soniaMenstrual Hygiene DayToday is International Menstrual Hygiene Day. Instituted in 2014 by WASH, Germany, the day sees events across countries with individuals…3 min read·May 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…3 min read·Sep 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…4 min read·Jun 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…2 min read·Jun 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…4 min read·Jun 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…3 min read·Jun 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…3 min read·Jun 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…3 min read·Jun 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…3 min read·May 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…4 min read·May 28, 2020----
