A few years ago when I told my family, friends and colleagues that I was giving up my nineyear- old, successful IT career to pursue something more meaningful and satisfactory in life, there were two kinds of responses. The few who wished me well thought I was courageous and encouraged me, but the rest were happy: they thought I was finally losing my mind, going into a state of delirium.

I don’t exactly remember when I made the decision to take up writing and journalism as a career. But, I remember the exact moment when I realized that I could not continue in the IT industry

Are you one of those who curl up and lie down in a darkened room shunning the best of friends when you are hit hard by a migraine? Ever puzzled how to handle the post-migraine depression? Aniruddhan Vasudevan says the best way to cope with it is to try the young wizard’s magic!

A popular Tamil proverb says that you know how terrible a headache is only when you suffer from it. It is true. But in the case of migraines, even if you happen to be living with someone who suffers from it, it is likely that you have some idea of know how horrible it can be. That is perhaps why many people who suffer from migraines say they feel guilty for ending up depending so much on their loved ones whenever the headache hits.

A young researcher is shocked by her twin sister’s sexual preferences. This is about how she overcomes her hidden prejudices to save the one relationship that matters to her.

Catherine and I are identical twins but we have always been an unlikely pair. She was a sports enthusiast, me a book worm. She loved stilettos and I, sneakers. She loved food while I nibbled distractedly. Catherine craved for chocolates and sweets but she rarely got them, because in our house, daughters were not indulged. When we were eight, I stole money from our father’s wallet to buy her candies. She was born five minutes after me, so even though we were twins, I came to be the ‘elder sister’. When we were nine, our elder brother sexually abused Catherine. My mother blamed her. I was furious, and I desperately wanted to protect her from all unhappiness.

An office flirtation leads to an emotional crisis for a young woman in her late twenties. She finds her answers after confronting chronic depression and her past trauma.

One sultry afternoon in May, I was watching Vicky Christina Barcelona. When the passionate love making scene of Scarlett Johansson and Javier Bardem was on, I could not resist fantasising about my very handsome colleague. We were intensely attracted to each other and had told each other as much. But, he was not ready for a committed relationship and I did not want a fling. Therefore, we had agreed to keep away from each other. But that afternoon, we ended up texting each other. One thing led to another and we were soon ‘sexting’! I was happy. I went for a walk later in the evening, feeling carefree and light!