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My Passport Was Kidnapped. So Was My Inner Peace: What I Learnt When I Lost My Travel Freedom for 48 Hours
I handed my three passport booklets to a courier. He vanished for 48 hours. On what it feels like to lose your identity, your freedom, and your exit door — and realise your passport was never really a document.
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All Ideas, Including Eating Protein, Need a Go-to-Market Plan: Why the Best Communicator Wins, Not the Best Thinker
A good idea is not nearly as important as explaining someone else’s idea better. On thought-leader theatre at work, WhatsApp-group democracy, and the aunt who finally convinces your parents to eat protein.
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Apparently, the House Runs on Vibes: The Invisible Labour of Being the Woman at Home
There’s an invisible employee in most households — usually a woman, remarkably competent everywhere except at home, where standing up is a tactical error. On the mental load nobody sees.
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When the Nervous System Wants to Exit the Chat: Ending a Toxic Friendship in Your 40s
Nobody talks about friendship breakups in your 40s. On cruelty disguised as humour, and finally being done.
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Avengers Assemble: On Friendships That Don’t Fit in One Room
My friends are scattered across cities, time zones, and emotional bandwidths — and they all show up exactly when I need them.
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Growing Up: On Family, Marriage and Becoming the Adult
A 6 am wake-up on a family holiday, and the quiet realisation that you are now the grown-up in the room.
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A Mother’s Love: Two Weeks Together After Ten Years Apart
Living with my mother again after a decade of marriage, and the particular comfort nobody else provides.
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It’s Time to Go: The Loneliness of Leaving India Again
Three weeks of family, friends and work ending — and the particular dread of going back to being on your own.
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Making Friends as an Adult in a New City
A year alone in San Francisco taught me I am fine on my own — and how much harder adult friendship is to build.
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Adjusted for Inflation: Fighting With Your Spouse About Money
One expensive holiday booking, one furious husband, and what money arguments in a marriage are really about.
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