Corona chronicles

Yoga in the time of Covid-19

In July 2019 when I was 36, I wrote an article about how I struggled to believe that periods are not impure after over two decades of getting my…

Back-to-School season goes remote

It is that time of the year when many children would be gearing up to join a new pre-school, and their parents, shopping for new school bags and…

Who is up for a Quarantine Cooking Challenge?

Not everyone has a cabinet full of dusty cookbooks passed down generations, or a mom-on-call to consult when cooking something ambitious. With…

Being zen about Zoom

In my back yard is an aging apple tree. Moss cloaked and bare, unlikely again to bear its seasonal crop of the green succulents. The last time…

Unlocking yourself during the lockdown

I t is Week 2 of the lockdown, and we have started missing our morning jogs and mourning for our expensive gym memberships. Home workouts always…

Diary of a soul in semi-isolation

Today is Day 7 of 15 and I’m in it to win it.I am now 64. Some would say that I actually turned 65 when the lunar rat scurried into February…

Night Alight

Home work during the lockdown

While working from home seems like a great idea, the curfew does skew our work-life balance. Working with the TV, fridge, and our dear pets…