Don’t Call Me TamBram
I am not a Tamilian. I am not a Brahmin. You erase my identity and you insult my legacy when you call me a TamBram.
Politics & Feminism
Commentary on current social affairs. Intersectional feminism examining questions of gender, sex, sexuality, caste, class, race, religion & other discriminators.
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Post-Swim Dating Is A Thing
I went for a swim and then I went on a date.
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The ‘Only If You’re Sad’ Guy
There’s a certain kind of man who gets off on sad women. It’s an entire trope – The Depressed/Tortured/Troubled/Damsel-in-distress that the guy ‘rescues’ with minimal emotional investment by clowning around. He is not a Manic Pixie Dream Guy. No, the original in that trope is not a person and only…
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Slime
It’s precarious because what can balance atop slime for very long?
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A Bowl Of Soup For Hungry Minds
Knowledge is food for hungry minds.
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Things You Hear In Silence
‘A minute of silence’ by Marina Abramovic moved me to tears. I knew it had lessons for me that I wasn’t yet ready for.
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The Politics Of Smile
You should smile more, women are told, it makes you look good. This is said as a compliment but is erasure.
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Kiss Kiss💋
Do you remember your last kiss? Everyone remembers their first. But kisses lose significance as we get older.
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Conversations with a tree: February In The City – Part 1
I spotted this tree at the junction of a rapidly disappearing Mumbai and the greedy new city emerging in its place.
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Where I Regret Doing The Right Thing
It was respite from the morning’s fight, a common occurrence in the horror story I lived in. It didn’t feel right.
