What a Mythology Writer Actually Does, and Why Retelling Is Not Enough
Search online for the term mythology writer, and you’ll find countless books, blogs and videos dedicated to retelling ancient stories. Gods battle demons. Kingdoms rise and fall. Sages perform impossible feats. Curses alter destinies. Miracles unfold. These retellings have introduced millions of readers to India’s vast literary and spiritual traditions. But is that all a mythology […]
WATCH YOUR STEPS, MY LOVE
Before I delved deeply into Devi Bhagavata, Chandi Path, and the powerful voices of ancient goddesses, my writing often explored the silent wars of love, longing, and emotional entanglement. This poem, “Watch Your Steps, My Love,” is a quiet echo from those years, an intimate offering from a time when my pen was more attuned to the tender politics […]
Writing as Ritual: How Telling Women’s Stories Became My Spiritual Practice
“Every sentence I write is an offering. Every forgotten goddess, a flame I light again.” There was a time I measured my days in emails, meetings, and targets. Success wore sharp blazers and spoke in quarterly reviews. I was a corporate leader, and I carried that world with pride. But somewhere beneath that structured existence, […]
I WISH I WERE YOUR BOOK
I wish I were the bookYou hold so close to your chestI envy the way you clench her spineWith your fingers riding up her napeAnd run you other hand on her pagesFirst to read her, in wordsAnd then you turn her leaves back and forthTo read her over again, in spirit I envy how you […]
LIFE
Life is like a train journey which will definitely come to an end at one point. How and when you wouldn’t know regardless of the fully valid ticket to your destination. You do not invite anyone for this journey except the ones you chose to book the tickets with and share your baggage with. The […]
Think of yourself as a book
Think of yourself as a book. You will meet all kinds of people. There will be some who willimmerse themselves in you, entirely. Remember your lines forever. Will even leave intimateside notes on you. These people will never claim to know you completely. They will discussyou with other readers and will remain curious and enamored […]