This piece is perhaps a little late in coming but better late than never. So, a week ago I watched Veere Di Wedding. By then, I had heard all about the (in)famous masturbation scene performed by Swara Bhasker’s character, Sakshi. Needless to say, I was more enthused about this particular scene than the rest of […]

The other day, a colleague was talking about her recent all girls’ trip to Columbia. Her tales of fun were interspersed with how dangerous Columbia can be and the occasions during which they felt unsafe. ‘So, why did you go to Columbia if it’s that unsafe?’ I asked. What she told me blew my mind, […]

Like any well-meaning parent, my father wanted me to get married exactly a year before he retired from his government job.  It’s like they have a pre-retirement checklist and getting one’s daughter married is one of the most important items on that list. I was twenty six at that time, a year into a job […]

While people and the press around the world have not stopped talking about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding, the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, came and went a few days ago, 17 May to be precise– not with a bang, perhaps not so much as even with a whimper. There’s an article in […]

Rather than wishing my Amma on Mother’s Day, I was worried about whether I will ever become a mother. Well, I still am. Kind of… At my last Pap smear test, I bled more than normal and the nurse found a cyst on my cervix. ‘Do you have children?’ she asked, as though the cyst […]