Published in ZORA·Nov 25, 2019Member-onlyThe Idea of a ‘Good Enough’ Immigrant for the U.S. Doesn’t ExistI worked so hard to remain in this country and yet these efforts still didn’t add up — I moved to the United States in August 2016 to attend graduate school where I would be trained to become a mental health clinician. It was an interesting era — at the peak of presidential election mayhem. …Immigration8 min readImmigration8 min read
Jan 15, 2018The violence of rape cultureFor a long while I have been curious about the triggers behind the actions of sexual violence. I’ve an impending desire to indulge in long conversations with these perpetrators to gather insight into what instigates them into committing these actions. I want to listen to what plays in their minds…Sexual Assault5 min readSexual Assault5 min read
Oct 18, 2017#MeToo is not about segregationOver the last couple of days, my timeline has been flooded with a storm of #MeToo stories that are heartbreaking accounts of sexual assault. Funny how we were never taught to label it as sexual assault when it happened. It’s usually an internal dialogue with heightened anxiety that never leaves. …Sexual Assault4 min readSexual Assault4 min read
Oct 12, 20175 myths about Mental Health that you need to bust in this instantIn a pledge to educate, continue the dialogue and open the floor for questions we can and must ask one another. Your mind is an isolated cave The brain and body are connected, and a lot of times I’ll try and explain to patients that it’s important to keep that…Mental Health5 min readMental Health5 min read
Oct 9, 2017Sexual harassment is asked for, after allA couple of weeks ago, I had the unfortunate pleasure of becoming reacquainted with online sexual harassment. A man creeped out of my ‘other folder’ (I don’t know how) and would repeatedly try to video call me on Facebook. Given the time difference and my poor knowledge of the country…Sexual Assault5 min readSexual Assault5 min read
Sep 5, 2017Beyond the curriculum of sex educationI am often reflective of how I was educated around some of the most important subjects in my life; mainly about those that have shaped my perspectives of the world, over the course of time. It’s mostly because I derive inspiration from the examples I see around me and that…Sex4 min readSex4 min read
Aug 24, 2017India marches towards prideI remember the conversation like it happened minutes ago. At a family event, a relative exclaimed ,”All this homosexuality business is for attention. God created man and woman differently for a reason and only a relationship between the two results in the expansion of the human race. Can that happen…LGBTQ6 min readLGBTQ6 min read
Aug 17, 2017Treasures.Most of what I write in this space is the result of the conversations I have with the voices inside my head and the seminars they give me with detailed presentations on how I didn’t turn into a malicious devil child and how I can continue to refrain from becoming…Love4 min readLove4 min read
Aug 4, 2017The obituary I hope you read.My father cracks a very morbid joke, often. He says that as we progress in age and feel satisfied about our duties in the world, we near the appointment to get our visas stamped for the inevitable end. He speaks of death as naturally as he’d speak of his favourite…Death4 min readDeath4 min read
Jul 23, 2017The power of female friendshipsMy foundation of close friendships blossomed much later in life. More specifically, when I was 15. During class introductions, one of my now best friends said ‘My name is ___ and I am an aggressive person.’ I had never heard aggressive in a positive light, let alone a girl describe…Feminism5 min readFeminism5 min read
