleasant memories and hence I’ve decided to do this anonymously. The term ‘Second Chance’ describes a… Continue reading
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Faith Here, Faith There
We live in dark times, don’t you think? It takes us a second to believe that we are actually alone. But, sometimes life teaches us that, in fact, we are not alone. We are our own hope, when everything loses… Continue reading
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Darlings, Empty Your Glasses First!
So this story begins in a clichéd backdrop of a 17-year-old young girl from the small town of Dehradun, to have settled in Pune for college. It was the year 2010, and Oh how starry everything was. I was excited,… Continue reading
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Still I Rise…
Thirty-two stitches at the back of my head, 7 across my throat, 7 on my stomach, a squinted eye and a long tube (shunt) in my head… that’s the price I paid for staying alive. It all started in my… Continue reading
Neat Mess: The paradox that life is! 