Lament of a Mother

Lament of a Mother

  People said that you were a bully, But that I did not believe. They said that you made girls cry, I said that you wouldn’t dare. Teachers pointed out your faults, I felt that they were at fault. They said you didn’t try hard enough, But I felt you were given...
The Glass Balls in our Lives

The Glass Balls in our Lives

  I learnt a powerful lesson in life recently from a book. The protagonist talks about the five balls we juggle in our lives: work, family, friends, health and integrity. We keep most of them in the air, trying our best not to drop any. Work is the only ball that...
The World of Bullies Decoded

The World of Bullies Decoded

In Konkana Sen sharma’s directorial debut Death in the Gunj, which released earlier this year, when a character says, “Ask your friend to pick someone his size,” it strikes a chord. Throughout the perceptively dealt thriller, the quiet, sensitive protagonist is...
Reining in the Demons

Reining in the Demons

“Make not your thoughts your prisons,” Cleopatra was told. In the present day, people are guilty of not only locking the prison but also throwing away the key. We are still unable to comprehend the deaths of Anthony Bourdain, Kate Spade and Bhaiyyu...