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Pambatt – Honouring The Goddess
Remember the Pambattu story I had promised? No! Can’t blame you. It has been some time coming. I did not forget it though; I was waiting to get some more input before I put it out there J Disclaimer: Image for illustrative purpose only. Image Courtesy: Manoj K. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sarpa_Kavu_By_Manojk.JPG) If you have grown up in Continue reading
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Black Dog
This is another post that was written a few years back. Finally, ready to share. Depression, not the clinical variety that needs medical treatment, but the kind that most human beings encounter at one time or the other, catches most of us unawares, mid-step as we go about our chores. The warnings would have been Continue reading
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A Sita For Today’s Women – A Book Review
Note: I usually don’t review books or movies. But this book really got me thinking. I had to put my thoughts (at least some of them that I could pluck out of a rather stormy sea of muddled questions, ideas, thoughts and hopefully, learning) down on paper, so that I could move on to my Continue reading
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Why Being the Champion of our Dreams Doesn’t Make us Bitches!
“I want to live in the Himalayan foothills.” When I declared my long-cherished dream and plan for the future (after our daughter’s schooling), my city and plains-loving husband, to his credit, did not dissuade me. Maybe he thinks it is a phase. However, it has been a while and my dream has become stronger and Continue reading
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Odiyan
I am still working on the Pambattu piece. So in the meantime, here is something else from Kerala. This story (in fact there are two stories – I really should learn to write shorter posts!) too was handed down through the generations, with a few embellishments added along the way. I have also noted the Continue reading
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My Poem is Featured in Dubai Poetics.
My poem “Do You Believe In True Love?” (A verse version of an essay on romance I had written earlier) has been featured in the 6th edition of Dubai Poetics. Please do check it out at https://dubaipoetics.com/edition-vi/. Thanks :). Continue reading
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“Do you believe in true love?”
Do we exist in a landfill of relationship debris or is there some magic left? This last weekend, I met a young friend – someone who had got engaged a month or so back. This is the sensible generation or maybe they are just scared. They are looking at a longish engagement. I asked her, Continue reading
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My Post Won IndiaHikes’ March 2016 Blog Contest!
I have some great news to share with you guys. My blog post, When the Mountains Called, about my trek to Chandrashila Peak, won IndiaHikes’ March 2016 Blog Contest. Check it out at http://indiahikes.in/march-2016-blog-contest-winners/. Thank you for all your support. Do keep reading. You can find this post at https://binusivan.wordpress.com/2016/04/09/when-the-mountains-called/ Continue reading
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Negotiations With God
This was written some years ago – when I was neck deep in fear. Am finally ready to share it. Part of my resolve to grow into a writer who will not hold back her truth – be it embarrassing or painful. 2009 It is the call that most women dread. The one from their Continue reading
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