Of New Book and New Life
It has become not much of a surprise that I disappear from this space for days or even months at a stretch. The situation or habit is so when it comes to many writers of this generation, with most of...
View ArticleHow Anxious Am I? – Bits From Life
Anxiety has been an undeniable part of me since I could remember. Not simply anxiety, timidity too had been an indomitable part of my inner self during my child hood days. I was never among the many...
View ArticleLet Me – Fiction
“Everyone tighten their shoe laces and get ready for the best adventure of your lives!” The instructor’s enthusiastic voice drifted to Abhay’s ears as he stood upright, his hands wound around a...
View ArticleSuppressed Wails- Short Fiction
Puja sat crouching inside the closet, her lips pursed. Her almond eyes now trembled with the weight of impending doom. She could clearly hear her mother shouting at the top of her voice. Her father’s...
View ArticleSilver Stains Of Solitude – Fiction
The bus came to a sudden halt with no prior hint, that I almost knocked my head against the sturdy metal bar. “Are you ok, Geetha ji”, my maid enquired. “I am fine, almost survived if I might say“, I...
View ArticleFinding My Voice – #Bits From Life
I rarely read non-fiction, but for the past few days, I have had this constant urge to dig into one, any one – a memoir, a self-help book, an essay, biography or an autobiography, and that was when I...
View ArticleBook Review, Almost.
I was planning to write something over the weekend, but then we had a short trip planned to Ootty from our hospital, which took a toll on me, although the trip was a beautiful one in many regards. I...
View ArticleSix Reasons To Choose A Window Seat – Bits From Life
Do you feel the topic to be a tab bit weird to be writing about? Well, even I thought so as the seeds of this post first germinated inside my mind. I settled down on my not-so-cozy hostel bed, took out...
View ArticleBook Review – In The Light Of Darkness
The last week was fabulous with regard to my reading journey. I happened to read two books after a hiatus which saw me staying away from books more owing to my inertia than due to my present work...
View ArticleMy Yoga Journey – Bits From Life
It dawned on me one day last week that I never wrote on my yoga journey on this space which I consider my most intimate one. Before I start, let me confess that I am a lazy person by birth. Anything...
View ArticleAUTHOR TALK – A Guest Post By Preethi Venugopala
A concept has been effervescing inside my mind for long now, something which I was sure would see the light of the day sooner or later. The concept which took so long to be delivered finds a form today...
View ArticleThe Year That Was – 2016 Round Up
I see blog posts on 2016, the year that is soon going to disappear like a wisp of air right in front of our eyes and wonder whether I should be writing one on the topic too. Writing a post at the end...
View ArticleAuthor Talk – Deepti Menon
Happy New Year, friends! I feel satisfied with myself in a blissful way for having decided to begin the very first blog post of 2017 with the word ‘Happy’. Isn’t that what we all strive to achieve in...
View ArticleThe Word Of The Year -Bits From Life
The word of the year posts are rampant on the blogosphere these days. I never had a word for the year 2016. I had diligently written down a list of New Year resolutions though for the year 2016, a...
View ArticleAuthor Talk – Sulaiman Sait
The last week was eventful in many regards. I had to prepare for a presentation which was scheduled on Thursday. The notification was provided to me a day back and so I needed to dig deep in the...
View ArticleOf Writing Quirks And Inspirations – Bits From Life
On interviews, every blogger or author would be invariably asked about their writing process. We all maintain a modus operandi while indulging in a task and the statement stands true not solely for...
View ArticleAuthor Talk- Namrata Madhira
Hello, friends. How have your week been? I have had a congested week. As I mentioned on the social media platforms, my debut work of fiction is about to be released by the publishing house ‘Story...
View ArticleWhat if? #Bits From Life
I never thought I would write on my blog today. I never write on Mondays, mostly because I would already have filled this space on a Sunday, with the Author Talk featuring on my blog on weekends. I am...
View ArticleAuthor Talk – Radhika Tabrez
There is a confession to make before I present to you this week’s ‘Author Talk’ column. I don’t know how many of you noticed, but I missed this session last week. The reasons are many – when I visiting...
View ArticleHey Hello! – Bits From Life
I have been missing from this space for sometime now. It took a short and concerned message from Maniparna at Scattered Thoughts to provide me that firm, definite nudge to return to my blog. I...
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