When you are a girl of about eight, and you tell your parents and relatives that you want to be a police woman, you get a pat on your back and a smile, but fast forward the same statement by 10 years, and the smile disappears into a smirk and you hear, ‘You’re a girl […]
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Being A Woman
What is a woman ? Is she just a daughter, a wife, a mother, an aunt, a niece, a cousin, a sister – well, the labels can go on and on and on. Truth be told, I guess no woman will ever fit into just one of those categories. In saying that, I mean […]
The Domicile Puzzle
In Kuwait: I am an Indian. In India: I am from Kuwait. In my hometown: I am a Mumbaite. In Mumbai: My native place is Rajasthan. I am not white. I am not black. Apparently I am brown. Or Light Black. Maybe even Dark White! In India: I have a Kuwaiti accent. In Kuwait: The […]
Her..
She wakes up to a hopeful morning, having left her dreams behind, yet holding on to them firmly, for her dreams are what gives her the wings to fly by through each long day. She smiles when she feels like crying and she sheds tears when happy. She is strong during the toughest of weathers […]