The Truth of Mortality Reiterated by the Tragedy

  A tragedy that the world mourns.   240 lives gone within seconds. June 12, 2025, 1:39 PM.   Thousands left grieving their loss; their lives changed forever.   It’s unbelievable how the lives of 240 people were meant to come to an end at the same place, the same instant. It sends shivers down … Read more

Let’s Stand Together In Grief

We are experiencing turbulent times; incidents we never fathomed, situations we have no expertise in dealing; and worst of all, the cumulative grief and pain as a society and as humankind. We are at loss of words to express our sorrow and agony; we are refraining from sharing our emotions; we are avoiding negative news … Read more

Dharmachakra or The Wheel of Dharma

Dharmachakra or the Wheel of Dharma is one of the many sacred teachings of Buddhism. Also called “The wheel of law”, the word Dharmachakra represents the path to enlightenment and reaching Nirvana. Though there are many variations of the Dharma Wheel, the one I have drawn in the picture has eight spokes representing the Eightfold … Read more

Lend a listening ear…because depression kills

It’s devastating. It’s shocking. It’s unbelievable. Depression takes away another gem. What kind of a superficial world do we live in where we are surrounded with friends, people who pretend to love us, people who actually care for us but still we do not have the comfort of sharing our woes, our concerns, our agonies, … Read more

Are you taking care of your emotional health in times of lockdown?

  Eighty messages!   I had left the phone unattended for only about an hour and it was loaded with messages.   By this time, I was too tired to even open the app to check the sender’s names, so reading messages was out of question. Nor did I intend to fill my mind again … Read more

It’s neither a man’s nor a woman’s world…

I participated in a #6BlogsIn6Days challenge focusing on #EachForEqual. The challenge had me thinking on gender discrimination and women empowerment like never before.   It’s a theme that’s a part of our daily existence, day in and day out, in every walk of life.   I sat down thinking about areas where I felt there … Read more

An open letter

An open letter to everyone who has touched my life in any manner.   To all those people who tried to decimate my spirits To all those who criticized me for my actions To all those who preferred to outline my faults To all those who deliberately decided to not show any support To all … Read more

I am not alone

Faced by the challenges of the life, we often lose confidence in ourselves, trust in others and faith in the Supreme power. But the Creator of the Universe always keeps an eye on us, protects us and strengthens us in His mysterious ways. We just need to remind ourselves that He is there with us … Read more

Test of Relations

Relationships are our lifeline. They make us who we are. Be it the relationship of a mother with her children or the relationship with one’s life partner; our affinity to our in-laws or our dealings with our friends; our entire lives revolve around sustaining our relations. Some relations are by chance; others are by choice. … Read more