About Me — Jagyasheni Sengupta

I spin words for a living and illustrate for survival

Source: Illustrated by the author

I woke up one fine morning and realised that I was out of a plan.

I was out of a plan for life.

Hello, my dear readers and writer friends!

I’m Jagyasheni a.k.a The utterly confused woman.

I completed my Masters Degree in Economics in 2018. That’s exactly when I realised that I was out of ideas on what to do next.

My parents wanted me to be a professor of Economics and finish my PhD.

To be honest, I never really resonated with the subject. Nevertheless, I complied.

While preparing for the entrance exam, I started writing.

I wrote when the anxiety got worse.

I wrote when my heart felt light.

I wrote when things seemed out of control.

I wrote when I was out of a plan.

While studying for my PhD, I finally (or should I say luckily) realised that I was probably not the best person for this.

When I said this to my father he asked me,

If not this, then what?