Published in Change Becomes You·PinnedMember-onlyStop Using These 20 Sexist Words in Everyday MisogynyDon’t be the misogynist everyone hates. — Not too long ago, I was on a train and a girl and a boy were sitting just a few seats away. They were looking at something on a phone and suddenly the boy yelled ‘she is just crazy’ so loud that I did a double-take. …Women3 min readWomen3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Feb 9Member-onlyWhat Slavery Looks Like In The 21st CenturyThe world might have witnessed the end of ‘slavery’ a few hundred years back, but there are elements in the contemporary world that can still be categorized under ‘modern-day slavery’. The International Labour Organization (ILO) states the following facts about forced labour: Of the 27.6 million people in forced labour…Slavery5 min readSlavery5 min read
Published in Hello, Love·Feb 8Member-onlyTroubled LoveA short poem. — Love is my freedom Love feels like home. It’s my safe haven, somewhere I feel protected and where I don’t live alone. Love’s what makes me rich portraying all forms of devotion — paid in the currency of affection and emotions. Love is my primary voice, my reason of constant…Love1 min readLove1 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jan 11The Mysterious LighthouseA gothic horror fiction The crashing waves of the Baltic sea are not meant to rest tonight. The strong gust of wind is running a chill down Preston’s spine. I see shivers on his skin and hear his constant coughs that echo in these walls. He can’t sleep on his…Fiction5 min readFiction5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jan 4Member-onlyHow The World Is Changing Historical Narratives In The Name Of ‘Diversity’Misrepresenting history in the most ignorant ways There is nothing more visceral about opening a person’s eyes to racial or ethnic injustices, than the historical discourse in which that person has been underrepresented. There was a time when people would go to movies or watch TV to witness creative representations…Filmmaking5 min readFilmmaking5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Dec 26, 2022Member-onlyWhat Adulting in The Kitchen Truly MeansWhile I sat at an elegantly decorated dinner table at my sweet abode, filling the room with the strong aromas of the dishes I prepared and put on the table, one of the guests suddenly asked me how I learned to cook. …Cooking4 min readCooking4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Nov 14, 2022Member-onlyOne Last PrayerA short poem — Prayer1 min readPrayer1 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Oct 31, 2022Member-onlyNot Your Typical Horror StoryA short poem While the world celebrates Halloween one night in October, I feel like I have been at it since forever. My heart is drowned under an emotional debris I think there is something spooky going on with me. My mind is empty like a haunted house. Heart is…Love1 min readLove1 min read
Published in Change Becomes You·Oct 25, 2022Member-onlyThe Deadliest Weapon of All TimeA poem. — I often wonder how people perceive me What they see is merely a jolly, motivated and cheerful person versus what I am — a emotional, sad and introverted version. The truer self is not even reflected in the mirror I see everyday, all I see is a hideous pretense that…Words2 min readWords2 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Oct 22, 2022Member-onlyAt 30, I finally Feel Like a Grown-up..My 30s began with a huge realization — I finally feel like an adult! Yes, I am a 30-year-old female who just felt the inevitable truth that I might have actually grown up just like all my peers. When the societal threshold was and has always been 18, I never…Life3 min readLife3 min read
