Anjali Roongta

Anjali Roongta

Hie! I am Anjali, an everyday girl in India who's trying to make imperfect and practical sustainable living a reality while also sharing insights from my decade long writing career as well as some poems and short stories.

The Coven, The Sisterhood, The Girl Gang: On Women

Where do women go to seek solace?To the arms of their sistersThe wretched, the beautiful, the successful, the abandonedThe burnt out elder daughters finally smileThe mom friend lets loose for a whileWhen society shuns their voiceDamned if they do, condemned…

Red Lips, Bare Lips

Red lips are beautiful, Bare lips are unpresentable Those are norms taught to women without words, Beta, its just a blush! Look how pretty you’re, all dressed up- Was I undressed before? Is combing my curls not enough? Are braids…

Cat People- Where Veganism Fails Me

I often wonder if I am a cat personBut it’s funny that I don’t like cat peopleHow can you care for one animal, rescue it, feed it, love itButNot othersAnd turn around and sacrifice their lifeTo feed your cat? Its…

Flirting with Happiness

On a patch of sunlight, napping like a catRunning in the moonlit streets, not a care in my hatMusic flows through the strings I pullArt is my domain, art is my master, art is my peace, art is my lover,…