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...

XY Chromosome Chasm

It never ceases to amaze me how different everyone in this world is, going through so very differently unique experiences. Some grasping it, some grazing past it. Some like me, writing about it in the middle of the night instead of sleeping. Male figures others probably grew up with - Grandfathers, Fathers, Brothers, Step-brothers. Male...

Loving a country my peers have outgrown

I have been trying to word all the good emotions that I have been feeling today; on the occasion of Saudi National Day. This seeems like a personal celebration of acceptance and gratitude acutely mirroring the point I find myself in my life today. Surrounded by so many things I didn’t think I would learn...

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....

Longing Through the Longest Distance

Readers and loners, I present to you my tale of whining about the most written about and dissected topic via all kinds of literary pieces in the world! DISTANCE The horrible distance between you and your loved ones, you and your significant others, you and your best friends, you and just anyone who's energy you...

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...