When Amma and I had instant Golu Celebration ;

Navarathri is a special time in our culture, those 9 days which are considered holy, was always very special to my Amma and me. We have a few traditions, but the most important one is every time this year we always share one special memory, the one where I was 4-5 years old and I…

Chaos ; A theory, but my new reality ;

Chaos is actually an understatement for what life becomes when you lose a loved one.  You have no sense of reality, no desire to function and honestly, you lose the will to live. This might just seem like a passing phase for the ones around you but they will never be able to truly grasp…

Losing a parent and surviving ;

After I lost my loving mother so unexpectedly, my world has truly shattered. I try to write about my grief and my personal journey through it.