Random Ramblings

As a child, my dadi would tell me not to whistle in the night because whistling would attract dangerous snakes that roamed around in the darkness. I was told not to cut my nails after dark, to not enter temples during my periods and to stay away from black cats. But when as a 15 […]

I am a tigress. I snarl, growl and roar when required and I am patient and calm when the situaiton calls for it. But there are times when this Unstoppable tigress becomes a ‘bheegi billi’. You know what those times are. The time when I am all painful cramps that make go crazy, the time […]

“Mera aj birthday hai”, I would say sorrowfully and immediately my friends would nod with understanding. Periods meant a number of things for me: I could not perform arti or go to the temple (which would make me happy because it was not my favourite thing to do) No wearing white clothes for Friday gym […]

A dark specter is haunting our planet, the specter of 15-an050nr. The New Republic faces an increasing threat from the First Order and stories still untold are about to be heard. The Dark side of Star Wars has enthused many with the Darth Vader being the all-time favourite. And let me tell you, I am […]

Do you remember your childhood? Where finding a genie in a lamp and getting a wish fulfilled by sending a fallen eyelash floating in the air was something that we would strongly believe in. The child in me squeals in delight when an eyelash falls because I truly believe that if you want something real […]