Shobana Vetrivel | February 2, 2018
Most of my childhood involved different circles of friendship – school, colony, Sunday school, siblings, cousins, etc. All these friendships had moments of fights over small and big things, tears...
Continue ReadingMaria Joy | November 29, 2017
Everything starts with a dream. We were created with the gift to dream, imagine, and create. And unless we dream, we seldom imagine -- and without both, it’s impossible to...
Continue ReadingYini Evelyn | November 24, 2017
We struggle almost every day. Perhaps I speak as a 20-something, but you get what I mean. Sometimes it feels as though the world conspires to go against you in...
Continue ReadingFreda Howell McMahon | September 30, 2017
“You can get your partner to lead however you want; kick him or tell him the next move, but you do not lead!” joked our dance instructor, addressing the women...
Continue ReadingMaggie | September 13, 2017
I have been in a state of survival for years now. Every time I start to get things under control (which is really an illusion, by the way) something upends...
Continue ReadingTabitha Bühne | August 24, 2017
Everybody thinks, I'm brave. Maybe it's because I like bungee jumping or running long distances alone in the dark – or because I moved to India! But the truth is...
Continue ReadingRuth Davidar Paul | August 9, 2017
Overcoming fear... As I sat drumming my fingers on a metaphorical table, mentally assessing various ideas to write about for this month’s topic, I realised that this was something I...
Continue ReadingSusan Narjala | May 5, 2017
Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the...
Continue ReadingAdrienn | April 7, 2017
Some things that remind me of my mom: the sweet smell of summer corn boiling, the shape of my own feet, Hotel California by the Eagles. The cold, tense atmosphere...
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