jayamanchiraju

Category: Family and Friends

  • The Threads That Binds Us

    A story about discovering who we are, where we come from, and all the threads that bind us to those who came before us.

  • Telugu Cinema – The Real Keeper of Indian History and Heritage

    Telugu Cinema — Where I First Met History, Discovered Heritage, Studied Literature and Began to Understand Life. I have always loved Indian history—not merely the version I encountered in school textbooks in the 2000s, where the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughals seemed to occupy disproportionate space, often detached from the…

  • A Mother’s Dilemma

    Where does a mother’s responsibility end—and her child’s journey begin? I am a mother. And sometimes, that terrifies me. Day and night, I wonder: Am I raising a happy child? Am I doing everything right? Or am I unknowingly doing something wrong? Sometimes the thought is even more frightening: What…

  • Who Gets to Sit in the Living Room?

    The Women Who Raised Me—and the Roles They Inherited Often, in my household growing up—and even today—I notice something during festivals, family gatherings, and visits from relatives. The hosting almost always falls on the women. Women are in the kitchen preparing food, arranging the table, serving everyone, making sure guests…