Mumbai Mumblings

Mumbai. Bombay. Mayanagri. City of Dreams. A city that has been on my travel list for a while now, but the invite never presented itself. Until now. And what a calling it was! If only there was a way, I could begin by penning down the noises and voices that reverberate in my head when I...

The Pandemic Umrah Chronicles

A moment in history. One for the books, one for the memoirs and blogs. One to tell your future kids about if God forbid we don't get wiped out by a plague by then. Umrah is the voluntary pilgrimage that Muslims all across the globe make, and due to the pandemic, this is currently only...

Becoming Religiously Empowered

Grab a cup of the beverage of your choice and sit back, because this is going to be a long read and mostly conversational. Through my many conversations with women seeking potential partners, I have noticed a common highlighted theme running through all of them. A theme that plays out differently but has diverse ramifications....

Social Media: The New Grey-Zone

Are you spending an unhealthy amount of time analyzing the possible motive behind a ceratin 'Like', 'Seen' or 'Add request'? Congratulations, you have been Grey-Zoned. The zone that is neither a possibility, neither an end story. That continuous limbo of hope and denial you will now live in. Fleeting between your yesterday and tomorrow. Because...

Finding Your Tribe

  Intensely, severely and profoundly. Three words that describe my emotions about this. I have gone back and forth a couple of times on this post, never feeling its adequate or expressive enough. But here goes my two cents on friendships and the importance of right company. These are lessons I have learnt through personal...

Range of Adaptability

“How strange we are? How impatient we stretch? For what was once a sight we sought; Has now turned into a means of regret.” In those four lines, I attempt to capture the candor of my thoughts. These past few days have led me to a gradual and painful insight into giving credit to the […]