Kanchan Balani, Author at FemAsia Magazine

Kanchan Balani

Kanchan Balani is a marketing consultant based in Delhi NCR who finds stories in life's quiet moments. Through her writing, she weaves together personal reflections with universal experiences, examining how modern lives intersect with age-old questions of identity, partnership, and belonging. Her newsletter 'Homebody Stories' is where she shares slow thoughts on finding meaning, one heartfelt essay at a time. You can join her homebody journey at homebodystories.substack.com.

Empowerment

Luteal Thinking

“I hate everything about myself during this time. Literally every damn thing.” In a conversation with my closest friend recently, this is what I told her. This is the bitter truth I return to every single month. It’s the moment my body

by Kanchan Balani

Empowerment·Memoirs

The Good Wife – Notes on Being an Inconvenience

Hansal and I’ve been together for more than 12 years. We started dating in 2014. This number includes, and I feel the need to be precise about this: an ‘on a break’ period of almost two years. But even that necessary distance

by Kanchan Balani

Politics & Culture

Home Is Where the Chores are Shared

I want to start with some exciting news: my modest balcony garden is in full bloom and is attracting a fluttering parade of butterflies (!) Shocked – I truly am. From being a serial plant killer to successfully tending a tiny garden

by Kanchan Balani

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