I have bigger dreams, bigger than you and me. My dreams soar high up in the clouds. Beyond what you can see is where I want to be. I nurture my wings letting them grow. I know this is not where I want to be, but this is where I have to be. I wait... Continue Reading →
Just Like That
Just like a river finding its way to the sea Just like a bird singing at the dawn of spring Just like a thought running miles in mind Just like a woman feeling her upcoming period Just like that You know you are in love when you are in love.
Colors
Oh, how blessed I am to see these colors! The vibrant green grass The blooming pink flowers The yellow pot and brown mud Across the balcony, rustling palm trees covering creamy sands and blue waters Beyond the river, far at a distance mighty black hills with tiny white homes As I lie down on the... Continue Reading →
Endless Interrogations
P.S: A beautiful art I found in a museum in Jerusalem I read an article in The Hindu about an intimidating experience a journalist had with security forces in Israel-Palestine. He was a part of the Prime Minister of India's team who was in the Middle East on a state visit. His article took me... Continue Reading →
How Far We Have Come!
The magnitude of how far women have come in workplaces hits you sometimes. I was sitting in a room with three other women reviewing a document. We stumbled upon a notable personality in society who recently commented that women should be confined to their houses. We heard his whole speech. By the end of it,... Continue Reading →
Feminism can’t be put in boxes.
The more you dive into the breadth of human lives, the deeper you understand the living. It’s disheartening to see cracks in the feminist movement caused by championing just one’s own type of feminism, disregarding the other types. Or the comparison of who’s the bigger feminist. Disrespecting feminism in its own shade is just like... Continue Reading →
What’s the Dress Code of India?
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.
ONLY NIGHTMARES
I go after you, chase youI insult you, tear you down When you fight back, I’ll trip myselfAnd blame you for my fall Yes it’s insane.But do you know my dreams? I once dreamt of a houseNow I hurl stones at others’ houses I dreamt of a fancy carNow I burn tires in protest I... Continue Reading →
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 →