I have always believed that learning knows no age. Every person who crosses our path has the power to teach us a valuable lesson or two if only we remain receptive and open to the learning process. A lot of adults around give me a quizzical expression wh ...
Goodbye, 2021
I began 2021 with magical expectations. After all, the previous year (2020) had been hard. I was holidaying in Goa when the lockdown was announced. Stranded in Mumbai, away from my family, suddenly not having access to help, and constantly feeling scared ...
Why We Need To Normalize Mental Health Breaks
The other day when I was watching Masterchef Australia, one of the contestants, Brent Draper, chose to quit due to mental health concerns. Later, he posted on Instagram about how proud he was of this step and how he wanted to set an example for his son. ...
Letting Them Go: Social Media For The Broken-Hearted
A few nights ago when I was randomly scrolling through my Facebook Newsfeed, I saw a comment on my friend’s wall by someone I haven’t been in touch with for a while. I was a little bit surprised to see their name, and a part of me just wanted to scroll d ...
Guilt, Self-Punishment & The Dobby Effect
I am an eternal Potterhead. I have been a huge fan of the Harry Potter series since my childhood. J.K. Rowling, the author of this series, experienced depression before and during writing the Harry Potter series, and, perhaps, that is the reason why the ...
The Power of Gratitude
Today morning, I woke up and just looked out of my bedroom window. I stay on the seventeenth floor in an apartment with big windows that always gives me an amazing view of the city. Since I live in one of the tallest buildings in my area, I can see the t ...
Inner Peace: How to be at Peace and not in Pieces
Kung Fu Panda 2 is my all-time favourite animated movie. It’s about Po’s journey to self-discovery, and how he attains inner peace. Inner peace sounds like such a heavy word, doesn’t it? After watching the movie, one thing that became clear was that wh ...
13 Reasons Why Not
To you who felt that the screams of your pain remained unheard, And to you who needed a corpse to remember that you’re still alive, Welcome to your tape… Tape 1, Side A I know life is not your favourite colour at the moment, and you are seeing everyth ...