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A short reflective piece I wrote about my alma mater and workplace, Christian Medical College, was published at Vellore CMC Foundation It was a profound opportunity to write about the institution’s vision. It helped me think about our founder, Ida Scudder (Aunt Ida), as well as the Spirit who inspired
Khalila McCoy invited me to be a part of her new podcast, Where We Rise. In this episode titled “The Stories We Tell Matter,” I talk about reframing the way we think about the difficult things we live through. Khalila: Hey, I’m Khalila McCoy and you’re listening to the
Change can be scary. It is not just because of the uncertainty we will have to face during the transition. A part of the reason why we are uncomfortable with transformation may be that we have to leave something behind… The comfort of home The fragrance of familiar foods
History has the knack of forgetting women. One way is to not name them at all. More recently, I noticed another… I had just completed writing my book (no, not the one in the picture!) and I had to cross-check all the references. I had cited a good number of
Our bodies, minds and environments are self-healing systems. They heal themselves. It’s magical. But have you ever wondered where this capacity comes from? Is the fountain of health within us or external to us? In my article for Pippa Rann Books, I’ve explored this question further. “It seems to both
What does healing mean to you? Inspired by Paulo Freire, I see it as reclaiming our humanity… When we are hurt, we begin to feel a little less like ourselves. We internalise what the world says to us: that we are “too much” or need to “tone it down a
For over two decades, I held on to an unrealistic goal to be “the best” writer in the world. Why? Because I thought that if I’m the best, I will be accepted by the people around me. I didn’t know what I meant by “the best”. So, I defined it
I used to think that if I always expected the worst in every situation, I will never be disappointed. If by chance, something good happened, I would be happily surprised. If only bad things happened, it would be exactly what I expected. It felt like a good way to think.
Have you ever found yourself feeling sad without reason? Such unexplained emotions may not be your emotions at all. We, humans, tend to absorb other people’s emotions. We take in the energy and emotions that are around us. And, then, we sometimes forget that they came from outside of us,