Mom. Mrs. Me

I am Sangeetha Iyer, a person who loves doing many things. I am a mother, I am a wife, and I am a woman who loves yoga, dancing, belly dancing, and writing 😍

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• A Pause That Can be a Pathway
  Blog No 15, November 12, 2022 Writing is supposed to be organic. That’s what I’ve always felt. But for more than two months I couldn’t write a single word or think of an idea. I had what I call the writer’s pause. Maybe a block of some sort. Going through extreme emotional upheaval and trying
• Rejected Rejected… Accepted!
  Blog No 14: August 9, 2022 Last two years have been tougher not just because of the pandemic, but also because Aditi, my child, is on the cusp of going to college. To the best music college in the world. To be fair, her dream really is to become a hugely successful international singer-songwriter. She
• Bombay Dreams Blog No 13: July 15, 2022
  I know what you may be thinking, it’s a pretty catchy title. I liked it too, when I watched this super hit of a Broadway show in London years ago. Anyway, point being, why is Mumbai considered the city of dreams? Is it only because of Bollywood?  For me it isn’t at all. I didn’t
• What a Woman Really Wants Blog No 12: June 22, 2022
  What really prompted me to write this particular blog is an age-old question: why are women being judged for their choices and/or being told what to wear? I spoke with my friend, Gia (names changed) a few days back. Talking to her made me realise I must address what many of us collectively go through. 
• An Accidental Writer Blog No 11: June 6, 2022
  Circa 1996. Just about 20 years old, I began a part time job as a telemarketer in Lajpat Nagar in Delhi. This was good pocket money for me. But this isn’t what I wanted to do. I wanted to become a TV anchor or do something in journalism. But I didn’t know what. This job
• My Pandemic Mantra Blog No 10: May 19, 2022
  Last two years have gone by in a blip. But let’s not kid ourselves, they were really long years. Nobody could’ve predicted or understood the gravity of what was going to happen or had any semblance of what we were going to undergo.  Hindsight always gives nuggets of wisdom and makes it feel easier. But
• Confessions of a Yoga Lover Blog No 9: May 5, 2022
  Yoga knocked my door several times. The first time, in 2014, when I hardly looked at it. I met a yogini through mutual friends in Gurgaon. I took a few trial sessions just for the sake of it. I barely lasted eight classes, as I didn’t feel any connection with yoga. I am the kind
• Wading through Racism Blog No 8: April 21, 2022
  Circa 2002/03. Still new to London, I had begun freelancing in a few places — Deccan Chronicle newspaper, a few UK magazines, and websites. My excitement was brimming full throttle. Seeing my byline meant a lot to me. So here I was so happy when I got the assistant editor’s role in FOCUS, an expatriate
• Evolution of My Style Blog No 7: April 11, 2022
  Life happens unexpectedly. Over the years, my core values have remained more or less unchanged yet I’ve evolved as a human, a woman, a mom, and as a wife. With that, my fashion sense has taken unexpected twists and turns.  As a preteen, living in Mayur Vihar, I was this little Tamil girl with plaits
• POV of a Feminist Blog No 6: March 31, 2022
  To be honest, feminism is for everyone. It isn’t just meant for women, as is often believed. I am a feminist not only because I am a woman who believes in liberation from sexist gender roles but also because I really want each one of us to be equally represented in an unbiased manner. While