by Tamanna Raisinghani | Jan 8, 2019 | Reflections
Other than greying hair, some wrinkles, and ever more frequent visits to the doctor, aging is a beautiful process. It feels like I am peeling through the layers of an onion; each layer is juicier but the onion keeps shrinking. Blowing candles and cutting cake with...
by Tamanna Raisinghani | Apr 10, 2018 | Reflections
Last night while scrolling through my WhatsApp messages, a new message popped up. The number looked familiar and on closer examination I remembered that it was my old phone number from almost 15 years ago. I looked at it frantically. How was this possible? In utter...
by Tamanna Raisinghani | Oct 21, 2017 | Reflections
When we meet someone for the first time, after exchanging pleasantries, the next question we usually ask is, “So what you do?” The answer usually is—I am a teacher, doctor, student or accountant. We tend to identify ourselves with our professions so much that we talk...
by Tamanna Raisinghani | Nov 11, 2016 | Perspectives
I am sure there are many women who share my pain about the effort it takes to look the part, when you head out to a party where you know that other women will be dressed to the nines. The hunt for the perfect dress, elegant jewelry, perfectly matched lip color,...
by Tamanna Raisinghani | Feb 1, 2016 | Cover Story, Features
On average, 46.9% of our waking time is spent in thinking and letting our minds wander. When we spend close to half of our waking moments in this manner we better have some monitoring in place unless we want to live caged by our thoughts. Back in my college days, my...
