I have always believed life to be a series of serendipitous encounters. It was one such escapade that included a bizarre combination of a right swipe, a book, an open letter, and of course, serendipity at every nook and corner. …

“So a minister of your country is in jail and you don’t care about it?” Wait. Am I supposed to care? I didn’t even know about it a couple of seconds back? If only I knew how short-lived happiness can be, I would have cherished those few moments of laughter…

“Aqua Java?” “Tsk!” “Agarwals ka Pav Bhaji?” “Tsk!” “Karthik Bhaiya ka Dosa?” “Tsk!” “Where do you want to go? Our bunk ends in 30 minutes!” “Let’s get some mishti doi and chips, sit in the college playground, feel the grass and stare at the sky.” And that was how we…

To the boy I never met, Serendipity works in surprising ways. Finding someone who practically stays 1600km away was one such wonders of serendipity. I like to believe that our stars were aligned when I ended up in this short yet memorable encounter. I was an ordinary girl sharing a…

Self-introspection and lack of fun friends doesn’t sound like big plans for New Year’s Eve, does it? But well, it was the year 2020 and nothing seemed abnormal after spending almost nine months in a lockdown. …

Following the age-old birthday tradition, the 18-year-old me added two more wishes to her bucket list as I officially stepped into adulthood. “Want a trip to the mountains!” “Want a family beyond my family!” Mountains are always a must added wish in every bucket list. But a ‘family’ was something…

To The Inbox Project, When everything around us was gloom and doom, you came to us with a small pouch of relief. I was clueless about how you were going to manage the distance between Kolkata and Bhubaneswar virtually. …

The increasing participation of men towards feminism and gender equality is no longer a big secret in society. What once was a ‘women issue’ has now created many proud male feminists in our community. When we look around us, we find our male allies rasing the feminist flag high and…

Of all milestones that I achieved in my internship, opting to be a mentor was one of the life-transforming choices I could make. For someone who entered the interview hall with a hint of nervousness on her face and a big bag of insecurities on her shoulder, I never imagined…