Counting Stars

“Always hold this truth to your heart: whether you are the artist, the mathematician, the entrepreneur or the gardener running your hands through the earth, nurture your curiosity, do not box yourself in; read, write, stargaze, solve, travel, illustrate, compose — explore. There are an infinite number of worlds  on this earth, you need only to…

Come Into my World

Come into my world And you’ll find me Chasing my demons Fighting my shadows, You’ll see the soul That is just a memory Of what it used to be. You’ll see the eyes That lie like no other Of a truth that shivers With past reverberations, You’ll see a heart Martyred a long time ago…

The WAIT.

There was our time, when we learnt about beauty, boys, sex and everything else worth knowing from our parents, our peers, our books and our social interactions. We became self-aware and aware of the curious world around us by experimentation, by taking risks, by putting ourselves out of our comfort zones and then learning to…

A day in the life – staying organized

What this post is about: my tips on staying organized through tough mommy days, being more productive and efficient, and getting smarter at power-packed hustling.  I am not a conventional working mommy, but ‘this‘ right here is work to me. I set deadlines for myself with my work, with raising my child in a certain…

A day in the life – in 10 photographs

It’s that time of the year again when all of us have a chance at making a fresh start. New resolutions and new beginnings. The top of my list always includes more self love and more gratitude. What resolutions are you making for twenty eighteen? I wanted to end this year with a very personal…

Herbs – every cook’s real secret

To cook without herbs is to eat food that has no character. I remember how my grandma always looked keenly at the spread on the table and went – ‘where is the cilantro?’, in between disapproving nods to the cook in question. We Indians need our dhaniya patta (cilantro) in everything! Cilantro is to India…

Move over Beyoncé, mama’s back.

It is not unusual to feel like a complete loser post baby. Disheveled hair, PJs in dire need of laundry, and bloodshot eyes are customary new mom features. Freebies include lipid bonuses from midnight snacking and loss of self-esteem from stalking Kim K’s IG. I was so certain that I was going to be different from…