Category Archives: Hope

We decided to have a baby and it all came crashing down

I had been quite ambitious all my life. I rose up the corporate ladder fast; became ITIL certified, Six Sigma certified, Kaizen champion and underwent 3 leadership development programs before I got married at the age of 28. Then I … Continue reading

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Daughters of ‘Mother India’

Why feminism doesn’t mean ‘making villains out of men’, and how women can empower themselves. Continue reading

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Heroes vs. Villains

It’s a fact that heroes are overrated, but nobody realizes this, because the audience sees the heroes through the pink goggles of awe and adoration. Point to be noted here is that heroes become heroes when they overcome difficult situations … Continue reading

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Book Review: Gone by Julie Elizabeth Powell

Gone by Julie Elizabeth Powell Rating: 3 The premise of this story is truly unique and intriguing… and sad.I understand how difficult and heart-wrenching, yet necessary, it would have been for the author to pen it all down. Writing this book … Continue reading

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Ramblings of a turbulent mind

Sometimes you want something so bad in life… well, I don’t know about you, so lemme talk about me. Sometimes, I want something so bad in life that I can’t think about anything else. I don’t know why I become … Continue reading

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Bearing a Child in the Cold Corporate World

Corporate world has recognized the importance of hobbies and extra-curricular activities as being very beneficial to productivity. This is the reason why they provide stress-relieving facilities like Tennis/Badminton courts, swimming pools, sauna, common rooms, billiards/pool tables, libraries and whatnot. Companies … Continue reading

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City Girl – A Short Story on Friendship & Parenting

A short story I’d written some time ago: Twenty year old Piya was troubled when she picked up the phone to call her best friend, Ramya Thiyagarajan. She knew she was in for a scolding as soon as Ramya knows … Continue reading

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Not as Happy as You – A story of Need & Crime

“NOT AS HAPPY AS U” Sometimes in life we feel so blue, But someone, somewhere is not as happy as u. Somewhere far at the border when a soldier sleeps, Missing his loved ones he silently weeps. Somewhere a mother … Continue reading

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Why I turned Author

I was a pretty level-headed and sturdy person since childhood. I mean, I enjoyed company as much as I enjoyed loneliness; I loved talking and yet, could go mum for days together without even bothering a trifle about it; I … Continue reading

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