I have been a journalist for the last 16 years, working in newspapers like Asian Age, Hindustan Times and Times of India in Kolkata, India. When I moved to Dubai in 2007 I joined Masala!, the Bollywood magazine published by ITP Publishing, and became a hardcore Bollywood writer. But the arrival of my son Vivaan in March 2010 changed everything for me. I suddenly became a different person. I wanted to spend all my time with him, spend the twilight hours not in front of the computer in my office but on the sidewalk pushing around his pram and I also wanted to write all the things that I couldn’t write in my entire career as a journalist. I left my job, became a full-time mom, a freelancer, a blogger and also started working on my dream book. I always aspired to write on women and issues that touch all our lives,  thanks to WordPress.com I am getting to do that.

I also want to thank all those who have gone through my writings and left their comments on the Blog or on Facebook. I hope my blog will make a difference in the way we perceive women – and men too.