Category: Lutalica

On chai, visas and Indian warmth

When I landed in America in 2019, the first thing I noticed was the smell. Atlanta smelled different from Mumbai: Something about it felt streamlined and sanitized, yet still full of opportunity. I didn’t know too many people...

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Where’s the flavor?

I moved 12 times before the ripe old age of 20. My entire adult personality—what I act like, how I present myself to others and how I view change—is shaped by this fact. For every move where I have been a self-aware being, I can...

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Buzzed: How shaving my head made me let go

I am not a spontaneous person. I hate surprises, dread last-minute plans and show up 30 minutes early to a manicure to pick out a nail color. But at my brother’s graduation party, I somehow found myself sitting on top of our...

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