“The real war will never get in the books.” ―Walt Whitman “What about school?” I asked my mom the night before school was supposed to start. “What if I tell you that you don’t have to go to school? Weren’t you complaining about your homework last year?” she answered cheerfully. I shrugged my shoulders and…
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The Eavesdropper
“I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, Mother, what was war?” ― Eve Merriam I remember it was a Thursday morning, August 2nd, 1990, when I woke up to the hushed voices of my parents, aunts, and grandparents. Aren’t they supposed to be at work? I thought to myself. I wore…
The Bow 🎀
“You only fix something, when it’s broken. And you – are far from broken.” ― Abhijit Naskar, The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality Ok… Apparently, I belong to an exclusive club in the States, and maybe that’s not as bad as I think. If anything, this is probably the most prestigious minority group…
Engineer and Prejudice
“It is particularly incumbent on those who never change their opinion, to be secure of judging properly at first.” ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice After spending a few months in Seattle, I kind of got used to a certain reaction from people when sharing my story and journey of moving to Seattle; their sudden interest and…
Joy Comes in Sips 