It has been three months of living away from home for my first big girl job. I pack my own lunch every morning. I wake up early to make a...

(read part 1 to know how I ended up at the Everest Base Camp) We've sailed daringly to unknown continents, built enormous machines to...

(I wouldn't exactly call it running. I took baby steps and walked extremely slowly while running terribly out of breath.) I am 21 years...

I recently underwent LASIK eye surgery and no longer need prescription glasses. It feels like I've lost a dear part of my identity. Now...

Last August, I went to Singapore which is a country smaller in population than Surat. I think that’s a fact worth mentioning. Anyway, it...

I lived like a monk for 10 days to learn Vipassana, an ancient meditation technique. Here's how it went. (This is the final post of a three-part series on Vipassana. Check out part 1 and part 2 to read about what Vipassana is and what made me decide to go.) My Experience According to Buddhism, the ego is a self erected entity that only exists by itself and gives rise to selfishness and greed. The key to living a content life then lies in practising selfless compassion and

I lived like a monk for 10 days to learn Vipassana, an ancient meditation technique. Here's how it went. (check out part 1 to read about what Vipassana is) Why did I decide to go? I don't come from a religious background. I am an outcome of people of science. My parents are doctors. So are my maternal grandparents. On the other side of the family, my dada-dadi majored in chemistry. While science and religion aren't mutually exclusive, I think it is safe to generalise that th

I lived like a monk for 10 days to learn Vipassana, an ancient meditation technique. Here's how it went. It has been a month since I...

As this year nears its end, I thought it’d be fitting to write about endings. In hindsight, it seems reclusive to let this be my first...