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The sublimest act of submission
There is no greater joy than in allowing oneself to trust the process of making and unmaking and remaking—not with the intent of external validation but to touch the essence of one’s soul
21 March,2025 07:43 AM IST | Mumbai | Rosalyn D'mello
The significance of returning to dust
The familiar Lenten utterance reminds us both of our mortality, warning against the pitfalls of hubris and vanity, and the fact that we are not necessarily born with an expiration date
07 March,2025 08:07 AM IST | Mumbai | Rosalyn D'mello
The parties that live on in memory
Looking back at all the bashes I used to organise in Delhi, I feel grateful for every get-together I hosted as well as the gatecrashers I embraced who turned into beloved friends
28 February,2025 06:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Rosalyn D'mello
Mothering in a broken system
Women who consciously decide to have children are forced to raise them in a capitalist-racist-patriarchal environment where reproductive labour and caregiving receive no respect
21 February,2025 07:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Rosalyn D'mello
The elusive essence of true love
The ideal relationship is built on a foundation of honesty and trust where partners respond intuitively to each other’s needs and communicate with kindness and empathy
14 February,2025 07:43 AM IST | Mumbai | Rosalyn D'mello
An ode to the unsung heroes
Editors, the overlooked mainstays of the literary and publishing word, can be relied upon to take writers’ words and strategically position them for maximal impact
07 February,2025 07:49 AM IST | Mumbai | Rosalyn D'mello
The radiant reading experience
When it comes to the immersive pleasure they afford, TV shows and films pale in comparison to books. Wielding the power of words to leave strangers mesmerised is a writer’s biggest achievement
31 January,2025 08:08 AM IST | Mumbai | Rosalyn D'mello
The ultimate act of surrender
By embracing spontaneity as part of my creative process, I found out that I relish my writing most when it is truly metabolic, emerging from a place of having internalised lived experience
24 January,2025 08:20 AM IST | Mumbai | Rosalyn D'mello
Disbelief, the stealthy thief of joy
Oftentimes, doubt born of trauma tends to make itself manifest immediately after we come across potential good news, resulting in the deferring of happiness and harbouring of secrets from one’s self
17 January,2025 08:14 AM IST | Mumbai | Rosalyn D'mello
Choosing convenience over vanity
Due to practical considerations, I decided to chop off most of my hair irrespective of whether I could pull off the look, thereby liberating myself from the notion of external validation
10 January,2025 08:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Rosalyn D'mello