The last few years – everyone who’s known me awhile has commented on how I am looking gorgeous, a lot more radiant, and kep asking what the reason was or if i was doing something different – diet, workout etc.. All I told them was “I am happy,...
I have spent most of my life navigating the world as a big girl, and when you grow up in a body that society constantly tells you is “too much,” you instinctively learn to make the rest of yourself as small and frictionless as possible. For years, I...
Whenever people find out that our dogs, Chewy and Haseena, are reactive, we usually get the look. It’s a mix of pity, confusion, and a silent question: “Why would you choose to make your lives so hard?” For a long time, we tried to explain it through the logistics of...
I have written quite a few posts on Writing in the past, and this is one more along the similar lines… I moved cities. Started over in Bangalore. Built a new rhythm around unfamiliar roads, filter coffee, bookstores, book clubs, pickleball courts, and the hope...
For as long as I can remember, I have been the “big and tall” girl. While other girls seemed to effortlessly blend into the background or fit neatly into standard clothing sizes and school desks, I loomed. I occupied space—both in height and in width. For...
Moai – lunch with a random group of women [2025] A cafe on highway [Mysore- Bangalore-2025] Veeragasi [BIC, 2026] Coffee at The Payanaa [Mystery book club meet 2026] She-Tales at Double Up, Hilton Manyata Tech Park [2026] Let me tell you something about myself...
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