Blogs By Nilshree

17th April 2026

Opt Out

In a world that equates "new" with "better" and "more" with "success," choosing a path of simplicity can feel like an act of quiet rebellion. We are constantly bombarded by the siren song of consumerism—a relentless digital pulse telling us that our current phone is a relic, our car is a dinosaur, and our lifestyle is insufficient. However, there is a profound, liberating truth that the modern world often forgets: It is more than OK to opt out.

16th April 2026

Normalize

When was the last time you expressed yourself and were not interrupted by an even worse situation faced by someone? In an era defined by the curated performance of selfhood, conversation has frequently morphed into a competitive sport. We live in a landscape where attention is a scarce currency, and the reflexive impulse to "spend" it on ourselves—to interject, to pivot, or to seize the spotlight—is often mistaken for engagement.

15th April 2026

Mentality

The phrase "mentality is everything" suggests that the world we inhabit is shaped not by external circumstances but by the internal lens through which we view them. While we cannot always control the "weather" of life, our mental framework dictates whether we see a storm as a threat to be feared or a resource for growth.

14th April 2026

Loyalty

That is a striking and rather cynical observation on the nature of human relationships. It suggests that what we often call "loyalty" is actually just a transactional utility—once the need is gone, the person providing the service is viewed as an encumbrance.

13th April 2026

Know

"Have more than you show, speak less than you know," a famous piece of advice often attributed to William Shakespeare’s King Lear, advocates for profound humility, strategic discretion, and inner strength. It urges individuals to avoid boasting and oversharing, suggesting that true power lies in quiet confidence, protecting one's resources, and listening more than talking. To understand the deeper meaning of this quote, the only way is to dissect it.

12th April 2026

Just Because

The end of a friendship is often framed as a binary choice: you are either an ally or an adversary. However, this quote introduces the concept of benign distance—a state where the connection has dissolved, but the ill-will has not taken root. This perspective is a hallmark of emotional maturity, prioritizing personal boundaries over the exhaustion of a grudge.

11th April 2026

Imagine

Imagine reading a book with no way to turn back the page. How carefully would you read it? That's life.
The metaphor of a book with unreturnable pages is one of the most striking ways to visualize the linear, irreversible nature of time. In a physical book, we have the luxury of regression; we can revisit a confusing paragraph, relive a favorite scene, or check a detail we missed.

10th April 2026

Humbling Lines

Humbling Lines: If someone tells you you hurt them, you don't get to decide that you didn't.
We keep listening, "We are all unique", "We are different in the way we feel and react to things." Yet, whenever we come across this statement from others, "You hurt me", we do not hold back from giving justification for what we did, ironic, right?

9th April 2026

The Cut-off Grief

Grief is not always about the loss of loved ones after their demise. Another type of grief that's prevalent but is not much talked about is the grief of staying firm in your decision of cutting off some people; It's not what you wanted, but that was necessary for your well-being.

8th April 2026

A fact of 2 feet

A fact of 2 feet
An African proverb says, If you have two feet, it does not mean you should climb two trees at the same time.
With information and methods available easily, everyone aspires to do everything. But should everyone really do everything? It would be so unfair to say we should stop multitasking, because how else are we going to survive in these fast times?

7th April 2026

Empathy

The day I had decided I would write quotes in A to Z, I was sure E would be for empathy, but I did not have the idea of which quote exactly would go there. The moment I saw this powerfully framed quote, there was no second thought.

6th April 2026

Discipline

It was just one of those tantrum days when my 10-year-old complained about how I don't cook a variety of food. To distract himself from the plate, he focused on the 54-inch screen that played an interview of his favourite cricketer, Virat Kohli.

6th April 2026

Convenience

Do you remember the times we used to go to restaurants only on special occasions? There was no scope for ordering food and getting it delivered at home. Vacations and holidays were an annual affair, and that too when school had vacations.

6th April 2026

Bravery

"Bravery is not the absence of fear. Bravery is being terrified but going ahead and doing your job anyway." — Unknown (Often attributed to various leaders and thinkers)

5th April 2026

Authenticity

Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we're supposed to be and embracing who we are." — Brené Brown

17th February 2026

The Prescription For Pavana

"It's Thursday today. And it's the fourth case of 3rd-stage lung cancer referred to us. Is the AQI that bad?" asked the Oncologist, head of Ruby Hall Pune - Dr. Vikram Sarode, to his assistant, Mayank. He smiled as he signed the prescription. He was engrossed in writing the following line of treatment as advised by the doctor.

