A needlessly rigorous syllabus failed to make me empathetic and kind.
Personal
My Mother, a School Teacher, and Her Struggles With Technology
The switch from a traditional classroom to Zoom has been the most anxiety-inducing challenge I have seen my mother face over the years.
A Mind That Stinks of Death
I struggle between a vision to change the world and a dying, strangled motivation that seems to whoosh out of me every chance it gets.
Meeting Dad, The Traveller
On getting to know the man behind my father while on a road trip.
Crocodile Tears
A poem on the recent passing away of my grandfather and my grieving process.
Love Doesn’t Come with Labels
On traversing the by-lanes of diversity dialogues with my sons.
‘Switch off Video’: On Caste, Cameras and an Unexpected Perk of Online Education
While online education has its flaws, it provides me a space to participate in class discussions without the fear of being humiliated.