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About the AuthorShreya Sen-Handley
Shreya Sen-Handley is the author of the award-winning 'Memoirs of My Body', short story collection 'Strange', and new travelogue 'Handle With Care', and a columnist and playwright. Her Twitter and Insta handle is @shreyasenhan.
    Shreya Sen-Handley | No Time Like Now To Relish Your DiversityColumnists
    Shreya Sen-Handley | No Time Like Now To Relish Your Diversity

    Celebrating Diwali late this year because of school exams, we joyfully carried home sheesh kebabs, samosas, jalebis,...

    22 Nov 2025 10:56 PM IST

    Shreya Sen-Handley | Ditch That Smartphone, Get Out, Get A W/LifeColumnists
    Shreya Sen-Handley | Ditch That Smartphone, Get Out, Get A W/Life

    It was unfortunate, therefore, that on the one night recently that some couples-time was scrounged, the only cinema show...

    26 Oct 2025 12:41 AM IST

    Shreya Sen-Handley | Can A Storm Herald The Good Winds Of Change?Columnists
    Shreya Sen-Handley | Can A Storm Herald The Good Winds Of Change?

    Britain, after all, is painfully conservative with monikers. Royal names are particular favourites, with ‘George’...

    27 Sept 2025 11:20 PM IST

    Shreya Sen-Handley | Why Celebrate B’days Well Into Our DotageColumnists
    Shreya Sen-Handley | Why Celebrate B’days Well Into Our Dotage

    In the case of my eldest child who pooped panic-green Meconium on his way out, when my body started fighting the alien...

    30 Aug 2025 8:22 PM IST

    Shreya Sen-Handley | The Other Side Of Breaks: Fun, Frenetic, FrustratingColumnists
    Shreya Sen-Handley | The Other Side Of Breaks: Fun, Frenetic,...

    Amidst all this, there’s never a good time to unwind and reset, but don’t we ALL need a break? WH Davies said it best,...

    26 July 2025 10:37 PM IST

    Shreya Sen-Handley | What It Actually Means To Be OldColumnists
    Shreya Sen-Handley | What It Actually Means To Be Old

    I never pursued money, though a few pennies in my empty pockets wouldn’t have gone amiss. What I wanted was to be the...

    22 Jun 2025 9:54 AM IST

    Shreya Sen-Handley | May the force be with youColumnists
    Shreya Sen-Handley | May the force be with you

    The greening of the trees is complete, flowers of every hue are blooming, the skies are so often azure you forget their...

    18 May 2025 12:52 AM IST

    Shreya Sen-Handley | A Parent’s Work Is Never DoneColumnists
    Shreya Sen-Handley | A Parent’s Work Is Never Done

    They were, after all, an intrinsic part of me, and after two harrowing deliveries, they remained mentally and physically...

    20 April 2025 12:37 AM IST

    Shreya Sen-Handley | Clothes maketh the man proscriptive and pompousColumnists
    Shreya Sen-Handley | Clothes maketh the man proscriptive and pompous

    Let’s also be clear that I have no gender-restrictive problems with men in makeup, but a) not if they’re then hectoring...

    15 March 2025 11:54 PM IST

    Shreya Sen-Handley | Count on friendships this romantic monthColumnists
    Shreya Sen-Handley | Count on friendships this romantic month

    True love and friendship withstand time, crises, and trials. Beyond fleeting infatuations, real bonds grow deep,...

    15 Feb 2025 11:08 PM IST

    Shreya Sen-Handley | Prolong the New Year partay, puhleaze!Columnists
    Shreya Sen-Handley | Prolong the New Year partay, puhleaze!

    Think about how you’ve felt these first few weeks of 2025 once the revelry dissipated overnight. Awful, right?...

    12 Jan 2025 12:12 AM IST

    Shreya Sen-Handley | The King’s plumbing and other toilet talesColumnists
    Shreya Sen-Handley | The King’s plumbing and other toilet tales

    The bus trip from Nottingham to London had taken many long hours more than I’d expected and I desperately...

    25 Aug 2024 12:10 AM IST

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