11th November 2025

Money Matters

15/10/15:
A full-time working newlywed, who was also a full-time working woman, was transitioning to become a full-time mother and a financially dependent woman. The words in the above sentence may appear as mere words to the readers, but they are a big deal for the individual who has to go through it uninformed and unprepared. Read on to know why I am saying so.

04th September 2025

My Unaddressed Musings

Letters are such an intimate medium of communication; the words being written are directly addressed to one particular person, sharing language, incidents, and memories that are unique to the two of them. But imagine this, there are people you have met in the past, who did wrong to you, and you can't address them directly. For that, letters are also the most convenient way. As you read ahead, find out, and by the end, let me know if I have successfully convinced you.

15th June 2025

Choose and Treat

(cooker whistled) The steam settled and Seema opened the lid of the cooker. She had cooked chicken for the first time and was unsure if it was cooked properly. So she asked Arun to have a look and check. The hardcore meat-eating Telgu family was tired of ordering non-veg from outside after the old lady in the house suffered a severe brain stroke.

12th June 2025

The Pani-puri Chronicles

My relationship with pani-puri (or golgappe, pani-batashe, puchka whatever you call it!) is "Seriously Committed" This bond did not suddenly crop up one day, it took years of taste trials and mood customization to establish the foundation.

11th June 2025

The lost art of Writing Recipes

"This Navratn Pulav is not like Maa used to cook every Diwali, Mummy. Something is missing. I wish either of us had learned her recipe from her. This year, it does not taste the same in her absence." Neha uttered the words as she tasted the first bite of their traditional, Singhi-style Navratn Pulav which her grandma used to make every Diwali. Unfortunately, she passed away earlier this year, and since then, the taste of food cooked in the Singhi household has changed.

10th June 2025

Reel vs Real

"... Now add 200 grams of crumbled Paneer and your Amritsari Paneer Bhurji is now ready to be served with hot parathas or jeera rice."

Played a YouTube video as Adarsh garnished the recipe he followed with finely chopped coriander. Adarsh proudly brings the serving bowl of his latest experiment "Amritsari Paneer Bhurji" to show it to Saroj who is watching TV and folding clothes simultaneously.

9th June 2025

Ghar Ki Murgi

Nisha entered the house stomping. Kedar had no idea why. He still tried to strike up a conversation, patiently.
K - "The food was good na?"
N - "Hmm"
K - "Especially the dal. So subtle. Just a homely taste and the tadka...

5th June 2025

Precious Keepsake

My close ones are aware of my bond with my grandparents. I have mentioned it multiple times through my blogs and social media posts, and will not hesitate to if it fits the context. It was after Ma left us in 2024 that I realized why it is important to hold on to things and people. People may leave, stop existing, but the memories wired with them never fade or disappear.

5th May 2025

Buy Laughter (Will You?)

"A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life"
William Arthur Ward
Good humor is the second thing to build a close relationship with me, the first one is good food. With social media, these days it is so easy to share laughter, all thanks to the content creators who put in effort to make it.

26th April 2025

Zany

The other day, I was talking to my mom over the phone and she heard me yelling at my son. She let me finish and immediately announced, "You should talk to your child like this. He will grasp your tone and will reciprocate it.

25th April 2025

Yesteryear

My 10-year-old frequently asks me, "Mumma, how was it when you were a school-going girl? What did you do on weekends?", and similar questions.
And it is such hard-hitting nostalgia. This is what they might have thought when they invented the term "Generation Gap."
The last conversation we had went something like this:

24th April 2025

X Factor

"Mumma, my friend is bad at maths and I am better than him. So is math my X-factor?" (Just the kind of questions I get to hear every day once he returns from school)

"Wait. Where did you get to know about X-factor?" My regular FBI-style research started.

23rd April 2025

Wholesome

This may sound surprising, but the idea to write this piece came after writing this far. This time, the A to Z challenge has been all about remembering incidents from the past, which initially only gave me a feeling that my life is not as happening as it used to be. Is it because I got married? Is it because I am a mother? Is it because I am not a full-time working professional? Is it because I do not have a proper salary?

