At the age of 25, I left India not knowing what was ahead of me.It was the first time I was going to be living outside of the small town I grew up in. Thinking about now sending my daughter abroad to study, my wife and I know we can connect with her at any […]
I’ve been asked to write an ode to life being an aunt. A role I have been blessed with not once, not twice but more than my fingers and toes can count. YES, we don’t just count the kids of our siblings but those of our cousins and children of friends like family too. My […]
As a parent, all you want is for your kids to be happy and know how loved they are. Like many, my husband and I had our share of struggles growing up and promised each other that we would always be there to hold our daughters’ hands through all of life’s joys and struggles. We […]
When the pandemic first struck, there was no doubt that I was in a position of privilege; I was young and healthy, still able to attend college, and financially secure. I read online stories about people who were going through a great deal of pain and thanked God that I couldn’t relate to their plight. […]
I’ve spent my whole life waiting for the chaos in my life to settle. I never imagined the year of the pandemic would be the one to restore calm. I am the only daughter of four children, but my life didn’t reflect a princess. It wasn’t easy growing up in a large family with limited […]
March 2020, marked the start of a year of change in my life. Just like the rest of the twelfth graders I was looking forward to enjoying my holidays after my final exams. But in the blink of an eye the world tipped it’s balance and fell into chaos. My dreams of a good summer […]
I’m a mum to two boys (8 and 15). Being a mother is tough but fun. Trying to give your children everything they need, juggling between proper nutrition, school, and driving them around, has always been a challenge amongst many other things. However, I have always taken great pride and enjoyed doing these duties as […]
“HAPPINESS” is an emotion that isn’t easy to draft into words, but we can find it if we look for it. We can find happiness in the smallest places, the littlest things, and in the beautiful beings with whom we share our world.Each instance of this emotion has a story to tell. Here are tiny-tales […]
As I knelt down on the marble floor of the Ganesh temple , back in my hometown of Kolkata , my phone rang all of a sudden and I answered a call that would change my life forever! It was good news but it would take me to a place I had never gone to […]
I’m not sure if my story will inspire another, However, I’m glad i was asked and given the opportunity to share it. Family has always been important to me. I grew up in a close-knit one and continue to share an incredible bond with them. Family is everything to me – my parents, my husband […]
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