Unfolding Stories

Unfolding stories from moments I notice in life, people, places, and everything in between.

A quiet collection of essays on life, people, places, and the small moments that often stay with us longer than we expect.


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Hi, I'm Shraddha.

I write personal essays about the quiet, often-overlooked moments in everyday life — the kindness of strangers, the texture of familiar places, the slow realisation that ordinary days are where most of living actually happens.

This website is an archive of that writing. My newsletter lives on Substack, where new essays land in your inbox.

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Featured Essay12 June 2026· 4 min read

A story from my solo travels

Sometimes courage is just saying hello.

During my solo trip through South India, I spent a few days in Varkala, Kerala. That night, I found myself on a dark road, not sure whether to turn around — and then I saw a couple walking toward me.

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Travel12 June 2026· 4 min read

A story from my solo travels

Sometimes courage is just saying hello.

During my solo trip through South India, I spent a few days in Varkala, Kerala. That night, I found myself on a dark road, not sure whether to turn around — and then I saw a couple walking toward me.

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A story from my solo travels
People23 May 2026· 4 min read

Two Brothers and a Farm

The People Who Already Have Enough

There are two brothers in my village whom I have seen since childhood. Every time we passed that road, they were always there — always sitting in the same place, under the mango trees, talking only to each other.

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Two Brothers and a Farm
Travel16 May 2026· 4 min read

The Dreamcatcher

A story about solo travel, unexpected kindness and small moments.

I went to Goa for a month — not just to travel, but to actually live there while managing my remote job. Near one of my favourite cafés, there was a small dreamcatcher shop. Every day while passing by, I would look at those dreamcatchers and feel curious.

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The Dreamcatcher
Reflections8 May 2026· 3 min read

The Shape of a Feeling

Sometimes what holds us back first feels like home.

One day, I was in the kitchen at my parents' house doing something ordinary when my eyes wandered toward the drawing room. The hall lights were off. Everything looked darker than it really was — and then I saw something that stopped me.

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The Shape of a Feeling

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