"Life is not eternal so it shouldn’t have come as a surprise to me. We all know this. But we don’t pay attention to the immediateness of mortality until it touches our life in some way.
It happened to us last week. Pixie, my babe, the light of our home, the vanquisher of Gohils, the queen of our palace, left us without giving us a second’s notice. And we are left in this awkward space trying to figure out how to deal with this loss now.
Read More"On a 7-hour flight from Seattle to Newark, I was contemplating what it meant to be a first generation immigrant. Lydia Minatoya warned me about the identity crisis that slowly engulfs you without giving any notice. She was very clear that the only way to survive was to adapt but we have this terrible habit of holding on to the past. In an effort to cling to what we know, we let go of the beauty of a new culture. Can we be our past, present, and future at the same time?"
Read More"Khhursi par baithe..
Chuppi hum nibhayein..
Kuch na kaho tum..
Hum bhi hain khamoshi mein gum.
Tum paas na ho ke bhi..
Ho humare saath..
Aisa ajab hain humari dosti ka ehsaas.
Muskurahaton mein chhupe the woh labz..
Jo hum kabhi na keh sakein..
Darr lagta hai yeh sochke –
Kya ho gaya hain humein..
Bin tumhare ab hum lagte hain kuch adhure..
Haath thamein rakhna, oh yaar..
Zindagi bhar nibhayengein hum
Woh dosti wala pyaar."
Read More"Beads of sweat break on my forehead and race down to the undulations of my collarbone. Fists clenched tight and skin is ash white. Palpitations make me restless and am frozen at my spot. The sight of that creepy crawly looking thing has me paralyzed! Oh my God! What am i going to do?!"
Read More"You can poke fun at your professors and still respect them. The college does not owe you anything but yes, you owe a lot to this institution. Leave behind footprints that are worth following. You should be proud to say that you are an Atharvite. Don’t wait for others when you can do it yourself."
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