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Letter 24 – Faith hold you when nothing else does
My dearest daughter, You are standing at the edge of young adulthood now – a place where the world begins to show you its more complicated layers. Caste. Religion. Identity. The fault lines that run quietly beneath the surface of… Continue reading
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Letter 23 – The letter I hope You never need..
Dear Daughter, In my last letter, I wrote about what love looks like. Today I want to write about its shadow – heartbreak. I hope you never need this letter. But since no one can predict anything, I want you… Continue reading
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Letter 22 – What real Love looks like
Dear Daughter, Last week, I wrote to you about infatuation – the bright, consuming feeling that arrives quickly and, often, leaves just as fast. I told you that love takes longer. That it needs time to prove itself. This week,… Continue reading
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Letter 21 – what no one tells teenage girls about falling for someone
Dear Daughter, There is a phrase you have grown up hearing – in films, in songs, in the conversations of older cousins at family gatherings. I love you. Three words that carry, depending on who says them and when, the weight of… Continue reading
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Letter 20 – Not everyone who calls you friend, means it
You’re almost there. In few months, you’ll be living with strangers, eating meals with people whose last names you don’t know yet, and trying to figure out which corridor leads to which classroom while pretending you already know. It will… Continue reading
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Letter 18 – The real freedom is having a choice
Dear Daughter, The world you’re growing up in is better than the one I grew up in, which was better than the one before that. But don’t let that fool you into thinking the work is done. Even today, in… Continue reading
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Letter 17 – Its time..to spread your wings
Dear Daughter, I still remember the day I dropped you to school for the first time. I don’t think I had ever felt that kind of fear before. My heart was sinking at the thought of you managing alone –… Continue reading
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Letter 11 – Relationship with Self
Before you can build good relationships with others, you need to understand your body, mind, and values. A mother’s letter on self-acceptance, identity, and learning to truly know yourself. Continue reading
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Journey, Destination and Destiny…
Nostalgia hits you hard when you least expect it. That lump in the throat. That faint smile. That flash of memory that takes you decades back. Recently, I took a train journey again – something I hadn’t done in years.It… Continue reading
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Cookie box and childhood..
Yaadein cookies ke box ki tarah hoti hain. Ek baar dibba khula toh sirf ek cookie nahi kha paoge… (Memories are like a box of cookies. Once you open it, you can’t stop at just one). For me, Hyderabad is… Continue reading
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