‘We are mostly the sum total of all the people we love and cherish, and some of us have more ingredients than others.’ | Photo Credit: Illustration by Zainab Tambawalla Ever since I can remember, I have struggled to make sense of relationships. All relationships. I feel there ought to be a rule book that […]
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A long time ago, a situation most unusual arose. It was the beginning of autumn. On a smoky afternoon, an elderly gentleman arrived at Phuphee’s house. As soon as he saw her, he started weeping. Phuphee lit two cigarettes and asked him to tell her what misfortune had befallen him. ‘My dear sister, my wife […]
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Six weeks after the birth of my second baby, I was diagnosed with postpartum depression. Even now, after having recovered to a large extent, I can’t think about it without feeling sad and overwhelmed. One of the earliest things that I remember is feeling anxious, and not the low-key ‘I-can-set-it-aside-if-I-want-to’ anxiety but the kind that […]
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A young woman named Haneefa lived in Phuphee’s village. She was a gentle mannered girl who excelled at everything she did. After she started working as a teacher in the local school, a marriage was organised. The groom, too, was a teacher and lived in the same village. Her marriage took place on a beautiful […]
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‘People who fear making mistakes eventually become afraid to even try anything, and those people die much earlier than their actual death. ‘ | Photo Credit: Illustration: Zainab Tambawalla I was five years old when a teacher slapped me on the face for accidentally breaking a flower vase in the classroom. I remember it was a […]
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Sometimes in life, you witness events that you are not physically a part of, but they change you in ways that you are no longer who you were before | Photo Credit: Illustration: Zainab Tambawalla In a conflict torn place called Kashmir, a village rests quietly amidst the mountains, the dense forests and the abundant […]
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It is a warm July morning. We have a few days off school, and I have been sent to Phuphee’s house. When I stay with her, she always lets me sleep next to her because she knows I am terrified of sleeping on my own. Phuphee’s room has two sets of windows, both on the […]
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For as long as I had known Phuphee, nothing got under her skin as much as the fact that she had been unable to continue her education after sixth grade — but when her grandfather died there was simply no money. This explained why she came down on me like a ton of bricks whenever […]
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Problems needn’t always be tackled with force; a little common sense can go a long way Source link
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Years ago, I read in a lady’s magazine, on the front cover of which was splashed a beautiful woman with lacquered nail varnish on her hands, showing off a freshly-baked cake, ‘Clever ladies take stock at forty.’ Inside, it was explained by a gentleman who described himself as an expert in femininity, that a woman […]
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