Month: August 2023

Books | Politics & Feminism

Carney ‘s House Party: Our Grandmoms Were Cool!

August 25, 2023August 24, 2023

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‘ Carney ‘s House Party’ by Maud Hart Lovelace turned out to be surprising fun – a hundred years in the past!

Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion

The One Who Fought Fire

August 22, 2023August 28, 2023

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My grandfather was a fireman. He fought fire. He saved lives & probably saw hundreds of deaths in his lifetime. He was also a religious man who worshipped Agni.

City | Digital World | Home & Identity

A Time-Traveler’s Guide To Bangalore

August 11, 2023August 11, 2023

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I made an impromptu visit to my first-love city, Bangalore. How does it feel to date a former lover after two decades?

IdeaSmith on “I Did Everything Right; Where Did It Go Wrong” Girls: “@Deena: Perspective – yes, that is true. How have you been, my dear friend?” Sep 16, 17:03
IdeaSmith on STEMinism & The Bros – Love On The Brain: “@colls: Thank you so much for reading! I’d love to hear more about your experiences. Too many of us are…” Sep 16, 17:03
Deena on “I Did Everything Right; Where Did It Go Wrong” Girls: “I don’t think any of us are right or wrong. Life isn’t binary…..Good/Bad ….right/wrong Through it all, I do think…” Sep 16, 16:53
colls on STEMinism & The Bros – Love On The Brain: “Repeating my comment from blusky (glad to have found you there!) I have been in a STEM-adjacent field for 20+…” Sep 4, 18:59
IdeaSmith on A Time-Traveler’s Guide To Bangalore: “@Aditya: It was such a good, good day. Nonsense people, electronic bird cries and all!” Aug 14, 17:26
IdeaSmith on Barbie vs Oppenheimer: Commoditised Identity: “@Kunal: Thank you for reading and for the comment. I’m not sure that this rant was enough to dissuade anyone…” Aug 14, 17:25
IdeaSmith on Lullaby 🛌: “@Karishma: Just another of those things we should spend the rest of our lives complaining and giggling about together.” Aug 14, 17:24
Aditya on A Time-Traveler’s Guide To Bangalore: “Thanks for showing me around the whole Brigade road and Church Street area and the wonderful conversations at parks, metros…” Aug 13, 10:32
Kunal on Barbie vs Oppenheimer: Commoditised Identity: “Quite apt when you say “Does having a woman director negate the millions of girls who have lived their lives…” Jul 24, 11:10
Karishma on Lullaby 🛌: “We haven’t as yet talked about sleep (as we run out of time but not words or ideas), so this…” Jul 24, 08:58