Dear Reader Happy New Year! If you’re still subscribed to my newsletters, then thank you. And, if you’re reading them as well, I’m sending you a big hug. When I started blogging, long form content was popular. People enjoyed reading blogs. Then, the "shorts" arrived, and suddenly everything was concise. Who would have guessed when …
Inertia to Inspiration
Dear Reader, It's been quite a while. I've been in a state of inertia since my book Kuhu Learns to Deal With Life was published. Does that happen to you as well? I like to allow life to take its course. Mostly. So, after the book release, I’ve enjoyed every bit of the attention—shout outs …
Morning Walk: Poetic Adventure 13
Dear Readers, The world is precarious. Every day, rain washes its roads, so I must tread carefully. That doesn’t mean I won’t slip, because life involves other people. And we’re only human, correct? It doesn't mean I have to stop walking, either. It just implies I should be more careful lest I hurt myself. It’s …
Under the Pink Shade of the Bougainvillea
Dear Readers, I write to you from the Delhi bound Sarai Rohilla Express. As I leave behind fields and acacias and hazy white skies at a mile a minute, I cannot help but think of the subliminal message this travel conveys about the past one year. Let me take you through it. Did Covid turn …
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Finding Creativity Beyond Writing
Dear Readers, I’ve been spending time with my children’s manuscript lately. The first draft of this middle grade chapter book was written in 2020. I didn’t think much about it back then because I was still experimenting with writing, shifting from one genre to another, writing at my will and pace, and pretty much everything …
Inspiration by the Lakeside
Hello, As I sit to write a post after a long gap, I know that in blogging spaces absence doesn’t make the heart grow fonder. Well, I can only hope it does! The rain finally decided to call it quits after three long days in Jodhpur, and so I walked to my favourite place this …
A Hundred Quills 