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Picture of a stone and tree entertwined in Trikuti Hills, Deoghar, India
Deoghar, Jharkhand

Recent Writing

Genes, Jalebis & Cholesterol

Genes, Jalebis & Cholesterol

Life

A personal account of cholesterol, family history, jalebis, exercise, medication and the everyday struggle between what we know and what we actually do.

A roadside view of Hansdiha teeming with activities with a person observing from a distance.

We Stopped Stopping at Hansdiha

Life

A drive through Hansdiha becomes an exploration of nostalgia and the quiet distance a car creates between us and the world around us.

A couple waiting outside a diagnostic centre while a jalebi vendor fries fresh jalebis nearby.

Jalebis & Lipids

Life

A personal reflection on fasting, fresh jalebis and the everyday choices through which health is quietly shaped.