To answer that, we have to bring our eyes from the high pedestal above the clouds back to the ground. Are our systemic functionalities detached from the ground reality that a majority of Indians never owned a coat or suit in their entire life. How many in India can afford buying all those expensive suits with branded labels?
Divides and Unites
I've never seen Tamils and Sinhalese more united than now, fighting against the economic crisis gripping their Golden Island, Sri Lanka. Time is always a tester.
Me, Bats, Bruce Wayne – an unexpected saga
Well, most of you associate the animal bat with the infamous COVID19 pandemic. But my story is different. These unexpected encounters happened way too often for me to skip penning this down. This dates back to last year. One not so fine morning, as I was deep asleep, a noise woke me up. It was... Continue Reading →
శ్రమ గౌరవం
రెండు నెలల క్రితం, నేను భారతదేశం వస్తున్నాను అని డాడీ ఇల్లు అంత క్లీన్ చేయించి ఉంచారు. కొత్త ఇల్లు బాగా నచ్చేసింది. ప్రతి ప్రదేశం చాలా శుభ్రంగా ఉంది. భారతదేశానికి వచ్చిన తర్వాత మూడు వారాలకు ఫాస్ట్ ఫార్వార్డ్ చేయండి. కోవిడ్ కదా, బయట ఎవరిని ఇంట్లోకి రానివ్వట్లేదు. బాత్రూమ్ శుభ్రం చెయ్యాల్సిన సమయం ఒచ్చేసింది. మమ్మీకి ఇబ్బంది ఎందుకు అని, నేనే క్లీన్ చేస్తా అని చెప్పా. అమెరికాలో ఎలాగో మనమే ఓనర్ కుక్కర్... Continue Reading →
Israel Palestine – Not war, only peace is the way forward
During my postgraduate research at the University of Pennsylvania, I did an extensive study on the Israel-Palestine conflict and on civil society promoting peace. We as a team travelled to Israel, Palestine (West Bank) to study the on-ground situation and understand the conflict from different perspectives. Here is a piece not on the past of the... Continue Reading →
Cosmos of Perspective
If it’s bright, it’s bright.If it’s dark, it’s dark.If you want hope, there’s hope. Just open your eyes and see,At those vast skies that hold a key. To the cosmos of perspective ✨
To all the Women that came before me.
We talk and work on women empowerment. We believe we are the strongest, probably the best generation advocating for equality and justice. Ever wondered, what was the role of women a 100 years ago?
Unexpected Push out of Covid Bubble
The aunty who does housekeeping took the day off. But mom already put clothes in the washing machine and the sink is full of dishes. She got ready for office and told me and Sunny to split the work. She did warn us that we will be ripped if we don't finish the work by the time she comes home for lunch. She ain't wrong because we do have a history of not doing the chores. I used the 'I have so much work today, you do it this time, next time I'll do for sure' card with Sunny and it didn't work. He took doing the dishes and I took drying the clothes. I connected my AirPods for music and was dancing in the balcony drying the clothes. 10 minutes later. Exactly when I was listening to The Show by Lenka where she sings "I'm just a little girl lost in the moment, I'm so scared but I don't show it" and swaying to the beat, the shirt I was drying on the wire, hit the AirPod on my left ear sending it flying. No!
A Healing Soul
We all had a stethoscope moving on our chest or a thermometer sticking under our tongue every time we were sick. Just like how physical discomfort triggers fever, mental discomfort triggers depression. Being in depression is as common as finger cuts while cooking. So, what X-ray should I use to diagnose my depression, and what... Continue Reading →
Own the emPOWERment
Now if we can take focus off the static electricity that loves my hair a bit too much, here's a bunch of beautiful take aways from today's "Own it Penn" Women EmPOWERment Conference 🖤 >> There is not one big decision from early 20s that'll decide your career forever. It can always be altered and... Continue Reading →