Food is Medicine Tribals of India Adivasi(adi- origin, vasi-dweller) or tribals are regarded as the foremost dweller of India. They are the indigenous people and are spread across India. The Constitution of India has recognized the tribal communities of India under ‘Schedule 5’ of the constitution. …

We’re robbing away our Kids Normal School Life After a long, scary wait of 2 years, I’ve finally decided to send my kids to school. I’ve all the reasons for it. As a teacher and a parent, I can see both the sides of the coin — As a teacher…

It Still Feels Like Yesterday! We’re married for 15 years, however, every year when I ask my partner on our anniversary,“ How old are we today” ? His reply would be, “It feels like yesterday”! I wonder if he has lost count or maybe it’s his way to make me…

It took me a while to get used to the name Correct me if I’m wrong — I’ve noticed that the month of January usually gets over soon. By the time we get accustomed to the first month of the new year it’s gone. …

I’m Not Exaggerating As soon as I introduce myself to people as, “Hello, I’m Poonam Dungdung” people give me a strange look at the end of the sentence as if they heard something wrong, different or new . Before I move on to my next sentence, they interrupt me by…

A Place To Call my Own I started writing from May 2021 and enjoy this new transition in my life thoroughly. It never occurred to me that I should’ve had my own place to sit, ponder and then write. …

To My 100 Fellow Writers and Readers It’d be wrong to label you’ll as my followers; You’ve been with me in my writing journey, so will address you’ll as my fellow writers and readers. …

I took a break for more than a month and I’ve got a valid reason I’d started with 100 days writing challenge in October 2021 with much enthusiasm. My draft was full of ideas ready to be published every day. But fate had other plans for me. As I reached…

I’m here to Read and Improve my Writing Skills I’m new to Medium and after being here for 3 months, I’ve come to a point where I’d like to make a small confession to my fellow writers and readers about how I feel. Before signing up for Medium, I binged…