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I am a mother, a proud mother of two lovely children – a son and a daughter. They fill my world with joy. They complete me. Whenever I write about motherhood, it’s one the most surreal and fulfilling experiences that I have as a writer. Sometimes, I surprise myself. Sometimes, I ponder and record what I have experienced. Here’s to motherhood – it’s joys, challenges and everything that it is!

Confession

September 9, 2018February 15, 2019

There’s someone behind the door and he is hiding something. What could that be?

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Categories: Poetry

The Cure for a Headache

February 6, 2018February 6, 2018

The cure for a splitting headache needn’t always be medication. There’s something else that can heal. This poem will tell you more.

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Categories: Poetry

I Can and I Must

January 5, 2017January 15, 2018

From restarting my classical music learning to consciously working on loving myself, here’s what I believe, my doable five-point resolution-checklist for 2017.

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Categories: Essays

On the Way Back From School

October 21, 2016October 21, 2016

A poem on the fun moments on the way back from school.

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Categories: Poetry

What’s Life Without You, Little Joys?

September 16, 2015

It’s the little joys that make life worth living, and here are some of them from my own life.

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Categories: Essays

She and She

March 10, 2015March 12, 2015

When a woman becomes a mother, the expectations from her go many notches up. And most of the times, there are two ‘shes’ battling within her. Here’s reflecting on the endless dilemma that a mother faces – her children versus her own dreams, accompanied by a guilt that never ceases to be.

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Categories: Essays

I am a Mother

May 5, 2014March 10, 2015

With Mother’s Day being celebrated this month, I speak about the common expectations and beliefs associated with motherhood in different circumstances. A change in attitude, I feel, will lead to healthier relationships and a better world.

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Categories: Essays

To You Two

July 5, 2013September 16, 2015

I write to two very important people in my life about the joys associated with love, relationships, family and bonding. To my little ones, Kailash and Maithri.

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Categories: Essays

A Mother, a Son and Spark

January 5, 2013March 11, 2015

I share the elation of Spark’s third anniversary with my five-year-old, who in his own way, makes me value the little milestone even more.

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Categories: Essays

The Wonder in Your Eyes

September 15, 2012March 18, 2016

A child’s curiosity and sense of wonder is unparalleled. The wonder, which one witnesses as a father or a mother, in a child, is expressed here in a poem.

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Categories: Poetry
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Co-founder & Co-editor of the online literary magazine, Spark. Author of 'Fragments of the Whole', a flash-fiction collection and 'Ways Around Grief & Other Stories', a short-story collection. Creative specialist with expertise in content strategy and management, editing and magazine design.

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