22nd April 2025

Value to be valued

We went for a family dinner on Saturday. When we returned, society was chaotic. I overheard people discussing the absence of water and the uncertainty of when the water supply would resume. The security guard was already frustrated answering the same question. We only needed drinking water, we had abundant of that. I decided not to add to the guard's frustration.

21st April 2025

The Ugly Me

After my delivery in May 2015, I looked at myself in the mirror after two years, probably. And that too because I was told I should have started losing weight by now. I felt like that was the time I should have started making conscious efforts in that direction. It was an ugly feeling. For a girl who never crossed 50 kgs, seeing a bulging tummy was an uncomfortable and unacceptable feeling.

20th April 2025

The Truth

"What kind of environment do you have at home? Why does your son behave like this?", these were precisely the questions I was asked in a PTM in front of a dozen or more parents. It was embarrassing, but I kept calm.

19th April 2025

Sixth sense

That sense which I have not flaunted enough, at least I think so! My Sixth sense.
Year 2008: When I came to Pune for engineering, only Papa came to drop me off at the hostel. Mummy, instead, decided to stay back with Ma and Baba for moral support. But she was equally concerned and curious to see where her daughter would stay in the new city. Video calls were not that prevalent in those times; otherwise, she would not have had to wait until November 2008.

18th April 2025

Roadside Romeos

No girl would have been unharassed on the streets while commuting on public transport or at home. There are innumerable times when I have been flashed or come across a filthy sign from the opposite gender in public and felt embarrassed with no idea of how I should react to it.

17th April 2025

Quitting may be an option...

But so is trying. I assume I have lived half of my life and in all these years I have understood that quitting is an easier option than not giving up.

16th April 2025

Parenting then versus parenting now

They say, "Life comes in a full circle," and I realize it now. When I was almost 10, I clearly remember my mom saying, "Somethings you will understand when you are a mom/a parent." I am not sure if I understood those things or not, but I have already started telling my son about them!

15th April 2025

The Optional life

My papa runs a readymade garment shop in my hometown. When e-commerce and online shopping started booming, I noticed one particular day that he was helpless. He said, "Our union used to decide upon things unanimously. Even if customers bargained, it wasn't a huge margin price-wise. Nowadays, they directly open an app and show us, "See it's cheaper online", "I don't understand what to say then". And I also did not have an answer to that.

14th April 2025

Back seat Nostalgia

This may feel like a continuation of my middle-class mentality blog, in the previous one. But trust me, this one is gonna be more fun than that. When I was in 8th standard, I learned to ride a moped bike. But, it was too early to buy one for me. So, I used to pool scooter with my friends who had scooters as my school was too far. I would cycle halfway and then share a scooter with them. It being their scooter, I used to be placed in the backseat usually. Here are three funny incidents from my backseat adventures!

13th April 2025

Middle-class mentality

There are times when I fail to exhibit my middle-class traits, because they may not match up to the fancy vibe of the aesthetic places I may be at. So, physically, I am there but in my head, I am thinking, "Let me choose the cheapest thing on the Menu. Oops, that's water!", "What if I only pay at the entrance of this fancy co-working cafe for an hour and don't order anything to eat? Will they allow me to sit idle, I mean, without ordering anything to eat or drink?"

12th April 2025

Love Missing

A few days back, my mom and dad were in a situation where the neighbors from our native place came to their rescue. Staying away from the offspring and taking that practical decision was a mutual choice. But, we both, me and my brother felt bad about being unable to be with them.

11th April 2025

Keep up with time

I clearly remember this incident is from 2017. My son was two years old and I was going through an undetected PPD (postpartum depression) An unexpected career break, new responsibilities as a mother, and raised expectations from my family members for a new homemaker, it all was taking a toll on me. I wasn't prepared for either of them.

10th April 2025

Jokes that aren't funny

There is so much happening around as far as humor is concerned. And I have not been able to develop a personal opinion on it. I know it is the opposite for folks these days. Because, everyone, and EVERYONE has a POV about everything now.

9th April 2025

Independence or Attitude

Growing up, I always saw people around me doing things independently. As soon as I entered my teens, I learned to drive a two-wheeler. Many other similar tasks I prefer to do independently, if I don't know how to do them, I will take time to learn, observe, and then do it on my own. Most of the time, this behavior of mine is mistaken as attitude.

8th April 2025

Homecoming

A girl who planned to do engineering from a city away from her native place came across a significant change of heart moment when she started living in a hostel.

