The Women Who Hold Up My Sky
Once upon a time, there was a giggling group of three girls running through the hallowed hallways of St. Xavier’s college and arriving late to class. My first meeting with Indira Kanungo now Bodani at the tender age of 15.
Becoming A Turtle to Escape
Have you ever stepped inside a baby classroom and heard the noise of all the children and teachers talking loudly altogether? When I was 4 years old and I was in my old school, I used to feel very shy and confused.
My Big Move
Would you ever like to move to a different place? When I was 13 years old I moved from my childhood house in Chandigarh to Mumbai, for my school. When I first got the news, I cried for hours and then I fell asleep.
I am a Covid Survivor Too…
I am Saisha, a fifteen year old girl studying in grade 10 at The Gateways School of Mumbai. I love the support that I receive from my teachers and friends. They have taught me to believe in myself. I enjoy listening to music and I love fashion design and drawing. I am a big Bollywood fan and Gateway has helped me connect with some of my favorite celebrities.
Empty Nest Syndrome
I wonder, would it still be called "The Empty Nest Syndrome" if the parent birds flew away and left the baby birds in the nest to fend for themselves? This year, my daughter A turned 19, and all our peers with kids of her age are busy getting them into undergraduate university programs, in acclaimed institutions in India and abroad
Becoming Baquer
My name is Baquer Jawad Shirazi and I am an aspiring restaurateur/ hotelier. My parents are Marilyn and Jawad Shirazi and I was born on the 9th of October. My family is a close-knit, joint, non-practicing Muslim family. Growing up, there were four of us children who lived under one roof; my sister Shaina and my two cousins Rumi, Ryan and I.