Storyteller, Photographer, Overthinker — There are some things in life that you cannot anticipate. Instead, they wash over you like an unexpected tsunami, testing you, checking whether you swim or drown — or at least that’s how it feels like now, thinking about the past two years of my life. Before I take you…

Welcome to my newsletter!!!! — A few months back, a friend of mine asked me, “Why do you write?”. A simple question for sure, but that took me on a thought spiral for weeks. Why do I write? What do I want to achieve? What change do I aim to create? While all these questions…

I realized them after joining April 2022 Ship30for30 cohort — I published my 200th essay in Publishious last week. And while I thought it would feel monumental, like a huge achievement, I felt nothing but regret and shame to some extent. Because I made tons of mistakes along the way. No, not your usual ones you do unknowingly, but the…

It made me want to shout at them, but, hey, you cannot do that to elders here — “Oh, when’s the good news?” This question is commonly asked to married women in Indian society, which translates to “When are you planning to use your eggs and produce an offspring?”. And no one thinks twice before putting a foot into your personal space. I’ve written enough about how I…

It’s especially crucial today if you’re an entrepreneur — Networking online has never gotten more critical because of so much clutter. Thousands of creators and entrepreneurs are popping up online today, and thousands more are moving their offline businesses online. Yes, the opportunities have increased exponentially but so have the options and the clutter. How will you stand out…

From our schools and colleges, the importance of networking has always gotten drilled into our heads. And many times, our worth has been established based on the value of your network. So why should it be different in the online world? This is especially true when there’s been an exponential…

Stop making these blunders for the big accounts to notice you — I’ve been getting borderline obsessed mostly with Twitter and LinkedIn in the past couple of months. I did everything possible to prove my addiction to it: Spent hours and hours engaging with people there, followed big accounts and studiously studied them, gobbled up all of their freebies to “Grow my…

Dig the real you — Early in 2022, my life changed completely. In one single day. I had been dealing with depression for the past two years: consistent panic attacks, body pain, extremely low phases, and an exponential increase in weight (45 pounds in 2 years). I thought it was because of my day job…

There’s no one telling you what to do — I worked in corporate for 3.5 years before shifting into a first-time solopreneurship couple of months back. While my transition was easier because I had been writing for 1.5 years before I quit, I never realized that some crucial mindsets kept me from settling comfortably into solopreneurship. The road has…