My Quill
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24th of January is celebrated as The National Girl Child Day in India. The aim is to generate awareness about empowering a girl child and create an environment where a girl can thrive and achieve her dreams. In a country where equal opportunity is still denied to many girls, there is a need to ensure…
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The advent of every new year brings with itself the unseen pressure to make resolutions. Social media is full of people making promises to themselves and the world. So, I too decided to make some new resolutions this year. I told myself that I will not eat sweets and chocolate this year. And well, today…
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December. It is not only the last month of the calendar year but also a time to bring in the Christmas cheer. December has always been about cold weather, lots of winter friendly food and holidays. I specially love the many types of parathas we can have in winters. Aloo (potato), gobhi (cauliflower), mooli (radish),…
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The hospital smelled of disinfectant and hand sanitizer, the daily perfume of Dr. Sanjeevini’s life. As a second-year resident, her hands usually precise and quick when running a central line or checking a pulse, were numb with exhaustion as she finished the last chart review. Patient was now stable. To be discharged tomorrow. When she…
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Now that the festival season is over, and there is a slight nip in the air which means winter is coming. Life is back to school, classes and work. Last month we went to our home town. It was a long road trip to Muzaffarpur, Bihar from Navi Mumbai. We travelled a distance of about…
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I love sleeping. Just give me a place to crash and I will be out in no time. Be it a bed or sofa or even a humble chair, I don’t mind at all. It is probably because I am always so busy, on the move that I am exhausted most of the time. Every…
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Anya and Amar had recently moved to their new rental flat in Bengaluru. They had moved to an older lane, away from the chaos of city. On first moving to the flat, Anya had noticed a smudge on the otherwise pristine teak door. A few days after setting up the house, she took a sponge…
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We all want to live a main-character life, sipping hot tea by the window, journaling in cursive while golden-hour sunlight kisses our plants. But in reality? You are staring at a screen with 27 unread whatsapp messages, reheating the same tea for the third time (and it tastes horrible by now), and your “romantic” morning…
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When I first moved to Mumbai, my major concern was the kind of house we would get. Everywhere you look around there are buildings and more buildings. I did a lot of house hunting and finally found a flat with a view that was not somebody’s balcony but trees and road and railway line. I…