Table for one with Sumaa Tekur

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| 26 May 2023

What is it to choose to live alone? As an Indian woman?

In this episode of the MyndStories Minis, we have the author of ‘Table For One: A Solo Living Manual For The Curious Indian Woman,’ Sumaa Tekur give us those answers.

Find out why Sumaa wrote this book, the journey she undertook through its writing, and why she considers herself quite rare:

“An Indian woman living alone in India is rare.

An Indian woman living alone in India by choice is rarer.

An Indian woman living alone in India by choice when her parents live in the same city is rarest.”

Quote from the conversation

“In India, we actually don’t really know how to deal with living alone. We see it as a sad, depressing thing. And I wanted to, through this book, break that myth that it’s actually a beautiful experience if you’re willing to work on yourself, and you can actually be enriched by this whole experience of living alone.”

We talk about

Having choices in life
How living alone comes with challenges and benefits

Sumaa’s bio

Sumaa is an experienced editor with a history of working in the editing and writing industry. She holds two master’s degrees in journalism and was awarded the Commonwealth Press Union Fellowship in 2005. Sumaa lives in Bangalore with her books, paints and canvases, lamps, and drums. She’s the author of ‘Table For One’ and ‘Inner Light.’

You can find Table for One here on Amazon and in all other leading stores online, as well as in bookshops anywhere in India.

Connect with Sumaa

Find Sumaa on LinkedIn and Instagram.

QOTD

Given a choice, would you prefer to live alone?

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