Home is many things: tokens
Home is many things. But mostly it is people. And as my therapist reminds me, there used to be a gaping hole in my life of a …
Garbage person
I find great comfort in words, beautifully crafted strings of them. To imagine people taking the pain to add to them the fragrant flowers of meter, melody, …
I like this pandemic
Let me say something insensitive today: I like this pandemic. Years ago I got dehydrated in my hostel room and there was no way to intimate anyone …
Quarantine diary-i / moments
Things haven’t been easy lately. For reasons unknown, my patience is wearing thin. The patriarchal practices that I let pass usually have me irritated now. REM dreams …
Office Office
Last night I realized that my to-do list is called ‘College Things’ and the default text that is sent if I reject a call is ‘I am …
Andamans
I took my family to the Andaman Islands in December. The first thing I want to say about it is that I forgive myself. The place was …
Dear Pag
Pag,I got the book today. When I first saw it, I completely missed the first page. I rumbled through it looking for signs of you: pencil marks, …
Skin
Some things change you like many things can’t. When Sapir and Whorf said language dictates thought, I did could not sleep for 2 nights. I kept wondering …
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When I was 12, I was once chosen to be a part of the intra-school girl’s handball team. I was not chosen because I am a handball …
Pyaar dosti hai
“Pyaar dosti hai”my therapist said to me today, following which I laughed for 5 expensive minutes straight. I hate wasting therapy time in non-insightful non-eureka moments, but …