I wrote off and on, right from my childhood. A few years ago, I found some sentimental poetry I had written in school and quickly hid them in my drawer! Then much later with the advent of the internet, I began writing blogs. And then occasional articles for various publications. But writing fell into my lap more seriously when I was asked to do a monthly column for a magazine, The Week. For nine years, I wrote about anything and everything. It was at times cathartic and at times empowering. Those 100 odd pieces are like my diary which I would have otherwise never written.