Poem on Depression: I’m okay

Someone told me- depression is like the Dementor in Harry Potter Series It wipes out all your happy memories It sucks away your vigor for living But to me, depression was a cruel friend that took off all those swanky masks I bought from the world in return of all the worldly adjectives I earned … Continue reading Poem on Depression: I’m okay

How do you handle toxic people? Comply, confront or cut off?

I gained two kilograms in the past week, thanks to the cold weather. I wasn’t allowed to venture out to exercise as Bangalore climate has never been kind to me. As I spent hours sulking this morning, I remembered the exact reason why I pushed myself to lose weight in the first place. It was … Continue reading How do you handle toxic people? Comply, confront or cut off?

Parenting your parents: What did you teach them today?

For years visiting home during summer and winter breaks seemed to be a lot of tasks. Reason? My parents’ dependency on me for getting their stuff fixed. The demands varied from setting up online banking to sending out bulk emails. Every time I visited them, I had to teach them from scratch and yet during … Continue reading Parenting your parents: What did you teach them today?

My mind is a kaleidoscope

If my mind could be a place, it would be a maze Some parts are deep, stinking ditches,While others are fragrant, bright gardens.Some are as dangerous as a cliff's edge,While others are as benevolent as a rose bed.Some are rollercoaster rides to old memoirs,While others are winding roads to new adventures. If my mind … Continue reading My mind is a kaleidoscope

Smile

As a small kid, I yearned for an elder sister. I did have cousins who were in their late teens. But they lived in the village and we could afford to visit them only once a year- during the summer vacation. Summers in rural Odisha during the early ’90s when inverters were yet to become … Continue reading Smile