Black Rose Painted in the darkest hue Exquisite and rare Held by her dream and hope In wind she swayed I shall shine with the sun And stay calm  under the moon Rest shall my soul And be born again She sang to herself day and night Rest shall my soul And be born again Then again she went Under the moonlit sky Painted in the darkest hue In wind she stood UnderRead More0 Comments

  Hello, I double check to see if this is you So beautiful and strong Going through all your phases Head held high Armed with love and kindness The world tried to change you And change you did But for the better You took all the hurt, embraced it And created you, so hard to ignore You know what you want Unabashed and unapologetic Had I known this is how you would makeRead More0 Comments

I saw you standing across the length of the room Staring, staring away I couldn’t hold your stare, and looked away Afraid that you’d pierce through my heart I stood still not wanting to breathe you in Afraid I might get intoxicated But you looked, and looked and you knew That all I was, was holding back from you You turned to leave, and my heart skipped a beat I stopped breathing, elseRead More0 Comments

How would you know if you are in love, he asked? Her eyes smiled at his question, she blinked tucking away a strand of hair and adjusted herself on the edge of the chair, and got mentally ready to answer his question. ‘Love is effortless’ she shrugged ‘although you need to make an effort every day’ she continued thoughtfully. ‘it’s calming where you can be yourself, and the same time know that youRead More0 Comments

Hello there, If you are reading this, we both know why you happened to chance on this page. Breaking up with someone is ALWAYS hard. No matter how long you were dating, It is always going to be difficult. That heavy feeling in your chest, that lump in your throat, those fleeting memories that play in your head are all a package that comes along with a heart break. I’m not going toRead More0 Comments

My Solo Travel was nothing short of a soap series – it had all elements of drama, emotions, fear, relations, self-discovery, tears, laughter and loads of fun. As Rumi said, travel brings power and love back into your life. It does in ways that you wouldn’t be able to comprehend, but you’d be glad that you chose to do it. For me this happened at the right time. I was going through aRead More2 Comments

Hi guys, I'm not sure how many of you love reading my long essays, but I really do hope you read this till the very end. I was talking to an elderly colleague about depression , and he dismissed it off by saying how its 'fashionable' to be depressed. (yes, I know. It did make me angry too.). I didn't push his opinion away (it's always good to know what people think). IRead More0 Comments

When we think of happiness, we usually think about our immediate needs. For example, what would make me happy right now, is to have salmon sushi, for you it may be that shoe/ makeup that you have been meaning to buy! The reality is that no matter how scrumptious that sushi may taste or how amazing having that bag/ shoe would make you feel. They are all short lived. We need to beRead More0 Comments

She was a mirror of what she didn’t want to be Holding her pain and tears, she became ice cold To everyone around, she seemed normal But she knew she was changing to someone she didn’t want to be She grew quieter on the inside And laughed loudly on the outside, to hush her demons She knew she was breaking from within, but she held on She knew she had strength and sheRead More0 Comments

This article came into being post a conversation with a mom who was worried about the constant bullying her gorgeous (dark skinned) daughter was facing in school. She asked me to talk about my struggles of growing up dark skinned and how this has to stop. I did argue with her, stating that It's normal for kids to be teased at this age and that everyone goes through it. Post our conversation, I felt it wasRead More0 Comments