A gratitude note — I am never going to come back to you ever again. I lost you. To the selfish whims of certain people. But I strongly feel, I MUST say thank you. For being my only constant. While I went through painful, confusing, sad, depressive, irritable, ecstatic and numb moments. Thank you, For…

Love in the big city by Sang Young Park, translated by Anton Hur is on the Booker Prize Longlist, 2022. Excitingly, another of Anton’s translated works, Cursed Bunny made to the Booker Prize Shortlist, 2022. So cool, no? ^-^ Love in the big city. Oh! What a great read!! This…

My bookstagram, We_talk_books, has evolved into a fulfilling space for me, where I meet bookworms with different tastes, reading habits, and perspectives. It gives me the opportunity to talk to people about books and by extension, learn about cultures and ways of life that are different from me. It has…

It is not women’s day or menstrual hygiene day. It is just a regular day in my life. At least from the outside. Only, nothing about it is regular… …despite patriarchy commanding it to be that way! I present today, PMS. Before I begin, let me warn you this piece…

A friend sent me a writing prompt. I was unable to reach the OP, so decided to post it here. How are you celebrating women’s day 2022? Like most other days in the year. I wake up – I could be feeling energised or tired. Either way: I wait at…

This time last year, for the first time in my life, I was involved in a mega writing project. Emotions were running very high because: The book is about the K-Pop band, BTS and it is daunting to write about something you love so deeply and so purely. …

Life in Kashmir — through the eyes of a young girl. — The best birthday present :) Before anything else, you must know that Rumours of Spring by Farah Bashir is the first of the five books I started reading and completed this year. Friends I love a lot, gifted it to me on my birthday knowing too well that there is…

I had the best week. I was able to step out of my own self and witness the positive, enriching and fantastic version of myself I evolved into after all that life threw at me the last few years! …

It has been a while that I watched a movie that is in some way connected to my own reality. I have been consciously choosing to watch light-hearted content, but the combination of Maggie Gyllenhaal and Olivia Colman bringing Elena Ferrante’s The Lost Daughter to the screen intrigued me. …