In Mumbai or Japan, Mother Nature Can Calm A Restless Mind
Desi Roots, Global Wings – a monthly column focused on the Indian immigrant experience. Learning to unwind in nature - A life-saving skill that can help us su
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What Women in STEM Need
Desi Roots, Global Wings – a monthly column focused on the Indian immigrant experience. As I mark an important milestone in my scientific career, I notice tha
Looking At The Brighter Side Of A Pandemic Year
Desi Roots, Global Wings – a monthly column focused on the Indian immigrant experience. In December of each year, my family sits around a glass jar for our an
We Called Them Blessings
Desi Roots, Global Wings – a monthly column focused on the Indian immigrant experience. The word ‘privilege’ that has become popular in debates and discus
Watching My Daughter Graduate At Home
It was supposed to be a momentous year. I was planning to throw a party. A graduation party. Friends, flowers, photos. Smiles, speeches, tears. A memorable day
It Does Take a Village to Raise a Child
As I watched the Netflix documentary that follows Michele Obama’s book tour to promote her memoir, “Becoming”, I was reminded of a former American first l
When Wishes Come True
Be careful what you wish for, lest it come true! This popular phrase attributed to the Aesop’s fables came to mind as my workplace scrambled to put measures i
Raising a Feminist Family
Have I raised my daughters to be feminists? An honest midlife self-appraisal. Chimamanda Ngozi Ad
Dance Lessons Bring Romance to a Midlife Marriage
As a single mother with a teenage daughter, when I decided to marry a widower with a daughter, I knew what I was getting into. Or so I thought. From one half of
Love: Refreshed
A husband for home, a wife for away. Intrigued by the title, I clicked on the link sent by a friend who is also my travel companion. The premise of the essay; a
Not the Brown Girl with the Red Dot
Desi Roots, Global Wings Fifteen years ago, I wrote an essay titled “The Girl with the red dot” that was accepted by alternet.org for publication on their w
If My Mother Met Marie Kondo
Marie Kondo reminds me of my mom. Petite, photogenic Marie, with her perfect hair and business savvy is nothing like my pleasantly plump, saree-clad, sta
