17 essays
The Divorce Years
Marriage undoing itself, and the woman left in the doorway.
August 3, 2017 · 2,140 words
MotherhoodEveryday is like Today.
CHAPTER-1
July 2, 2023 · 548 words
DreamsAn Ode to My Bed
Yesterday, I changed my bed.
July 20, 2025 · 741 words
PhilosophyNight 1 — I Dont Want Two Cents.
Ageing is costly. A retinol cream can set you back 10 to 15 thousand rupees. Diluting it with tears is probably the worst return on…
July 24, 2025 · 1,061 words
DivorceA Eulogy for My Overthinking Friend
If you’ve ever judged someone’s behavior without wondering what their brain might be battling, pause.
August 22, 2025 · 1,303 words
DivorceThe Mirage and the Matchbox — Part 1
It was the first time I was traveling abroad. I had recently gotten married, and my husband had gone ahead.
August 24, 2025 · 1,272 words
DivorceThe Mirage and the Matchbox: Part 2
This is Part 2 of a four-part memoir series about my first months in UAE. Part 1 is here
August 27, 2025 · 803 words
CareerThe Mirage and the Matchbox: Part 4
If you have not read parts before these, well, let it be now.
September 1, 2025 · 649 words
LoveThe Nest on My AC Unit
A lifetime of loves, mistakes, and lessons, told through the clumsy little nest outside my window
September 16, 2025 · 932 words
DivorceThe Art of Getting Naked
Taking your clothes off isn’t the first step of nakedness; shame is stitched tighter
September 24, 2025 · 797 words
FamilyGood Girls and Their Monsters
Every time women swallow anger, they grow a new beast inside them.
September 26, 2025 · 893 words
MotherhoodThe Woman Not Called Durga
A goddess is not always carved in stone. Sometimes she is a widow with eight children and ten invisible arms.
October 28, 2025 · 1,538 words
TravelJeeti Raho
She once left home as a bride. Now she returns as a shadow.
January 20, 2026 · 897 words
GriefHigh-Functioning Grief is the Loneliest Kind
Why we were never meant to mourn while being productive
January 22, 2026 · 858 words
FamilyThe Coldest Hour
Age of Empathy · Winter Prompt
March 23, 2026 · 2,291 words
MotherhoodWhat We Brought With Us
It happened slowly.
March 26, 2026 · 775 words
FaithPhysics Needed Proof to Believe in Entanglement
People never waited for proof to believe in love
May 7, 2026 · 1,162 words
MotherhoodThe Curl on the Corner of the Carpet
Pale clothes, missing buttons, and the sound of bangles being removed.