by Ranjani Rao | May 27, 2022
“What will matter is the good we did, not the good we expected others to do” ~ Elizabeth Lesser My primary goal for this podcast was to create a space for discussions about ‘desi divorce’, a subject that is not spoken about. And today I am... by Ranjani Rao | Mar 15, 2022 | In the moment
The year I turned 40, two important relationships in my life ended. My mother died. And I filed for divorce. My mother’s death was sudden and unexpected. But my marriage had been a disaster in the making for almost two decades. Loss, whether to cruel death or... by Ranjani Rao | Aug 18, 2021 | In words
What’s a Lemon Squeezer Doing in My Vagina – A Memoir of Infertility by Rohini S Rajagopal The book: “When you are denied something, its value is grossly overestimated in your mind. I rejected all the gifts in our life and dwelled on its single deficiency. Pregnancy... by Ranjani Rao | Oct 4, 2020 | In books
Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage By Dani Shapiro At the time of writing this memoir, Dani Shapiro had already written three prior memoirs. At the time of reading this memoir by Shapiro, I had read her latest one, Inheritance – A memoir of genealogy, paternity... by Ranjani Rao | Aug 16, 2020 | In the moment
One night last week, I received a half-teasing, half-serious message from a colleague: “Save me. I can’t stop watching Indian Matchmaking.”By the time I saw her message, she had binge-watched the entire show overnight.The next day, a flurry of...
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