Are You Lonesome? by Aritra Sarkar explores loneliness and six forms of emotional isolation through interconnected stories and real-life insights. The book examines moral support, friendship, connection, and guidance voids, encouraging readers to confront their fears, understand their behaviour, practise self-compassion, and discover meaningful paths toward healing, connection, and personal transformation.
Drawing from counselling sessions with distressed mothers, this article explores the growing challenges of parenting in a rapidly changing world. While children deserve empathy for their emotional struggles, parents need understanding too. True healing lies in mutual respect, compassion, and shared responsibility, rather than placing the burden solely on one generation
Midlife is not a crisis but a profound journey of self-discovery. As external achievements lose their shine, women are invited to reconnect with their authentic selves, heal unfinished emotional wounds, and uncover deeper purpose. The true treasure lies not in reaching a destination, but in embracing one’s own transformation and inner wholeness.
This is a contemplative piece from the author where she engages with the norms that have been set for us and reach a balance where we have the right to disagree, the right to think and above all the right to question. All this she argues can be done without compromising the tenets of discipline, loyalty, honesty and integrity.
What happens when people are forced to hide essential parts of themselves? This reflective essay explores identity, conformity, repression, and the unseen consequences that ripple through families, workplaces, and communities.
Inheritance is a story about love, acceptance and generational growth. Love often asks difficult questions of the people we cherish most. This heartwarming story explores family, tradition, identity, and the bonds that endure even when understanding takes time.
This review explores Mother Mary Comes to Me as a deeply personal memoir about Arundhati Roy’s complex relationship with her mother, Mary Roy. Through love, grief, feminism, and emotional conflict, the book reflects how a strong yet volatile mother shaped Roy’s identity, resilience, writing, and lifelong empathy for injustice and human struggle.
A heartfelt letter expressing deep gratitude to a mother for her silent sacrifices, unconditional love, and unwavering support. The writer reflects on lessons learned through her mother’s strength and care, cherishing her as a constant source of comfort, inspiration, and resilience, and hopes to embody even a fraction of her love.
Haemophilia is a rare genetic bleeding disorder where blood doesn’t clot properly, causing excessive bleeding. Types A and B result from missing clotting factors. Though lifelong, it can be managed with timely diagnosis, treatment, and care. World Haemophilia Day raises awareness, promoting early detection and better access to treatment globally.
A reflective journey traces the uneasy shift from small-town comfort to city independence, capturing early missteps, unexpected lessons, and how leaving home reshapes confidence, responsibility, and lifelong friendships.
