55 Non-fiction – Mother

I said, ‘Please talk to me.’ She didn’t. I pleaded, ‘Please look at me.’ She didn’t. I looked at my Dad. He...

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A One Night Stand with the Ex

I was the one who had called time on our relationship some time back. It is not that it wasn’t working out...

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Dear God, can I be a 40-something, fast?

Yes, you read it right. No, I’m not joking or recovering from some recent blow to my head. Being a 40-something woman...

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We are Capable!

Does it happen with you that someone compliments you, genuinely, and it makes you squirm in discomfort? Is it difficult for you...

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Sneezing Aunty

At my mother’s, we live on the second floor while there is a quiet hardly-there Maharashtrian family that lives on the 6th...

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My Playlist Pick

Ever since I graduated from my Nokia 1100 to smart and smarter phones, one thing that took more effort and time than...

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I feel proud when

…someone says that A Jr’s manners and achievements can mostly be attributed to me and my upbringing. …I’m lauded to have the...

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The way to a man’s heart..

…is through his stomach, and I’m sure any woman worth her spatula and spices will vouch for it! 🙂 Like with every...

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