Loving a Parent with Mental Illness: Through Pinto’s Em & the Big Hoom
Can love be enough? This question lies at the heart of Em and the Big Hoom, a work of autobiographical fiction by Jerry Pinto. Set…
The “dirty habit” of homosexuality: He came for a cure
Almost a year ago, Ali* had walked in with his elder brother looking a little nervous, with a hint of guilt in his expressions. His…
Bipolar & Me: Building a relationship with my ups and downs
For sometime, I considered being Bipolar as being a taboo and now I’ve begin to accept it as just another illness which is the body’s…
“I miss you, Ma”: On dealing with her sudden passing
“People do not die for us immediately, but remain bathed in a sort of aura of life which bears no relation to true immortality but…