by Ranjani Rao | Sep 30, 2020 | In the moment
To say I was surprised is a gross understatement. When the publisher of India Currents magazine emailed to inform me that I had won an award, I was shocked. Pleasantly, of course.In 2001, when I first began writing essays and sending it to local magazines in the San... by Ranjani Rao | Sep 19, 2020 | At home
“Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” ~ Ruth Bader GinsburgI woke up to the sad news of the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Supreme Court Justice fondly known as RBG. There is a palpable loss when a person of such stature and... by Ranjani Rao | Jul 31, 2020 | In the moment
Lately, I have been chastising myself for not writing. In a wordless conversation between my writing self and her shadow, the dialog goes something like this -“Why are you not writing?”I’ve been busy. Work has been so crazy. Working from home is just not working out... by Ranjani Rao | May 17, 2020 | At home
As she approached her thirteenth birthday, my daughter, P, expressed interest in getting on Facebook. She had an email account, all she needed was my permission. Consumed with the details of managing my new life as a single parent, I pondered over her innocuous... by Ranjani Rao | Apr 8, 2020 | In the moment
Between work and home, as I try to find moments of solitude to write, I despair. But I am not the only one struggling with the reality of life, I am just one link in the chain of women writers who triumphed over gender-specific barriers to bring their art to life. In...
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