All posts by Arathi Devandran


Finding My Cultural Identity

By Anjali Joshi @TheresAnjali & online at: theadventuresofanewmom.com The minute I step through the large glass doors, the familiar scent of agarbhati greets me. I know my way around. I slip off my coat and shoes, and make my way up the stairs. My bare feet stick to the cold

A Letter To A Younger Me

By Arathi Devandran @miffalicious A Letter Dear Me, When I was your age, I’d have done anything to get some prophetic words from my future self. Instead, I looked for it in books, in movies, in films. I watched people, I discussed with friends, I cried (sometimes wailed) and continued

Carrying the Weight of Your Parents

By Arathi Devandran @miffalicious & online at: www.miffalicious.com Mother-Weight: When History Repeats Itself When there is so much to say, and when what you have to say is something that is intrinsically linked to your heart, words become a struggle. I have tried to write this article several times, and