Articles by Pooja Thakkar

There is an art to inclusion – and most of us don’t truly understand it until we have felt exclusion. Being left out rarely announces itself loudly. It doesn’t always…

This week, I stood beneath a rocket powerful enough to shake the ground beneath my feet – and later sat beside a stranger on an airplane who reminded me how…

Easter arrives each year like a soft breath of spring, bringing longer days, blooming flowers, and a quiet invitation to begin again. Across the world, people celebrate Easter not only…

Every spring, we step outside with baskets in hand, chasing pastel-colored Easter eggs scattered across green lawns. Children run with laughter, adults carry cameras, and somewhere between the sunshine and…

There’s a quiet competition most of us carry every day. Not with the person next to us. Not with the ones ahead of us. But with ourselves. It’s you versus…

March has a personality of its own. It arrives in shades of green, carrying wishes of luck, four-leaf clovers, and cheerful greetings of “may the luck be with you.” At…

L-A-B-Y-R-I-N-T-H Even the word itself makes you slow down. After this long, harsh winter – the kind that lingers in our bones and tests our patience – I find myself…

There is something magical about a festival that gives you permission to color outside the lines. Holi, the Indian Festival of Colors, arrives just as winter loosens its grip. It…

“Tous les jours” is a French expression. It means every day. Not sometimes. Not when it’s convenient. Not when someone approves. Every. Single. Day. It is not a verb. It…