Roshan Dhanasekar
2021 was a blur, hope 2022 isn't
2021 was a blur. Like literally. While we all had our share of difficult times, we adorned a big fat smile on our faces, and the flame of...
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Lifestyle
"Life is a question and how we live it is our answer." Gary Keller
Roshan Dhanasekar
- Aug 12, 2021
- 3 min
High Tides and Lost Friendships
I have always questioned why I was never able to hold on to a relationship, especially friendships. I remember making promises that I...
Roshan Dhanasekar
- Jun 5, 2021
- 3 min
Taking Pride In Who I'm
It’s June, and it’s a beautiful month. Summer has passed, and the rain gods shower upon us on the western coast of India. But the most...
Roshan Dhanasekar
- May 9, 2021
- 2 min
Dear Superhero, Happy Mother’s Day!
Amma, I haven’t told you this often, but I'm proud of you. Amma, I’m proud of you for pushing me out of your womb. I’m sorry that I was a...
Roshan Dhanasekar
- Apr 11, 2021
- 3 min
Amid the pandemic: A new travel experience
I welcomed 2020 with love, laughter and warmth by the beach in the South of Sri Lanka, drinking cheap beer with total strangers. And at...
Roshan Dhanasekar
- Mar 28, 2021
- 4 min
25 for 25 - a little something life lessons from my 25 years on this planet
I turned 25 earlier this month. Yes, the golden 25. I’ve been on this planet for a quarter of a century. I finished high school,...
Roshan Dhanasekar
- Feb 20, 2021
- 2 min
The ‘would haves’ and ‘ifs’ of life
I have always wondered, How different my life ‘would have’ been ‘if’ there was a choice that I could have embraced wholeheartedly? How...
Roshan Dhanasekar
- Feb 7, 2021
- 3 min
This comes from a place of INSECURITY
Most often, I feel like I’m caught in a web. A web that’s woven in a pattern that makes it difficult to untangle and seek freedom. Most...
Roshan Dhanasekar
- Jan 1, 2021
- 3 min
After all, it wasn’t that bad either
Like every other new year, we all welcomed 2020 with a great bang. We planned our lives to the t, our vacations seemed not too far, and...
Roshan Dhanasekar
- Nov 8, 2020
- 2 min
Hope and Unity Instilled - Biden Harris 2020
One of the most talked-about and searched topics on the internet recently is of the U.S. elections. The electoral war between Donald...
Roshan Dhanasekar
- Oct 17, 2020
- 3 min
Why I Can't Be In A Relationship, Or Rather Why I Choose Not To Be In One
I like to consider myself being good at a few things - talking business with a stranger on the phone, clicking decent selfies,...
Roshan Dhanasekar
- Sep 19, 2020
- 3 min
Why I Chose Not To Pursue Journalism Despite A Degree And An Innate Passion Towards It
When I was in high school, I knew what I wanted to become - a journalist. Despite going through different phases in life and wanting to...
Roshan Dhanasekar
- Aug 2, 2020
- 3 min
Lockdown Lessons
In the past months that I’ve been confined in my home by the prevailing pandemic, I embarked on a journey of lifetime.
Roshan Dhanasekar
- Jul 26, 2020
- 5 min
Where to stay in Sri Lanka - A hostel guide
Accommodation, among other things, adds up to how your travel pans out. It can either make or break your entire plan. With an intense...
Roshan Dhanasekar
- Jul 19, 2020
- 2 min
Excuse Me, Is My Sexuality In Your Face?
Chakka, hijra, Ombothu (9) - these were the slangs chucked casually at me while growing up. You ask why? Well, because of my sexuality....
Roshan Dhanasekar
- Apr 8, 2020
- 3 min
Keeping Up With The Lockdown
I’ve dreamt about the days when I could just be at home and not go to work. Work in the comforts of my pyjamas, take a nap and blame it...
Roshan Dhanasekar
- Mar 31, 2020
- 4 min
Work From Home: How To be Efficient?
As a blogger, I do not have an office to go to and cafes with high-speed internet have been my makeshift office. But at my day job, I do...
Roshan Dhanasekar
- Feb 1, 2020
- 3 min
10 for 2020
I had a great start to 2020. Having welcomed the New Year by the beach in Sri Lanka with hugs and wishes from people who became my...
Roshan Dhanasekar
- Jun 6, 2018
- 3 min
Solo Travelling Is Amazing, And This Is What I Learnt
The passion for travelling started at a very young age when my family started going on annual summer vacation to Kerala. Exploring places...
Roshan Dhanasekar
- Dec 16, 2017
- 4 min
What’s Dubai All About? A Traveller’s Guide
I was born and raised in Chennai, but my roots came from Kerala. By the time I was 5 years old, I could understand and speak in 4...
Roshan Dhanasekar
- Jan 26, 2017
- 2 min
The Nicobar Edit
While at Kochi, juggling between the venues of Biennale, I happened to visit this amazing store at one of the venues and I instantly fell...
Roshan Dhanasekar
- Dec 4, 2016
- 3 min
3 Books That Changed My Life
"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.” – George R.R. Martin I grew up as a kid...
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