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Sky Musings
Writing from the middle of a life still in progress.
Some lives follow a straight line. Mine never did.
Four cities. Three countries. One recurring question — when does it become my turn?
If you have ever felt overqualified for the life you are living, you might find something here.
“You are not behind. You are not too late. And you are not alone.”
WHO IS WRITING
A woman still becoming herself
I am Rajalakshmi — Lakshmi to most. MCA graduate, former software programmer, expat spouse, mother, and writer. I spent a long time wondering when it becomes my turn. I write because women like me — educated, capable, interrupted — deserve to be heard honestly.
4
CITIES
3
COUNTRIES
15+
YEARS
1
VOICE
JOURNEY
- MCA — KJ Somaiya, Mumbai
- Software Programmer, IT
- Married, 2008 — Mumbai
- Singapore — 4.5 years
- Sydney — NGO writing work
- Bangalore — since 2017
- Mother, 2018
- Writer — Sky Musings, 2026
FROM THE NOTEBOOK
Recent Musings
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Read NowWHAT LIVES HERE
Three Themes. One honest life.
01
Career Gaps & Rebuilding
For women finding their way back to work and identity on their own terms.
02
Expat Life
The reality of following a career abroad and building life somewhere you did not choose.
03
Financial Independence
Working toward economic freedom inside a marriage. The necessity of it.
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