Varunika

Shweta looked at herself one last time in the mirror. Adjusting her neckpiece, she ran her hands through the resplendent red Zardozi…

I feel a gentle pat on my shoulder and an even gentler whisper in my ears “Didi, wake up. Your tea.” I…

I received a text last evening. Someone was curious as to why I hadn’t written much lately. My first reaction to her…

Born and brought up in a small hill station, life had always been quite picturesque for me. Life seemed pleasant with family…

According to me letting go is one of the most difficult things in life. It’s painful, arduous and I try to procrastinate…

I often say this – Motherhood is both overwhelming and liberating at the same time.

“I wonder why I am so confused! I do not know what I want to be when I grow up?” she said,…

Last Friday morning did not commence with the FRIYAY feeling. It was rather messy and uncalled for. I woke up to the…

Most mornings don’t go as per my plan. Come to think of it, settling my two kids into their morning online classes…

This incident happened around the same time when Kiran Bedi had become a household name. She was being lauded globally for her…

I had to write this one down. If I miss the bus tonight, like I often do, I do think I will…

At a time when it is difficult to view the world and its inhabitants as virtuous and upright, I thought it would…

It was a beautiful morning. The sun had risen adorning the sky with its mesmerizing orange hues. I was in the sheer…

“Hi Shriya!,” the dust laden face flashes a broad smile as we cross paths. She is accompanied by her frail bodied sister,…

Baking is therapeutic, in ways one cannot elucidate enough. There is a strange euphoric feel, to the moment a fresh bake is…

I look at my watch. “7 am!!! Doesn’t 6 precede 7? Was my phone on silent mode? I think the alarm does…

I check her what’s app status once again. I tend to check it every time SHE posts a picture of IT. Every…

Some 3 odd weeks ago, my husband and his prodigies thought, discussing my age was apropos a discussion to be held, considering…

BEEP BEEP BEEP… BEEP BEEP BEEP… The scream of the alarm woke me up. It is 4 am!!! I fumble for my…