Why is Nobody…

All Joined and Disjointed – but I had to say it all. (Also, I am an idiot) The wave and nod of the watchman or sabziwala or the old lady with the sun-baked skin, are not part of their work or role description. It is their contribution to the community. The lady who picks the fights with the building Secretary while the rest of us roll our eyes, is keeping the ‘powers that be’ honest. And the rest of us can chill because she doesn’t! The colleague who sides with the quietest co-worker. For all the unacknowledged roles in society,

Summer of 2024

This summer, my mother spoke a new language with me; soaking methi overnight in a copper tumbler I watched her apply nariyal and rosemary oil – fursat se My mother