Sharing my journey to a slow, intentional life.
One mildly overthought post at a time.
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This essay is adapted from the introduction I presented at Rialto/Griffioen for a screening of Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light. I had the privilege of introducing the film and wanted to offer the audience a few ideas to carry with them into the screening: about women and the…
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river’s lullaby
of rivers crossed walking barefoot on their saturated beds their vastness bound into a trickling ribbon the pregnant swelling during monsoon fish in baskets,…
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One thousand desires | An Ode to Mirza Ghalib
One thousand desires | An Ode to Mirza Ghalib. Today I discovered this beautiful blog called “A Date with Delhi” – impossible to turn that…
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The dots I can’t connect
In my deep moments of losing and finding myself in a ghazal (right now I am reading: “Red Ghazal”) I find my mind turning to…
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Agha Shahid Ali, “Postcard from Kashmir”
poem-locker: Kashmir shrinks into my mailbox, my home a neat four by six inches. I always loved neatness. Now I hold the half-inch Himalayas in…
● About Me
Hi, I’m Amrita—the voice behind Diligent Candy. I’m a writer, educator, and quiet rebel drawn to slow living, thoughtful words, and mildly overthinking everything. This blog is my corner of the internet where intellect meets whimsy, and where I explore the sweet spots between scholarship, simplicity, and joy.
