Epiphany in the Cacophony

  • Of Detours and Destinations

    I never thought I would be jealous of you. Why would I? Isn’t it always easier to be the woman who made him stray away, than the one he strayed away from?

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  • Like Mona’s Eyebrows

    Everyone who enters Saloni Beauty Parlour leaves a slightly different person.

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  • Postcards from Quarantine

    From my window, I see old scrabble boards being unearthed. Empty-nesters enjoying a full house again. Old photo albums excavated. Carpets scrubbed clean. New recipes attempted. Afternoon naps flowing into the evening. 

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  • Work (Far) from Home

    To migrant workers. And the sprawling cities they built, that couldn’t keep them safe.

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  • View from the Balcony

    We often forget that so many of the things we celebrate about our grandmothers – like their signature mango pickle, their ability to darn your blouse an hour before a wedding or have home remedies for everything from acne to period cramps, came at a heavy cost.

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  • Meena Madam

    We simply accepted the subtle injustice of it all. Never thinking of what it might have felt like for someone who never went to school, to iron my uniform every morning.

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  • Tiger Garden

    Golden Enclave Apartments Old Airport Road Bangalore – 560017 The first address I learned the pin code for. Where I made my first best friend, studied for my board exams, learned to swim, ride a bike and spend my pocket money. The building felt like a complete world in itself. It had my family, my…

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  • Past Perfect

    I hope that wherever you are, the clouds are clear, and you can see that we are doing okay.

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  • Dear Lara

    And while I want us to become great friends, a part of me will always hope we have a large generation gap.

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  • Calling

    I’ve come to realise there are two kinds of unanswered phone calls. The ones that you ignore – that continue to ring endlessly until it is tossed callously into an answering machine. Leaving me to hastily disconnect the call before the ‘beep’. Or sometimes, when I’m feeling brave, to attempt to leave you a monologue…

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