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  • My Stoic Amma

    Posted by mykidneybeans on March 5, 2023March 5, 2023

    Over the years of my writing journey I have written a lot about my Appa. His life and philosophy are the foundations on which I built my life and the way I choose to live …

    Life Happens
    4 4 comments on “My Stoic Amma”
  • When I Wrote Letters to Appa

    Posted by mykidneybeans on September 11, 2022September 11, 2022

    Today is Appa’s 85th birth anniversary. Thirteen years ago, he left us after a valiant battle with cancer. Towards the end of that same year, I began to put my thoughts around this phase of …

    Stories About Appa
    4 4 comments on “When I Wrote Letters to Appa”
  • A Year of Firsts

    Posted by mykidneybeans on December 31, 2021

    2020 was a year we all spent thinking about the last time we did something that we had taken for granted in our day-to-day lives. When was the last time we travelled? The last time …

    Life Happens
    0 0 comments on “A Year of Firsts”
  • My Worst Enemy

    Posted by mykidneybeans on November 26, 2021

    She is a killjoySure to whisper doubts in my earWhen happiness makes an appearance She is a villianWaiting to throw a spanner in the worksWhenever I feel confident and ready for a challenge She is …

    Life Happens, The Poet Inside Me
    6 6 comments on “My Worst Enemy”
  • mykidneybeans Turns Five!

    Posted by mykidneybeans on September 23, 2021

    The past year has not been kind to any of us. While things are slowly looking up, we’ve been through a lot of grief, defeat, loss and hardships to get there. I often find myself …

    Life Happens
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  • Why Appa Takes Full Credit for my Typing Speed

    Posted by mykidneybeans on April 19, 2021

    It was the early 90s. Computers and IT as a career had just begun to make an appearance in the Indian career scene. I was pursuing a degree in Commerce and it seemed to make …

    Stories About Appa
    6 6 comments on “Why Appa Takes Full Credit for my Typing Speed”
  • Blood Diamond

    Posted by mykidneybeans on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021

    Authors note: Published on World Kidney Day! 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. But …

    Life Happens
    8 8 comments on “Blood Diamond”
  • The Year that Wasn’t

    Posted by mykidneybeans on January 1, 2021

    It’s been a strange year for sure. Nothing to write home about, to put it mildly. I have started a few times since yesterday to attempt to write a blog to commemorate this rite of …

    Life Happens
    3 3 comments on “The Year that Wasn’t”
  • On International Men’s Day

    Posted by mykidneybeans on November 19, 2020

    As the adage goes, behind every successful man is a woman. But the reverse is also absolutely true. In the post COVID era, one of the things that has happened is that the media has …

    Life Happens
    5 5 comments on “On International Men’s Day”
  • CoviMusings – Teacher’s Day

    Posted by mykidneybeans on September 5, 2020September 13, 2020

    Author’s Note: For the last few months, humanity’s thoughts have always been underscored by the all-pervading presence of the pandemic. This humble author is no different. I have struggled for the last few months to …

    Life Happens
    6 6 comments on “CoviMusings – Teacher’s Day”
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