7th April 2025

Grandparents -The most treasured people

As a part of the engagement of a blog hop, I read one of the posts that talked about how we growing up are ashamed of parents and grandparents who fail to keep up with time. They would have been pro back in their times.

6th April 2025

Female friendships

Growing up, especially the time when I entered puberty, I was convinced, "A woman is a woman's worst enemy". A few incidents from here and there and honestly, they are permanently etched in my mind. I will probably never be able to get over them. Not in this lifetime.

5th April 2025

Everything, Everyone

This post is not about any person or an incident from my life. But, it is about the times we are living in now.
Humans are a species with limitless capacities. In today's day and age, no one is bound to their education qualification or any other parameter that stands to be a discriminator, trust me, they would be doing three other things in addition to their prime profession, already, and to top it are curious to learn new ones as well.

4th April 2025

Dost

On festivals, I usually check my phone less because I am too occupied cooking special meals, and doing all the extra celebration preparations, in the last few years I have started telling stories about festivals to my son so that he learns the reason, belief, and science behind them.

3rd April 2025

Companion

I work on Mondays and Wednesdays. On Monday, I have my class on the second floor and on Wednesdays, I have it on the fourth floor. I prefer to take the stairs. Early in the morning, there is a long queue for the lift. To avoid the long waiting time. Besides, using the staircase is good cardio.

2nd April 2025

Backup

This happened on a mundane Tuesday morning of my otherwise non-happening life. Having breakfast together as a family is one ritual we try not to miss. After working late till Monday night, I could sense the fatigue in my husband's eyes. The ending of the financial year is no less thrilling than a murder plot scene that is ready to be investigated for its culprit. The man who is a workaholic to the core had a relatively slow pace at everything today. I casually mentioned, "Take a day off na?"

1st April 2025

An Unforgettable Night

The title may give you a feel of an erotic story ahead, but you should rather sit with a tub of popcorn, I insist. This incident dates back to 2012. 4 friends (2 girls and 2 boys) who are not couples are in the final year of engineering. They are JUST FRIENDS, at least they think so! Nitya, Isha, Sumedh, and Ajoy, I have changed the names to maintain confidentiality.

18th March 2025

Where did the river go?

Ridhima was trying to put Yash to sleep, she was reading him a bedtime story. Listening to multiple references to village, river, mango tree, potter, and everything rustic ignited a curious spark in Yash, and he started questioning Ridhima.

12th Feb 2025

A Few Melodious Gems of Marathi

Flashback to 2005: When this Marwadi girl used to rattofy Marathi as a subject, just to score passing marks as it was her third language. Even my Marathi teacher (Late. Joshi Ma'am) was surprised to see my score. (77/100) I remember committing major blunders with gender, subject-verb agreement, and words.

18th Jan 2025

National Start-Up Day

It was National Startup Day on the 16th of January. After a long fight between my heart and brain, my heart convinced my brain to write this. A little about that first: Brain: It's been only three years. You have never entitled it to a start-up, and you do not have the turnover to prove it to be one. Why are you pretending to be a shark in the tank of entrepreneurship?

16th Dec 2024

Goals for 2025

Goals for 2025
"It is important to know what to do, but it is more important to know what NOT to do." That is what we do in the last month of every year right? We take a glimpse over the year, a closer one at our mistakes, a passing look at our achievements (I do that to ensure I do not boast about it, I already celebrate them as and when they come!)

15th Dec 2024

Favourite shows and books from 2024

Till 2024, I was not more into watching video content, only TV (sports and usual food channels) I was often judged for same. But it was and is seriously too difficult for me to sneak time from my schedule and I hate when there is interruption in watching time. I used to subscribe to OTT platforms and my money used to go in vain.

14th Dec 2024

A shoutout to my favorite Content Creators from 2024

We come online to consume content, all social media platforms have become audition platforms where everyone is only behind showcasing their talent and their best selves. In that case, it becomes too difficult to stick to the goals that are set primarily because distraction is inevitable, this field is so vast.

13th Dec 2024

Repurposing my best post from 2024

Firsts are always special.

I have been running Authoropod for 2.5 years now. My team is spread across pan India, the only way I used to host events was virtually. Honestly, if Kaveri had not put this idea in my head and worked with me on this, Authoropod would still be deprived of an offline, in-person event—a big thanks to her.

