soniaMenstrual Hygiene DayToday is International Menstrual Hygiene Day. Instituted in 2014 by WASH, Germany, the day sees events across countries with individuals…May 28, 2021May 28, 2021
soniaCynicism is separatistSome time ago, I had an exchange with a blogger elsewhere and there was a term that jarred not for its descriptiveness but for its…Sep 24, 2020Sep 24, 2020
soniaCave of forgotten dreamsSaw a brilliant documentary today on the Chauvet Caves in France, Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Discovered in 1994, these are over 32,000…Jun 25, 2020Jun 25, 2020
soniaForm & SubstanceSome days the world is too much with us and the centre cannot hold. Appropriating Mr. Yeats here. Why waste words when someone has already…Jun 18, 2020Jun 18, 2020
soniaLocked LibrariesA few weeks before lock down, I had taken membership of an old library and reading room in the city. The Albert Edward Institute and…Jun 13, 2020Jun 13, 2020
soniaJoySometime last month, life nudged and I rearranged my days to include more physical activity and slowly it has settled into a nice rhythm…Jun 10, 2020Jun 10, 2020
soniaReptiles, a scorpion and a rainbowS is one of my young friends and I enjoy her company immensely. Actually her mother is my friend and over the years, S and I discovered…Jun 9, 2020Jun 9, 2020
soniaArt and the ArtistBut why should we label artists as belonging to some place or by their sexual orientation? Inevitable, how gender, caste/race and class…Jun 9, 2020Jun 9, 2020
soniaA BaobabLast night, the youngling and I were talking about the lockdown and she mentioned that all her friends who had some kind of hobby or…May 29, 2020May 29, 2020
soniaBirths in pandemiaI received a picture of a masked migrant woman, holding a new born baby, the umbilical cord still attached and blood dripping between her…May 28, 2020May 28, 2020