You simply don't know how to take up space – not because you're incapable or undeserving of it, but because sometimes you forget that you're allowed to.
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Bereaved By Death, How Can We Move On?
Absorbing the possibility that I am condoling the breakdown of 'my' life helps me cope with death.
Wedding Diaries: Georgette and Chiffon Are Not the Same!
What a wedding in the house taught me about fabrics.
On Breaking Up During the Pandemic
It's when you have no choice but to choose yourself that you finally give up on your cherished relationship.
Papaji’s Urdu Letters: Memories From My Childhood
My grandfather, Papaji, mostly spoke in Punjabi, but Urdu's strong influence was visible in his spoken Punjabi.
Long Live the MBA. Or Is the MBA Dead?
An MBA student from IIM Ahmedabad reflects on how the pandemic has accelerated the decline of traditional forms of education.
I Felt Like a Saviour, Then a Mercenary Being Paid to Die: Retired Army Colonel on ‘Hollow’ Tributes
The nation simply has to make the death appear noble. Why not? They will need martyrs tomorrow too.