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Category: Musings

November 27, 2019 Death / Life / Musings

Inscrutable Grief

My toes feel the sand as it oozes through the gaps, a sludge of water and sand. The debris the

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November 25, 2019 Gratitude / Musings / Thanks / Thanksgiving

Gratitude: The Decade Long Version

The water undulates in front of me. It is mesmerizing, the flecks of blue and gold, the buoys bobbing up

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November 23, 2019 Amma / Musings / Women / Work / Work Life Balance

Unsung Heroes: The Woman In My Life

“Vandhacha?” I text my sister. The message says delivered but there is no response. I put my phone down and

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November 9, 2019 Children / Daughters / Life / Musings

Growing Up

I pass Laddu’s bedroom en route to mine. A cutout of a rainbow is taped to her door. The door

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November 5, 2019 Friendship / Musings

Circles And Bubbles

A few weeks ago, a local community group posted a link to this, an article that exhorted people to give

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October 21, 2019 Musings / Race

Conversations On Race

My girls and their cousins are snuggled up on the couch, sharing two throws between them. The lighting is muted.

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October 14, 2019 Musings / Writing

Writing And The Imposter Syndrome

I love the sound of keys clacking on the keyboard, the external kind that yields a touch of resistance each

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October 13, 2019 Deepavali / Diwali / Musings / nostalgia

Diwali: Past And Present

The email from HR arrived suddenly, unexpected in its subject line. “Diwali,” it said. The body was sparse, requesting any

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October 7, 2019 Festivals / Gratitude / Happiness / Life / Musings / Navarathri

Vignettes

My watch shows 3:57:03. I should be in the study anxiously poring over my presentation one last time. Instead, butterflies

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September 23, 2019 Daughters / Motherhood / Mothering / Musings

One Walk At A Time

It is growing dark. Pattu’s flashlight bobs up and down in the dusk. I am walking beside her and watching

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September 17, 2019 Musings / Writing

Milestone: First Commissioned Piece – Verve India

In May of this year, the Editorial Director for Verve Magazine reached out to commission a piece for their Entertainment

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September 12, 2019 Book Review / Books / Musings

Book Review: A Fractured Life by Shabnam Samuel

I stumbled onto Shabnam Samuel by chance. A common FB group, a random conversation and then an intentional phone call

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September 11, 2019 Life / Musings

The Color Of Regret

The garage rattles noisily when I press the switch. I wince. It is not yet 6:00 am. The breeze feels

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September 6, 2019 Musings / Reflections

To The Moon And Back

A few weeks ago, every day on my drive to work and back home, I listened to America commemorate the

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September 3, 2019 Aware parenting / Children / Musings

Untaught Lessons

I am driving home from my brother’s place. Amma is in the passenger seat beside me. Pattu and Laddu are

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September 2, 2019 Birthday / Happy Birthday / Musings / Saathi

Birthday Wishes For The Man In My Life

His voice undulates as he reads. Laddu is on his lap, her hands raised to circle his neck. Ammu is

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August 31, 2019 Arranged marriages / Culture / Essay / Indian marriages / Marriage / Musings

Essay: Arranged Marriage

This essay appeared in Centered: The magazine of personal stories in 2019. It is an excerpt from my work in

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August 27, 2019 Back to school / Children / Musings / School

Letting Go, Just A Little Bit

I hear the bus before I see it. My pace picks up speed. I meet neighbors on the way to

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August 15, 2019 Musings

A Certain Smugness Of Being

My call is just about over when a frantic text pops up on my phone. I ignore it and focus

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August 13, 2019 Daughters / Family / Kids / Love / Musings

Love That Spilleth Over

Laddu peeks in the study and noticing I am on a work call, closes the door gently behind her as

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August 2, 2019 Musings

Perils Of Judging From Afar

A few months ago, I received a cryptic note on my FB page from someone representing a modeling agency. I

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