The Purest Form of Love
Last Friday we bid a teary farewell to my beloved father. No one ever told me how painful it would be to lose a parent. I feel like my heart has been ripped out raw from my rib-cage. When he was...
View ArticleIndia Travel Diaries: The Legend of Garbo Raja (A Garo Folktale)
My father in-law has a very endearing caretaker who originates from the Garo Hills. Swing is a short, middle-aged man with a rather muscular stature and a deep, dark chocolate-brown complexion, and...
View ArticleMemoirs of the Gulf War #MyFatherMyHero
When Bollywood blockbuster ‘Airlift‘ released in late January this year, it brought back bittersweet memories of the Gulf War. My family and I were in Kuwait during the summer of 1990, and through the...
View ArticleAre Selfies Fun or Narcissistic? Tezzy debates on Wknd Magazine, Khaleej Times
View this post on Instagram Black coffee, Algae mask on and I find myself in @wkndmag #morningslikethese . . . Selfies: Fun or Narcissist? I say fun! Read up on my debate with the lovely @archana.93...
View ArticleTezzy’s 4 (not so common) New Year’s Resolutions for 2018 #HappyNewYear
Happy 2018! Here’s hoping this year turns out to be the best ever for the world over. Have you kept any New Year’s Resolutions? A while ago, my resolution was to never keep a resolution again! This...
View ArticleTejimola: An Assamese Folktale (…and a very special video from Joi Barua)
Rongali Bihu will be celebrated the world over by the Assamese community on Sunday 15th April. Rongali Bihu is one of three major cultural festivals from Assam, the North Eastern state of India from...
View Article10 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Tezzy
It’s my Birthday! So I decided to do a ’10 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Tezzy’ post. Hope you find it entertaining . 1) ‘Tezzy’ is short for Tehzeeb, meaning ‘courtesy’. My mother found my...
View ArticleThe Imposter Syndrome
Have you heard about the Imposter Syndrome? It’s become an epidemic. It’s that little gremlin sitting on your shoulder making you doubt all the accomplishments you’ve worked so very hard to achieve....
View ArticleHappy Birthday to Me: 40 Life Lessons I’ve Collated as I’ve Grown Older
Another year, another birthday! This year marks a milestone birthday. I have now joined the league of people who cringe at the thought of adding another digit to their stats, yet I feel abundantly...
View ArticleThoughts Through the Time of Corona
We are living through unprecedented times. The future seems bleak, the self-isolation and loneliness is taking many to the brink of insanity. Yet, like all seemingly desolate situations in life, this...
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