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.
I have always been fond of reading. I have been reading ever since I can remember, probably from the age of 5 or 6. By
Motherhood is not one fixed definition. Through the stories of five women – a migrant caregiver mother, a childfree woman, a transgender caregiver, an adoptive mother, and a woman preserving her chance at motherhood — this piece challenges society’s narrow expectations and reminds us that motherhood is ultimately an act of love, care, courage, and nurturing.
A deeply reflective letter to mothers, reminding them not to lose themselves entirely in caregiving. Through concepts like Hygge, Lagom, Fika, and Sisu, it encourages self-care, balance, resilience, and reclaiming individuality. Motherhood is celebrated as beautiful, but not the sole identity a woman should live for.
India’s LGBTQ journey has evolved from criminalisation under Section 377 to partial legal acceptance after the 2018 decriminalisation. Yet, gaps remain, no marriage rights, limited protections, and the 2026 amendment imposing medical validation. Social stigma persists, highlighting an ongoing struggle for equality, dignity, and true freedom of identity.
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.
Savings and investing serve different financial purposes. Savings focus on safety, liquidity, and short-term needs, while investing aims at long-term wealth creation with higher risk and returns. A balanced approach, maintaining emergency savings and investing surplus funds, helps achieve financial security, growth, and stability over time through discipline and planning.
A candid late-life reflection follows a fiercely independent woman confronting her long-standing need for approval, revealing how unexpected reactions to personal success reshaped her boundaries, expectations, and relationship with her own joy.
A reflective narrative explores subtle workplace inequality through everyday assumptions, revealing how polite questions and quiet expectations shape women’s careers, choices, and opportunities in ways that often go unnoticed.
A critical reflection questions the promise of inclusive schooling in India, examining the gap between policy and classroom reality while urging parents and institutions to rethink what true inclusion actually demands.
