There was no packing, no preparation, no goodbyes. My grandmother came and gave him his wool cap. He put it on and left in a hurry...

I grew up in Pune, India, in a middle-class family. My parents had corporate jobs and worked from early morning to late evening to provide..

For as long as I can remember, it was always a constant battle for survival...hunger was our close friend...

You see, I was born to be a free bird. Starting from a very young age, I was fond of traveling, socializing with others, and exploring...

Unfortunately, the north also houses some of the poorest and least privileged of the country. Labor can be as easily bought and sold...

My dad was an engineer for a federal contractor and my mom was a homemaker. We ended up having to move around a lot, but eventually...

I went to public school until my first year of middle school, and after that, I left and went to school on an army base...

My parents taught us to work hard, help our neighbors and be respectful of others. My mum worked in an office and...

As innocent eight-year-olds, we didn’t think twice about the fact that I was playing a boy or that two girls were fake married...

Weekends were filled with helping my dad around the house and maybe going to the movies or hanging out with friends one day a week...

I, conversely, was born with a creative mind and a depressive disorder that manifested in some of the worst and weirdest ways. My talent...

For the first 16 years of my life, I never had the courage to stand up for myself. I let people walk all over me. I was meek and lived...