The Passion Pursuit

Posted February 23, 2018

It’s a balmy and seemingly endless afternoon and I’m sat in the small piano rehearsal room at the local music school. I stare blankly at all my anxious scribbles on the sheet music in front of me, trying to look engaged. My hands reset and I play my scales in a kind of rhythmic disintere...

Lonely, not alone

Posted October 11, 2017

When I was five years old, my mum used to read me this old Marathi poem written by award-winning poet, Vrinda Limaye, to try and impart some wisdom early on. Although no English translation exists, the title of the poem was:...

5 Tips for Exam Stress Backed by Science

Posted September 19, 2017

We all know actually turning up to class, making notes and revising in advance are sure-fire ways to ace that Monday exam. But let’s be real, nobody’s perfect.   Sometimes, it’s late on a Sunday night and you have...