Ruth Davidar Paul | March 26, 2021
**The following is a fictional narrative based on the story of Achsah.** Abel Shittim. Plains of Moab. 1406 BC “This is it. We’re finally crossing over! Father, can you believe this...
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I’ve struggled with anxiety for a large part of my life. In school, it meant weeping before certain exams convinced that I would fail. At times, it meant asking my...
Continue ReadingDeborah Sybil | October 16, 2020
Year 2008 Category: Visitor visa application to UK for clinical observership at an NHS Hospital My prayer: Dear Lord, You know that I need this opportunity. A future job at...
Continue ReadingSusan Narjala | June 10, 2020
When the IndiAanya editors posted the 'Month of No Complaining' challenge, I signed up without missing a beat. After all, I’m a grateful person, I thought. I’m not a compulsive...
Continue ReadingTiya Thomas-Alexander | June 3, 2020
A Liturgy for those Grappling with Injustice Lord, in the middle of the pandemic, injustices are coming to light with force. Lord, are You watching over it all? It feels...
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Lord have mercy on me Take my cold heart and break it open Set me free from my indifference We are surrounded by terror We are reminded of our smallness...
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Almost every time I have to write for IndiAanya, our family is usually in some major crisis. Either I’m battling chronic pain for three months, or I find my toddler...
Continue ReadingK | March 8, 2019
I have lived in a mega city for nearly twenty years and it is loud, crowded, and never-ending in its motion. However, I am a city girl through and through...
Continue ReadingPauline | September 24, 2018
The other day, I was watching 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ with my husband, and I must confess, I haven’t laughed that hard while watching a movie in a...
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