Vandana Sehgal I once read that the first child in a family is either artistic or academic. The second child is the opposite of whatever the first child is. While my elder sibling was shining academically, enjoying all the privileges, and getting love from every possible member. I was the jack of all trades, master…
Smeetha Bhoumik Guest blogger #loveofwriting She remembers it as a large airy room with ample sunlight splashing the pearl-white walls with gold, the windows covered with flower laden trellises. Looking in from the future after so many seasons of rain and shine, birth and death, it appears like a gently bobbing assemblage of artefacts, notions,…
Nirmala Pillai Guest blogger #loveofwriting Delhi shivered in the late December cold. She curled deeper into her worn out, old woollens, layered to cover her frail body. The second-hand heater donated by an NGO seeing her pitiable condition, glowed dimly, emanating a faint warmth. From the nearby church, she heard the faint echoes of bells…
Preity Rashmi Guest blogger #loveofwriting This human society and the customized world of rules have chained an age of abundant theories and their consequences on general spectators. Biting nails amidst the crowded school assembly, a girl is punished for violating the cleanliness rule and is slapped in front of her friends and strangers. She is…
Being a woman, I am already representing the first half of humanity living in my own ecosystem glad to be a female celebrating the difference – with my experiences, histories, myths, needs, social constructs and patterns. Being a woman in India is an irony and a paradox as a writer. It is a raw celebration…
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…
Every breath. Every word. Every step turns you into
A NEW YOU
