'My in-laws are too great,' she said, 'They — "allow" me to wear jeans even though I am wed....' Another one said her husband was too good, 'He sometimes even cooks his own food!'

What if I had not failed? Would I have been so humble and courteous to people around me had I not tasted failure?

Nobody likes to be told they smell of body odour, would they? I then thought that if I reeked of sweat, I would wish to know.  How do I tell her, though? I supposed the best way would be to say it directly but politely.

Tuloni Biya is a ritual wedding which is performed a few days after a girl has had her first period. Often frowned upon and misunderstood outside the state of Assam, Tuloni Biya, is a celebration of fertility, growing up and womanhood.

The internet gifted me the joy of writing! I wrote fearlessly, and continued creating one poem at a time — finally I published not one, but two books!