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ROOP KARNAIL SINGH—I’M ENOUGH FOR ME by Mihir Srivastava
Roop Kar​nail Singh is a free soul that seeks no social sanctions and is unrepentantly herself in this demonstrative world. Authentic and...
Feb 185 min read

RITA NANDA: TEACHER OF LIFELONG LEARNING by Mihir Srivastava
​Rita Nanda is one of the youngest persons I have met because she’s a learner. ‘Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing...
Nov 7, 20244 min read


PEN SKETCH OF A FRIEND: RITU BHATIA - By Mihir Srivastava
Ritu Bhatia is a great friend. There was a sparkle in her eyes when I walked into the room. We talked about things without filters—things...
Jan 16, 20244 min read


UNMESSING HER HEAD: MOTHER OF A GAY DAUGHTER - By Mallika Sarabhai
I had always been very close to my children and had been through hard times bringing them up alone after my husband and I separated. I...
Nov 14, 20234 min read


TO MY MOTHER WITH LOVE
By Amrita Talwar Shashi Bala, my mother, died of ovarian cancer at the age of seventy-eight on 3 July, 2022. Losing a parent is the...
Jul 7, 20235 min read


GROWING UP WITH MY TWO BOYS
By Smita Dhariwal I’m a mother of two boys, now men–Rishab and Raghav–both in their early 20s. I’m proud of them, not because they have...
May 16, 20236 min read
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