12th Dec 2024

Content, everything content

"Thuuudd..."

(noise of someone falling from bed)

"Aaahhhh... Oouuchh... This hurts.. (rubbing eyes) Am I still hung over..?? Last night, I shouldn't have drunk like there is no tomorrow.

11th Dec 2024

My 2024 in 6 words

My 2024 in 6 words:

1) Strength
2) Growth
3) Pioneering
4) Happy
5) Worth
6) Realisations

25th Oct 2024

Breakfast

Breakfast is a meal I have been strictly advised not to skip, no matter what. Growing up, my grandma never let anyone leave the house without a meal. Back then, it never used to be fancy, not even until 2021. From 2021, breakfast has become our WE time as a couple.

14th Oct 2024

The Unholy Holi

Holi 2022 was the first ever Holi I played, because of my son! He was about to turn 7, and all the previous years he had seen Holi standing on the balcony of the house watching everyone else play. The primary reason my in-laws do not play Holi is to contribute the tiniest bit to saving water. And I never objected to that, because I found the reason valid.

17th Sep 2024

The Mums Unite

The mums casually catch up at a cafe near the school after PTM.

Simran: "These PTM's are so stressful. I wonder if teachers are also equally stressed about them!"

Janet: "Let us order first. I will leave in an hour, and I can't wait any longer. Sharon may start troubling my mom."

6th Sep 2024

Quote 10

After friendships and relationships become fragile, the best lesson you need to fit in your head is: "Missing them and not wanting them back in life are two different things."

5th Sep 2024

Quote 9

It is very easy to get distracted and deviated from your goals, because there would be a thousand other things you can do, but you choose one particular thing for a reason, right? So then how to stay focused?

4th Sep 2024

Quote 8

There is no one who is not talking about or knows about self-love and self-care. During and after the pandemic, a term that got limelight, which ideally was a thing prior to that as well. But I have come across people who do anything, ANYTHING under that label. Especially, to them, I want to say, your self-love and self-care should be restricted to you only. Make sure while doing that you are not harming or disturbing others.

3rd Sep 2024

Quote 7

Situations in life do not come with a warning or alert. Also, they do not always happen as per our expectations. We have normalized being strong so much that it has taken away the joy of living. So now, a situation does not come to teach us, but the trivia behind being strong till we find a solution for it has taken over.

2nd Sep 2024

Quote 6

Have you ever wondered why, in today's world, chats are more effective than face-to-face conversations? Because, while on a chat, we take time to respond. We think of how it will sound/read better, and even if we are trying to put our opinion, which is different from the other person's, we take a moment to understand their perspective. All of this rarely happens in face-to-face communication.

1st Sep 2024

Quote 5

Love - simply the most complicated feeling.

A few days back, a friend called up. We were talking. We are very well acquainted with our families. So, I casually asked about her brother. She started with, "He is doing well. He just got a promotion, so his career is good. He has been going on an international trip every year. But we are not able to find a suitable bride for him."

31st Aug 2024

Quote 4

Till some time back, I used to feel social media detox/ planned or scheduled breaks were a little overhyped. But social media does become overwhelming at times. With our lives exposed like exhibitions, only the good parts and highs are shown.

30th Aug 2024

Quote 3

After surviving post-partum depression for almost a year, I joined an all-women closed community on Facebook as a moderator. I used to write various posts there that got good engagement and appreciation. I gradually started gaining my confidence back from that time.

29th Aug 2024

Quote 2

I pursued engineering in electronics and telecommunication in the year 2012. Last week, I remembered the basic model of communication. It comprises sender-medium-receiver. All three elements play an equally important role in the process.

28th Aug 2024

Quote 1

Relationships have become so fragile these days. Additionally, because of digital mediums, the thought of embarrassment that follows after facing them in person does not exist at all. In this digital era, anger, sadness, and depression are also expressed digitally.

16th Aug 2024

The Don'ts in Friendship

Friendship is the spice of life, the much-needed tadka precisely! I can't even imagine what my life would be without my crazy bunch. In every phase of my life, I remember having friends. And they have only made my life easier and better. Today, when I look back, I had friends who matched the dramatic make-up during the school's annual function and we cycled our way to school together.

