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Lizard Tales
Lizard brain is the more primal, less thinking part of us. The part that hums with our deepest emotions and drives our most basic instincts. The lizard brain is how we sense the world, feel the edge of danger, the ache of longing and learn to survive. It is here that reason, logic and arguments are cast aside, and we learn to listen to our heart.
Ekta Kumar
Oct 173 min read


freedom
Freedom lies inside our heads.
Ekta Kumar
Aug 151 min read


mountain men
The gendered identity of mountains is shaped by stories, symbols and cultural norms. Do you see mountains as men?
Ekta Kumar
Jul 222 min read


Silent Watchers
Khajuraho - men and women, in their splendid poses - fighting, playing, copulating and ignoring each other.
Ekta Kumar
Mar 172 min read


The Kiss
Talking is hard. Too many words. Saying too much, or nothing at all. Long winded sentences, tangled into each other.
Ekta Kumar
Feb 141 min read


You Blue or Green?
Our choices are irrelevant. But of course, we still choose, because making a choice is a fundamental human trait. That is how we define our
Ekta Kumar
Dec 6, 20242 min read


For Light
'There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in.'
- Leonard Cohen
Ekta Kumar
Oct 29, 20241 min read


Dead Cats and Tiny Tomatoes
A strange consignment of over 180,000 dead cats was auctioned on the docks of Liverpool in 1890. Guess what they used it for?
Ekta Kumar
Sep 25, 20242 min read


In Your Hands
The most meaningful connections in life, often begin by holding hands...
Ekta Kumar
Sep 5, 20241 min read


YAKITORI & TAKOYAKI
I fell in love with the word Yakitori, even though I had no idea what it meant. It just rolled off my mouth easily, and had such a lovely ri
Ekta Kumar
Jun 21, 20242 min read


Looking at love
Will you find me again,
in a different time,
another place...
Ekta Kumar
Feb 14, 20241 min read


Are You Comfy, Cosy?
If you are sitting in shorts or a t-shirt and reading this, this might be hard to understand. I am buried under clothes, am wearing two...
Ekta Kumar
Jan 24, 20242 min read


1, 2, 3...
“It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince On a very...
Ekta Kumar
Jan 22, 20241 min read


Tried Upside Down?
"He said, 'I'd like a pair of socks, with clocks on them, and in a box'" - Alexander Kushner You probably have a favourite emoji, one...
Ekta Kumar
Nov 22, 20232 min read


All Her Avatars
"Don't ask me, 'Who are you?' I am just a small woman, as you know, With two eyes, a nose, and a mouth like yours" - Kamala Das I can’t...
Ekta Kumar
Oct 30, 20231 min read


What Are You Looking At?
There is something about looking into each other’s eyes. The heart races, pupils dilate, breathing gets moist and the hands clammy. The...
Ekta Kumar
Sep 20, 20232 min read


Ooops!
"If only. Those must be the two most saddest words on the earth" - Mercedes Lackney We win some. We lose some. But have you ever...
Ekta Kumar
Sep 9, 20232 min read


A Loaded Question...
'We are so different. You're an intellectual. I'm an idiot." "Don't say that," I yelled. "You're not an idiot, you stupid idiot.” - ...
Ekta Kumar
Aug 28, 20233 min read


Two Halves, That Don't Always Fit
Men are fascinating creatures. At the risk of stereotyping, perhaps we can call them an interesting study of contrasts. Closed, yet...
Ekta Kumar
Apr 3, 20233 min read


Love Lines
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/love-lines/ Can you imagine the number of men and women racking their brains, mustering...
Ekta Kumar
Feb 14, 20235 min read
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