Every Choice Matters

By Vandana Sehgal

I write when it comes feel from my heart. That doesn’t mean I don’t write on other days. I journal almost every day, especially on days when emotional turmoil hijacks my mental peace. Then a day comes I feel worth sharing, that will make me pause, think, question, or maybe find my answer. So, here…

For Productive Writing in 2023 – What I’m doing

By Vandana Sehgal

No, I am not participating in NaNoWriMo 2023 to upgrade my productivity. That’s not my cup of tea. I am working on my third book, and I’m making my own rules for my writing plans. For all those who don’t know, NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month. Usually, writers and novelists all over the world…

Letter to a Parent

By Vandana Sehgal

Hello, my dear parent There’s something we all need to remember Happiness in life isn’t a given. No matter how much we protect our child and do best to keep happy, sadness is an emotion to experience to value happiness. No matter how much we love our child, finding love of life is the sweetest…

Parenting Practices and Cultural Amalgamation

By Vandana Sehgal

Sweden was my first international move with a nine-year-old daughter. It was in many ways courageous on my part to leave the comfort of familiarity and enter disruption. This was also my first exposure to an international culture that was drastically different in many ways. In my stay in India for 37 years, I always…

An Ode to the Much-Maligned Modern Living

By Chandrika R Krishnan

Chandrika R Krishnan Guest Blogger  “The nature of life is not permanence but flux,” says Mr Carson in Downton Abbey, and coming from him who tries to retain the old order was so refreshing. Closer home, I find many of us reliving the old times quite nostalgically, particularly in the last couple of years. The pandemic…