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11 Important Things I Learned in my Late Thirties
Some years ago, I wrote about the life lessons that I learned in my late twenties, not on my own website but on another firm’s where I worked. They gave me freedom to express, and I really explored a lot of topics. So, another idea popped up in my mind on why not write about things that I learned in my thirties and compare these two later on to evaluate how much I have done the inner work. It would have been soothing to see whether I keep the same mentality, or dumped some pa

Ankita Purohit
Mar 214 min read


The Other Side of Celebrating Teachers Day: Collective Stories of School Trauma
Over six months ago, something dramatic happened in my life so much so that it pushed me over the edge. All of my past traumas and wounds I buried long ago came back on the surface. My plan to write about teachers has been dormant for almost three to four years. The reason why I didn’t write was that there wasn’t anything I could properly draft into a publishable piece, not because I get scared by people’s reactions. The narrative to respect teachers is all over the place eve

Ankita Purohit
Sep 5, 202514 min read


What is Love? Understanding The Red Flags in Relationships : Love vs Unhealthy Attachment
The question “What is love?” brings me back to childhood memories of the Bollywood film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Who asks this question in an edu

Ankita Purohit
Feb 14, 202514 min read


Why people get offended by me? Am I intimidating? What could go wrong?
I don’t know how to articulate this but there are often times when I say something to anybody and they get offended. To my knowledge, I am completely in my neutral voice tone with objective facial expressions. To simplify, I look more like a fictional character, Wednesday Addams. But, since she is in a fantasy series, everyone adores her peculiar nature; few guys want to date her, and her roommate wants to remain best friends with her. This is not the case when we deal with p

Ankita Purohit
Mar 6, 20247 min read


Your Feelings Are Valid! What is Toxic Positivity Everything You Need To Know
Going through positive messages and motivational quotes has been the norm lately in the digital world. The moment we feel gloomy we just want to search for something that boosts our mood. Even I open images that contain quotations from Bhagwad Gita whenever I feel a little anxious and stressed out. It’s not that bad actually. We don’t want to just dwell on something that is unproductive and isn’t going to serve us any good, sooner or later. In fact, this is the right way to t

Ankita Purohit
Feb 21, 20215 min read
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