Month: March 2022

Bridgerton 2: Kamasutra Chic & Colonial Racism

March 27, 2022January 10, 2024

Is Bridgerton Season 2 entertainment or perpetuating stereotypes? A critical examination of historical accuracy, cultural misrepresentation & racial dynamics.

Body & Sex | Fiction | Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion

Sweet Tooth

March 21, 2022August 14, 2023

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Sweet Tooth. I didn’t have one. There was no room for it in my world of efficient kitchen logistics & transactions of nutrition.

Home & Identity

Out Of The Closet

March 19, 2022October 9, 2023

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We are getting some long overdue renovations done on our home. So we’ve moved out temporarily. I moved my belongings and from my closet, fell old wounds.

white notebook and yellow pencil novelrace

Body & Sex | Books | Map Of Emotion | Poetry

Journal Entries, 2016

March 17, 2022July 24, 2023

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A love poem in pieces of my heart and pages from my journal.

City | Home & Identity

Bombay Meri Hain: A Konkani Slice

March 12, 2022August 14, 2023

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My history is a slice of Bombay culture. A Konkani song sent me down nostalgia lane.

Fiction | Map Of Emotion

In Memorium: Thinking Of Jaideep

March 7, 2022April 21, 2023

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Flowers & an endless supply of pens for you, Jaideep Khare. Written for an @alphabetsambar writing exercise on Clubhouse.

Books | Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture

A Skin Of Dignity: Kiran Nagarkar’s Legacy

March 5, 2022April 21, 2023

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Kiran Nagarkar’s legacy is making me ponder questions of dignity.

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