By Arpita Nandi I stand in front of the mirror. I expect to see my pretty face reflected in the glass. But then, someone else from within the glass stares back at me; someone who looks uncannily similar to me, someone staring back at me with her defiant, piercing eyes. Is this a trick of […]

By Arpita Nandi Looking good. Check. Packed the kids’ lunch boxes after having supervised their bath and breakfast. Check. Made badam milk for the in-laws. Check. Getting that fat paycheque this evening. Check. That’s the ideal Indian woman of today for you. She’s the ultimate blend of tradition and modernity, juggling work and home with perfect […]

Pouring rain soaks his clothes and saturates his mind. Nothing remains except for the rage that consumes his every thought – it builds uncontrollably! Clenched fists swing aimlessly into the blackness of the night. He hears a humming. Perhaps it’s religious. No, its children! They sing the most beautiful song he’s ever heard. But why? […]

By Arpita Nandi No, I’m not going to start off about the flitting butterflies, the chirping birds, the beautiful sunrise, or the meandering streams! Nature’s beauty has been spoken about enough! Life has plenty of other stuff to give us, most of which go unnoticed by us! Photo credit – Aman Wilson Have you ever […]