My book launch is exactly one week away! Can’t believe that the day is so close. The final lap of the race. The last few steps to the summit. As I take a deep breath and look back the road thus far, I see a common theme. As far as my eye can see, I see a...
Getting Close to Book Launch Day
When I began writing the book, I was worried that I was shooting in the dark or rather climbing a mountain blindfolded. Although I have been writing for years, most of my writing takes the form of personal essays, short subjective takes on life, my life....
Book Review – Two Japanese Novels
When the Olympics fever began to rise, despite the new normal of our lives that is being held hostage by the rise and fall of Covid-19 cases, I turned towards books about Japan or by Japanese authors. To be perfectly honest, I have been gravitating towards...
Five Self-care Strategies For a Long Race
"Start a run and make sure you finish the run. Don't mind how fast or how slow you are running. Just run. But the ultimate goal is to finish" ~ Eliud Kipchoge Many years ago I signed up for a yoga teacher training program. It was a four-week residential program...
Author Interview: Manspotting by Ritu Bhatia
An unusual book that chronicles the ups and downs of a single woman’s midlife dating adventures in Delhi
How to Avoid Burnout While Creating Consistently
Sharing three ways through which I find my way back to coherence when the demands of consistent creation wear me down
Author Interview: What’s a Lemon Squeezer Doing in My Vagina by Rohini S Rajagopal
An interview with the author of memoir What’s a Lemon Squeezer Doing in My Vagina – Rohini S Rajagopal
Torn Between the Drive to Create and the Pressure to Connect
Trying to rediscover the joy of creativity while being pulled in opposite directions by the drive to create and pressure to connect
What I Learned by Being a Hometown Tourist
Setting aside time for play may not be easy during a pandemic. But becoming a hometown tourist may teach some valuable lessons
Finding, Building and Refining Purpose Over a Lifetime
What is the goal for my book? Answering this question made me think about the role of purpose and how it changes over a lifetime