Batchmates – friends – best friends – boyfriend/girlfriend – spouses – daughter+son-in-law/son + daughter-in-law – parents – the final acceptance of the truth that no one can tolerate us 365 days except each other because we are annoying of the same level.
That’s the trajectory of our story. 14 years of being officially married to this man I have danced with on the streets during Durga Puja and walked with to get fit. He continues to be consistent, I keep up my track record of being a foodie. Less coffee, more black tea; less conversation, more responsibilities ; less travel, more commitments – that’s how life has been for a while now. But like always, thou shall continue to irritate me and I shall continue to get on your nerves.
Here’s to many more years of love, partnership, arguments, support and having each other’s back.
An alumnus of Presidency College (Kolkata), Delhi University, and XIME (Bangalore), Sonia Chatterjee holds two post-graduate degrees in Chemistry and Management and an MFA in creative writing from Writer's Village University. With eight years of experience in the banking sector as a Branch Head, she took a sabbatical from the corporate world to start her blog soniasmusings.com. Her blog consistently featured in the Top Indian Blogs list from 2019 to 2024.
Her articles have been published on various digital platforms such as Women's Web, Youth Ki Awaaz, Tuck's Magazine, and Period Magazine. She was invited as a speaker at the Breaking Barriers, Kolkata 2018 event by the Women's Web, at the Women Writer’s Fest, Kolkata, 2020, and the Crime Writers Festival, Kolkata,2025.
Sonia has written two detective thrillers titled ‘Deal of Death – Introducing Raya Ray’ (2019) and ‘Diary, Deceit, and Death – A Raya Ray Adventure’ (Vishwakarma Publications, 2024) and a non-fiction book on true crime titled ‘The Sanyasi Who Became a King’ (Sristhi Publishers, 2025). Her book ‘Diary, Deceit, and Death’ was shortlisted for the PVLF Awards 2024-25 in the Best Fiction Category.
Sonia lives in Kolkata with her doctor husband and nine-and-a-half-year-old son.
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