How i met my soulmate as a bagpacker

I decided to take a solo trip to Malaysia on a whim in 2017.  It was spontaneous decision. There I came across a bag packers association. As I walked in, I saw a guy playing guitar on the couch. His playing disturbed me the whole time while I was completing the check in formalities. SuddenlyContinue reading “How i met my soulmate as a bagpacker”

I am a retired officer from BMC and a true Mumbaikar. The transition from being employed to unemployed was difficult at first. Initially there was a feeling of freedom followed by anxiety and boredom. I was not enjoying my retirement as I thought I would, so my son called me to US to spend someContinue reading

You Earn Your Body | Garima Bharucha

All my life I have been like ‘haanji papaji, theek hai papaji’ and as a daughter I always wanted my father to be proud of me and in that quest I was losing my identity. Being from a typical Punjabi family married to a Parsi  I wasn’t allowed to dance or take up dancing asContinue reading “You Earn Your Body | Garima Bharucha”

My dog sibling is my parents favourite – Story of Aurous and Asmi

None of us in our family was pet friendly and we never planned to get a pet but it all began when my brother Ankit surprised us with Aurous. He was just born furry pup. It was love at first sight for me. Once I held him I had tears in my eyes. It wasContinue reading “My dog sibling is my parents favourite – Story of Aurous and Asmi”

Be Inspired | A Breast Cancer Survivor Story – Chanchal Tiwari

The first time I suspected something wrong was on the day of Karwachauth last year. You know, there are some dates which will always stay with you and this is one of those. I was tired and could feel the pain in my breast. I knew something wasn’t right. This was not normal to me.Continue reading “Be Inspired | A Breast Cancer Survivor Story – Chanchal Tiwari”

Mumbai’s favourite Auto rickshaw is all decked up and setting up some rick goals!

Satyavan Gite’s supercool and fancy modified Auto rickshaw has become talk of the town in no time. His auto has everything right from fan, water, television screen, first aid box, dustbin, washbasin, plants even wi-fi and mobile charger too, yes its true!   Gite has transformed his auto rickshaw into an extremely comfortable ride forContinue reading “Mumbai’s favourite Auto rickshaw is all decked up and setting up some rick goals!”

Life of a Teacher in Pandemic – Shruti Saraogi

I had to adapt to a technology that I wasn’t familiar with overnight, most of the teachers like me didn’t get enough time to prepare and we were pushed to reinvent everything we knew about our jobs. Due to Covid the never seen before crisis, kids and parents are adapting to new virtual education asContinue reading “Life of a Teacher in Pandemic – Shruti Saraogi”

Meet Mary Anthony, an independent award winning film-maker and author and her story is just beginning…

Mary Anthony has always been an avid reader and movie buff. she has read at every stage of her life and started reading on her own at age 6, and had a book in her hand ever since. So it was but natural that she would step someday into making both of these passions comeContinue reading “Meet Mary Anthony, an independent award winning film-maker and author and her story is just beginning…”

Confessions of a childfree woman

My husband and I are happily married almost 14 years now and I would want to share our journey of coming to this decision of not having children! Yes you read that right, we decided to be childfree for life!! I met my husband Dipu through a common friend. Dated for few years and gotContinue reading “Confessions of a childfree woman”

Love – As It Is

Storymakers brings an unconventional love story of Minal Vijay Pendse and Nand Kishor Kumawat who are breaking gender role stereotypes in their daily practices. A crazy love story shared by Minal of how they met, fell in love and are now cherishing it. How it all started… I was trying to get out of aContinue reading “Love – As It Is”

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