Author’s Note: The theme of this years international day of happiness is the title of this piece. We live in a time when it seems like happiness is the last thing on our mind. Allow …
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Keep Calm. Stay Wise. Be Kind.
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Blood Diamond
Authors note: Published on World Kidney Day 2020! I was born in 2010. Or you could say I was re-born in 2010. This new lease of life was possible only because of my sister Lakshmi. …
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An Ode To the Sun
On this day, we acknowledge youThe bright all-pervading presence in the skyWarming all living beings with your rays of lightLending us energy, strength and sustenance We thank you for a bountiful harvestFor watching over us …
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I Failed…
“You failed”, whispers that voice deep insideThreatening to crush my spirit foreverTurning the world dark as I fail to see the lightWhile I struggle with my feelings, my decisions “You failed”, whispers that voice deep …
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Retrospection, Reflection and Realisation
Another year comes to a close. It is once again time to take stock of the last 365 days and build a mental balance sheet. As is the tendency of us human beings who, irrespective …
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Oranges and Lemons, Sold for a Penny
There are times in life when even those closest to you, who you feel you know more than even yourself can shock you with a revelation. Although the subject revolved around the most simple subject …
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A Mother-Daughter Moment
Author’s Note: Trigger Warning. This story is to remember the month of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Shobha’s eyes were brimming with pride and joy. She felt a bittersweet heart-wrenching emotion, that of imminent …
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Creating a Spectacle
While I wrote last week about my slipper-y experience at the eye doctors’ and the lab, this week the amusement begins where the eye check-up ended, and quite literally I almost landed up creating a …
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The Freudian Slip-per
For the past nine years since I had a major life-altering surgery (aka kidney transplant), I have been visiting India every six months for routine check-ups and consultation to assure myself and my family that …
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A Woman’s Strength
One of my friends had a really harrowing experience, or rather her husband did. He almost collapsed after lunch in a restaurant and had to be rushed to the hospital in an ambulance which some good …
