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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 | #82
What do you do to console yourself when you are afraid or distressed?
 • Natasha Badhwar, Mukta Naik, Balaji, Rituparna Ghosh, Shreya Sridhar, Mallika Bhatia, and Dipti Tamang
Stories that demand to be told | #81
I’m scared of rejection but I’m always falling in love. I’m afraid of loss but I’m always giving it away. I dread disappointment but I take risks…
 • Natasha Badhwar and Kanchan Balani
Stories that demand to be told | #80
We see the soldiers sighing with exhaustion when news of the ceasefire reaches them. An over-enthusiastic reporter asks - How does it feel? They just…
 • Natasha Badhwar, Ochre Sky Stories, Himangi A., and Farah
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
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Words that give permission - writings and other wonders from the writers of Ochre Sky writing workshops facilitated by Natasha Badhwar
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