When did I grow so much? How did this happen so suddenly? Is sudden the correct word for it?
Tag: childhood
Who Am I? Finding Identity Through Writing
An essay on being torn between two cultures and trying to find my voice as a writer.
On Entering My Teens During the Pandemic
'Everyone is coming – not to save me, but to give their evaluations.'
A Tangible/ Not So Tangible Walk Down Memory Lane
When a song triggered a series of memories.
A Neurosurgeon’s Special Biryani and My Search for His Secret Ingredient
Ever since my father's death, I have searched for the elusive ingredient that went into his special biryani, making for the most delicious days of my childhood.
A Story of Liberation
My parents taught me even if it is you against the world, it is not important that you win. It is just enough that you survive.
Home Is the Name We Made up for Where the Heart Is Stuck
‘Come home’ Ma says. ‘Enough of this estrangement.’
On Watching Trains Leave
A short piece on sitting on my grandfather's shoulders, watching the trains go by.
I Ran Into My Younger Self on a Mumbai Local
You may know all this already, but in this moment you are me – a ghost of my past.