11th June 2024

Alu Wadi With Life Lessons

A Marwadi girl married a South Indian guy in the year 2013. I was prepared to enter a new culture with drastically different food habits. There are so many things I have learned from my mother-in-law, one of them is Alu Chi Wadi. She taught it to me once and I made them perfectly, every single time.

10th June 2024

Singhada X Father's Day

Being raised in a typical Indian middle-class family, having a cordial relationship with a father was limited to films and daily soaps for me. I would only fantasize about it and feel all warm and fuzzy. I was closer to my mum, she tried her best to persuade me of my dad's affection towards me, but it was only on that day I realized it!

28th May 2024

Raising strong kids: How right nutrition supports every Complan boy
#63PercentMoreProtein

These days, it has become a ritual with us to meet once a month where kids get to socialize and interact with their friends and we moms get some time to chit-chat and have fun! Once we meet, the kids are on their own.

20th May 2024

Unveiling the treasure beneath the bed!

Just a few days back, I met my school friends after 18 years! With no one to look after, I had no option but to take my son along. I thought he would get bored, but instead, he tried to include himself in all the conversations.

14th May 2024

To Vote Or Not To Vote!

With politics being in the air these days, TV, hoardings, newspaper advertisements, and pamphlets on the door every medium is flooding with vote appeals and promotion!
A few days back, I chose to watch the news on the TV (for a change!) and there he (my 9-year-old!) heard a new word "Democracy"!

22nd Jan 2024

How To be a Sane Homemaker!

2019: 4 years into motherhood, my life had taken a turn I had not prepared myself for! Battled Post-partum depression on my own, lived the most terrible times, unexpected career break, listening to the same, "You have changed a lot" from known and close friends, I was finding it hard to survive all of it with a smile, looking after my baby, doing all my motherly duties and digesting "Good for Nothing" in addition to all.

21st Dec 2023

2023; Year to Remember - Credits: Blogchatter!

I got to know about Blogchatter through Manali and Romila's active participation. Because of my tight schedule and commitments, my blog was about to die when after doing my bit of research I thought of reviving it considering Blogchatter to be my muse! And it served full justice to my thought!

23rd Nov 2023

Blessings of 2023!

I have given up on the ritual of making New Year's resolutions. So now I assume whatever happened was there on the list by default and secretly tick it as if it were an accomplishment! My 2023 started with a heart-warming conversation with the post-office uncle who reminded me of how writing changed my overall personality, he encouraged me to write despite a dry spell at book sales.

12th Oct 2023

Internet Does Not Discriminate

I have this habit of involving my now 8.5-year-old son in domestic chores. That helps me spend more time with him and also yields a fantastic byproduct of making him independent. So one Saturday he was helping me with the laundry, hanging the wet clothes on the balcony to dry.

11th Oct 2023

5 types of people I am scared of!

After living half of my life(considering 60 to be the average human age/life span!), I have realized, human is the most dangerous specie! I mean a lion, a tiger, a snake, their traits are already defined and they behave accordingly. But humans, no they do not!

6th Sep 2023

My journey through Post-partum!

In 2018, I reconnected with a dear school friend after a long time. She was surprised to read the motivational pieces I wrote on my Facebook page back then. We both were new mothers then, juggling to get sleep, look perfect, try to show our confident selves and much more.

5th Sep 2023

An Ode to Teachers

It's Teacher's Day today, and I could not think of any other topic but to remember my school teachers today! A remote place, a small school, second batch to be admitted there and blessed with the best of friends, that is how I would describe my school life. I can count the number of days on the tip of my finger when you would find me absent, it was so much fun and I love my school so much!

4th Sep 2023

13 Unpopular movies that I like!

There are a plethora of movies that come every year. Some make their mark on the box office, few are popular in particular regions, the rest just come and go, and no one knows! With the emergence of OTT, the scenario has changed. I may be that person who has least explored OTT, so I get FOMO many times! But, previously I used to stumble upon movies accidentally only to get FOMO, How did I miss this gem..?

2nd Sep 2023

Beyond School

I completed my schooling (10th board) in 2005. Back then, what mattered more was the medium of education and pattern adopted. I completed my 10th in the SSC (State) board, and things were easy. Scholastic subjects we formally taught,

1st Sep 2023

F for Feminism!

Feminism: This term makes many offended, a few happy and the rest of them curious to see what they get out of it and how they can use it as a tool to benefit out of the whole situation! I always had a very different take on feminism and took the opportunity to express it completely today.

