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Minal Pitroda

When the Sieve Stops Working

I learned something recently that I haven’t been able to unhear.

Jul 1

When the Sieve Stops Working

Jul 1

Like Pressed Flowers in a Book No One Opened

Some of us didn’t grow into adulthood. We were handed it like a crisis. There was no gradual unfolding, no time to figure out who we were…

Jun 26

Like Pressed Flowers in a Book No One Opened

Jun 26

The Other Way Round

What We Called Fiction Felt More Real

Jun 23

The Other Way Round

Jun 23

Myth, Mind, and the Market

When the mind feels like a battlefield, I return to the ones I grew up watching.

Jun 16

Myth, Mind, and the Market

Jun 16

Rushed Proposal Story

It started at the beginning of 2024, with a seemingly ordinary conversation on a matrimonial site. He reached out first, and I responded…

Apr 18

Rushed Proposal Story

Apr 18

The Quiet Room

Some days, the noise of the world grows louder than my strength to meet it. On those days, I retreat, not because I am weak, but because I…

Apr 14

The Quiet Room

Apr 14

The Silence That Spoke in Vipassana

I thought I knew what to expect. After all, this wasn’t my first Vipassana course. But the mind has its way of deceiving itself, of…

Mar 17

The Silence That Spoke in Vipassana

Mar 17

The Bloom of Absence

Can love and loss coexist? Two souls, entwined by time, One light, one shadow, Both heavy, yet divine.

Feb 2

The Bloom of Absence

Feb 2

From Hunch to Revolution: The Story Behind the Golden Arches

I know I’m a bit late to the party, but I finally watched the movie “The Founder”. It has left a profound impact on me. And as soon as the…

Jul 17, 2023

McDonald’s founder’s story of persistence

Jul 17, 2023

What it’s like to have never been in a relationship?

I’ve lost count of how many times I have been asked this “I can’t believe you’ve never been in a relationship!”. And I’m tired of answering…

Feb 20, 2022

What it’s like to have never been in a relationship?

Feb 20, 2022

Minal Pitroda

Minal Pitroda

Outlier | Writing my way through a nonlinear life. I explore stories, silences, & quiet strength. Here u'll find reflections, reinventions, & flickers of truth.

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