Photo by Ronan Furuta on Unsplash “Climate change is not the problem, climate change is the most horrible symptom of an ecosystem that has been built for a few to extract precious value of this planet and our people.” – Disaster recovery lawyer Colette Pichon You may have noticed that in the last decade, alot more people have woken up…
Photo by Katie Franklin on Unsplash A Do-It-Yourself Guide When I first decided to become a teacher, my mum suggested I practice first by teaching my dadi how to use her smartphone. It made sense at the time, my dadi was 90 years old and couldn’t use any tech more advanced than a small analog cellphone with fat ridged buttons,…
Pictured is Zaheer Chhatriwala A conversation with Zaheer Chhatriwala We were in the middle of a 15 hour, 3 day long, tattoo session, when Zaheer, my brilliant tattoo artist, started telling me about his plants. I had already noticed the range of numerous vibrant plants, placed beautifully on his window sill, so it was a delight to hear the story…
Photo by Laura Chouette on Unsplash “Insecurities when it comes to the way we look at ourselves existed before social media. Instagram especially, is a dangerous trigger for eating disorders and has made our body image issues much more complex.” – Pooja Deshpande, clinical psychiatrist who specialises in trauma and eating disorders The internet became a social platform when I…
Photo by Alexandru-Bogdan Ghita on Unsplash The first time I learned how to make my own breakfast was just over a year ago, when the pandemic first slammed into us and survival became our new way of life. If your first thought to this statement was, “Typical privileged middle UC boy, can’t even make eggs,” you’d be very valid in…
Photo by Kira auf der Heide on Unsplash I have this peculiar habit of making mental checklists each morning. It includes all my tasks for the day. So essentially my morning ritual includes sitting with my cup of coffee for a half hour, sorting the day out in my mind. You will find me in a sort of trance, inhaling…
Photo by Danielle MacInnes on Unsplash Wait a minute, I need to hydrate before this one. I am currently in that funky gray area shortly after a heartbreak. Confusing and conflicting feelings of regret, guilt, anger, fear and even relief filled my body when years of my partnership finally reached its due date. I knew it was the right move…
Pictured is Shanaya and Jal Tata I was a 23 year old, very American gal, who had just graduated college. I decided to take a trip to Bombay to visit my grandfather. After my grandmother had passed away a couple of years before, he stopped visiting us in the United States, determined to live out the rest of his years…
Self portrait by Roshini Kumar When I think about fashion, I imagine a mystical world full of wonder. Fashion to me is a vessel we use to express who we are, or who we want to be. Fashion is art–a garment designer can pour their soul into making a dress, but it takes someone who resonates with that piece to…
Photo by mwangi gatheca TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of suicide. “Vulnerability is the core of shame and fear. It can also be the birthplace of connection, joy, creativity, belonging and love” – Researcher and storyteller, Brene Brown. What marks us as evolved beings is our complex emotions. As a child I used to carefully categorise my strengths and my weaknesses. Today,…
