Dance like everyone’s watching

My journey as a dancer started many many years ago. Even before I could articulate my thoughts fluently, I began dancing. What followed was my formal training in classical dance constantly for many years. I didn’t take breaks during the “crucial study year(s)”, I didn’t miss classes for a family event or travel, I even

The paradox of waiting

We anticipate. We wait. We romanticize the arrival. We wait. We prepare for the worst, expect the best. We wait. We draw up big plans and schedule. We wait. There is so much beauty in this waiting. From waiting for the arrival of the food you ordered at a restaurant. From waiting for that special

The blunt and beautiful world of OTT Platforms

Working from home has undoubtedly made most of us revisit our schedules. Personally, it meant spending more time getting [lesser] work done. And a lot of time spent cleaning, cooking and of course, binge watching a lot of series and movies on a number of OTT platforms. For a good while now, I have let

Let it brew

“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well…” It is when I read this line from Virginia Woolf’s Room Of One’s Own for the first time that I put down this book telling myself that I am not ready for this book. I cannot remember how old I was

Lock-down

Our generation is witnessing the most dreaded of things. A pandemic. And we’re the bunch who are always on the move. We’re waiting to shop for the latest trends, we’re running to check out the new cafe in town, we’re hustling to make sure we get to take that trip we planned for. Even evolution

The Year That Was

For most of us, the end of a year brings with it a lot of mixed feelings. Reflections on the year that went by, hopes for the up coming year, resolutions, promises and the whole shebang. Joining the bandwagon, I’d like to look back at the year I had. While I have plenty of people

Beyond

A couple months ago, I took a trip to the mountains. Sure, it was the cliched “get away from the city for a bit to find yourself” trip. But it was also a million more things for me. Now for someone who actually dreads the mountains, (owing to the bone chilling cold at that altitude,

A person called Home

What is home? Cliché will tell you that home is where the heart is, quirky pop culture posts will tell you things like ‘home is where the chai is’, and urban philosophers will tell you home is a myth and is only an elusive idea. For me though, home is a person. Perhaps, a place

Metamorphosis

Last year, around this time, I made a decision that changed my entire life. Well, at least for the foreseeable future it has. It was a bright sunny day and I was on my way to work; the usual debacle of a two and a half hour long bus ride. Of course, I progressed into

Strength

We tend to have a very weird, one-dimensional definition of strength. We associate physical strength with being muscular and bulky and lifting a hundred kilos. We associate mental strength with stoicism and knowing how to deal with everything. But here’s the thing. Asking for help is a fine display of strength. Showing your emotions openly?