31st Aug 2023

What makes OMG2 a must watch for every parent?

I come across so many parents who say, "Parenting is tough", I have never heard a child say, "Childhood is tough." But have you ever imagined landing on this planet only to hear what is being told, learn the same rituals, and follow the same customs and traditions, how typical and monotonous is that?

29th Aug 2023

Favorite Female Businesses

From the time I came across women who have their businesses, and who run their ventures, I have curiously tried to understand the reason behind their starting to do it. I used to give shoutouts to small businesses a lot,

28th Aug 2023

Fabric Cycle: Then & Now!

As a 5-5.5-year-old, I remember my grandmother wearing a particular saree, my father wearing his favorite shirt till it used to fade and look worn out, and once they looked like they were used enough, my mom used to decide how to recycle/upcycle them.

26th Aug 2023

Daily Sexism!

A post on daily sexism would appear as a rant to many. That is the reason why in 2019 I wrote on the same topic in a story cum poetry format. After being rejected in 3 instances, this one is finally getting to see the light!

25th Aug 2023

My Bookish Confessions!

Being a writer for 5 years and publishing 6 books, I think I am now eligible to throw some truth bombs and reveal my bookish confessions! So here I go!

24th Aug 2023

No Escape, Digital is Future!

Year 2019, my son turned 4. He used to listen to rhymes and poems in 3 languages on YouTube. But I could sense the curiosity shifting from audio to visual content, which I agree is tempting and appealing.

23rd June 2023

The Bitter Truth!

I usually tune in to the radio when I am alone at home doing my chores. Not that I am scared of being alone, on the contrary, I enjoy my ME time. But the radio playing in the background sprinkles an entertaining factor. I get to know about the events happening in the city.

12th May 2023

Creative Ways to Involve Kids with You!

"Mumma you are always doing some or the other chore. After the dishes are done you will play with me, right?", asked my son on the third day of his summer vacation! I felt helpless for a few moments, but then I asked, "Will you help me?"

8th May 2023

An Accidental Author

A bubbly, chirpy girl, whose life was simple and sorted; Education, job, and earn. Enjoying the little things in life and making the most of what I have got! But life does not always offer you what you dream of! And hence came my twist!

2nd March 2023

Tough But Possible!

Everyone has a creative streak, mine is writing. But it is necessary to evolve, update and more importantly nurture it! Continuing without any motivation is not easy, you have to have some muse and have to have a strong purpose! I would like to share my methods to nurture my creative side!

2nd February 2023

Writing and Me, A celestial bond!

I took up writing in 2018. It was my son's third birthday and I casually wrote a poem and shared it with a beautiful collage of all his cute pictures on Facebook. The poem was very well received, and some special mentions for it too in the comments. I was surprised, for me, I was just giving words to my feelings, and a few arrangements here and there if required.

25th January 2023

A Responsible Citizen

Media, news, and all other mediums these days focus on glorifying how a particular person does so much, what they sacrificed and achieved, and why they are great. The tangent in which celebrities are followed and idolized is at another level.

17th January 2023

Your Grandmother's Recipe That You Want To Recreate

GATTE KA PULAV I have been fortunate enough to be blessed with spending the majority of my childhood around my grandparents. My grandfather passed away in 2015, and my grandmother, her blessings, and the food she cooks continue to accompany us!

19th November 2022

BTS: Behind the scenes! (2015-2022)

Recently Rishi Sunak was entitled Prime Minister of the UK, and I again remembered my favorite quote that says, "Success has many fathers, Failure is an orphan!" The moment this news broke out, India, Pakistan, and Kenya were on a quest to show how they are closely related to him. The same happened with many others, and I wonder, how do they feel and react to this whole situation!?

27th August 2022

The Balance Sheet of Relationships!

It was back in June 2019, when I visited my native place. My son had recently started singing Old-MacDonald had a farm. Within no time it became his favorite rhyme! He was very keen on visiting a farm for real. Hence my father decided to drive us to our farm which falls in the suburbs, 20-25 kilometers from the hustle and bustle of the heavily commuted village. We reached there, and it was pure nostalgia for me! Brought back so many memories!

