Whenever we are complimented, we are quick to say, “No, I just got lucky.” “I hardly made an effort.” “It wasn’t that good.” “Are you sure?” It’s almost instinctive. Someone tells us we look beautiful, and we point out the flaws they must have missed. Someone applauds our work, and we credit timing, luck or […]
What strikes you most when you lose someone you love is not the silence, but the, continuation of everything else. While your heart aches with the weight of absence, the sun still rises. Traffic moves. People laugh over coffee, answer emails, and make plans for the weekend. The world carries on with an almost startling […]
That question stayed with me long after our cover shoot ended. Over 12 hours, I had the privilege of spending time with three extraordinary transgender women. Between wardrobe changes, shared meals and countless conversations, I found myself witnessing something that felt far more profound than a photoshoot. I witnessed sisterhood. The kind built through understanding, […]
In April, the axis on which I built my world shifted forever. I lost my Mammu. The pain hits in waves that ebb and crash through my being. There are still a thousand things I want to tell her. So now I speak to her everywhere instead – in my mind, to her favourite chair […]
The Unfiltered Room Called Parenting Parenting is often spoken about as if it is a destination you arrive at with the right books, the right advice, the right amount of discipline. But the truth, as I have come to learn as a parent, is far less linear. There is no correct version waiting at the […]
