Tag: love

• And Just Like That… I was on the Other Side

  

  When I was pursuing my M.Sc. in Pune University, I had once nicked my left forearm. The cut was so small that I disregarded it, not realizing that over the days that followed, it had festered into a pus-filled mess that made my entire arm swell like a loaf. I kept ignoring it in spite…

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  August 1, 2024

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• The Other Side of Relationships

  

  At the tender age of 4, my younger brother went through an emergency surgery for perforation of the Meckel’s diverticulum – a rare condition which back then was even more difficult to diagnose and treat. He spent a good 3 months in the hospital recovering not just from the life-threatening condition but also from multiple…

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  May 17, 2024

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• The Other Side of Losses

  

  When I lost my father 27 years ago, I had quit my job just a week back and had registered for my Ph.D. in a reputed institute. My brother had just completed his MBBS and was doing his internship. My sister was in school. And my mom had quit her job as a school teacher…

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  March 28, 2024

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• The Other Side of me (my alter ego)

  

  My mother started her career as a librarian in my school. I therefore had the privilege to spend time with her after my school hours and keep disturbing her neatly stacked books categorized by authors & titles while she catalogued each intricate detail in her beautiful handwriting. My love for books and reading started here.…

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  January 25, 2024

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