Life, Brewed, #004- I Am Sick When I Do Live With Thee

It was the dead one that finally got to me. A few weeks ago, or maybe it was a few months, I discovered two tiny eggs nestled in the corner of my window sill, just beside the inverters of our air conditioners. Two white eggs, seated warmly beside each other in the unlikely cold of…

Identity Crisis

This city is endless. It is the wisps of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette, the steam rising from a cup of chai, and grey vapour emanating from factory chimneys. It is the rage of colours at the flower market, and also the paleness of dawn, which is when the flower sellers arrive….

Departures

It’s been a long two years and I thought the months would never end. In June 2017, I entered what would become my second home, although I didn’t know it then. The paint was peeling off the walls, chipped cement lined the dingy staircase, the staff restroom looked like a chemistry lab gone wrong and…

Didi and Proud

At 14, I left my life in Dubai for a journey of discovery in India out of my own will. At 16, I headed Make A Difference’s first partnership-based library project in Mangalore. At 18, I became President of Chicago-based Bookwallah’s chapter in Bangalore. At 20, I left home to chart new waters in Mumbai…

Kerala: A Mini Instagram Series

To the far south of India, you’ll find the coconutty state of Kerala, where nature thrives and so do workers’ unions. From conversations on education to visiting farms and eating at charming diners, my visit took me from city to forest and across vast green lands. I tried to document as less of my visit as…