Archive - Bombaywalli in Wellington by Sai Raje

15 Zen lessons to learn from my cats

My cats seem to effortlessly embody Zen philosophy, here's distilling a few lessons they are teaching me.

Apr 17 •

The joy of belonging in community

Partaking in a spirited ceremony of belonging to a chosen land makes the world seem a little less disconnected, if only for a fleeting moment

Apr 12 •

Of beautiful poems and a grandaunt who reads them to you

I have a grandaunt who reads me poetry. Less than two months ago, when I met Lata Mami at her Mumbai apartment, she proudly showed me her little library…

Apr 1 •

August 2024

Ode to the Bombay batata vada

Core memories featuring a favourite comfort food and the softest promise kept, can make you thankful for trade colonialism on rare occasion. Almost.

Aug 30, 2024 •

Freedom at midnight

How long before women can enjoy safe spaces that men take for granted?

Aug 25, 2024 •

July 2024

Women, dreams and the patriarchy

Living a life deemed audacious by the patriarchy is a worthy act of rebellion to escape its suffocating confines.

Jul 26, 2024 •

July 2023

The song from the subcontinent voyaging through interstellar space

This is what happens one weekend when a song takes you down an incredible rabbit hole and turns you into a near-literal and figurative space cadet.

Jul 30, 2023 •

Code switching between cultures

When your cultural identity is much too diverse for the adopted culture that you are making your own, be prepared to be surprised on an unexpected route…

Jul 8, 2023 •

June 2023

Listicle of light things

Light things can ease the heaviest burdens, if only we let them.

Jun 29, 2023 •

What's in a name?

Our name is as much a point at which we embark on developing our identity, as it is a map to eventually find the way back to ourself.

Jun 26, 2023 •

For Shakuntala Mohile, who was more than a grandmother

Peeling off the grandmotherly layer off my Aaji's persona and seeing her for the person she was and aspired to be seems like a fitting tribute to the…

Jun 26, 2023 •

In search of home

Living a hyphenated identity and charting a life path off the beaten track can have you questioning your idea of home. So where do we really belong?

Jun 25, 2023 •

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