The brightest star in the sky, I glimmer and twinkle, oh so high; I guide the lonely sailor sitting on the mast, As he travels across the oceans vast. Thunder, lightning, blizzard or storm, Unflinching and strong is my form; I am the proud and mighty North Star, King of all celestial champions here […]
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Your best teacher is your last mistake
Empowering the Girl Child
When we are young, one of the first thing that we learn to say is the word “mother.” Even in the world of scriptures, the first thing we learn is “Mathru Devo Bhava,” which means, “the Mother is equivalent to God.” In a world where the mother or a woman in general plays such an […]
Raging Storms
I sit by the window looking out at the idyllic lake, Being ravaged by the stormy rains. It looks like a million needles rain down And pierce the sheet of water to batter its soul. I feel a sharp pain shoot in my heart, as it reminds me Of the storms raging within. To read […]
Being a tourist in your own home
I was reading this article on NDTV about being single and in their 40’s, above that being an Indian women. I’m myself 29 and single. Believe me, after 25 its not considered appropriate for a girl to be single in India. I can imagine how she might be feeling. I’ll not be discussing the article […]
5 Hidden Secrets Girls will keep on forever!
Well, girls are complicated! And let us just accept it that way. But despite of this whole ‘complication’ saga and a lot more similar stuff, we somehow build a confined mind-set for women. And we start thinking that we know them in and out! No wonder, we have dark hidden deep secrets that we want […]
Scorned
The sickening stench of human degradation and waste, faintly overpowered by a chemical cleaning agent that has failed to fulfil its purpose, which awakens me to the depth of my present plight. The lumpy dirty bed which I had been almost afraid of when I first entered the room about an hour ago, is now […]
Itinerated life of an Indian Girl
Before I start I would like to say that “I am a feminist”. I hate following the stereotypes of being homely and kind to every idiot I encounter. Few days back, I went to my rented apartment in a small village, (where I live with a very orthodox family -my landlord), I went in their […]
Lucky – A short story
He is yelling. I know it because I can feel the rush of air on my face with each bellow. His breath is hot and stale, but my eyes are drawn to his lips. They are thick and they curl and catch in the spaces between his teeth. They act as mufflers making nearly every […]
5 Ways to Make Him Crave For You Now!
You’ve seen it happen – the ordinary woman has some guy falling all over himself to make her extremely happy while the beauty sits alone in the corner. Even if you are in a relationship with a guy, you want your guy to want you, to crave you, to ache for you. While starting a […]
The battle we fight with the demons inside us
Life. A four letter word. Sounds so simple but comes with so many intricacies. It’s not just about the events going around the world, but also about the battle going on inside each one of us. The battle that we fight with our demons. A battle of heart and mind, a battle of words promised […]