Me? A Desi Gordon Ramsay?

When I was young, I hated the thought of knowing that I had to learn how to cook. Maybe it was my inner feminist, but as a ten year old, I swore to myself (and repeatedly, to my parents) that I’ll never learn how to cook — and with every relative wanting me to serve […]
The Power of the Unplug

It always starts with That One Story. “I’ll be off of Instagram and Snapchat for now. Message me on Whatsapp if you need to reach me!”
“Your Horoscope For Today Reads…”

“… that something lucky is going to happen to you today! You’ll stumble across a wonderful individual, who will transform into the love of your life. As the positioning of Mars is in your career chart, you will become financially balanced, or you will find the job of your dream. This month will act as […]
Life Lessons From a (Not So Perfect) 22 Year Old

Birthdays have always been bittersweet for me. From the obligatory smushing-cake-on-face ceremony that almost every desi child is forced to partake in to answering the phone calls of various relatives (ones that remember you but you can never ever remember the names of) – I’ve seen it all. Though I begrudgingly participated in both of […]
The Best of Both Worlds: Is Indian Classical Fusion the Future?

Sometimes I look back at the inner workings of my ten year old brain, reminiscing the days when I was obsessed with Hannah Montana. Her stickers were plastered all over the pink walls of my room, and the lyrics to her songs were plastered all over my heart. The line “you get the best of […]