Zalak B.Pollyanna is not a child. She’s a coping mechanism.I am revisiting literary classics these days. Hoping to comb through age-old wisdom to condense it into learnings I can use in my parenting…4 min read·5 days ago----
Zalak B.No, you should not be watching IPLUnless you’re a player or one of the owners of the teams4 min read·5 days ago----
Zalak B.Why I am talking about the Chinmaya Mission PledgeBecause it touches upon something that is strongly visionary and relevant to the times we’re living in. Unlike any other pledge I’ve come…2 min read·May 11, 2024----
Zalak B.Why you are not a history buff.Because you were never introduced to fictionalized history2 min read·May 7, 2024----
Zalak B.Bouncing back with griefThe grief of losing a loved one is not something you recover from. Ever. It’s more like a house you build by piling up bricks of memories…2 min read·Feb 8, 2024----
Zalak B.Mindset by Carol Dweck — An introductionThis book is one of the first on our list of required readings before I begin my degree in Education (Yes, I’m an aspiring educator). I…7 min read·Dec 21, 2023----
Zalak B.Did you lose some of your SELF when you became a parent?Your Mini Me is finally in your arms. (Folks who aren’t biological parents to their child, you’re every bit included here).5 min read·Sep 30, 2023----
Zalak B.What I hate about Living.Sequel to my last one on ‘What I hate about Dying’, where you reached out with your words of love and support. Which moved me to tears…6 min read·Sep 1, 2023----
Zalak B.What I hate about dying.I lost my ‘partner’ and my baby daddy last month. In losing him, I lost the version of me that was a walking celebration of my life.4 min read·Sep 1, 2023----
Zalak B.GRIEF.On July 19 (2023), I dared to start writing on Substack, goaded and encouraged by my partner since a week before (‘it’s interesting’). On…2 min read·Aug 14, 2023----