As a child growing up in Bombay, I spent hours looking up at the sky from my window. I had a breathtaking view of the sun setting over the Arabian Sea, the kind that makes you pause mid-thought without quite knowing why. When I woke up early to study for exams, I would glance outside […]
Every good day doesn’t guarantee another good day. Every day that we are alive doesn’t guarantee another day of life. Still, it gets so easy to take a good day and life for granted until there are days when your heart feels heavier than usual. This past month has been one of those for me.
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There was a time when the slightest perceived unfairness towards an innocent or myself would set me off. I’d lose my cool, then spiral into shame for not handling the situation more maturely. I envied people who could stay calm, composed, and seemingly detached when faced with unfairness. Why couldn’t I be more like them?
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There’s a question that has lingered in my mind for years, and it always gets louder when I’m around children. When I see a child who harbors the fear of doing something wrong or has the need to people please for love or shrinks himself under a cloak of invisibility, I’m reminded of the quiet
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My parents ran an Indian fast-food restaurant in Chicago during my teenage years. I spent most weekends there along with holidays and celebrations, including July 4th and Diwali. As a family, our schedule was the exact opposite of most people I knew, because we could never take time off when they did. That’s how the
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Maybe everything feels overwhelming right now. Maybe it seems like there’s too much to do and not enough time. Maybe it feels like everyone wants a piece of you when you’re struggling to give enough to yourself. Maybe you think you’re running a marathon without a finish line. All of the above is where I
A week ago, I hosted an in-person group healing circle. The energy exchange, grounding exercises, breathwork and reflections were a beautiful beginning to my week. I’ve long wanted to host such a group circle, and it finally culminated into reality. Like most endeavors these days, I spread the word for the event through social media
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The other day, I was listening to the radio. The song that was playing reminded me of another song I liked back in my late teens. It was a popular song from 2000 and still carries deep nostalgia for me. Coincidentally, the band behind it is also associated with one of my first professional rejections
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Last week, I went on a trip with a one-day layover in Bombay (now known as Mumbai). It’s the city where I was born and spent my early childhood years. It’s also the city of my first marriage. I’ve since divorced and remarried. Of all the hotels in the city of dreams, my now husband
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What is it about certain teachers who impart knowledge in a way that clicks? Or knowledge that feels so useful that you hold on to it for life. I was always one of those students who responded to how I was taught rather than what I was taught. I enjoyed classroom education, but I was
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