Category: Personal Blog

by Ila Reddy November 4, 2025 Number of comments0
Personal Blog Travel

Words in the Wilderness

Human beings are social animals by nature and even the most introverted among us need conversation and connection. Introverts don’tContinue Reading

by Ila Reddy November 4, 2025 Number of comments0
Personal Blog Travel

Of Petroglyphs and Buddhist Caves

Last week, I wrote about living through the monsoon in Goa, and a friend suggested I do a series onContinue Reading

by Ila Reddy November 4, 2025 Number of comments0
Personal Blog Travel

Monsoon Musings

For most of my life, I haven’t given the monsoon season much thought. Growing up in Delhi, the scorching heatContinue Reading

by Ila Reddy June 13, 2025 Number of comments0
Personal Blog

Those Who Don’t Believe in Magic Will Never Find It

Do you believe in magic? Any rational person today is likely to say no, but if we’re honest, we bendContinue Reading

by Ila Reddy June 13, 2025 Number of comments0
Personal Blog

Ball is Life

Have you ever played a sport? I have. Throughout my schooling, basketball was life. I can’t remember how or whenContinue Reading

by Ila Reddy February 14, 2025 Number of comments0
Personal Blog Spotlight Top Stories Travel

Hidden in Plain Sight

I am fascinated by things hidden in plain sight. Micro-organisms. Code language. Lost objects. Deep-rooted emotions. They’re in front ofContinue Reading

by Ila Reddy February 14, 2025 Number of comments0
Personal Blog

A Few Good Books

It’s that time of the year when we look back at the past year, gloat over all that we achieved,Continue Reading

by Ila Reddy October 19, 2024 Number of comments0
Personal Blog

Bitter Gourd

If there’s one vegetable I’ve despised all my life, it’s bitter gourd, aka karela. It has always looked unappetising –Continue Reading

Fish market
by Ila Reddy July 17, 2024 Number of comments0
Personal Blog Top Stories Travel

When Life Gives You Lemons

Earlier this year, I moved to a remote village in Goa. By remote, I mean really remote. It is inContinue Reading

by Ila Reddy May 12, 2024 Number of comments0
Personal Blog

Sitting Still

Hello from a remote village in South India. I have been here for two months and haven’t been writing becauseContinue Reading