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Writing Memoir: the transformative power of personal writing

Memory, imagination, creativity and the resolve to heal - welcome to the age of memoir. The courage, audacity and grace of telling the story of you.
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Stories that demand to be told | #79
"A banter between a Hindi wala and an Urdu wala also turns out to be a conversation between friends. This is such an unusual moment in contemporary…
 • Natasha Badhwar, Khushboo, Kanchan Balani, Aakshi Magazine, Parool, Suhani, Mumbai || Paused, and Mukta Naik
Stories that demand to be told | #78
Welcome to Ochre Sky Stories, a home for writers from the workshops and courses facilitated by Natasha Badhwar, often in collaboration with wise and…
 • Natasha Badhwar, Harry (Haritha Nukala), Not The Wife Material, Puneet Ruparel, Kanchan Balani, Ronita Chattopadhyay, Soumitra Vatsal, and Priya Ramani
Stories that demand to be told | #77
"Two humans meeting each other in the space between who we are and who we are trying to become. We are all both student and teacher, observer and…
 • Natasha Badhwar, Karthik Ballu, Smriti Iyer, Mallika Bhatia, Tanuj Solanki, Himangi A., and Charulatha Banerjee
Stories that demand to be told | #76
"In a world that thrives on panic and hustle, slowing down can be a courageous act of rebellion."
 • Natasha Badhwar, this is more better only, Khushboo, Alaknanda Sengupta, Siddharth Batra, Aakshi Magazine, and Sana Ally
Stories that demand to be told | #75
A soft-spoken woman, I had never heard her voice at that pitch. “No Rani”, she begged, again and again. I instinctively played something on my phone and…
 • Natasha Badhwar, Maanav, Namit H, this is more better only, Neeraj Ghaywan, Shruthi Iyer, Sowmini, and Mallika Bhatia
Stories that demand to be told | #74
"He is family; he is the home I come back to. But when I am asked if I live with my family, I stutter. M is not the family sanctioned by state or…
 • Indu, Inclusive Living PhD Project, Grant Snider, Natasha Badhwar, Nidhi Arora, Sanobar Sabah, the millennial pilgrim, and Khushboo
Stories that demand to be told | #73
These glorious glowing faces. Forever inspiring and often inspired. These are a testament to the power and dignity of the personal story.
 • Natasha Badhwar, Karthik Ballu, Kaberi, Shruthi Iyer, Mukta Naik, lovergence, and Dushyant
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Words that give permission - writings and other wonders from the Ochre Sky writing workshops facilitated by Natasha Badhwar and Raju Tai
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