Indian families

  • The Exhaustion Of Playing Catch-Up

    The Exhaustion Of Playing Catch-Up

    Every family seems to have that one cousin who unknowingly becomes everyone else’s benchmark. Somewhere between weddings, promotions and polite family gossip, I realised I wasn’t trying to build my life anymore—I was quietly trying to catch up to someone else’s.

  • The Strange Joy Of Becoming Friends With Your Mother

    The Strange Joy Of Becoming Friends With Your Mother

    As children, we think our mothers have all the answers. Mine certainly did, although I’m still waiting to find out why red is called red and not blue. Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, our conversations changed, and so did our relationship.