Scarlet Writes

“If you're young and talented, it's like you have wings.”  - Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running One of the biggest fears, during my schools days, was being called in front of the class to show my talent. This was a ritual, particularly during the last and first days of school. The reason for my fear was I had no talent, whatsoever. I could neither sing nor dance. I was bad at telling jokes or mimicry or doing anything that could gain even the slightest attention and appreciation of my fellow classmates and teachers. I vividly remember singing “Ashare Mahina ma” at one of such occasions while I was in Grade IX. I was embarrassed, mocked at and I wished I never had to do it again.  The other day at work, we asked the children to either sing or dance. This wasn’t a planned activity so we really had to persuade them to give it a try. We had to convince them that they were not being judged and they could do whatever they liked. These ch...

When somebody asks me about my profession, I have a very complicated answer. I am a teacher, also working as a Radio Jockey and I also spend a few hours of my everyday trying to bring awareness on drug abuse and I am also running a fundraising campaign to provide a one- time meal to economically less- fortunate children. Every bit of my work defines me and in some ways, my work doesn't really say who I am. I am not what I do. I am what I believe in.  In the year 2013, when I was trying to find a new job for myself, I had forwarded my resume to a friend's colleague hoping he would help me find a suitable job. He had an interesting thing to say about my resume. I still don't know if he was being sarcastic or just passing a non-judgmental remark. He said, "Oh!You've done so much in so many places." I don't know what he really meant with that.  I have come across many people who insist that I should take up a full-time, permanent job (I seriously don...