22nd July 2022

The Troll Culture

I joined Social Media in the year 2012, had just completed my engineering, and with an intent to stay connected with friends joined Facebook first. It did fulfill my purpose as well as helped me make new friends. I was a little late to join Instagram and LinkedIn, I still find LinkedIn a little boring however I am very active on Instagram. There are so many posts and stories that I post on Instagram but purposefully avoid on Facebook, obviously my personal choice.

31st May 2022

Hear Me Out: The Authors Arena

We, as humans continuously dive & dwell in emotions, and deal with known and unknown feelings in our everyday lives. And, when it comes to handling those, sometimes we succeed and sometimes we fail.
Most of us are not experts; we simply hide under the shrouds of our smiles and fancies.

7th April 2022

World Health Day

It is surprising to see how people have started taking extra care of health post-pandemic. I remember even during the peak waves there used to be so many rumors to do or consume things, avoid particular food items. Thank God, neither I nor my family fell prey to any of it.

15th March 2022

Do you feel Insecure? Read This !

In a year, it’s not sunny always. There are rains and colds too. Similarly, in our lives, we are not 100% all the time. At a young age, peer pressure makes many insecure.

26th Feb 2022

Growth Mindset

Growth is not mandatory but is necessary to move ahead for a better personal life as well emotional development. As we age, and we look back, if there is something significant we have achieved and that is remarkable enough to be worth remembering, we feel good; it gives a sense of achievement.

17th Feb 2022

5 self-care tips for stay at home parents

Being a stay-at-home parent cultivates default guilt of not being able to contribute financially to the family; what follows is a pattern, a pattern where the stay-at-home parent always places the spouse, family, home, and its chores above their own choices & priorities.

10 Feb 2022

22 things to do in 2022

We are in the second month of 2022, the point is we still have 10 months and it’s never too late to start something good!

18 January 2022

Quotes - A Way Of Life

With social media evolving, one casual scroll exposes our eyes to so much information; some of which are jokes/memes, some really useful information, news, tips and tricks, and then come quotes that impart life lessons.

26 December 2021

Any New Year Resolutions ?

2021 is about to end! How many goals that you set for it to be reached? How many resolutions were fulfilled? Did you keep track? Or left it by January itself ?
Yes, I won't shy away from saying that I did! And shamelessly so, I did it in 2017, 18, 19 as well!

19 November 2021

Hunarr Bahuguna - The Budding Illustrator

The pandemic has changed so many things. For some, life changed, businesses collapsed, finances fumbled, for others, basic necessities were at stake. However, I have come across people who used this whole lockdown and social distancing constructively and fruitfully.

28th August 2021

National thoughtful Day

The moment the notification email popped up, there was a series of questions that kept flashing in front of my eyes. Did you be kind / good to someone without a reason?

10 September 2020

Suicide Prevention Day

Today, 10th September, happens to be WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY or ANTI SUICIDE DAY. Suicide, whether done by a young or an old, is equally shocking and disturbing. When someone with severe health conditions passes away, we have an idea about their demise, but suicide can be mental shock for family and closed one's.

26 July 2021

Relationships and Social Media

Remember the time when communication was very clear, because it used to be face to face. Then came the times when we started doing SMS, when little misunderstandings did happen but we as humans had the sensibility of picking up phone, making a call and sorting things out.

26 December 2019

Motherhood- A Rollercoaster Ride

The moment I saw this image, i could relate to it in so many ways... Almost had a flood of thoughts in my brain. After becoming a mother, there are so many tiny and large changes that happens in a woman's life.

1 Oct 2021

The Millennial Woes

We are living Millennial Generation, some of us are born in it, some of us trying to adapt to it while others are well versed with it! I personally found and find the transition a bit difficult. But gradually trying to make my own version of it, there is no escape you see!

10 Oct 2021

Navratri - The Reality Check

With the onset of Navratri, there is a thought that is lingering in my mind. We celebrate and pray 9 different avatars of Godesses, which is by ritual or by tradition. Do we celebrate the real life 9 avatars of women or are we too quick to judge them or we sheepishly join the herd to criticise them?

23 Oct 2021

Ye Diwali - Mindful Wali

YE DIWALI - MINDFUL WALI.!
The dictionary meaning of the word "Mindful" is being aware and concious of our actions and choices as well as their consequences. Being mindful is usually being correlated with thoughts, feelings and relationships in life. However, let us try and apply it to the way we celebrate festivals, let's see what change we can bring by celebrating festival mindfully!

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