Image Source Dear Arya, I remember the joy on your face when you found my old laptop at Grandma’s place. You managed to crack the password. You were surprised that the password was not Myarya_21, unlike my other devices. But you know why. It was long before you were born. Your joy soon turned into …
The other day I went to sit by the pool side after returning from gym. I was feeling very depressed. It is difficult to identify what exactly was the trigger. Recent death of a relative, talking to a friend who is initiating divorce, reading about a young married woman committing suicide, cribbing to another single …
Image source I watched the movie ‘Jab we met’ again over the weekend. This time it made me think very differently. It reminded me of the movie, Queen. These two are my all-time favourite movies. The protagonists in both movies are women who have been ditched by the men who they thought were the ‘love’ …
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I read about Manjula Divak’s suicide the day before yesterday. Excerpts from the article: Manjula’s father said, “She was a brilliant girl. She was going to complete her thesis next month, but her husband and parents-in-law wanted her to come back to Bhopal and do household work.” Mr. Devak told The Hindu that he had already made …
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Image Source Kavya checked her phone for the 30th time in the past half an hour. Kunal – Last seen today at 11:48 p.m. She put her phone away. She then willed the universe: Make him call me!!! She checked her phone again. No call. No text. Maybe he lost his phone… But then how …
My book / Movie review of Half Girlfriend published on the link below on Womensweb. Click to read
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On Thursday morning, I looked at my mobile mundanely to go through the morning news feed. ‘Reema Lagoo dead after suffering cardiac arrest. She was 59! What? She did not have any serious illnesses that we knew of. She was not even a senior citizen technically. How could she die? As a kid, (like most …
Diya’s wedding was two months away. The invitation-cards had been distributed. Her parents were more than happy to throw a lavish wedding. They were paying for all the functions, including the reception which should have been hosted from the groom’s side, and the stay of their side of guests. Read more
The latest show that is creating a lot of controversy internationally is Netflix’s original series – “13 Reasons Why”. It is about a high school girl who commits suicide, and leaves 13 audio tapes about the reasons why she did it. (No there is spoiler yet. This happens in the first episode). The tapes are …
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